About

Not my first rodeo

Argus isn't a thesis written by observers. It's the product of over 20+ years building, securing, and commercializing technology — and a total immersion in agentic AI.

01 — The Founder

Richard Schafer

Founder & Chief Executive Officer · AI & Agentic Systems Leader

Richard is a technology executive and hands-on AI builder with 20+ years leading product development, digital transformation, and enterprise architecture — now focused entirely on agentic AI and intelligent automation. He has spent his career on both sides of the build: setting strategy in the boardroom and writing the architecture that makes it real.

From his first start-up, Chrystal Networks, Inc., to a SaaS integration layer connecting enterprise ERP, CRM, and logistics systems at TSN, LLC, Richard has been innovating for over two decades. Long before "agents" was a category, he was orchestrating specialized models into collaborative decision layers. He is a two-time U.S. patent holder, a U.S. Army combat veteran of Desert Shield / Desert Storm, and the architect of the Argus platform.

U.S. Army Combat Veteran 2× U.S. Patent Holder PMI PMP ITIL 4 Google Cloud AI/ML SAM.gov Registered
02 — Why This Background Matters

The rare full-stack founder.

Architecture + Execution

Two decades as a CTO and enterprise architect means Argus is designed like infrastructure — with security, observability, and governance in mind from the start, not bolted on later.

AI Before the Hype

Early model-migration plans, Fortune 500 AI roadmaps, conversational AI in production, edge inference hardware — Argus distills years of applied lessons, not a season of enthusiasm.

Mission Discipline

Military communications, patents, and enterprise compliance frameworks — the rigor that regulated and government customers require is native to how Argus is built.

03 — The Company

Argus Sovereign AI, LLC

Named for Argus Panoptes — the hundred-eyed sentinel of Greek mythology who never fully slept. The right name for a system whose job is to watch over yours.

Texas LLC

Formed March 31, 2026 · Sachse, TX

Veteran-Owned

100% · NaVOBA certified

SAM.gov

UEI: CYDHPD784L39

USPTO

Provisional patents filed

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