Shelia Burgess is a visionary technology leader, inventor, and entrepreneur with more than 25 years of experience driving innovation in Electronic Warfare, SIGINT, Artificial Intelligence, Cognitive Technologies, and secure communications. She has developed patents in adaptive intelligent user interfaces, temporal signal intelligence, and blockchain-based AI systems utilizing neural networks, fuzzy inference, and intelligent agents.
As CEO and Co-Founder of INTUFO/SIEBEN SEVEN, Shelia leads the design and deployment of disruptive cybersecurity technologies, including patented cognitive data assets and smart encryption protocols. Her innovations have advanced Zero Trust architectures, developed AI-powered authentication systems, and resolved long-standing challenges in secure real-time communications, successfully demonstrating solutions that withstood penetration testing without compromise.
Over her career, Shelia has held executive leadership roles in systems integration, software and hardware engineering, 3D production development, satellite and laser communications, radar, infrared and electro-optical systems, flight simulation, and cybersecurity. She has managed programs and budgets up to $36 million, led multidisciplinary teams, and raised angel and seed investment funding.
A holder of multiple advanced engineering degrees, Shelia has served the U.S. Government with Top Secret/SCI/TK clearances, authored patents, and published thought leadership in the fields of AI and secure systems. Her contributions extend to community service as Co-Founder of the U.S. STEM Foundation, advancing education in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. She has also contributed to major industry and defense committees, including I/ITSEC’s R&D Subcommittee, the OpenGL Architecture Review Board, and the DIS Protocol NIU Subcommittee.
Shelia is an active member of AFCEA, FBI Infragard (Washington Field Office), the Intelligence and National Security Alliance Cyber R&D Council, AUSA, and NDIA. She is widely recognized for her ability to invent and deliver transformative technologies that solve some of the most complex challenges in cybersecurity, intelligence, and defense.
