Bennett Weidemann

Background

About Bennett Weidemann

Visionary AI Solutions Architect & Automation Specialist with 23 years of strategic and operational leadership in the Department of Defense. I specialize in Generative AI, workflow automation, data integration, and digital transformation—delivering agile, scalable solutions that improve decision-making, mission readiness, and innovation across enterprise environments. Highlights of Impact: Led development of an AI-powered war games simulator with 32 dynamic scenarios used in multiple AFWERX exercises—boosting operational agility and warfighter capability. Engineered and deployed 6 AI agents for the Defense Travel System, cutting allocation errors by 90% and streamlining resource management. Automated travel forecasting for personnel under a $2M budget—achieved 98% cost accuracy and eliminated 25% overspend. Built a 24/7 onboarding AI chatbot for 53 AFWERX fellows, reducing time-to-readiness by 67% and automating common knowledge inquiries. Directed five operational units, 157 personnel, and $13M in assets to support 369 missions across 640K sq miles and seven states. Oversaw $1.3M in operations across two duty sections, achieving 96% performance benchmarks and securing $310K in additional funding.