Leadership

Nick Dowling is the Chairman of the Board of IDS International, which he founded in 2006 to provide military and civilian customers with innovative solutions to complex and multidimensional national security challenges. Since that time, IDS has grown rapidly and emerged as a high-quality provider of training, data research, and engineering services to the US government and international partners.

Dowling has a B.A. in government from Harvard College and an M.A. in National Security Studies from the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service. He is a lifetime member of the Council on Foreign Relations.

Nick Dowling is the Chairman of the Board of IDS International, which he founded in 2006 to provide military and civilian customers with innovative solutions to complex and multidimensional national security challenges. Since that time, IDS has grown rapidly and emerged as a high-quality provider of training, data research, and engineering services to the US government and international partners.

Dowling has a B.A. in government from Harvard College and an M.A. in National Security Studies from the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service. He is a lifetime member of the Council on Foreign Relations.

Nick Dowling is the Chairman of the Board of IDS International, which he founded in 2006 to provide military and civilian customers with innovative solutions to complex and multidimensional national security challenges. Since that time, IDS has grown rapidly and emerged as a high-quality provider of training, data research, and engineering services to the US government and international partners.

Dowling has a B.A. in government from Harvard College and an M.A. in National Security Studies from the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service. He is a lifetime member of the Council on Foreign Relations.

Jefferson David Hoye (B.A. CS, Rice University) has over twenty years of experience designing and implementing systems for academia and government.  In 2000 he founded a startup that focused on real time business and scientific collaboration and raised a $2.3M investment. He has worked with numerous academic and research institutes to develop a variety of user facing computer systems. Prior to joining SITE 525, his clients included the Max Planck Institute for Software Systems, the Army Research Lab, and the Association of Computing Machinery.

Allison Sorce is the Technical Director at SITE 525, where she oversees the company’s technological vision and strategy, ensuring that all systems and applications are aligned with business goals. With over 25 years of experience in software development, systems architecture, and leadership, Allison has been instrumental in driving innovation and scaling the company’s tech infrastructure to support customer needs.

With a background in software development and systems engineering, Allison has successfully led the development of scalable, high-performance applications across industries ranging from finance to aerospace engineering. At SITE 525, Allison leads a team of talented engineers, fostering a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement. Under her guidance, SITE 525 has implemented cutting-edge solutions that have exceeded industry standards and delivered value to clients.

Allison holds a degree in Mathematics and Computer Science from Binghamton University. In her spare time, Allison enjoys mentoring aspiring engineers and giving back to the community through volunteering in hospice environments.