Ph.D. Dr. Sotebeer is the founder and CEO of Sotebeer Management Ventures, LLC/USA Strategics. He has a Ph.D. in Applied Management and Decision Science, specializing in Management Systems Engineering, and an MBA. 

He is an SME advisor in Next Generation 911 for the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, the University of Washington NG911 AI research lab, and the NSA’s Pacific Northwest Smartgrid Cybersecurity project. He is a Co-PI researcher for a DHS/CISA-sponsored project studying 5G Timing Requirements. 

He is a member of Interpares AI, providing first responder and emergency communications (NG911) expertise. He has over 25 years in first responder management, government affairs, and emergency communications.