Decision arbitration
A layer that sits above autonomous behavior, grounded in DoD Directive 3000.09, and sends decisions to a person when risk or uncertainty rises.
Veteran-owned | Rochester, New York
Autonomy that keeps people in command
Crestmoor Defense builds autonomy, edge computing and decision-arbitration systems for defense and commercial missions. Every system we design returns authority to a person when conditions call for it.
How a Crestmoor system decides
- SenseSensors and fusion build the picture.
- ProposeThe autonomy stack recommends an action.
- ArbitrateA separate layer checks the action against rules and conditions.
- CommandA person holds final authority.
Work
Each line is labeled with its maturity.
Autonomy and sensor fusion
Ground-vehicle autonomy built on commercial compute, lidar and depth sensing, starting with a 1/10-scale test vehicle.
Counter-UAS command and control
Trusted, explainable autonomy for command and control of unmanned aircraft defense, offered through government research programs.
Sentry edge architecture
One mission layer that runs on any compatible vehicle, sensor or relay, so mixed fleets act as a single team and keep working when links drop.
FlameSight operational intelligence
A developing layer that turns sensor, platform and mission data into a unified operational picture, with provenance retained and human authorization explicit at every consequential step. Read more
- Proposed action. From the autonomy stack.
- Arbitration review. Rules, conditions, risk and uncertainty.
- Outcome 1: Proceed. Within authorized scope.
- Outcome 2: Pause. Conditions require a hold.
- Outcome 3: Human review. An explicit decision is required.
- Consequential decisions remain under human authority. Illustrative flow only.
Approach
How we build and how we describe it.
- Human authority by design.Interlocks and approval points sit outside the AI decision loop, and red-team testing comes before any deployment.
- Open architecture direction.We design toward DoD open-architecture standards such as MOSA and SOSA, and we do not claim conformance we have not demonstrated.
- Supply chain awareness.We select components with NDAA and Blue UAS compliance in mind and review every dependency's license.
- Plain maturity labels.We say whether a capability is a concept, a prototype or fielded, and we do not blur the three.
Leadership
The people behind the work.
Eugene Thomas
Founder and Chair
Eugene founded Crestmoor in 2025 and leads the company's technical direction and strategy. A U.S. Navy veteran who served as a Hospital Corpsman on operational deployments, he later worked as a Security Protective Officer with the Central Intelligence Agency.
He brings a decade of hands-on experience in electrical systems, industrial mechanics and maintenance, HVAC and refrigeration, and carpentry, with coursework in computer systems technology. That background shapes his approach to electromechanical integration, fault diagnosis, serviceability and the physical demands of robotic hardware.
John Love
Technology Innovator
John is an independent technology innovator and hands-on mechanical professional with a lifelong interest in robotics, automation and emerging technology. He develops original robotics and mechanical-systems concepts and organizes them into product plans for discussion with technical, manufacturing and business partners.
His practical background includes manufacturing, generator systems, plumbing, mechanical troubleshooting, quality control and team supervision.
Division
Technology work is carried out by our autonomy division.
Crestmoor STS
Sovereign Tactical Solutions. The Sentry edge architecture, the autonomy stack and decision arbitration, with its own site.
Company data
For contracting officers and program offices.
- Legal name
- Crestmoor Defense LLC
- Address
- 138 Cherry Road CD-1, Rochester, NY 14612
- UEI
- UTDYKKWVZCT5
- CAGE
- 250P5
- PSC
- AC12
- NAICS
- 541715 (primary); 336411, 334511, 541330
- SAM.gov
- Registration active
- Ownership
- Veteran-owned small business
- Consortia
- Member of SOSSEC and the Sensors, Communications and Electronics Consortium (SCEC)
- Competitions
- Participant in Army xTechCounterStrike and xTechHumanoid
Contact
For partnerships, program inquiries and technical collaboration, write to Eugene Thomas, founder and chair.
e@crestmoordefense.com