Mack B. Sasser III
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
U.S. Army Infantry Combat Veteran
As a child, Mack and his father, a retired 4 Tour Vietnam Special Forces Veteran and oil field Engineer, traveled around the world. Mack lived throughout the United States and internationally in Ecuador and Peru, where he learned to speak Spanish fluently. Upon settling in Oklahoma, he joined the Army National Guard. Throughout his career, he has held several positions such as Mortar Section Leader, Mortar Platoon Sergeant, Mobilized Infantry Section Leader, Infantry Squad Leader, Battalion Operations NCO- CMD Cell, BN S-9 and TIOPC Instructor. Mack is currently a U.S. Army (Reserve) Instructor for an IO Battalion in Vermont specializing in Tactical Inform & Influence Activities along with Cyber defensive operations.
During his 20+ year career Mack served two combat deployments and 1 national emergency response tour. His first combat deployment was in Iraq for an intelligence agency where he conducted a Special Operations mission in Counterintelligence, as Intelligence/Reconnaissance NCO and Operational Security Team Chief performing operational security for clandestine operations. During Mack’s second tour he served as the Battalion S-9 in charge of Civil Intelligence and Civil Reconnaissance.
Mack received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Central Oklahoma. Eager to take on the business world, he immediately began his career in the financial arena structuring financial transactions as a Real Estate Investment Banker. With an entrepreneurial spirit, Mack also created several businesses that catered to the U.S. Federal Government as a Service-Disable Veteran Owned Business. Upon his return from Afghanistan and subsequent move to Florida, Mack chose to combine his love of the military, green energy and finance by creating 11 Series Energy and executing energy projects for the U.S. Federal Government, State & Local Agencies along with private clientele.
Awards
- 2022 South Florida and State of Florida Veteran Business Owner of the Year
U.S. Small Business Administration - Orlando Business Journal 2019 Veteran of Influence Award
- Combat Infantryman Badge
- Bronze Star Medal
- Joint Service Commendation Medal
- Army Commendation Medal
- National Defense Service (2nd Award)
- Afghanistan Campaign Medal (2 Campaign *)
- Global War on Terrorism Medal
- Iraq Campaign Medal with Star
Affiliations
- Florida Association of Veteran-Owned Businesses (FAVOB) – State Executive Board
- Space Coast FAVOB – Founder & Past Chair
- Society of American Military Engineers
- Palm Bay Chamber of Commerce
- American Legion
- Veterans of Foreign Wars