James W. Benson

The American Society of Civil Engineers, founded in 1852, is the oldest national engineering society in America. The non-profit company is based in Reston, VA and has subsidiaries in the United States. With over 150,000 members worldwide, the organization advocates for sustainable and resilient practices to maintain and modernize the nation's infrastructure. The company also works to increase investment in infrastructure and improve engineering knowledge and competency. The society's Civil Engineering Landmark Program recognizes historically significant civil engineering projects, structures, and sites.

Unison Software, Inc. provides consulting, software, engineering and program management services. The firm offers software solutions for federal, defense, and intelligence agencies, and contractor organizations with the visibility, control and transparency and government agencies and contractors. Its products include TopVue, PRISM and Spectrum Suites, CDRL, PM, RISK, CMvues, FedConnect, Acquisition Management Module, and Spectrum CLM. The company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Dulles, VA.

SpaceDev, Inc. develops spacecraft microsats, nanosats and maneuvering and orbital transfer vehicles. The company was founded by James Benson in 1997 and is headquartered in Sparks, NV.