mission
Operator Solutions delivers unrivaled rescue capability to personnel far beyond the typical first responder’s and Coast Guard’s reach, to areas only reachable by parachute insertion and high-angle of attack, to facilitate terrestrial and open-ocean rescue of citizens in distress, boaters and astronauts with world-class special operators and physicians.
SERVICES
Launch & Recovery Operations
Launch & Recovery Operations
Launch & Recovery Operations
- Astronaut Rescue
- Space Vehicle / Payload Recovery
- Command & Control
- Range Safety Surveillance
Civil Search & Rescue "SAR"
Launch & Recovery Operations
Launch & Recovery Operations
- SAR Support to Civil Authorities
- High Angle of Attack
- Swift Water
- Cruise Ship MedEvac
- Rescue Divers
Consulting
Launch & Recovery Operations
Consulting
- Rescue Tactics, Techniques & Procedures (TTP) Development
- Vehicle Rescue Systems Design
- Spacecraft Emergency Systems Human Interface Testing & Evaluation
- Personnel Recovery (PR)
Training
Operator Experiences
Operator Experiences
- Open Ocean Water Survival
- Space Medicine
- Physical Fitness
Operator Experiences
Operator Experiences
Operator Experiences
- Survival / Spec Ops Experiences
- Team Building
Other Competencies
Operator Experiences
Other Competencies
- High-Angle / Technical / Extrication
- HAZMAT SCBA/SCUBA (up to TS/SCI Security Clearance)
OUR TEAM
Brandon Daugherty, Founder & CEO
US Space Force Space Contingency Specialist
US Air Force Combat Rescue Operations Group Superintendent
US Air Force Combat Rescue Pararescueman
MBA, MCM, B.S. & A.S. in Personnel Recovery
Shane Smith, Founder & CFO
Current US Air Force IMA to the AFRC Command Chief
Former US Air Force Rescue Wing Command Chief / HC-130 Aircrew
Extensive investment banking, deal structuring & C-level management exp
B.A., P.M.C., Business Management & Aviation Operations
Christopher Lais, Founder & COO
US Air Force Combat Rescue Operations Group Superintendent
US Air Force Combat Rescue Pararescueman
US Space Force Personnel Recovery Advisor/TTP Developer
M.A., Homeland Security, B.A., Emergency & Disaster Management
Christopher Tucker, PhD, Chairman of the Board
Principal, Yale House Ventures - portfolio of tech startups & social ventures
Founding Chief Strategic Officer of In-Q-Tel, CIA’s venture capital fund
B.A., M.A. and Ph.D. at Columbia University, New York
Dr. Scott Parazynski, Board of Dir. (Human Spaceflight Operations)
Member of the US Astronaut Hall of Fame
5x Space Shuttle Astronaut
Diver, mountaineer, commercial, instrument, multiengine & seaplane pilot
Stanford & Harvard-trained physician
Brent Jett, Board of Dir. (Aviation & Maritime Operations)
Retired Navy Pilot / Test Pilot
Veteran NASA Astronaut & Space Shuttle Commander
Former NASA Director of Flight Crew Operations
Dr. Jonathan Clark, Board of Dir. (Human Spaceflight Risk Mitigation)
6x Space Shuttle crew surgeon
Former Chief, Medical Ops Branch at Johnson Space Center
26-year U.S. Navy combat veteran
MEDEVAC, Naval Flight Surgeon, Navy Diver, Military Freefall Parachutist
Professor of Neurology & Space Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine
Medical Director of the Red Bull Stratos Project
Dr. Victor Vargas, Board of Dir / Pararescue Medical Director
U.S. Air Force Pararescue Flight Surgeon
23-year U.S. Air Force Veteran
VP, Medical Affairs, Level II Trauma Center
Acute Care Hospitalist
