Strategic Consulting  •  AI Solutions  •  Software Development

Transforming Complex Problems
Into Operational Advantage.

Executive strategy and modern software for organizations that need more than a vendor.

Fortissa helps defense contractors, engineering firms, and government-adjacent organizations modernize operations, automate workflows, and build mission-critical software.

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23+
Years Executive Leadership
$6.1B
Portfolio Oversight
4
Shipped Software Products
What Sets Fortissa Apart

Most consultants
cannot build.
Most builders cannot
advise executives.

"We sit at that intersection — bringing the credibility to operate at the senior level and the hands to ship the solution."

Fortissa serves organizations that have outgrown their current tools and processes — but need more than a vendor. They need a partner who understands the mission and can stay engaged through delivery.

Executive-Level Credibility

23+ years across Air Force, Intelligence Community, NRO, and Navy. We speak the language of senior leaders and understand how decisions get made at the top.

Hands-On Technical Execution

Four shipped software products — mobile apps, AI-powered tools, web applications — built to production standard, not just specified and handed off.

Strategy Through Implementation

We advise at the strategy layer and stay engaged through delivery. No handoff decks. No disappearing after the roadmap.

Capability Areas

What We Do

From organizational strategy to working software — every engagement is shaped by deep domain knowledge and executive accountability.

01
AI & Workflow Automation
Replace manual processes with intelligent systems. We design and build AI assistants, automated pipelines, knowledge bases, and decision-support workflows that reduce friction and improve throughput across the enterprise.
AI Assistants Process Automation Knowledge Systems Internal Workflows
02
Custom Software Development
Web applications, mobile apps, customer portals, and internal tools — designed to solve specific problems, not adapted from generic templates. Built to production standard and fully delivered.
Web Applications Mobile Apps Customer Portals Internal Tools
03
Executive Dashboards & Analytics
Give leadership the visibility they need. We build KPI dashboards, leadership reporting systems, resource visualizations, and decision-support tools designed for senior consumers of information.
KPI Dashboards Leadership Reporting Resource Visualization Decision Support
04
Strategy & Modernization
Technology roadmaps, transformation planning, requirements development, and organizational modernization — grounded in decades of managing change at scale inside complex institutions.
Technology Roadmaps Requirements PPBE / SPPBE Transformation
How We Work Together

Defined Engagements.
Clear Outcomes.

Every engagement has a defined scope, a clear deliverable, and a senior principal involved throughout — not delegated to junior staff.

Engagements are structured for organizations that want to move quickly and see results. Most begin within two weeks of an initial conversation. Custom scopes are available for larger initiatives.
Proof of Execution

Built. Shipped.
In Market.

These are not mockups or case studies. They are production software products — designed, engineered, and shipped by the same team that advises your organization.

iOS Navigation App
VELA

AI-guided navigation with real-time mapping, voice narration, and intelligent discovery of points of interest. Combines GPT-4o reasoning with ElevenLabs voice synthesis for a fully conversational driving experience.

SwiftUI Mapbox GPT-4o ElevenLabs Supabase
Visit velajourneys.app →
iOS Collection Manager
Solely

Premium sneaker collection manager with AI-powered valuation, ambient design system, and public collection pages. Features on-device CoreML inference and a Supabase edge function architecture.

SwiftUI CoreML GPT-4o Supabase SwiftData
Visit getsolely.app →
iOS Sleep App
Auros

Sleep induction app using biofeedback response-latency sensing, Metal GPU particle rendering, and a generative audio engine with a BPM arc from 52 to 17. Evidence-based, beautifully executed.

SwiftUI Metal AVFoundation WeatherKit
Visit getauros.app →
Mark Murray
GG-15 Director Air Force NRO NASIC PPBE / SPPBE iOS Developer AI Solutions
Leadership

Mark Murray

Founder & Principal, Fortissa Consulting LLC

Mark Murray is a technology executive, software developer, and strategic advisor with more than 23 years of leadership across the Air Force, Intelligence Community, National Reconnaissance Office, and Navy.

As a GG-15 Director, he has overseen a $6.1 billion portfolio, led 200+ personnel, and driven modernization initiatives across the most demanding institutional environments in the federal government. At NASIC, he directed A5/8 — Plans, Programs and Requirements — orchestrating strategy, portfolio prioritization, and execution governance while aligning enterprise modernization to Combatant Command needs.

Outside the government, Mark builds software. He designs, engineers, and ships production iOS applications and web tools under i6 Developments LLC — with four products in market. That combination — senior executive credibility paired with hands-on technical capability — is what Fortissa brings to every client engagement.

$6.1B PortfolioOversight & Governance
200+ PersonnelDirect Leadership
Air Force / NROIntelligence Community
4 Apps ShippedProduction Software
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Ready to solve a
hard problem?

Most engagements start with a single conversation. If you're facing a workflow challenge, a modernization initiative, or a capability gap — let's talk.

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