Shirlene Cardenas is the CEO of MC3 Technologies, a woman-owned, service-disabled veteran-owned small business headquartered in Hawaii. She leads company operations, contracts, and program delivery across the Pacific region, and she built MC3’s intern program bringing local students into real federal project work. She also serves as Deputy of Community Outreach for AFCEA Hawaii and President of the Hawaii National Guard State Advisory Council.
Michael Cardenas is the founder and CTO of MC3 Technologies, a Hawaii-based systems integration and cybersecurity firm working across Hawaii, Guam, CNMI, and the broader Pacific. He leads the company’s work in agile development, rapid prototyping, systems integration, cybersecurity, and unmanned systems. Born and raised in Hawaii, he also serves as VP of Cyber for AFCEA Hawaii.