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Brad Halsey grew up wanting to play professional basketball. He accepted a basketball scholarship to play for the Navy and after graduation joined the military where he bounced around in special operations and drove ships. In 2001, Brad was medically discharged from the U.S. Navy due to a shoulder injury that shattered the nerves in his right arm. Twelve surgeries later, Brad came to the realization that he could no longer make a living with his body and decided to use one of his most powerful tools, his brain. After seeing news reports of the basic tech Al-Qaeda was using against the American military, Brad felt strongly that scientists like him could help soldiers react quickly to new problems. As a disabled war veteran, Brad Halsey feels the military conditioned him to always keep moving forward despite the circumstances. 'Building Momentum' was founded in 2015 in Brad's basement on the notion of training service members to solve problems with any tool available through innovation and critical thinking. Brad led an innovation boot camp, and through his company, trained people to leverage technology, such as CAD, 3D printing, laser cutting, and microcontrollers to solve problems. His clients ranged from academics, to engineers, to 20-year-old Marines, who could use these things to be more effective on base and in combat.