Bryce Luken

Bryce Luken began his career as an Acquisition Officer at the Space and Missile System center where he oversaw $4.2B in MILSATCOM contracts as a Business Operations Manager and Program Manager. Bryce has been the cornerstone of the U.S. Air Force Academy Technology Innovation program and is a reservist at OUSD R&E Joint Reserve Directorate as the Chief of Technology Assessment. As a seasoned founder and executive of 4 high growth startups, Bryce has raised over $20M in venture debt and equity from national VC firms and private family offices. Currently, Bryce is the COO at Moth+Flame, an award-winning technology studio with a specialization in developing immersive VR, AR and NLP software products. Moth+Flame customers include: Netflix, Accenture, IMAX, Estee Lauder Companies, Google, Oculus, AT&T, Ram Truck, and Taylor Swift. Moth+Flame has been awarded 6 SBIR contracts to deliver Immersive VR for major Air Force weapon systems and soft skills training.

Education

• Master of Business Administration (MBA) UCLA Anderson School of Management (2012 — 2014)
• Master of Science Florida Institute of Technology (2010 — 2012)
• Bachlor of Science United States Air Force Academy (2004 — 2008)

Companies

• Chief of Technology Assessment Office of the Secretary of Defense (2020)
• Chief Operating Officer (COO) Moth + Flame (2019)
• Assistant Professor of Technology Innovation Management US Air Force Academy (2014)
• VP Finance FoodMaven (2016 — 2019)
• Co-Founder BodySpec (2013 — 2016)
• Senior Investment Analyst Rockies Venture Club (2014 — 2015)
• MBA Candidate - Class of 2014 UCLA Anderson School of Management (2012 — 2014)
• Co-Founder & Vice-President Nu Era Fitness (2010 — 2013)
• Program Manager: Command & Control Systems Acquisition -Captain United States Department of Defense - United States Air Force - MILSATCOM Command & Control Division (2011 — 2012)

Skills

• Business Planning
• B2B
• U.S. Department of Defense

Other

Business Operations Management, Analysis, Earned Value Management, Strategy, E-commerce, Government, Acquisition Integration, Social Media Marketing, Command, Operations Management, Security Clearance, Defense, Strategic Planning, Air Force, Management, Military, DoD, Program Management, Entrepreneurship, Start-ups, Leadership