Dr. Shane Turner // Defense Growth & Solutions Executive

Turning defense data into fielded advantage.

Operational, test, and training data, turned into decision-grade insight, fielded capability, and measurable ROI. 20+ years across Navy, Army, Air Force, and USMC programs, leading cleared teams and providing AI solutions and ModelOps for Layered Defense, Autonomous Warfare, and Integrated Fires.

Most recently stood up shAIne, an enterprise AI platform, in its first month — with documented, auditable ROI.

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Scroll to fly the route — 12 waypoints, 2026 back to 1991.

Dr. Shane Turner
Turner, Shane · D.B.A.
SVP, Solutions & AI — Astrion
Layered Defense · Autonomous Warfare · Integrated Fires
WP-01Flight data

A career measured in outcomes.

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Years across four services
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Contract wins contributed
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Navy program directed
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Personnel led

Navy · Army · Air Force · USMC

WP-02Recognition
CrewFlex rated a Strength by government evaluators. — Government source-selection evaluation
  • 2025 ASTRYS Award

    Strategic Excellence in Innovative Solutions — Astrion's highest company-level recognition.

  • Outstanding QASP scores

    EWTPS modernization delivered on budget and on schedule.

  • Top transition scorecard

    Clean transition of all systems and personnel — top government marks.

WP-03Case study · Enterprise AI

AI with auditable ROI.

  • Stood up shAIne, an enterprise AI platform, in its first month — with an auditable value model showing $53K–$73K in documented cost avoidance against its $37,200 annual cost.
  • Built the platform's ModelOps and evidence governance: reuse controls, output quality and explainability standards, and a role-based value framework with end-to-end traceability from data source to analytic method to dollar outcome.
  • Applied agentic AI coding to a Weekly Status Reporting tool — roughly 17,140 lines of code in the first week, saving an estimated 310 hours and $32,500 against loaded build cost.

Method: attributed hours × loaded labor rate, by role — auditable for leadership.

WP-04Executive profile

From hands-on integration to enterprise AI strategy.

Defense growth and solutions executive with 20+ years across Navy, Army, Air Force, and USMC programs. Progressed from hands-on technical integration to $896M program execution, $1B+ in contract wins, and enterprise solutions and AI strategy.

Known for leading cleared technical teams, standing up enterprise AI programs with measured cost avoidance and ROI, modernizing live and virtual training ranges, and translating EW, C-UAS, directed energy, and multi-domain T&E into customer-facing mission solutions.

WP-05Capabilities

Core leadership capabilities.

  • Artificial Intelligence & ModelOps
  • Solution Architecture
  • Data Governance & Evidence
  • Scenario & Mission Modeling
  • Multi-Domain Test & Evaluation
  • Electronic Warfare & C-UAS
  • Directed Energy
  • Capture & Win Strategy
  • Executive Program Leadership
  • Cleared Workforce Leadership
  • Training Range Modernization
  • FAR / DFAR Compliance
  • Cost, Risk & EVMS Discipline
WP-06Experience · Present station

Astrion

Huntsville, AL 2024 — Present

Senior Vice President, Solutions & Artificial Intelligence · promoted from VP, Multi-Domain Test & Evaluation

  • Stood up shAIne, an enterprise AI platform, in its first month — an auditable value model showing $53K–$73K in documented cost avoidance against its $37,200 annual cost.
  • Leads the data, evidence, analytics, ModelOps, scenario, and mission-thread lane for Layered Defense, Autonomous Warfare & Integrated Fires — cleared teams turning operational, test, training, and sustainment data into decision-grade insight across C-UAS, EW, integrated fires, tactical robotic autonomous systems, and multi-domain T&E.
  • Awarded the 2025 ASTRYS Award; built the AI Tiger Team and redesigned CrewFlex into an enterprise asset rated a proposal Strength by government evaluators.
WP-07Experience · Waypoint 2

HII Mission Technologies

Virginia Beach, VA 2020 — 2024

Program Manager · Range Solutions SME · Lead Engineer, DESIL

  • Architected Navy live & virtual training range solutions across NCTE, NITE, and CTTR pursuits — contributing directly to $1B+ in contract wins for Navy, Army, Air Force, and USMC proposal teams.
  • Directed 700+ personnel executing an $896M Navy contract across the western United States, integrating North Island and San Clemente Island into the SoCal Range.
  • Delivered EWTPS modernization on budget and schedule with outstanding QASP scores; stood up the Navy directed-energy integration lab (DESIL) at Point Mugu Sea Range.
WP-08Experience · Waypoint 3

Amentum / URS (AECOM)

Yuma, AZ 2010 — 2020

Operations Manager / Contract Site Manager · Engineering Management

  • Led 123 multi-site contractors across Southwest-region Navy training ranges — IT/cyber, quality, safety, security, logistics, and operations.
  • Negotiated a 35-acre EW complex lease centralizing 50+ personnel; sustained a three-year zero-incident safety record over 90,773+ hours, the longest in program history.
  • Managed 115+ engineering projects valued $100K–$1M across EW, cyber, RF/microwave, telemetry, threat systems, and communications.
WP-09Experience · Where it started

Early career

MCAS Yuma · Yuma Proving Ground
  • Epsilon Inc. — SIPRNET Administrator. Managed classified devices and networks; configured systems for cybersecurity compliance.
  • BAE Systems — Engineering Technician. Supported Future Combat Systems XM1203 NLOS-C prototype test and live-fire integration.
XM1203 Non-Line-of-Sight Cannon prototype on a desert test range
XM1203 NLOS-C · Yuma Proving Ground
U.S. Army photo · Public domain
WP-10Foundation

Education, service & affiliations.

Education

  • Doctor of Business Administration (D.B.A.), Management National University · 2024 · with Distinction Doctoral research: project engineer work-related stressors and turnover intentions.
  • M.S., Management Information Security Lewis University · 2015
  • B.S., Software Engineering University of Phoenix · 2009

Military service

  • United States Marine Corps 1991 — 1997 · Veteran

Affiliations

  • AUSA
  • NDIA
  • ITEA
  • PMI
  • IEEE
WP-11Final approach · Let's talk

Building the data, evidence, and AI advantage, together.

Open to executive and senior leadership conversations across defense growth, solutions, and AI. The fastest way to reach me:

  • Route flown2026 → 1991 · 12 waypoints
  • Career totals4 services · $1B+ wins · $896M program · 700+ led
  • StatusOpen to executive & senior leadership conversations

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