Our Work

We deliver high-stakes digital solutions for government, defense, and enterprise. Our work is defined by technical rigor, executive-level precision and the ability to scale when the world is watching.

Capability: Digital Infrastructure & Streaming

  • Built from Scratch, Scaled to 500 Million

     NASA

    Case Study Built from Scratch, Scaled to 500 Million Client NASA Pillar Engineering / Streaming Services Streaming Infrastructure / Signal Alignment / QA / Vendor Management / CDN Total Outreach 500M Cumulative Viewers Peak Capacity 2.6M Peak Concurrent Viewers Video Standards SD UHD Technical Evolution Highlights Infrastructure Alignment “The precision required for signal alignment in…

    500M Cumulative Viewers
    2.6M Peak Concurrent
    UHD SD to UHD Evolution

    Recognition: NASA Honors Award

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    Ahead of Its Time: Bringing the Connected Hotel to the Caribbean

     Caribbean Hospitality Client

    Ahead of Its Time: Bringing the Connected Hotel to the Caribbean CLIENTCaribbean Hospitality Client YEAR2005 REGIONCaribbean Highlights Challenge In 2005, Caribbean hotels faced a technology gap that mainland US properties had only recently begun to close. Broadband infrastructure across the region was limited, and the amenities that business and leisure travelers increasingly expected at home…

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    Tax Foundation: Modularizing the Model That Informs Federal Tax Policy

     Tax Foundation

    Tax Foundation: Modularizing the Model That Informs Federal Tax Policy CLIENTTax Foundation PILLAREngineering SERVICESPython / VBA Migration / Version Control / CI/CD / Agile Highlights Challenge The Tax Foundation is a leading independent tax policy nonprofit, and its research shapes federal tax policy debates at the highest levels. At the center of that work is…

  • NASA SERVIR: Securing Earth Intelligence for 94 Institutions Across 40 Countries

     NASA / USAID (SERVIR)

    NASA SERVIR: Securing Earth Intelligence for 94 Institutions Across 40 Countries CLIENTNASA / USAID (SERVIR) ROLEPrimary Technical Resource SERVICESCloud Migration / AWS / Security Hardening / Infrastructure Design / O&M Transition Highlights Challenge SERVIR is a joint initiative between NASA and the U.S. Agency for International Development that provides satellite-based Earth monitoring data, geospatial information,…

  • NASA WESTPrime: Taking an Entire Agency to the Cloud in Under Six Months

     NASA

    NASA WESTPrime: Taking an Entire Agency to the Cloud in Under Six Months CLIENTNASA ROLESignificant Subcontractor, WESTPrime SERVICESCloud Migration / AWS / Infrastructure Design / DevOps / CDN / Security / O&M Highlights Challenge Under NASA’s I3P program, the WESTPrime contract charged the team with establishing a Platform as a Service environment for NASA to…

  • NOAA Pacific Islands: Turning a Field Guide into a Training Tool That Works at Sea

     NOAA Pacific Islands Regional Office

    NOAA Pacific Islands: Turning a Field Guide into a Training Tool That Works at Sea CLIENTNOAA Pacific Islands Regional Office PILLARScience, Made Visible ROLE / SERVICESPrime Contractor / 3D Animation / Scientific Visualization / Multi-Platform Distribution Highlights Challenge Longline fishing vessels operating in Pacific waters occasionally hook or entangle protected marine species. When that happens,…

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    The Right Voice, in the Right Rooms: Augmenting a Defense Contractor’s Communications Team

     Major Defense Contractor

    The Right Voice, in the Right Rooms: Augmenting a Defense Contractor’s Communications Team CLIENTMajor Defense Contractor PILLARStrategy That Moves People SERVICESCEO Thought Leadership / Competitive Intelligence / Strategic Communications / Market Research Highlights Challenge The client, an American supplier and partner to the U.S. Government operating across satellite and geospatial intelligence, space exploration, and military…

  • NASA ALPS: Winning the Pitch, Then Building the Proof

     NASA

    NASA ALPS: Winning the Pitch, Then Building the Proof CLIENTNASA PILLAREngineering SERVICESCloud-Native App Dev / SAFe / CI/CD / AWS Highlights Challenge NASA’s eleven field centers had an uneven library experience. Some centers had fully staffed libraries. Others had none. Staff at every center needed access to the same resources, including subscriptions, research databases, and…

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    U.S. Chemical Safety Board: When the Evidence Can’t Speak for Itself, the Animation Does

    U.S. Chemical Safety Board: When the Evidence Can’t Speak for Itself, the Animation Does CLIENTU.S. Chemical Safety Board PILLARScience, Made Visible SERVICESForensic 3D Animation / Scientific Visualization / Sound Design / Video Production / Graphics Highlights Challenge The U.S. Chemical Safety Board is an independent federal agency with a specific and unusual mandate: to investigate…

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    No Framework. No Social Media. No Playbook. Built from Zero.

