Cress Consulting


An Innovation Leader in CBRN-E defense

Work Product

Capability Set Proposals

Cress Consulting has developed multiple capability set proposals that tie emerging and existing technologies to examples of capabilities that address stated or derived needs. These unclassified capabilty sets define how the capability would support future operations and are a first step in the generation of a requirement to address a known or perceived need.

Two examples of a capability set are the  Chemical Reconnaissance Explosive Screening Set (CRESS) and and the concept described in an AT&L magazine article, Leveraging Innovation to Modernize Decontamination. The CAPSET addressing decontamination modernization sparked an engineering effort to demonstrate the application of autonomous behaviors and emerging technologies to the problem of providing an agile response to a contamination event.

Project Proposals

Cress Consulting has developed technology demonstration proposals that demonstrate proof of principle and define a two-year effort. One example is a proposal to demonstrate an emerging signature management technology that degrades target acquisition and terminal guidance of precision guided munitions in a proof of principle field experiment. The proposal was developed to support a topic submission by a government sponsor. It describes a two year applied technology effort.

Venue Development

Cress consulting develops experiment scenario vignette development to lend tactical context to field experiments. This typically requires unclassified threat products as well as the blueview (exfor) and a white view (control view) this may be developed to support live, virtual and constructive experiments as well as command post experiments.

An example is the detailed development of a virtual Opposing Force with supporting documents such as a road to war, Threat Area Study, daily Intelligence Summaries, Intelligence reports, and other supporting reports delivered in a Joint Message Format as would be seen in the field. These unclassified vignettes were developed with sufficient fidelity to support both field demonstrations and command post map Exercises.

Field Support

Cress consulting has provided field support to technology demonstations and field experiments. This included experiment set up, pilot trial, data collection instrument tailoring and readiness for experiment preparation. In typical practice an emerging observation report is provided for the sponsor within a few hours of experiment endex.

Assessment (DOTmLP-F)

Cress Consulting has conducted informal DOTmLP-F assessments of project prototypes describing the potential “fit” of the system in the context of the DOTmLP-F domains. This is often accomplished during demonstration with representative players but is sometimes useful as a risk reduction product for developers. These products have been produced both for both domestic consumption and to support assessments of oconus partners.

About Us

Who Are We?

Cress Consulting is a disabled, veteran owned consulting company. It's President and Lead Investigator, Mike Cress, has over 46 years of combined military and DOD civilian experience in concept development and functional prototyping of CBRN-E domain materials.

Mission and Values

Cress Consulting is committed to protecting and serving the warfighter. We strive to provide honest, unbiased, and candid observations and opinions to project sponsors, technologists and capability developers, and policy makers to provide the highest quality information to those who will drive outcomes for CBRN-e domain challenges. Saving lives and maximizing combat effectiveness are core values that permeate and influence how we think and act.

Professional Specializations

Cress Consulting specializes in conceptualizing the chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive environment of the future battlefield. Industrial technological innovation has outpaced government-sponsored development programs, often resulting in new and unforeseen threats. Cress Consulting has the breadth and depth of experience to properly identify, define, characterize, and rank such threats, and to work with technologists to conceptualize and reduce to practice effective, affordable, and reliable solutions to detect and remediate these threats.

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Biographical Information

Mr. Cress is a retired U.S. Army field grade officer with a combined total years of military and DoD civilian service exceeding 46 years. He has extensive operational experience and is a veteran of multiple combat operations. His experience is varied in the areas of infantry, special operations and chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosives. Much of his civilian DoD experience has been in the area of cbrn-e experimentation. He is a prolific technical writer and has authored a kindle e-book adventure techno-drama novel .

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