From the Front Lines to the Cutting Edge: How SteerBridge’s CTO is Transforming Federal Technology

Devin Dupaix is the Chief Technology Officer and Lead AI Researcher at STEERBRIDGE, where he leads the design and delivery of advanced platforms including the AI Readiness Evaluation System (AIRES), next-gen digital claims solutions, and the modernized payments engine SteerFi. 

Drawing on experience at Goldman Sachs in financial systems, and Emerson (now Vertiv) in data architecture as well as over a decade of service in the USMC Infantry and as an Army Intelligence Reservist. Devin brings a rare combination of operational grit and analytical depth to his work. His technical toolkit spans predictive regression, Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC), Gibbs Sampling, neural networks, and survival modeling—tools that enable STEERBRIDGE to solve complex problems in sustainment, deployment, and mission readiness across critical environments.

A Mission That Matters

“When I joined STEERBRIDGE, there wasn’t a tech department, just a vision,” Devin shares. “What drew me here wasn’t just the challenge of building systems. It was the opportunity to create tools that directly support the people who serve.”

Devin leads multi-disciplinary teams across AI/ML engineering, data science, cybersecurity, cloud infrastructure, and user-centered design with one clear focus: building secure, scalable, and impactful solutions for those who protect and serve.

SteerFi: Rethinking Payments

Devin also leads SteerFi, STEERBRIDGE’s modern payments platform built to serve the federal space with speed, flexibility, and security.

Designed to support ACH transfers, prepaid debit cards, cryptocurrency, and custom settlement models, SteerFi empowers agencies and recipients alike with faster, more transparent, and more reliable payment experiences—all while maintaining strict regulatory compliance.

“Government payments shouldn’t be limited to paper checks,” Devin says. “With SteerFi, we’re giving people more control over how they receive what they’ve earned.”

Scaling with Systems and Heart

From the beginning, Devin’s approach has been both technical and human-centered. He’s structured teams and systems to scale intelligently, balancing agility with reliability.

Under his leadership, STEERBRIDGE has:

➡️ Deployed AI-powered tools for predictive maintenance in military aviation

➡️ Modernized federal payments and logistics systems

➡️ Strengthened enterprise cloud and cybersecurity capabilities

➡️ Built scalable architectures that support rapid growth and operational readiness

“You can’t scale chaos,” Devin often says. “You scale with clarity, trust, and alignment.”

Thought Leadership in Action

From developing early aviation readiness models in the Marine Corps to advancing AI in today’s federal programs, Devin’s leadership bridges the tactical needs of defense and government with the transformative power of next-gen technologies.

His teams deploy cloud-native platforms, probabilistic models, advanced ML pipelines, and contextual reasoning engines—delivering innovation that’s not just technically excellent, but operationally decisive.

“There’s a lot of hype in AI right now,” he adds. “But for us, it’s not about the buzz. It’s about using AI to solve real-world challenges for the people who need it most.”

For Devin, the mission never changed, it simply evolved. From the front lines to the frontier of AI, he’s helping shape a smarter, more responsive future for STEERBRIDGE and the communities it serves.