OUR MISSON
WE ARE REVOLUTIONIZING WARfare and conflict RECOVERY THROUGH AUTONOMOUS DRONES.
Today’s combat zones are littered with legacy mines and modern explosive threats that endanger troops and impede movement. While clearing methods have stagnated for decades, the shift toward large-scale warfare demands a technological evolution to protect forces. Beyond the front lines, unexploded ordnance devours billions in recovery costs and claims civilian lives, halting agricultural and economic progress in dozens of nations. We are changing this reality by deploying advanced autonomous systems to detect and neutralize explosives at scale. By leveraging cutting-edge autonomous drones and sensor fusion we aim to transform conflict recovery, protect warfighters and safeguard humanity from the remnants of war.
LEADERSHIP
Steve Dunn
Founder and CEO
Steve Dunn is a former CIA Directorate of Operations Officer and Army Armor Officer. He spent his career planning managing, and executing complex intelligence, covert action, and military operations. He served with the 1st Cavalry Division where he led tank and logistics units and deployed to Eastern Europe with NATO forces. During his career he saw firsthand what landmines and drones do to soldiers and to the societies left after the war has ended. He founded Mayfly to protect the people he once served alongside.
Steve holds a B.S from the United States Military Academy at West Point.
Josiah Steckenrider
Co-Founder and CTO
Dr. Josiah Steckenrider received his B.S in Engineering Physics from Taylor University and his M.S and Ph.D in Mechanical Engineering from Virginia Tech. He has authored 40 peer-reviewed publications on robotics, estimation, and information fusion and has collaborated with industry and defense organizations including Murata Manufacturing, the U.S Army Combat Capabilities Development Command, and Anduril Industries. His patent-pending autonomous optimal search framework and probabilistic approach to mapping threats uing aerial intelligence enable robotic agents to reason more like humans without limitations of many popular black-box approaches.
Danny Hecht
Co-Founder and Head of Product
Danny is a former Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal Officer. He deployed to Iraq with Army Special Forces to combat ISIS. After the Army, he traveled to Ukraine to document humanitarian EOD efforts in the aftermath of the Russian invasion in 2022. In the private sector, Danny has led large teams to build large scale utility solar power plans across the United States.
He has first hand experience countering explosive threats in conflict zones with the military, partner forces, and civilian NGOs.
Danny holds a M.S in Marketing from Vanderbilt University and a Bachelors of Science from the United States Military Academy at West Point.