Our Team
Chris Mobley
President
Chris founded SDi in 2017. Chris’ experience and expertise drive a culture at SDi focused on becoming essential to our clients while spearheading growth initiatives in niche defense and security…
Cade Kohoutek
EVP, Finance and Compliance
Cade Kohoutek joined SDi in 2020 as the Executive Vice President of Finance and Compliance. She is responsible for all aspects of the company’s financial operations including Accounting, Financial Planning…
Jon E. Dionne
Corporate Operations Director
Jon E. Dionne joined SDi in 2021 as General Manager and Director of the Advanced Technologies and Innovation business unit and currently serves as the Corporate Operations Director. Prior to joining…
Ron Hidde
Senior Manager, Programs & Missions Support
Ron Hidde joined RDA in October 2014 as a Project Engineer and Manager for the Aircraft Test and Integration efforts in support of acoustic programs in Patuxent River, MD. Ron…
Andrew Paradis
Manager, Software & Systems
Andrew Paradis joined SDi in 2024 as a Software Engineer. Prior to joining SDi, Andrew was a software engineer with Maritime Surveillance Associates (MSA) for eight years, where he helped…
Gregory Niehaus
Senior Manager, Advanced Engineering & Innovation
Gregory Niehaus joined RDA in 2011 immediately after graduating college as an electrical engineer and has been working to serve the Navy’s ASW capabilities for over 14 years. In his…
James Grocholl
Product Development Manager
James L. Grocholl joined SDi in 2024 as Maritime Surveillance Associates (MSA) Manager, Principal Staff. Prior to joining SDi Jim was Vice President of Maritime Surveillance Associates, Inc, for over…
Robert Kunz
Product Development Manager
Rob Kunz joined RDA in March 2016 as a Software Engineer supporting the Low Cost Acoustic Processor (LCAP) and various other RDA products. Rob is currently the RDA Software Manager…
Alison Johnson
Senior Program Manager
Alison Johnson joined SDi in 2020 as a Project Manager and then Program Manager for SDi’s MSC ITESS Contract. Since 2023, she has served as the Director of Program and…