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…
Our Team
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 through the RDA acquisition and currently serves as the Corporate Operations Director. Prior to joining SDi, Jon worked at RDA, Inc. for twenty-five years,…
Ron Hidde
Senior Manager, Programs & Missions Operations
Ron Hidde joined SDi in 2021 through the RDA acquisition. Ron is a 20-year U.S. Navy aviation veteran who served as an aircraft maintenance technician, P-3C Flight Engineer, and Maintenance…
Andrew Paradis
Manager, Software & Systems
Andrew Paradis joined SDi in 2024 through the MSA acquisition. 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 SDi in 2021 through the RDA acquisition. Gregory joined RDA in 2011 immediately after graduating college as an electrical engineer and has been working to serve the…
James Grocholl
Product Development Manager
James L. Grocholl joined SDi in 2024 through the MSA acquisition. Prior to joining SDi Jim was Vice President of Maritime Surveillance Associates, Inc, for over twenty years. As Product…
Robert Kunz
Product Development Manager
Rob Kunz joined SDi in 2021 through the RDA acquisition. Rob joined RDA in March 2016 as a Software Engineer supporting the Low-Cost Acoustic Processor (LCAP) and various other RDA…
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…
