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Christopher T. Blisard
Managing Director
Christopher T. Blisard, one of the co-founders of Sage Canyon Advisors,
currently serves as one of our Managing Directors. A life-long
entrepreneur, Mr. Blisard brings 18 years of operational, business
development and leadership experience to this position.
In addition to Sage Canyon Advisors, Mr. Blisard serves as the Chief
Operating Officer of Circadence Corporation, a Boulder, Colorado-based
industry-leading provider of wide area network (WAN) optimization
technology to the US Government and commercial enterprises, a position
he has held since 1999. Mr. Blisard has been fundamental in creating a
number of strategic partnerships for Circadence with prominent industry
leaders such as Hewlett-Packard, Accenture, Dell, CSK Ventures
(Hitachi), Microsoft, Deutsche Telekom, Global Crossing, and Pacific
Century CyberWorks Japan (PCCWJ). His leadership has also been vital to
the development of significant business relationships within the defense
and security industry including the Department of Defense, the four
major military branches, Northrop Grumman, L3, and others.
Mr. Blisard is a founder and Chairman of the Board of VirtualArmor,
located in Greenwood Village, Colorado. VirtualArmor offers businesses
the professional services needed to secure network infrastructure.
Additionally, Mr. Blisard is a founder of VivID Technologies, LLC,
located in Tupelo, Mississippi. VivID Technologies provides radio
frequency identification (RFID) and sensor-based solutions to the
industry and defense markets, including the US Army and US Marine Corps.
Previously, Mr. Blisard was involved in a number of other successful
enterprises, including: VR•1, Inc., one of the most successful massively
multi-player online simulation and gaming companies prior to its sale to
Pacific Century CyberWorks Japan in 2001; Online Network Enterprises
(ONE), an Internet Service Provider acquired by Rocky Mountain Internet
(RMI) in 1997; SolarTech Enterprises LLC, a designer and developer of
patented chemical ultraviolet sensors, winner of the USWest New Venture
Fund and the recipient of two National Cancer Institute research grants;
Armor Holdings, Inc. (formerly ABA), a top supplier of human safety and
survival systems to all branches of the U.S. military and major
aerospace and defense prime contractors; and GCCTechnologies, an
innovator in combining reliable hardware and revolutionary software to
produce high-performance computer peripherals
Mr. Blisard sits on the Board of Directors for the Mile High Chapter of
the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA). To stay current with
trends and developments within the defense and security industry, Mr.
Blisard is a member of the NDIA and the Association of the United States
Army (AUSA).
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