BUILT BY PRACTITIONERS. NOT CONSULTANTS.
Last Updated: 2 April 2026
Who Is IXN Solutions?
IXN Solutions was founded by career Counterintelligence Special Agents to solve a specific insider risk problem. They spent decades inside the U.S. intelligence community watching foreign adversaries target the organizations, people, and technologies that power American national security. When they left government service, they saw the same threats operating in the private sector and found that most commercial security programs weren’t built to detect them.
IXN exists to close that gap. We bring the methodology, the tradecraft, and the operational experience of U.S. intelligence agencies to cleared defense contractors, defense primes, federal agencies, technology companies protecting sensitive intellectual property, and academic and research institutions facing foreign intelligence targeting. All organizations that need more than a compliance checkbox to address real insider and human risk threats.
Every IXN engagement is led by a former practitioner. Not a consultant who studied the field. Someone who worked it.
What Drives Us
INNOVATION
We challenge convention and apply counterintelligence thinking to solve modern security problems. Innovation means anticipating threats, adapting quickly, and advancing technology that protects people, information, and missions.
EXCELLENCE
We hold ourselves to the highest professional and ethical standards. From software design to client delivery, we execute with precision, discipline, and pride in our craft, because excellence builds trust.
OUTCOME-ORIENTED
We measure success by impact, not activity. Our focus is on results that strengthen national security, improve compliance, and deliver tangible risk reduction for our clients and partners.
Why Organizations Choose IXN
Practitioners, Not Consultants
Every engagement is led by a former CI Special Agent with operational experience, not a generalist security consultant with a certification.
Methodology, Not Just Compliance
IXN applies the same counterintelligence frameworks used by U.S. intelligence agencies, not generic security checklists repackaged for the corporate market.
Full Spectrum Capability
From a $650 automated exposure assessment to enterprise CI engagements to the 351X platform, IXN delivers capability at every stage of your program maturity.
Discreet and Professional
We operate with the same discretion we applied in government service. Client relationships and engagement details are never disclosed.
Meet the Team
The IXN Solutions team brings over 100 combined years of national security experience across the U.S. Army, U.S. Central Command, the Defense Intelligence Agency, and U.S. Special Operations Command.
Jeremy J. Clark clark@ixnsolutions.com
Co-Founder & CEO
Jeremy J. Clark helps organizations identify and manage insider risk before it becomes an incident. He is a counterintelligence (CI) subject matter expert (SME) with specialized experience in offensive CI operations (OFCO). He is a certified CI Special Agent, OFCO Case Officer, and Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) certified instructor with 22+ years conducting, mentoring, training, and leading OFCO in both peacetime and in conflict for U.S. Army, U.S. Central Command, and DIA. Mr. Clark is a co-founder and partner at IXN Solutions, LLC, a startup company dedicated to providing cutting edge CI training and consultation.
M. Scott Sparks sparks@ixnsolutions.com
Co-Founder & CAO
Scott Sparks finds insider risk inside organizations before adversaries can exploit it. Over a 30-year career operating across the U.S. Army, CENTCOM, and the Defense Intelligence Agency, he ran the kind of counterespionage and insider-threat operations that most corporate security programs are built to prevent. That operational experience, spanning human intelligence, cyber counterintelligence, and workforce threat detection, now drives IXN’s methodology. When Scott assesses your organization’s exposure, he brings the same analytical framework used against real adversaries. Not a framework built in a consulting firm.
Joseph Sheridan sheridan@ixnsolutions.com
Partner & COO
Joseph (Joe) Sheridan gets ahead of insider risk before it surfaces as a breach, a loss, or a headline. He is a seasoned counterintelligence (CI) and human intelligence (HUMINT) subject matter expert with over 26 years of experience conducting and leading offensive CI operations, sensitive activities, and elite intelligence organizations. He is a certified CI Special Agent, Offensive Counterintelligence Operations (OFCO) Case Officer, and HUMINT Case Officer, with a career dedicated to advancing national-level intelligence capabilities across the CI, HUMINT, and Special Activities spectrum.
Ryan T. Rambo rambo@ixnsolutions.com
Partner & President, Commercial Offerings
Ryan T. Rambo builds the internal visibility organizations need to catch insider threats early. He is a defensive counterintelligence, information security, and insider risk subject matter expert with specialized experience in creating and executing programs in the corporate environment. He served in the U.S. Army for 26 years, 16 of which were in counterintelligence, and retired in 2016. After retiring, he established corporate counterintelligence and insider risk programs for two multi-billion-dollar companies and his program served as the glue binding together the physical, cyber, operations, information, and personnel security programs together.
Dave A. Turner turner@ixnsolutions.com
Partner & Director of Training
Dave A. Turner turns insider risk from an unknown liability into a managed problem. He is a counterintelligence (CI) subject matter expert with specialized experience in offensive CI operations (OFCO), counterespionage investigations, and Military CI Collection (MCC) activities. He is a certified CI Special Agent and OFCO Case Officer. His 30+ year career includes leading, conducting and training OFCO and the full spectrum of CI activities in both peacetime, and in conflict, for the U.S. Army, U.S. Central Command, Northern Command, Southern Command, and European Command.
Ready to Put This Experience to Work?
Schedule a confidential consultation with a former intelligence professional. We’ll assess your organization’s exposure and recommend the right starting point, whether that’s a CI Exposure Assessment, an insider threat program engagement, or a 351X platform demo.