Built by people who think in systems.

Dan Vanderboom

Founder & Chief Architect

Dan Vanderboom is the founder of Critical Insight Inc. and the creator of CognOS, a distributed cognitive AI operating system designed to power safe, scalable, multi-agent intelligence. With more than two decades of experience in software architecture, distributed systems, AI engineering, and applied machine intelligence, Dan is recognized as one of the leading technical thinkers in the emerging cognitive systems space.

Before founding Critical Insight, Dan served as a solutions architect at a leading global engineering consultancy, where he designed and delivered advanced AI systems for Fortune-level clients, including natural-language analytics tools, agent-based orchestration frameworks, vector search systems, and enterprise-grade generative AI architectures. His work accelerated the firm's AI practice and earned recognition as one of the top engineers in the organization.

Dan's career spans the full spectrum of the industry, from early-stage startups where he served as a founding engineer shaping product and infrastructure from the ground up, to enterprise software companies and large-scale platform teams serving global markets. Across those roles, he led teams building large-scale intelligence, perception, and mobile systems, and holds multiple Microsoft Azure expert-level certifications across architecture, DevOps, AI engineering, and IoT.

Today, Dan is focused full-time on advancing CognOS, a cognitive operating system built with AI-accelerated engineering. His work explores the frontier of agentic intelligence, declarative system design, and the structural grammar of knowledge and reasoning.

Dusty-Lynn Brown, MSOLQ

Chief Marketing Officer

Dusty‑Lynn Brown is the Chief Marketing Officer of Critical Insight Inc., where she leads commercial strategy, market positioning, and early‑stage revenue architecture for CognOS. With more than two decades of experience across enterprise sales, marketing, operations, and organizational leadership, she specializes in translating complex technology into clear, simple value that customers immediately understand.

Her background spans the full commercial lifecycle — from multi‑million‑dollar enterprise technology sales to hands-on marketing and advertising roles that shaped her ability to build brands from the ground up. Dusty began her career in media and advertising, managing print and digital campaigns, leading a classified advertising department, and developing targeted outreach programs for local and national audiences. She later built the marketing foundation for an e‑commerce startup, creating the brand identity, pricing strategy, and messaging that helped double revenue in a single year. This blend of sales depth and marketing execution gives her a uniquely integrated perspective on how products gain traction and how markets adopt new technology.

Before Critical Insight Inc., Dusty spent 13 years leading enterprise global and national accounts at Ricoh USA, consistently exceeding performance targets and driving modernization initiatives across hardware, software, managed services, and AI‑enabled workflows. She holds a Master of Science in Organizational Leadership & Quality and brings a systems‑thinking mindset to every engagement.