Trident Northstar · US DoW Contractor
Fahad Ibn Omar Fajardo
Chief Executive Officer
Trident Northstar · US DoW Contractor
Chief Executive Officer
Fahad Ibn Omar Fajardo is the Chief Executive Officer of Trident Northstar LLC, an SDVOSB-certified US DoW contractor purpose-built for specialized maritime defense logistics — directing fleet management, IMO/IMDG/HAZMAT regulatory compliance, and strategic growth across international markets, with a deliberate footprint in hazardous cargo shipping across the Indo-Pacific.
An impact-driven leader with a career spanning the Department of Defense, the National Nuclear Security Administration, Lockheed Martin, HP Enterprise, and IBM, Fahad brings two decades of cybersecurity architecture, data-platform engineering, and mission-critical systems leadership to Trident Northstar's maritime defense mission. His technical depth in Zero Trust security, AI/ML-driven analytics, and multi-domain ISR infrastructure is grounded in eight years of active-duty U.S. Army service in HAZMAT transport, seaport operations, and inland cargo — the same logistics discipline that now defines Trident Northstar's offering.
Under his command, Trident Northstar has stood up an operational hub network spanning the USA, South Korea, Okinawa, Guam, Thailand, Philippines, and Australia (Darwin, Sydney, Perth) — and holds active engagements with the US 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment, MARFORPAC, and USINDOPACOM.
Every engagement is measured by whether it advances the operator on the ground — not the report on the desk.
Secure chain of custody, transparent audit trails, and full IMO/IMDG/HAZMAT compliance from origin to delivery.
Vessels, vehicles, and aircraft tailored to mission — technical and armed security teams on call to deploy at a moment's notice.
Purpose-built for classified and dangerous cargo — ultra-low visibility movement of materiel across contested theaters.
Deployment into remote areas with or without infrastructure — Western Pacific littoral movements a core specialty.
Vetted by US Armed Forces, Orica, and Glencore. Strategic partnerships with Dornier Aviation and El Greco Manila.
Lead global operations for a specialized maritime defense logistics company focused on the safe transport of dangerous goods — directing fleet management, regulatory compliance (IMO/IMDG/HAZMAT), and strategic growth across international markets while expanding the company's footprint in hazardous cargo shipping across the Indo-Pacific.
Developed the Everpure OpenSharing Connector for FlashBlade — a high-performance data-sharing solution with projected income exceeding $200M — while architecting enterprise data-platform solutions across strategic accounts and advancing customer digital transformation and cyber-resilience initiatives.
Designed and secured mission-critical infrastructure for the U.S. Air Force Air Combat Command — engineering real-time ISR systems that fuse high-performance computing, AI/ML-driven analytics, Zero Trust security, and automated CI/CD & containerization for high-availability, multi-domain mission systems.
SME in Cloudera/Hadoop — built and led the Cloudera Data Platform deployment for the data and analytics team. Drove advanced analytics projects using ML/AI, overhauled the Cloudera/Hadoop infrastructure across VMware, AWS, Azure, and Nutanix, and deployed OpenShift, Nutanix, Dell VxRail, CI/CD GitLab, Kubernetes, and Docker.
Partnered with database, cloud storage, and application managers to scope and conduct application risk assessments. Orchestrated the development of security policies and standards, pioneered Linux process automation with Ansible for STIG, and directed AWS EC2 provisioning plus complex Hadoop and SAP HANA migrations.
Advanced security and compliance by implementing the Security Technical Implementation Guide across all Linux systems. Automated provisioning with Ansible and Python, managed Nutanix / VMware ESXi / RHEVM deployments and RedHat Satellite & Tower Kickstart systems, and led the RHEL 7 → RHEL 8 migration.
Architected the Immediate Response Inventory System (IRIS) on Drupal, aligned to Sanmina's requirements. Built the SAP ↔ IRIS data bridge for seamless integration and provisioned VMware ESXi on HPE ProLiant DL360 plus CentOS Linux web, DB, and FTP hosts.
Deployed Linux/Windows Apollo, Gen 9 & Gen 10 hosts, and 3PAR StoreServ systems. Spearheaded ULTRA (Unified Lab Tools and Automation) on Drupal + Python 3 + PHP + MySQL, integrating HPE 3PAR asset management and eliminating Excel-based tracking across the lab.
Early-career start in security software engineering — QA/QC on enterprise security software at IBM's Philippines development center.
Eight years of active service — the foundation of Trident Northstar's SDVOSB certification and mission discipline.
Expeditionary sustainment operations. HAZMAT Transport & Combat Ops during the Global War on Terror.
Seaport operations — the exact discipline that now underpins Trident Northstar's maritime cargo mission.
Inland cargo operations — sea, air, and land expertise developed in uniform, now delivered in industry.
Las Vegas Heavy Equipment Transport. Ran the M1070 tractor and M1000 trailer — the Army's prime mover for M1 Abrams main battle tanks and its heaviest armored combat systems.
Fort Leonard Wood, MO. Intensive training in CBRN (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear) defense and IED counter-tactics — the combat transportation workup that preceded Middle East deployment.
Doctoral degree
Grand Canyon University
Systems & Software Engineering
Asia Pacific College
Top Secret / Sensitive Compartmented Information — Active
Certified Info Security Manager
Certified in Risk & Info Systems Control
Advanced Security Practitioner
plus Cloud+, Linux+, Security+, SecurityX
Agile leadership certification
Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business
Commercial & Government Entity code
Class 38, 41, 42, 45
Reg. No. 4/2012/00503295
Doc. No. 2013/70879
Registration No. N2011-122
Registration No. N2011-123
Reach the CEO directly for briefings, RFQs, or engagement inquiries. All communications handled with strict confidentiality.