Portfolio and Deployments
A small collection of recent work
Google Drive Link to Resume and writing samples: Mitchell Denning - Portfolio
Forward Horizon Group
Details of this job are confidential. It was done in Ukraine (FEB2025). Further information can be shared upon request.
Deployed cybersecurity platform, a decentralized messaging/C2 software, and drone systems.
Photo by: Will Hull Photo
Served as a Deployment Operations Manager for multiple Ukraine deployments to test emerging defense tech and execute site surveys.
The Barndo Bungalows
Conducted a full physical and cybersecurity audit of an Airbnb-style barndominium property near Fort Worth, Texas, ensuring the safety, resilience, and operational security of the site and its customers.
(full packet in design development still)
Deployments:
Over the course of my career, I have lived the role of a Deployment Operations Manager, leading and supporting deployments across diverse environments and with a broad range of allied partners. In Europe, I conducted reconnaissance and multinational exercises with partner forces in Lithuania, Estonia, and Poland. At NATO Land Command in Türkiye, I planned and executed operations alongside forces from 31 allied countries and 5 partner nations. My work in Egypt and Israel focused on strategic security coordination, while in North Africa I led university research teams conducting fieldwork and geopolitical risk analysis. In the Asia-Pacific, I led joint training and engagement missions with the Royal Thai Army and managed additional research initiatives in Japan. With Forward Horizon Group, I directed defense technology testing, field research, and operational deployments in Poland, Ukraine, and Moldova, coordinating the delivery of high-risk systems in active conflict zones. These experiences have prepared me to manage full-spectrum deployment lifecycles, lead cross-functional and cross-cultural teams, and deliver mission-critical outcomes with precision, adaptability, and speed.
