Stottler Henke Associates

What Stottler Henke Associates does

Stottler Henke Associates, Inc. is a privately-held, employee-owned (ESOP) artificial intelligence software company founded in 1988 and headquartered in San Mateo, California, with an additional software development office in Colorado Springs. The company specializes in applying AI and advanced software to complex, resource-constrained problems that exceed the capabilities of traditional optimization or rule-based tools, with a core focus on intelligent planning and scheduling, autonomous fault detection and recovery, simulation-based training, and knowledge management.

The company's product portfolio is anchored by the proprietary Aurora intelligent scheduling engine, which combines heuristic algorithms, intelligent conflict resolution, and knowledge-rich reasoning to manage multi-thousand-task projects with complex physical and resource constraints. Aurora is commercialized in multiple configurations, including Aurora-CCPM (Critical Chain Project Management for manufacturing and turnaround operations), and is integrated with enterprise systems such as Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, Siemens TeamCenter, and Oracle. Domain-specific derivatives include MARS/MIDAS for satellite communication scheduling at the U.S. Space Force Satellite Control Network, MAIFLOWER for autonomous fault detection on lunar rovers, OMIA for U.S. Navy helicopter part-task training, and a knowledge management suite (MediBridge, IKODA, ADCT, InfoTracker, DataMontage, SimBionic) for healthcare, data mining, and design coordination use cases.

Stottler Henke operates a direct enterprise field sales motion targeting U.S. Department of Defense agencies (Space Force, Air Force, Navy, NASA, Army), large aerospace and manufacturing primes (Boeing, Astrobotic), and healthcare institutions (Massachusetts General Hospital). Revenue is generated through a mix of one-time software licensing, multi-year support and maintenance contracts, custom AI development and consulting services, and emerging subscription/SaaS offerings (Aurora-SchAAS). Pricing is quote-based with no public disclosure, and contract values such as the $9 million U.S. Navy OMIA award and four new DoD LLM contracts (October 2025) reflect the enterprise-scale, mission-critical nature of the engagements.

Name

Stottler Henke Associates

Legal name

Stottler Henke Associates, Inc.

Website

https://stottlerhenke.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Stottler Henke Associates is an employee-owned AI software company specializing in intelligent scheduling, autonomous fault detection, and simulation-based training for U.S. defense agencies, NASA, aerospace primes like Boeing, and healthcare institutions, anchored by its proprietary Aurora scheduling engine.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

AI Scheduling and Planning Software

NAICS

Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing (334511), Other Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing (336419)

SIC

Search, Detection, Navagation, Guidance, Aeronautical Sys (3812), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

Autonomy Software, AI & Mission Management (UAS/UXV) (IMABAIAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Autonomous Flight Control & Guidance Systems (UAS/Urban Air Mobility) (IMABAFAO), AI Application Enablement Platforms (Copilot/Agent Frameworks, SDKs) (HDAEANAJ)

Keywords

• AI scheduling software
• Resource optimization tools
• Project management software
• Fault detection systems
• Simulation training platforms

Headquarters

HQ city

San Mateo

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. AI Software Products and Licensing: Stottler Henke generates revenue primarily through the sale and licensing of its AI software products including Aurora, Aurora-CCPM, MARS, MIDAS, MAIFLOWER, InfoTracker, DataMontage, SimBionic, and related solutions. Products can run as standalone applications or be integrated with enterprise systems such as Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, and SAP.
2. Custom AI Solutions and Consulting: The company provides technology consulting, feasibility studies, rapid prototypes, software development, implementation, and technology transfer services. These professional services complement product licensing and generate recurring revenue through custom development engagements for government and enterprise clients.
3. Enterprise Software Subscriptions and Support: Given the complex, long-term nature of enterprise and government deployments (Boeing, NASA, U.S. Space Force), the company likely generates revenue through software support agreements, maintenance contracts, and potential subscription components for hosted or cloud-based deployments such as Aurora-Viewer and Aurora-SchAAS.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Stottler Henke develops and licenses proprietary AI-based software products centered on its Aurora intelligent planning and scheduling engine, with vertical applications for satellite communication scheduling (MARS/MIDAS), lunar rover fault detection (MAIFLOWER), helicopter crew simulation training (OMIA), and knowledge management/discovery (InfoTracker, MediBridge, IKODA, ADCT). The company also provides technology consulting, custom AI development, prototyping, implementation, and technology transfer services to government agencies and large enterprises.

