Aaron Santana is an O2X Lead Instructor who served 10 years in the Ranger Regiment and as the Sergeant Major for the Technical Surveillance Troop and Technical Senior Enlisted Advisor to the forward command at United States Army Special Operations Command (USASOC) Applied Technologies Directorate. Aaron served as an infantryman in the Rangers before moving on to a Special Mission Unit and managed a diverse portfolio and oversaw the operational integration of technical surveillance, unmanned systems, and information warfare to include cyber, electronic warfare, and information operations. Aaron also directed a Research and Engineering team responsible for the rapid development and integration of technical solutions to support warfighters overseas and led a Technical Program Team focused on long-term Research Development Test and Evaluation (RDT&E) efforts supporting elite Special Operations Unit. Aaron has 20 years of Special Operations experience conducting tactical operations, special activities and technical operations across North Africa, Southwest Asia and the Levant. Aaron is a native of Orange, California and is a lifelong martial artist, competition wrestler, coach and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Blackbelt. In his spare time, Aaron coaches wrestling, golfs, rides mountain bikes, plays guitar, practices yoga, and travels.