Krissa Watry

Krissa Watry is an inventor, engineer, entrepreneur, and military veteran. She holds a BS in Engineering Mechanics from the US Air Force Academy, where she was the top graduate in her major, and a MS in Mechanical Engineering from MIT. Krissa spent over 10 years designing, building, launching and operating satellites for NASA, DoD, and others, including spaceflight hardware that docked with the International Space Station.

Krissa is the Co-Founder and CEO at Dynepic, Inc. where they are trailblazing its cloud platform and developer tools to enable technology to safely connect kids to devices where strict child privacy rules apply. Dynepic patented playPORTAL platform, the first-ever, kid-safe family network, makes developing child privacy-certified (COPPA) apps, games and connected devices fast and easy.

Krissa also founded Dynepic Sports, LLC to produce innovative sports equipment around her patented Spiral Strength® grip. She holds five patents, with four more pending.

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