Colin McDermott is a seasoned professional with a strong background in technology and military operations. Currently serving as a Lead Deployment Strategist at Palantir Technologies since August 2022, Colin focuses on Department of Defense business development and product strategy. Prior to this role, Colin was a Product Manager at Incremental, where efforts concentrated on an E-Commerce Data Platform. Experience also includes a position in Strategy & Operations at Better, recognized as LinkedIn’s #1 Startup for 2020 and 2021, and serving as an Army Officer and Project Manager in the US Army, where leadership encompassed managing medical projects and overseeing combat medic soldiers. Colin's early career featured a QA Engineering Internship with the U.S. Army DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory. Colin holds a Master’s Degree in Computer Science from the University of Pennsylvania and a Bachelor of Science in Economics and Environmental Engineering from the United States Military Academy at West Point.