so in december of 2009 i had joined the in philadelphia. it sounds very technical, but all it is is just troo toy troo prevent u.s. technology from getting into the wrong hands. illegal acquisitions of u.s. goods and technology can assist our adversaries in harming u.s. soldiers. citizens and allies. basically what we do is we go out to companies all around the country so that they know who we are and can call us if they see any wrongdoing. so my first outreach was to a company called agi. they produce complex three-dimensional simulation software called stk, satellite tool kit. that wasn t my world. i mean, i was coming from investigating narcotics trafficel. what really opened my eyes to the importance of this technology was a simulation that they ran for me of a ballistic missile launch from north korea