For decades, we've over-indexed on the importance of equipment in winning our nation's wars. It's time to change the paradigm. Welcome to the future of decision dominance.
As the defense industry shifts to meet 21st Century reality, it’s not only how we produce and procure that needs to change – it’s what we produce. From the very first battle ever fought to the modern battlefield, the one common factor in victory has been the quality of the people behind the weapon. Spire’s lesson from the last 30 years of warfare is that people can defeat technology, often with far simpler and cheaper weapons. So, as New Defense shifts the narrative on procurement, Spire seeks to shift the conversation away from hardware to people. How do we equip our Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, and Marines to maximize their individual potential? How do we optimize every training dollar spent on a large-scale exercise? How do we ensure that people are not the weak link in human-machine teaming?
Spire knows the way.
Get in touch. Let’s talk about how to maximize your organization’s decision dominance.
Meet Team Spire
Spire isn’t your typical training software company. We are a team of proven leaders who have deliberately chosen a different path for our professional lives, giving us a perspective and training approach that is meaningfully different from traditional training and software companies.
Nathan Fry
Day Job: Executive Officer
By Night: Tom Cruise Stunt Double
Background: Army officer, mountain guide, avalanche educator, MBA
Two Truths and a Lie:
– I led the only Army unit to go head-to-head against the Chinese in any competition since the Korean War.
– I grew up in Louisiana but rip on skis and climb frozen waterfalls.
– I am addicted to coffee.
Vasko Atanasovski
Head of Product & Software Design
Vasko owns Spire’s UI/UX and the user-facing build of the product.
He is an independent software developer in Skopje, Macedonia, and co-founder of Workbench Entertainment, an award-winning game studio.
Daniel Yeboah
Daniel is a data-driven software engineer with a master’s in data analytics and experience building and maintaining software applications.
His background in frontend development, coupled with expertise in data analysis, visualization, and machine learning, enables him to create user-focused features informed by real usage data.
Marko Manevski
Marko is a programmer with over 10 years hands-on experience building interactive and immersive experiences using the Unity Engine.
With a strong foundation in C# and game systems, he brings ideas to life through clean, scalable code and thoughtful problem-solving. Marko thrives on tackling technical challenges and optimizing gameplay mechanics, ensuring high-quality performance and seamless player interactions.
Cory Fry, FACHE
Day Job: CFO/Treasurer
By Night: Healthcare fixer and spreadsheet villain
Background: Cory brings more than 15 years of executive leadership experience across finance and operations. Outside of Spire, he works as a healthcare executive and consultant, helping organizations strengthen operations, improve compliance, and build systems that deliver real value for owners, teams, and the patients they serve – all with just the right amount of Louisiana seasoning.
Two Truths and a Lie:
- I have managed multi million-dollar budgets without losing my sense of humor.
- I played tennis with former Vice President Mike Pence.
- I enjoy meetings with no agenda, no owner, and no clear next step.
Andy Cardenas
Day Job: MBA student & Spire OpsO
By Night: Full time manny
Background: Marine Corps Officer, defense industry professional, currently studying supply chain & international business MBA tracks. Mediocre high altitude mountaineer, former punk band drummer & Dunkin’ Donuts employee
Two Truths and a Lie:
- I have met President Barak Obama
- I’ve been to space
- Breakfast is my favorite meal
Spire is a New England-based software company with teams in Burlington, Vermont and the Roux Institute in Portland, Maine. We are geographically positioned to network across three major U.S. metropolitan areas and dozens of partner nations globally.
Our roots in North Macedonia trace back to the founding of the U.S. National Guard’s State Partnership Program, which paired Vermont with North Macedonia in 1993 and has grown into a decades-long defense and training relationship.
The Spire Logo … What’s it Mean?
Historically, a spire has been a position of advantage that leaders use to see the world differently—from early astronomers climbing towers and mountains to place their telescopes, to military commanders seeking high ground to understand the battlefield. As a vantage point, a spire helps us see both ourselves and the challenges we face, giving perspective on where we stand in the world and where we need to go to gain an advantage through new knowledge or positioning.
The Spire logo nods to this idea: the sharp pinnacle is the spire itself, surrounded by the circle of the world we seek to better understand. The constellation is Ursa Minor, the Little Bear, with Polaris (the North Star) at the pinnacle, reminding us that climbing the spire is an arduous task but one that offers a clearer view of the world around us—and that we must stay focused on a guiding “true north” of values and ethics to help us navigate it.