Averna to lead OSS’s growth strategy, expand business development efforts, and accelerate sales momentum across global defense and commercial markets
One Stop Systems, Inc. (“OSS” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: OSS), a leader in rugged high-performance compute (“HPC”) for artificial intelligence (“AI”), machine learning (“ML”) and sensor processing at the edge, today announced that Paul “PK” Averna has been appointed Vice President Business Development and Growth, a role focused on accelerating market expansion, deepening customer engagement and driving revenue opportunities across key defense and commercial sectors globally.
Mike Knowles, Chief Executive Officer, stated, “We are excited to welcome PK to OSS. With more than 30 years of experience introducing products and solutions across defense and commercial markets, PK brings a proven track record of building customer relationships, leading high-performing teams and delivering growth in mission-critical technology environments. His deep experience with Department of Defense and commercial customers will help OSS accelerate growth, expand market reach and convert new opportunities across rugged AI, sensor processing and high-performance compute at the edge.”
Averna most recently served as Vice President of VX Marine, where he created fit-for-purpose enterprise solutions for Naval customers and addressed emerging maritime mission needs in the defense sector. Prior to VX Marine, he spent more than seven years as Vice President and General Manager of the Advanced Training Solutions business unit of Cubic Corporation, where he drove significant year-over-year growth and helped position the business for the generational shift to advanced multi-domain training environments. Earlier in his career, Averna held sales, business development and leadership roles at Fozzie Miller Group, Three Wire Systems, Micro Focus and Addx Corporation, consistently supporting growth initiatives across defense, technology and commercial markets.
Averna’s background spans mission-critical technology solutions, advanced combat training programs and leadership roles centered on customer engagement, operational execution and organizational growth. He also had a distinguished career in the U.S. Navy as a Naval Aviator, F-14 pilot and Top Gun instructor, and retired as a Captain in the Navy Reserve. He is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy with a bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering.
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