Marine Officer · Professor · Founder

Dr. Alex
Djahankhah

DBA · PMP

Marine Corps Information Operations Officer, Computer Science professor, and entrepreneur — leading at the intersection of information operations, cybersecurity, and analytics.

Punta Gorda, FLTS/SCI ClearanceU.S. Marine Corps Veteran
Dr. Alex Djahankhah
About

Leadership across mission, classroom, and market.

I'm a Marine Corps Information Operations Officer, Computer Science professor, and entrepreneur with 16+ years of leadership spanning information operations, cyberspace operations, communications, data analytics, artificial intelligence, and higher education.

I've led complex organizations, managed programs, and delivered technology-enabled solutions across military, academic, and business environments — pairing a Doctor of Business Administration and PMP with hands-on cybersecurity practice.

The through-line is a love of systems: understanding how they work, teaching them clearly, and improving them in the field — with a culture of collaboration, curiosity, and creativity.

Focus Areas

Four arenas, one operating system.

Service

Information Operations

U.S. Marine Corps Information Operations Officer planning and synchronizing information, cyberspace, electronic warfare, and space operations — and advising senior leaders on risk and modernization.

  • Information & cyberspace ops
  • Electronic & space warfare
  • TS/SCI cleared
Academia

Computer Science & Cybersecurity

Professor at Florida SouthWestern State College teaching cybersecurity, networking, systems analysis, enterprise systems, and information assurance — with industry-aligned, certification-ready curriculum.

  • Cybersecurity & networking
  • Workforce-ready curriculum
  • AI in the classroom
Markets

The Futures Playbook

Founder of an AI-assisted market intelligence platform focused on equity index futures — automated reporting workflows, quantitative analytics, and daily intelligence products.

  • Equity index futures
  • AI market intelligence
  • Quant analytics & automation
Ventures

Entrepreneurship & Writing

Founder of SafeWheels Rentals in Southwest Florida, author of a published trading e-book, and creator of study guides that help others earn professional IT and finance certifications.

  • SafeWheels Rentals
  • Published author
  • Exam study guides
Experience

Where I've led.

2025 — Present

Florida SouthWestern State College

Professor, Computer Science

  • Teach cybersecurity, networking, systems analysis, enterprise systems, and information assurance.
  • Develop industry-aligned curriculum supporting workforce readiness and professional certifications.
  • Integrate AI, analytics, and cybersecurity competencies into classroom instruction.

2009 — Present

United States Marine Corps

Information Operations Officer

  • Plan and synchronize information operations, cyberspace operations, electronic warfare, and space operations.
  • Advise senior leaders on operational risk, technology modernization, and information environment assessments.
  • Lead cross-functional military, civilian, and contractor teams on mission-critical operations. Active TS/SCI clearance.

2025 — Present

The Futures Playbook

Founder

  • Developed an AI-assisted market intelligence platform focused on equity index futures analysis.
  • Built automated reporting workflows and quantitative analytics tools.
  • Produce daily market intelligence products integrating technical and macroeconomic analysis.
Service & Scholarship

“Leading complex organizations and delivering technology-enabled solutions across military, academic, and business environments.”

VeteranTS/SCI ClearanceDBAPMPSecurity+
Dr. Alex Djahankhah at his Florida International University doctoral commencement
Background

Education & certifications.

Education

M.S., Financial Analytics

Expected 2027

University of South Florida

Doctor of Business Administration (DBA)

Florida International University

Master of Business Administration (MBA)

Arizona State University

M.S., Information Management

Arizona State University

B.A., Mathematics

Florida Gulf Coast University

Certifications

  • Project Management Professional (PMP)
  • CompTIA Security+ CE
  • CompTIA A+
  • SimSpace Certified Cyber Range Professional (CCR-P)
  • SimSpace Certified Cyber Range Associate (CCR-A)
  • TRUST Recreational Drone Operator
Featured Projects

Things I designed and built.

The Mathematics of the Desk Read — an interactive quant-math textbook
Live · Quantitative Finance

The Mathematics of the Desk Read

A self-authored interactive textbook that derives, from first principles, the quantitative methods behind a live market-analysis engine — probability and calculus through volatility, options, dealer gamma, logistic models, backtesting, and position sizing.

What's inside

  • 14 chapters + 4 appendices, with worked examples and click-to-reveal solutions
  • Interactive 3D models you can rotate and explore
  • Hands-on Python labs that run right in the browser
  • Adaptive flashcards and a Learn mode for retention
  • A built-in AI tutor that elaborates on any topic
Interactive Demo · AI × Markets

FP Terminal — an AI-powered futures trading desk

A Bloomberg-style Nasdaq-100 terminal built with Claude: live futures and options-positioning data, a multi-model AI synthesis that writes the morning trading plan, a self-grading accuracy tracker, and a TradingView Pine script emailed before every open. Explore its decision pipeline in an interactive 3D walkthrough (illustrative sample data).

How it works

  • Gathers dealer gamma positioning, futures, rates, macro prints, and an AI-read news wire
  • Multiple LLMs synthesize one decisive plan — a second model argues against it first
  • Every metric is backtested: expected opening range, directional bias, level behavior
  • Delivered daily at 9:20 ET as an email brief plus a chart-ready Pine script
  • Grades its own predictions against the actual tape, every session
Live · Trading Media

Futures Playbook — the NQ morning read that grades itself

The public face of the FP Terminal engine: a daily Nasdaq futures playbook posted before the open, then mechanically graded against the tape at the close — win or lose, every session. Free daily email feed, Instagram posts, and a weekly graded recap. Accountability is the product.

The accountability loop

  • Pre-market teaser posts before the open — a public, time-stamped call
  • The graded verdict posts after the close: win, loss, or no trigger
  • Subscribers get the full read at 9:20 ET and the grade after the bell
  • Grades are mechanical — same rules every session, losses published like wins
  • Public track record page unlocks at 20 graded sessions
Live · Venture

SafeWheels Rentals — vehicle rentals in Southwest Florida

A vehicle-rental business I founded and run in Southwest Florida — a fleet of reliable, well-maintained cars with simple online booking, transparent pricing, and responsive local service. I built the brand, the booking site, and the automated back-office reporting that keeps it running.

What it offers

  • A fleet of reliable, well-maintained vehicles
  • Simple online booking with transparent pricing
  • Flexible daily, weekly, and monthly rentals
  • Responsive local support across Southwest Florida
  • Automated reporting and reconciliation behind the scenes
In Progress · Family STEM

The Print Lab — a father–daughter STEM year

A 12-month STEM curriculum I designed for my daughters, ages 6 and 9, built around a Bambu Lab A1 Combo 3D printer. Four arcs — Operate, Design, Engineer, Invent — take them from pressing start on their first print to presenting original inventions of their own, with a role sized to each engineer.

The year at a glance

  • 12 monthly themes, each with a big question and four hands-on missions
  • Two tracks per mission: Junior Maker (6) and Lead Engineer (9)
  • Geometry, measurement, CAD, color theory, and the scientific method
  • Engineer's notebooks, a fail shelf, and family showcase nights
  • Capstone: each daughter invents, prototypes, and presents her own design
Contact

Let's start a conversation.

Teaching, trading, a speaking engagement, or a collaboration — I'm happy to talk. Reach out and I'll get back to you.