Feature article outlines former Navy pilot’s journey from military service to business leadership
“When we start a project, we don’t just dive into engineering. We sit down with the users to understand their workflow and mission needs, ensuring the technology we develop makes their lives easier.”
That quote from Fuse CEO Sumner Lee appears in the Winter 2024 issue of U.S. Veterans Magazine, in its “Small Business Spotlight: Fuse Integration—Blending Design, Technology & Military Experience” article. The article outlines Lee’s background as a Navy H-46 helicopter pilot, working with Navy Technology Development Command (now, NAVWAR), and his leadership of Fuse Integration since its founding in 2010.
The thread for that journey is an intentional blend of design and technology. The feature article touches on:
- Lee’s vision for Fuse Integration to merge user-centric design principles for defense technology
- How Fuse’s “warfighter-focused engineering and design” approach to develop military technology solutions is truly centered on military users’ needs
- An example of when Lee trusted his instincts to do a spontaneous flight test, leading to successful program development for NAVAIR
When asked to reflect on why veterans excel as entrepreneurs, Lee responded, “Veterans have gone through tough situations—whether on a ship in the Pacific, in a desert fighting hole, or flying a bomber over the North Pole. They know a resilience and knowledge that’s hard to find elsewhere.”
The full story is available now in the Winter 2024 issue online and in print, on page 63.
About Fuse Integration
Fuse is a warfighter-focused engineering and design firm providing innovative communications, networking, and computing solutions for defense customers. The company’s virtualized network systems, tactical edge network and airborne networking gateway products improve the sharing of information, video, text, and voice among warfighters throughout airborne, maritime, and ground environments. Founded in 2010, Fuse is a service-disabled veteran-owned small business with headquarters in San Diego and a corporate office in Washington, D.C. www.fuseintegration.com
