Jeremiah Gunderson

Jeremiah served six years as a medic in the U.S. Army. He was medically retired as a Staff Sergeant in 2009 after two deployments to Iraq with the 4th Infantry Division. During his service, Jeremiah held the roles of Non-Commissioned Officer in Charge (NCOIC) of the 1-66 Armor Battalion Aid Station and Medical Readiness NCOIC. He also developed and taught his battalion’s Army Combat Lifesaver course and earned certifications in Advanced Trauma Life Support and EMT-B. During his service, Jeremiah received the Combat Medical Badge and five Army Commendation Medals.

After leaving the military, Jeremiah earned a Bachelor of Science in Political Science and a Master of Arts in History from Texas A&M University–Central Texas. Following graduation, Jeremiah worked for 12 years at the University of Texas at Austin as the Director of Veteran and Military Affiliated Services.

Ryan Herrmann

Ryan enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 2012 at the age of 17. Ryan shipped off to the Navy for six years in 2013. During his service time in the Navy Nuclear Propulsion Program Ryan underwent two years of intensive training before being stationed on the USS Colorado. Onboard the Virginia Class submarine he partook in multiple engineering evolutions including rod/physics testing, hot engine room testing and initial criticality for a S9G reactor. Prior to his departure from the Navy in 2019 Ryan completed Navy Dive School and Alpha / Bravo sea trials.

After his service, Ryan completed his Bachelors in Chemical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin in 2023. Ryan worked at Tesla post-graduation for two years on the 4680 Cell project at Gigafactory Texas in Austin. During his time at Tesla, Ryan was promoted to Associate Manager in the Cell Software Organization prior to his exit in 2024.