     Federal Scientific Research Division

    No Framework. No Social Media. No Playbook. Built from Zero. CLIENTFederal Scientific Research Division PILLARStrategy That Moves People SERVICESStrategic Communication / Audience Segmentation / Social Media / Message Development / Communications Planning Highlights Challenge The client, a scientific research division within a major federal agency, lacked strategic communication support. There was no audience segmentation framework,…

  • NASA AVAIL (images.nasa.gov): Giving the World Direct Access to NASA’s Universe of Media

     NASA

    NASA AVAIL (images.nasa.gov): Giving the World Direct Access to NASA’s Universe of Media CLIENTNASA PILLAREngineering SERVICESCloud-Native App Dev / API / Infrastructure as Code / CI/CD / AWS Highlights Challenge Each of NASA’s eleven field centers maintained an independent library of media assets organized around its own subject area and mission. Johnson Space Center’s library…

Capability: Strategic Communications & Visibility

  • NASA iSAT: Rebuilding a Lost Satellite Tracker from Scratch and Debuting It at SXSW

     NASA Science Mission Directorate

    NASA iSAT: Rebuilding a Lost Satellite Tracker from Scratch and Debuting It at SXSW CLIENTNASA Science Mission Directorate PILLAREngineering SERVICESJavaScript / Algorithm Translation / 3D Visualization / Browser-Based Computation Highlights Challenge The website science.nasa.gov had a satellite-tracking application that educators and members of the public had come to rely on, particularly for math and physics…

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    ATM-X

     NASA Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate

    ATM-X Redesigning the sky. A 3D animated explainer of the most significant transformation in U.S. air traffic management in decades, completed under an accelerated timeline after a prior production team could not finish the work. CLIENT NASA Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate PARTNERS Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) DELIVERABLE 2:45 broadcast animation, 1920×1080 / ProRes 422 7Scenes…

  • Visual Freedom Center: How an Interactive Kiosk Moved Customers from Curious to Committed

     Visual Freedom Center

    Visual Freedom Center: How an Interactive Kiosk Moved Customers from Curious to Committed CLIENTVisual Freedom Center PILLAREngineering / Interactive Media / 3D Animation / Strategic Communication SERVICESTouch-Screen Kiosk / 3D Animation / Interactive Modules / Video Production / Custom CMS / Content Strategy Highlights Challenge Visual Freedom Center was among the first companies in the…

  • National Dialogue on Cancer: Building the Platform for a National Conversation

     American Cancer Society / National Dialogue on Cancer

    National Dialogue on Cancer: Building the Platform for a National Conversation CLIENTAmerican Cancer Society / National Dialogue on Cancer PILLAREngineering SERVICESWeb Application / Custom CMS / Member Database Highlights Challenge The National Dialogue on Cancer, an initiative founded by the American Cancer Society, worked to facilitate coordination and communication among cancer care providers, researchers, and…

  • Trade to Travel: New Front End. Legacy Intact. Nobody Noticed.

     Trade to Travel

    Trade to Travel: New Front End. Legacy Intact. Nobody Noticed. CLIENTTrade to Travel PILLAREngineering SERVICESCloud-Native App Dev / UX / DevOps Highlights Challenge Trade to Travel, an online luxury property exchange, needed to modernize a 15-year-old web application without disrupting service to its existing member base. The platform served three distinct audiences: the general public,…

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    ConciergeXpress: Bringing the Connected Hotel to the Caribbean

     ConciergeXpress

    ConciergeXpress: Bringing the Connected Hotel to the Caribbean CLIENTConciergeXpress YEAR2005 REGIONCaribbean Highlights Challenge In 2005, Caribbean hotels faced a technology gap that mainland US properties had only recently begun to close. Broadband infrastructure across the region was limited, and the amenities that business and leisure travelers increasingly expected at home were largely absent from island…

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    Virtual Town Square: Bridging Digital Services with Intuitive 3D Experiences

     British Telecom

    Virtual Town Square: Bridging Digital Services with Intuitive 3D Experiences CLIENTBritish Telecom PERIODLate 1990s PILLAREngineering / Interactive 3D Highlights Challenge The client, British Telecom, had seen V! Studios’ 3D gaming work and asked a pointed question: could the same engine be used to build something fundamentally different from a game? Specifically, could it power a…

  • NASA ScienceCasts: 15 Years of Making Space Science Impossible to Ignore

     NASA

    NASA ScienceCasts: 15 Years of Making Space Science Impossible to Ignore CLIENTNASA PILLARScience, Made Visible ENGAGEMENTOngoing since February 2011 324Episodes produced and counting 15 YearsContinuous production since February 2011 Highlights Challenge NASA produces groundbreaking science across dozens of active missions at any given time. The findings are real, the stakes are high, and the public…

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    Thousands of Diseases. Only 500 Treatments.

    Thousands of Diseases. Only 500 Treatments. 3D Animation and Scientific Visualization  |  National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS), National Institutes of Health The Challenge Thousands of diseases affect humans. Only about 500 have any treatment. The pipeline from laboratory discovery to approved therapy is one of the most expensive and least efficient processes in…

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    Bringing a 19th-Century Invention Into Full Color

    A major cultural and research institution, home to one of the largest and most visited collections in the world, runs an in-house digitization program tasked with capturing its holdings in 3D. When the program needed to turn a laser-scanned patent model of an early electric motor into a fully colorized, research-grade 3D asset, on a…