To His glory alone, we build technology that serves humanity, not the other way around.
Our Foundation
Our Three Pillars
Privacy
Privacy is the foundation, not a feature. Every product we build starts with the assumption that your data is sacred and must be protected at every layer.
Sovereignty
Your data, your control, always. We never train on customer data, never monetize it, and always provide paths to complete data ownership — including self-hosted deployment.
Trust
We earn trust by aligning our business model with your interests. When you pay for our products, you are the customer, not the product. No free tiers. No data monetization. No surveillance capitalism.
Origin
Our Story
2016
Don't Panic Consulting
Justin Donnaruma founded Don't Panic Consulting, a managed service provider serving Fortune 500 companies, hedge funds, and national brands, with zero customer churn across five years of operations. Today it operates as a sibling MSP — a proving ground for what came next, not a predecessor.
2025
AOCyber Founded
In late 2025, seeing the convergence of enterprise AI adoption, data sovereignty demand, and an underserved market, Justin Donnaruma founded AOCyber — purpose-built for AI-native, privacy-first platforms.
2026
The Launch
AOCore and AODex enter production. The vision: a complete technology ecosystem where privacy, sovereignty, and trust are foundational.
What We Hold To
Our Values
1. Digital Sovereignty
Your data, your control, always.
2. Privacy by Design
Privacy is the foundation, not a feature.
3. Values Alignment
Technology that reflects principled living.
4. Excellence in Execution
Enterprise-grade engineering, no compromises.
5. Servant Leadership
We serve customers, not exploit them.
6. Family-First Culture
Family-supporting wages, work-life balance.
7. Long-Term Thinking
Built for generations, not quarters.
Who We Are
Leadership
Chief Executive Officer
Justin Mott
Company strategy, operations, and execution. Systems architecture and software engineering background.
Founder & Chief Innovation Officer
Justin Donnaruma
15+ years in enterprise technology, cyber intelligence, and AI systems. Founded Don't Panic Consulting in 2016, then AOCyber in 2025 to build AI-native, privacy-first platforms.
Chief Experience Officer
Richard Hooper
Leads customer experience, support, and service delivery. Career built from frontline technical support through Chief Delivery Officer, with a focus on operational excellence.
Chief Technology Officer
Mark Emerson
Technical vision and platform architecture. Enterprise-scale system design, cloud-native architectures, API design.
Chief Finance Officer
Ravi Jackson
Technology sales across government, legal, finance, and health and human services. Marketing and sales driver.
Built in Maine, for Maine
Maine is the oldest state in the nation, projected to lose tens of thousands of working-age people this decade. We're building a globally competitive technology company from here to help change that — strengthening the state we call home, not just operating from it.
A Homegrown Tech Economy
Proving a world-class technology company can be built from Maine — and helping build the ecosystem for others to follow.
Careers Worth Staying For
High-wage, family-supporting technology jobs that give Mainers — and those who've left — a reason to build their future in-state.
Rooted in Community
Payroll, investment, and opportunity that stay in Maine, strengthening the communities we're part of.