JOAT Technology and Research Consultants LLC

About us

Sean Mitchem

Sean is the founding consultant and an original "Jack of all trades".  A service-disabled veteran with a degree in Computer Science from Park College, Sean has "seen a lot, done a lot".  Sean started out his professional career in the USAF where he worked first in transportation and later in computer programming in the areas of air traffic control, warfighter training systems, and human resource systems.  Sean left the service to work at the prestigious Southwest Research Institute, where he focused first in pharmacy information systems, and later in smart energy technology.  Notable accomplishements while at SwRI include development of a statewide prison pharmacy system,  the aggregation of the first electric vehicle fleet to be paid to provide ancillary energy services within Texas, and the first integration of an EV fleet into a military microgrid.  Sean then went to USAA where he led a small team providing Competitive Technical Intelligence to the IT executives within the banking, property and casualty, and life insurance divisions. 

 

Sean is a Certified Intelligence Professional at the master level with the Academy of Competitive Intelligence, holds 24 patents (with several more pending), and is a member of IEEE.

 

An avid explorer and camper, Sean spends his free time experiencing as much of this beautiful world as he can, one kayak trail, hiking trail, and campground at a time.