Zamot is also the founder of Corvus Analytics, a consulting firm which helps its clients to design and develop cyber resiliency for complex systems.
[1][2][3] He joined the United States Air Force in 1987, after graduating from the University of Michigan and became a commissioned officer with the rank of second lieutenant.
[1][3] In 2006, he served as the Chief of the training and exercises division of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Combined Land Headquarters in Madrid, Spain.
Other achievements during his tenure include:[5][6][7][8][9] Zamot retired from the United States Air Force in 2012, after 25 years of military service.
The Mission Systems Sector provided program management and other services to the US Air Force, US Navy, US Coast Guard and Federal government.
He also worked in the Acquisition Management Division of Wyle Aerospace Group, a multi-state Business Unit providing cyber-security to customers in the Department of Defense & Federal Government.
The impact of Hurricane Maria basically completed the destruction of the islands power grid leaving thousands of Puerto Rican households without electricity.
The Montana company's lack of experience with projects that big and its alleged ties to President Trump's administration were questioned and the contract was canceled.
[13] In 2017, Zamot was appointed and approved by Puerto Rico's Governor Ricardo Rosselló to serve as the Revitalization Coordinator for the Oversight Board, replacing Aaron Bielenberg.
[14] Zamot made the following statement upon his appointment:[15] "I feel honored to serve and give back to Puerto Rico, my birthplace, and contribute to its success,” “I look forward to working with government and the private sector to establish the conditions for future growth and to increase investment in our island,” The Oversight Board nominated Zamot for the position of emergency manager.
However, the governor of Puerto Rico, opposed the nomination before the U.S. Federal Court because he believed that the move was an overreach of the oversight board's authority.