Product overview

Stottler Henke Associates offers a portfolio of AI-powered software products centered on its Aurora intelligent scheduling engine. The core offering includes Aurora (intelligent planning and scheduling), Aurora-CCPM (Critical Chain Project Management), and Aurora-Viewer (free P6 XER file viewer). Space-specific applications include MARS/MIDAS (satellite communication scheduling for U.S. Space Force/Air Force) and MAIFLOWER (lunar rover fault detection). Additional products include InfoTracker (text overlap detection), DataMontage (data visualization), SimBionic (intelligent tutoring), and OMIA (helicopter cockpit simulation training). Knowledge management solutions include MediBridge (medical terminology mapping), IKODA (data mining visualization), and ADCT (design coordination). The portfolio serves government agencies (NASA, U.S. Space Force, U.S. Air Force, Navy) and commercial clients in aerospace, healthcare, and manufacturing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Aurora: Intelligent planning and scheduling system
• Aurora-CCPM
• InfoTracker
• DataMontage
• SimBionic
• MARS
• MIDAS
• MAIFLOWER
• OMIA
• MediBridge
• IKODA
• ADCT

Products and services

• Aurora Aurora is Stottler Henke's flagship AI-based intelligent planning and scheduling engine that automatically solves complex scheduling problems too difficult for traditional optimization or dispatch rule techniques. It handles multi-thousand-task projects with sophisticated constraints including physical space, resource allocation, and variable task durations, supports forward, backward, and mixed-mode scheduling, and provides intelligent conflict resolution with decision support. It is sold to U.S. federal agencies, aerospace manufacturers, and healthcare organizations.
• Aurora-CCPM Aurora-CCPM combines Aurora's intelligent scheduling engine with Critical Chain Project Management (CCPM) theory to deliver resource-driven project management for large-scale manufacturing, turnaround, and maintenance operations. Used by Boeing across more than 60 applications and designated by NASA as a Small Business Innovation Research Success Story.
• Aurora-Viewer Aurora-Viewer is a free Primavera P6 XER file viewer that provides schedule visualization capabilities to support the Aurora ecosystem.
• Aurora-SchAAS Aurora-SchAAS (Intelligent Resource Scheduling as a Service) is a cloud-based offering that delivers Aurora's intelligent scheduling capabilities as a hosted service.
• MARS (MIDAS Automated Resource Scheduler) MARS is a globally-distributed, real-time AI scheduling system that creates, optimizes, coordinates, and executes worldwide satellite communication schedules for the U.S. Space Force Satellite Control Network. It handles hundreds of satellites, thousands of tasks, and multiple competing constellations, automatically deconflicting schedules and reducing human operator cognitive load by over 90%.
• MIDAS MIDAS (Managed Intelligent Deconfliction and Scheduling) rapidly schedules and deconflicts satellite communication requests from the Satellite Control Network, reducing scheduler workload by automating conflict resolution. It employs a two-stage process that shuffles tasks within constraints before applying user-definable business rules to relax constraints when necessary.
• MIDAS 3.5 MIDAS 3.5 automatically generates Program Action Plans (PAPs) for Satellite Operations Centers, selecting contacts that meet 100% of mission requirements within minutes of processing and enabling lights-out SOC operations.
• MAIFLOWER MAIFLOWER (Modular AI for Faults: Local Watch and Efficient Response) is an AI-based fault detection, diagnosis, and recovery system that uses a hybrid approach combining model-based reasoning and data-driven machine learning. It runs on the ROS framework and integrates with core Flight System (cFS), and is used for lunar rover fault detection on Astrobotic's VOLT system.
• InfoTracker InfoTracker supports rapid identification of meaningful text overlaps in large document collections for plagiarism detection, classified document redaction, information retrieval, and identification of multi-word key terms.
• DataMontage DataMontage is a data comparison and visualization tool for identifying patterns and anomalies across large datasets.
• SimBionic SimBionic is an intelligent tutoring system development platform that encodes subject matter and teaching expertise for automated training, supporting autonomous behavior modeling in simulations.
• OMIA (Operator Machine Interface Assistant) OMIA (Operator Machine Interface Assistant) is a flexible, low-cost PC- and web-hosted Part-Task Trainer for U.S. Navy MH-60S and MH-60R helicopter crews. It includes Mission Display, Flight Display, CDU simulation, and an optional Acoustic Training System (ATS) module that connects to the actual helicopter acoustic processor for realistic sonar data playback.
• MediBridge MediBridge uses a novel AI approach to terminology mapping to translate from proprietary medical terminology to universal medical standards for Health Information Exchange. It exploits community feedback from domain experts paired with expert evidence sources.
• IKODA (Intelligent KnOwledge Discovery Assistant) IKODA provides interactive, data-aware visualizations of data mining results with drag-and-drop capabilities and PMML support. Used in database fraud detection, network anomaly detection, and epidemiological research.
• ADCT (Advanced Design Coordination Tool) ADCT is an active, web-based repository of design decisions and underlying rationale. It helps distributed design teams work effectively by tracking effects of design changes and notifying affected designers automatically.

