About Us

About Us

Who we are.

The Training Data Project (TDP) is your mission-driven AI partner, co-founded by husband-and-wife team Dave Cook and Noami DeVore.


Dave has more than 30 years of experience in AI, geospatial intelligence, and analytics across the public and private sectors. He has led major AI initiatives in the defense and intelligence communities, teaches AI and geospatial intelligence at the University of Maryland and Wake Forest University, and co-founded TDP to advance AI with measurable impact. He currently supports AI initiatives in the Department of Defense and the Intelligence Community.


Noami is a designer and entrepreneur who has built and managed a successful business in Washington, DC, for over two decades. She brings creative vision and disciplined execution to TDP, with an approach that mirrors the foundations of good AI: start with first principles, design for purpose, and measure success rigorously.


Together, Dave and Noami combine technical expertise, operational leadership, business discipline, and design thinking to deliver AI solutions that are technically robust, strategically grounded, and built to achieve measurable results on time, on target, and on budget.


The Training Data Project (TDP) is your mission-driven AI partner, co-founded by husband-and-wife team Dave Cook and Noami DeVore.


Dave has more than 30 years of experience in AI, geospatial intelligence, and analytics across the public and private sectors. He has led major AI initiatives in the defense and intelligence communities, teaches AI and geospatial intelligence at the University of Maryland and Wake Forest University, and co-founded TDP to advance AI with measurable impact. He currently supports classified AI initiatives across all 18 IC elements.


Noami is a designer and entrepreneur who has built and managed a successful business in Washington, DC, for over two decades. She brings creative vision and disciplined execution to TDP, with an approach that mirrors the foundations of good AI: start with first principles, design for purpose, and measure success rigorously.

Together, Dave and Noami combine technical expertise, operational leadership, business discipline, and design thinking to deliver AI solutions that are technically robust, strategically grounded, and built to achieve measurable results on time, on target, and on budget.

Noami DeVore | Co-Founder, CEO

Noami DeVore | Co-Founder, CEO

Dave Cook | Co-Founder, Chief AI Officer

Dave Cook | Co-Founder, Chief AI Officer

We are proud to lead a team that blends deep AI expertise with sharp business and design acumen to build AI that works, delivers, and lasts.

We are proud to lead a team that blends deep AI expertise with sharp business and design acumen to build AI that works, delivers, and lasts.

We are proud to lead a team that blends deep AI expertise with sharp business and design acumen to build AI that works, delivers, and lasts.

TDP is your hands-on partner in AI. We use AI Value Science to show what works, what measures up, and what is wasting resources.

From data to deployment, we deliver solutions that are advanced, accountable, and risk-aware.

The result is AI that controls cost, meets the need, and delivers measurable value from day one.

TDP is your hands-on partner in AI. We use AI Value Science to show what works, what measures up, and what is wasting resources.

From data to deployment, we deliver solutions that are advanced, accountable, and risk-aware.

The result is AI that controls cost, meets the need, and delivers measurable value from day one.

TDP is your hands-on partner in AI. We use AI Value Science to show what works, what measures up, and what is wasting resources.

From data to deployment, we deliver solutions that are advanced, accountable, and risk-aware.

The result is AI that controls cost, meets the need, and delivers measurable value from day one.

What we do.


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Accelerate Federal AI Growth.

Accelerate Federal AI Growth.


We help you break into and grow in the Federal AI market. Our team works on government AI pathfinders and high-impact programs in both unclassified and classified environments. We know the customers, integrators, and businesses driving adoption. We help you spot opportunities others miss, including who has funding and what they need next.

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Transform Organizations.

Transform Organizations.

Through our Secure Core AI Idea Factory (S/CIF), we help turn AI into a true strategic advantage. We train and upskill teams, guide rapid prototyping to meet customer needs, and lead R&D that delivers long-term innovation and revenue. Our goal is to make AI a core profit center for your business.

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Measure AI Value.

Measure AI Value.

We apply AI Value Science to track the return on your AI investments. We ask the hard questions: What does success look like? How will we measure it? Are we making a difference for the resources we spend? When should we double down, and when should we stop? Inspired by Robert McNamara’s disciplined approach, we believe hope is not a strategy. Every dollar and every hour must tie directly to results.


Our mission.

We believe responsible AI is AI that delivers a clear return on investment. Born from a nonprofit initiative, TDP exists to put that principle into practice:

We believe responsible AI is AI that delivers a clear return on investment. Born from a nonprofit initiative, TDP exists to put that principle into practice:

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Decisions are based on explicit mission value, not compromise.

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Decisions are based on explicit mission value, not compromise.

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Decisions are based on explicit mission value, not compromise.

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Needs and costs are weighed together.

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Needs and costs are weighed together.

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Every choice is tested against clear, balanced, and feasible options.

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Every choice is tested against clear, balanced, and feasible options.

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Every choice is tested against clear, balanced, and feasible options.

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Leaders have unbiased data and forward-looking analysis to guide decisions.

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Leaders have unbiased data and forward-looking analysis to guide decisions.

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Leaders have unbiased data and forward-looking analysis to guide decisions.

The AI race is here. Every dollar and every hour counts. We replace guesswork with measurable, accountable AI that strengthens human–machine teaming and delivers a strategic edge.

The AI race is here. Every dollar and every hour counts. We replace guesswork with measurable, accountable AI that strengthens human–machine teaming and delivers a strategic edge.

Project.

Proj•ect. noun

An individual or collaborative enterprise that is carefully planned to achieve a particular aim.

Proj•ect. noun


An individual or collaborative enterprise that is carefully planned to achieve a particular aim.

The Training Data Project:
Committed to constant iteration.

The Training Data Project:
Committed to constant iteration.

Like the Manhattan Project united expertise for a national mission, TDP brings together people with the ideas to accelerate, transform, and grow AI adoption across the Federal landscape. We turn your capabilities into measurable impact, connecting you to the Federal AI missions that matter most.

Like the Manhattan Project united expertise for a national mission, TDP brings together people with the ideas to accelerate, transform, and grow AI adoption across the Federal landscape. We turn your capabilities into measurable impact, connecting you to the Federal AI missions that matter most.

Partner with us.

Partner with us.

If you want to harness AI effectively and keep it aligned with your mission, TDP will be with you every step of the way. Together, we will turn AI from potential into performance.

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© 2025 The Training Data Project. All rights reserved.

Primary NAICS Codes

541519 | 541511 | 541512 | 541715

Cage Code: 13VM0

(UEI): LWQTJMF5URP3

© 2025 The Training Data Project. All rights reserved.
TDP Logo

Primary NAICS Codes

541519 | 541511 | 541512 | 541715

Cage Code: 13VM0

(UEI): LWQTJMF5URP3

© 2025 The Training Data Project. All rights reserved.