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Strategic advisory and analytics

Strategy and analytics for organizations that serve the mission

Insight Shield Analytics helps government, national security and commercial organizations turn data into action, strengthen mission readiness and grow with purpose.

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How we work

Insight first. Then a plan your team can carry out.

We connect what the data says with what your organization can actually do: the market, the requirement, the partners and the next step.

See our services

  1. Know the market

    Market analysis that shows where your capabilities fit before you commit to a pursuit.

  2. Build the pursuit

    A proposal plan and the right teaming partners for each pursuit you choose.

  3. Run it well

    Workflows, dashboards and coaching that keep readiness and execution on track.

Four ways we help

Each service stands on its own, and they work well together.

All services

Bridging government, defense and private industry

  • Know what the agency needs.
  • Show how you deliver it.
  • Build the team to win it.

That gap is why Insight Shield exists. We bring national security experience, program leadership and business development to the organizations that support the mission.

Our story

Ernie Hinojos, founder of Insight Shield Analytics

Founder and CEO

Led by Ernie Hinojos

Ernie served about 30 years in the U.S. Army, most of them as a military intelligence officer. He commanded an Arkansas Army National Guard Military Intelligence Company and led a counterterrorism team at the Defense Intelligence Agency.

He founded Insight Shield in 2023 to put that experience to work for the businesses, agencies and nonprofits that support the mission.

Read Ernie's story

In the classroom

AI-assisted grant writing, with GrantFlow

Participants share what they took from an AI-assisted grant writing class by GrantFlow, where Ernie serves as a senior advisor.

Our partnerships

Where our team has served

Affiliations

The agencies, units and companies behind our experience, and the firms we work alongside.

  • U.S. Army

    Military intelligence officer, about 30 years

  • Arkansas Army National Guard

    Military Intelligence Company commander

  • Defense Intelligence Agency

    Counterterrorism team chief

  • U.S. Department of State

    Intern, European and Eurasian Affairs

  • Combating Terrorism Center at West Point

    Worked with it from the DIA counterterrorism office

  • Discovery's Naked and Afraid

    Appeared twice

  • Catapult Growth Partners

    Partner

  • GrantFlow

    Senior advisor

  • Volt Carbon Technologies

    U.S. representative and strategic advisor

  • InQuisient

    Business development partner

  • Regroup Staffing

    Business development and talent acquisition

A board that has done the work

Retired flag officers, acquisition leaders and federal market specialists advise our clients.

Supply chain · Infrastructure · Strategic operations

Jonathan A. Yuen

Rear Admiral (Ret.), U.S. Navy

National security · Defense policy · Indo-Pacific

Charles "Chip" Rock

Rear Admiral (Ret.), U.S. Navy

Defense contracting · Federal acquisition · Army command

James Simpson

Major General (Ret.), U.S. Army

Federal acquisition · Logistics · Mission readiness

Jerry King

Captain (Ret.), U.S. Navy

Meet the full board

The Arkansas State Capitol in Little Rock

Based in Arkansas. Working with every level of government.

Three ways to begin

Start wherever you are in the work.

Schedule a consultation

Tell us about the contract, grant or program you are working on, and we will suggest the right next step.

Get in touch

Read the capability statement

Our identifiers, codes and core competencies, for contracting officers and teaming partners.

Capability statement

Meet the board

See who advises our clients, from defense acquisition to federal market intelligence.

Board of Advisors

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Start with a conversation

Tell us where you are headed. We will reply with the right next step.