Mark Sicat
Founder & Chief Architect — Blackburn Tactical
Not a multinational. Not VC-backed. Just an American veteran doing the work.
Fire Mission isn't a product of a Silicon Valley startup with an international board of directors, overseas investors, and quarterly earnings pressure steering every decision. There's no institutional money involved, no international stakeholders, and nobody upstairs telling me which markets to chase.
This is a home-based business in Manassas, Northern Virginia — the American dream in its most literal form. A US Army veteran, a federally licensed firearms dealer, and a 25-year IT security professional who got tired of watching teams ship AI tooling with zero security posture, and decided to build the solution himself.
When you use Fire Mission, you know exactly who built it, who operates it, and who picks up the phone. That's not something a multinational can offer you.
US Army Veteran
Served this country. Understands operational security, chain of custody, and why access control isn't a checkbox — it's a discipline.
Licensed Firearms Dealer
Federal Firearms License holder. Understands federal compliance, audit trails, and what it means to operate a regulated business where every record counts.
25-Year IT Security Pro
CISSP, PMP, 8+ years at Microsoft, DARPA subject matter expert, DoW/DoJ classified systems experience. The security architecture in Fire Mission isn't theoretical — it reflects real enterprise and defense deployments.
I'll have a beer with you.
If you're in the Northern Virginia area and want to talk AI security, compliance, or just what the platform can actually do for your team — reach out. I'm local, I'm accessible, and I'm not going to hand you off to a sales team in another time zone.
Manassas, VA · Northern Virginia · DMV area
Reach outWhy it matters who built your security tooling
Big enterprise security vendors have international development teams, offshore support centers, and boards with global investor ties. When something goes wrong, you're a ticket number.
Fire Mission is operated by a US citizen, on US infrastructure, with a supply-chain-blocked architecture that prohibits non-US AI providers by policy — not by marketing copy. The same veteran who wrote the compliance controls also answers the email.
That's the point. You should know who is handling the security layer between your apps and your AI providers. With Fire Mission, you do.