Leadership
Paul DeJarnette, Founder & CEO
Paul DeJarnette
Founder & Chief Executive Officer

Technology and security executive with 20 years spanning agentic AI security, military cyber operations, cloud transformation, and enterprise infrastructure leadership. Founded mistwire.io to build an autonomous network defense platform that removes the predictability and behavioral patterns attackers rely on.

"The attacker needs to be right once. The defender needs to be right every time. mistwire inverts that asymmetry — we make every 'right time' the attacker thought they had disappear before they can use it."
mistwire.io Jan 2025 – Present

Founder & CEO

  • Designed and built the MTD proof of concept with agent orchestration and the FROST wire protocol — 70–92% token cost reduction across seven models.
  • Filed patents covering 18 claims; led product strategy, business formation, and go-to-market.
Starbucks 2023 – 2025

Manager, Infrastructure

  • IT infrastructure for 11 manufacturing/distribution sites. Built the first zero-to-one QBR platform across the global fleet.
SAIC 2021 – 2023

Project Manager — USAF EITaaS

  • $10M cloud and ServiceNow migration across multiple SAFe workstreams serving 60,000+ users.
Amazon 2019 – 2021

Program Manager, Brand Protection

  • Globally distributed product team across nine swimlanes. Scaled operations from 45 to 99 personnel two months ahead of plan.
US Air Force 2008 – 2019

11 years — cyber ops, network ops, program management

  • Offensive cyber operations (San Antonio)
  • $106M enterprise network, 8,500 customers (JBLM)
  • $18M Network Attack System across 11 areas
Degree BS, Computer Science & Network Security — Park University
Military Cyber 200 / Joint Intermediate Cyber Ops — AFIT
Cert PMP, CompTIA Security+, ITIL v4
Quinton Taylor-Garcia, Co-Founder & COO
Quinton Taylor-Garcia
Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer

Builder of autonomous defense systems with 20+ years across defense cyber operations, Zero Trust architecture, cloud security, and enterprise risk leadership. As Co-Founder and COO, leads operational strategy, product execution, and platform development — building adaptive security systems that eliminate the attacker's ability to map, model, and exploit infrastructure.

"Autonomous defense begins when security stops reacting to threats and starts shaping the conditions attackers depend on."
mistwire.io Feb 2026 – Present

Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer

  • Leading operational strategy, product execution, and go-to-market for autonomous defense capabilities.
  • Driving development of FROST and Agent API Authority.
  • Establishing partnerships and commercialization pathways.
Omni Federal Feb 2022 – Present

Cybersecurity Executive / Product Owner

  • Leading cyber risk, Zero Trust, and DevSecOps initiatives supporting defense missions.
  • Driving ATO acceleration and compliance alignment.
  • Managing enterprise-level cybersecurity governance.
Bamboo Village Books Dec 2023 – Present

Founder & CEO

  • Built and scaled a community-driven publishing platform supporting independent authors and veterans.
  • Developed partnerships and publishing services; grew audience reach through digital strategy.
The Buffalo Group Jul 2019 – Feb 2022

Cyber Risk & Accreditation Lead

  • Led RMF accreditation and ATO processes for mission systems.
  • Managed enterprise security posture and compliance.
U.S. Army Apr 2007 – May 2018

11 years — cyber operations & IT leadership

  • Led cybersecurity and IT operations supporting 25,000+ users.
  • Managed $1.3M budget and trained 200+ personnel.
  • Directed mission-critical IT operations.
Degree MBA, Project Management — University of Phoenix
Degree BS, Business Management — University of Phoenix
Cert CISM, PMP, PMI-RMP, SecurityX (CASP+), SC-100, CSPO
40+
Years combined experience
22
Years military service
SDVOSB
Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned

Growing the team. mistwire.io is in active development and building toward a first engineering hire. If you have expertise in network security, agentic AI, or distributed systems and share a conviction that defenders should have better tools — reach out.