John Marmaduke is the Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer of Aurelius Systems, where he leads the design and development of autonomous directed energy platforms. With a background spanning aerospace, automotive, and frontier technology, he brings deep experience in building complex systems that operate under real-world constraints.

Before Aurelius, John spent nearly seven years at Ford Motor Company in roles across product design, software engineering, and advanced vehicle systems. He later served as a founding engineer at a stealth company, where he focused on scaling software and hardware systems from concept to deployment.

John studied aerospace engineering at the University of Michigan and earned a Master of Science in Computer Science from the Georgia Institute of Technology. His work bridges hardware discipline and software speed, bringing both rigor and agility to the mission of rearming America with scalable, next-generation defense systems.