LMI has expanded its technology organization, creating new roles and investing deeper in deployable proprietary solutions aimed at meeting the federal demand for pre-built, scalable components.
“This is about giving our federal customers solutions they can trust immediately, because they have seen and touched the working solution from the outset,” said Doug Wagoner, LMI CEO. “By investing in platforms that are tested and proven, we help agencies solve problems faster, reduce investment risk and focus on the mission instead of the mechanics.”
As part of the shift, former LMI Defense Market Chief Technology Officer Jared Summers moves into the senior leadership team as senior vice president and chief technology officer, leading the newly integrated CTO organization and overseeing multiple pillars driving rapid prototyping and side-by-side engineering with customers.
Previously with the XVIII Airborne Corps, Summers served as its first Corps CTO. He brings experience in logistics, data analytics and digital transformation across the Air Force, Army and Office of the Secretary of Defense.
Also, Dr. Joe Norton will move into the newly created senior vice president and chief product officer role, overseeing product strategy and lifecycle. Norton will guide net-new innovation and the ongoing management of LMI’s productized platforms — RAPTR®, LIGER®, IronSled™ and more — ensuring they remain extensible, scalable and mission‑ready across civilian and defense missions.
Over the past five years leading LMI’s Forge innovation studio, Norton built a holistic ecosystem that fuses human‑centered design, applied research and development, advanced analytics, systems engineering and enterprise architecture to rapidly prototype, test and bring platforms to market. He holds a doctorate from UCLA.
LMI’s expanded tech organization also includes Engineering & Rapid Prototyping led by Alex Adamczyk, Applied Research & Academic Partnerships led by Brant Horio, and Alliances & Partnerships led by Brian Tonge.
“Federal missions can’t wait for technology to catch up,” said Josh Wilson, LMI president of Markets, Growth, & Technology. “I genuinely believe that the future of federal technology is solutions built ahead of need by people who understand the stakes. By expanding our organization, we can deliver day-one-ready innovation even faster — helping agencies achieve mission impact with speed, precision and confidence.”