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 50% project duration reduction versus other CCPM products (Aurora scheduling engine)
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration12 records

AI capability14 records

Feature14 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Astrobotic TechnologycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 March 2026Stottler Henke partnered with Astrobotic Technology to run a fully integrated lunar rover fault detection, diagnosis, and mitigation test campaign for Astrobotic's VOLT (Vertical Solar Array Technology Optimized for Lunar Traverse) rover. The partnership consisted of 36 individual tests across 5 test types, culminating in a soil collapse simulation in Astrobotic's sand pit. Stottler Henke's MAIFLOWER software was integrated with Astrobotic's gimbal control system, enabling real-time fault detection and recovery. The VOLT rover is planned for lunar deployment in 2029.
• BoeingcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBoeing uses Aurora-CCPM across more than 60 applications managing diverse commercial and defense aircraft production systems, including the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. Boeing's use of Aurora began over 15 years ago and has grown significantly. A Boeing study demonstrated Aurora managed resources more efficiently than all other software Boeing could identify, including Boeing's own internally developed software maintained for almost two decades.
• NASA Kennedy Space CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStottler Henke has worked with NASA's Kennedy Space Center (KSC) to develop Aurora-KSC for automating ground processing scheduling. Aurora-KSC has been applied to Space Launch System (SLS) processing and Commercial Crew Program scheduling. Aurora was also used for Space Shuttle maintenance, repair and overhaul scheduling. The relationship spans multiple decades of NASA-funded SBIR and other contracts.
• U.S. Space ForcecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStottler Henke's MARS (MIDAS Automated Resource Scheduler) system achieved live operational deployment by the U.S. Space Force in September 2025, replacing the legacy ESD 2.7 system that had been in service since 1992. MARS now serves as the primary scheduling system for the Satellite Control Network (SCN), managing 18 antennas and over 165,000 annual satellite contacts globally.
• U.S. Air Force (22nd Space Operations Squadron)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerU.S. Air Force 22nd Space Operations Squadron at Schriever Air Force Base uses MIDAS for satellite control network scheduling and deconfliction. Two MIDAS systems are deployed at Schriever AFB for testing and verification. MIDAS 3.5 was developed in collaboration with operators at the RDT&E Support Complex at Kirtland AFB and is being considered for operational transition.
• U.S. Navy (PMA-205)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerU.S. Navy's PMA-205 program office developed and deployed OMIA (Operator Machine Interface Assistant) with Stottler Henke for MH-60S and MH-60R helicopter crew training. The $9 million contract resulted in a flexible, low-cost PC and web-hosted Part-Task Trainer deployed across Navy fleet squadrons. The relationship spans from 1996 to present, with ongoing updates and expansion of training capabilities.
• Massachusetts General HospitalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMassachusetts General Hospital uses Aurora software to schedule clinical rotations, on-call shifts, and clinic hours for its Internal Medicine residency program. Aurora streamlines a three-phase scheduling process that previously required highly skilled schedulers an enormous amount of time.
• U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel CommandminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStottler Henke developed MediBridge for the U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command under Contract No. W81XWH-13-C-0036. MediBridge uses AI for terminology mapping to support Universal Health Information Exchange, improving patient healthcare and supporting health research.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Oracle (Primavera P6): Oracle's Primavera P6 is the dominant enterprise project management/scheduling platform for aerospace and construction. Stottler Henke's Aurora integrates with P6 (and Boeing uses both), making P6 the primary incumbent scheduling platform Aurora augments.
• C3.ai: C3.ai provides an enterprise AI application platform serving aerospace & defense customers including the U.S. Air Force. Comparable as a broad enterprise-AI incumbent overlapping in federal/defense AI deployments.
• SAIC: SAIC is a large federal IT and defense services integrator that delivers AI, simulation, and mission solutions to U.S. Air Force, Space Force, and NASA. Comparable as a scaled incumbent in the same federal customer set.
• Leidos: Leidos provides defense, intelligence, and aerospace IT solutions, including space mission support and AI applications. Comparable as a broad incumbent serving overlapping federal customers (U.S. Space Force, NASA, intelligence community).
• Anduril Industries: Anduril develops AI-driven defense systems (Lattice OS, autonomous platforms) for U.S. DoD. Comparable as a defense-AI incumbent pursuing adjacent autonomy/mission management capabilities.
• Booz Allen Hamilton: Booz Allen Hamilton is a major federal AI and consulting services provider serving DoD, intelligence, and civil agencies. Comparable as a scaled consulting/AI incumbent that competes for similar federal AI and digital transformation contracts.
• Palantir Technologies: Palantir sells enterprise AI/data platforms (Gotham, Foundry) deeply embedded across DoD, Space Force, and intelligence community. Comparable as a much larger AI-for-government incumbent, though its platform is broader and not specialized in scheduling.

Emerging players

• Rebellion Defense: Rebellion Defense builds AI products for U.S. national security missions across intelligence, surveillance, and decision support. Comparable as an emerging defense-AI player pursuing similar federal AI opportunities.
• Shield AI: Shield AI builds AI pilots and autonomous systems for defense aircraft and unmanned platforms. Comparable as an emerging defense-AI player in autonomy/mission management, though focused on tactical UAS rather than scheduling software.

Direct peers

• Decision Lens: Decision Lens provides AI-powered resource allocation and prioritization software for government and defense agencies. Closest direct peer — both firms apply AI to high-stakes resource/scheduling decisions for the same DoD customer base.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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