Admiral Scott Swift served as the 35th Commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, overseeing the world’s largest naval command across a theater spanning more than 100 million square miles. Over a distinguished four-decade naval career, he held seven operational command assignments, including command of the U.S. 7th Fleet and Carrier Strike Group 9, and participated directly in Operations Praying Mantis, Southern Watch, Enduring Freedom, and Iraqi Freedom. 

Admiral Swift completed his graduate education at the Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island and has remained actively engaged in strategic defense modernization initiatives involving distributed operations, autonomous systems, and next-generation operational capabilities. 

He brings to Brightline strategic operational leadership and deep understanding of how advanced autonomous and distributed systems are evaluated, adopted, and integrated within defense environments. 

Pete Fesler is a retired Air Force Major General with over 27 years of experience at the tactical, operational, and strategic level.  His career culminated in his assignment as Deputy Director of Operations for North American Aerospace Defense Command where he was responsible for air defense for the United States and Canada.  General Fesler held commands at the squadron, wing, and headquarters levels, and completed multiple staff assignments including Headquarters Air Force and the Joint Staff.  He is a command pilot with over 2200 hours in the F-15C and F-22, including more than 50 combat sorties over Iraq. General Fesler holds a master’s degree from the Naval Postgraduate School, the School of Advanced Air and Space Studies, and the National War College. 

Since retirement from the Air Force, Pete has remained active in government and industry defense related efforts including his work for the Office of the Secretary of Defense’s Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office where we worked on data-driven, artificial intelligence enabled applications for command and control of the Joint force.  He brings to Brightline direct operational and strategic experience in defense modernization, AI adoption, and the integration of data-driven solutions across Joint operational environments.

Tamar is an experienced public company board member and globally recognized executive with deep expertise in scaling technology and government-focused businesses, driving innovation, and leading complex organizations through transformation. She brings decades of leadership experience at the intersection of technology, public sector strategy, and enterprise growth. During her 25+ years at Qualcomm, Tamar served as the Chief Learning & Talent Officer with responsibility for advancing the company’s technology and government businesses. She led strategic initiatives that expanded Qualcomm’s engagement with U.S. federal agencies, defense organizations, and international government partners. Under her leadership, government-focused programs strengthened their alignment with national security priorities, emerging wireless standards, and mission-critical communications. Tamar built high-performing cross-functional teams that navigated regulatory environments, long procurement cycles, and complex stakeholder ecosystems—positioning the company as a trusted partner to numerous government customers. 
 
After her long tenure at Qualcomm, Tamar served as Chief Human Resources Officer for two high-growth, venture-backed technology companies, building global HR infrastructure to support scaling, international expansion, M&A, and public-company readiness. In addition to her operating experience, Tamar has significant public company board experience and offers a rare combination of operational depth, strategic foresight, and governance discipline. In addition to being a board member of The Glimpse Group (NASDAQ: GGRP), Tamar was a board member of G3VRM Corporation (NASDAQ: GGGV) and a board member of GP Strategies (NYSE: GPX), where she provided governance and strategic oversight to a global workforce transformation company with a strong government services portfolio. She contributed to board-level guidance on government contracting strategy, compliance frameworks, cybersecurity readiness, and scalable growth within federal and defense markets. Her insight into public sector procurement dynamics and performance-based contract models helped support the company’s positioning in a competitive and highly regulated environment.

Brian Archer spent 23 years in various management and trading roles spanning global equity and fixed income markets at Citigroup and JPMorgan, most recently serving as Managing Director and Head of Global Credit Trading at Citigroup.  Prior to his career in finance, Mr. Archer worked as a CPA at KPMG. 

Mr. Archer served as an inaugural member of the SEC’s Fixed Income Market Structure Advisory Committee and has held board positions with the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA). 

In addition to his industry leadership, he serves as an adjunct professor teaching accounting and finance at Seton Hall University and Drew University. 

Mr. Archer brings to Brightline deep capital markets expertise, audit and financial oversight experience, and the governance rigor required for a publicly traded defense and emerging technology company.

Tyler Gates is the Chief Executive Officer of Brightline Interactive and the visionary architect of SpatialCore, the company's interoperability and operational context platform for Physical AI and autonomous systems.

Since leading the company beginning in 2012, Mr. Gates has guided Brightline's evolution from a spatial computing and simulation company into an emerging infrastructure platform focused on interoperability, operational AI, and distributed autonomous systems. Under his leadership, SpatialCore evolved from concept to operational deployment across several programs supporting U.S. Navy Special Warfare and the United States Army Intelligence.

Mr. Gates led the company's strategic expansion into defense modernization initiatives involving autonomous systems, digital twins, AI-enabled operational coordination, and real-world spatial interoperability. During this period, Brightline secured Cooperative Research and Development Agreements (CRADAs) with both the U.S. Navy and U.S. Army and established a strategic relationship with NVIDIA focused on advancing SpatialCore as an open standards-based infrastructure layer for autonomous systems and Physical AI ecosystems.

In addition to leading Brightline, Mr. Gates serves as a leader of an Artificial Intelligence group within the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA), previously served for six years across multiple committees within the National Training and Simulation Association (NTSA), and was selected to represent NVIDIA during an AI-focused strategic roundtable hosted by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI).

Mr. Gates brings to Brightline a combination of founder-led strategic vision, operational customer relationships, and deep technical understanding of interoperability infrastructure, spatial computing, and Physical AI systems operating in real-world environments.