Iowa, USA — Founded by Kandace Cannon

Stonewood Management Solutions LLC Sovereign Infrastructure for People & Technology

A research-driven consulting and management firm delivering applied research, workforce development, and operational improvement across public systems, justice reform, and advanced technology — through two purpose-built subsidiaries.

Our Mission

Building Infrastructure for the People Who Need It Most

Stonewood Management Solutions was founded on a conviction: the most powerful infrastructure a nation can build is the kind that works for everyone. That means advanced technology free from foreign supply chain dependency. And it means the human infrastructure — the research, the workforce pathways, the operational systems — that ensures communities are equipped to participate in what comes next.

Our work aligns with the national shift toward performance-based, multi-provider public service delivery as outlined in the 2026 Office of Public Policy Reform framework, which proposes licensed, performance-contracted providers operating under unified national and state standards, subject to independent oversight.

Through StoneWood Microelectronics, we are building the semiconductor stack for the post-silicon era. Through the Laboratory, we are building the talent pipeline and community resilience systems to sustain it. The people the system has historically excluded are exactly the people who will build what comes next.

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SubsidiariesStoneWood Microelectronics & the Laboratory
100%
DomesticAll operations, supply chain, and R&D conducted in the United States
$180B+
Market HorizonAll-optical AI compute TAM targeted by StoneWood Microelectronics
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Carceral ServicesThe Laboratory serves people, systems, and communities — not prisons
Corporate Structure

One Umbrella. Two Missions.

Stonewood Management Solutions LLC is the parent holding company governing both subsidiaries under a unified strategic vision and shared operational philosophy.

Parent — Holding Company
Stonewood Management Solutions LLC
Iowa, USA — Kandace Cannon, Founder & CEO
Subsidiary — Deep Technology
StoneWood Microelectronics

Sovereign, EUV-free semiconductor infrastructure. Lambda Process™, Sawyer Synthetic EDA Suite, and all-optical switching core for the post-silicon era.

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Subsidiary — Research & Workforce
Stonewood Innovative Research and Development Laboratory

Applied research, workforce development, reentry pathways, and systemic improvement for justice-involved communities, institutions, and public-private partners.

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Core Service Areas

Six Areas. One Mandate.

Research-driven solutions that improve outcomes, strengthen accountability, and build long-term resilience across complex public systems.

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Applied & Operational Research

Evidence-based research that informs policy, improves program design, and strengthens institutional decision-making. Directly reflects the OPPR framework's emphasis on performance standards and independent oversight.

  • Workforce development research
  • Program evaluation & impact analysis
  • Technology adoption readiness
  • Risk & resilience modeling
  • Human performance optimization
  • Infrastructure lifecycle analysis
02

Workforce Development & Training Systems

Designing and evaluating workforce programs that build real skills, reduce recidivism, and strengthen community resilience. Successful reentry requires more than compliance — it requires opportunity.

  • Justice-involved individuals
  • Non-violent individuals in ICE detention
  • Community-based reentry populations
  • High-demand industry sectors
  • Public-sector & nonprofit pipelines
03

Operational Improvement & Systems Modernization

Helping organizations modernize processes, governance, and compliance structures — addressing systemic weaknesses in public safety and detention environments.

  • Execution capability development
  • Program governance & oversight
  • Process & workflow design
  • Compliance support
  • Data infrastructure & transparency
04

Justice-System Reform Solutions

Improving outcomes, strengthening accountability, and supporting community resilience. The OPPR framework documents profound accountability gaps — 324,152 civilian misconduct complaints (2016–2022), only 1 in 7 ruled in favor of civilians.

  • Applied research & performance evaluation
  • Community-aligned program design
  • Civil-rights-aligned accountability frameworks
  • Independent oversight mechanisms
  • Standardized performance metrics
05

Support for Non-Violent Individuals in Immigration Detention

Human-centred programs for vulnerable populations. StoneWood does not participate in detention operations. We support the people and systems surrounding detention.

  • Workforce development & skills training
  • Digital literacy & technology readiness
  • Applied research & program evaluation
  • Community-based reentry pathways
  • Operational improvement for service providers
06

Education & Workforce Ecosystem Support

Supporting education systems, workforce boards, and training providers through research, design, and operational improvement aligned with the OPPR call for multi-provider, performance-based reform.

  • Curriculum & program design
  • Performance evaluation
  • Equity & access analysis
  • Applied research
  • Operational improvement
Policy Framework

Aligned with the 2026 Office of Public Policy Reform Framework

Our work supports the OPPR's proposed model of licensed, performance-contracted service providers — public, non-profit, and private — operating under unified national and state standards with independent oversight. Stonewood is built to operate within this emerging accountability infrastructure, not around it.

324,152
Civilian police misconduct complaints (2016–2022)
1 in 7
Complaints ruled in favor of civilians
12,365
Police killings (2013–2023) with documented racial disparities
The Laboratory

The Stonewood Innovative Research and Development Laboratory

Stonewood's applied research and training platform — transforming research into deployable solutions that strengthen institutions and the communities they serve.

The Research Engine Behind Reform

From Research to Deployable Solutions

The Laboratory serves as Stonewood's applied research and training platform, supporting justice-system partners, workforce development agencies, and community organisations through data-informed research, workforce program development, technology readiness support, and community-based innovation.

The immigration-detention landscape is dominated by private operators such as CoreCivic (~65,000 beds, $2.2B revenue 2025) and The GEO Group (~75,000 beds, $2.6B revenue 2025). These companies benefit from guaranteed occupancy clauses, long-term government contracts, and limited transparency. Meanwhile, detainees — especially non-violent individuals — face inadequate programming and poor reentry support.

The Laboratory does not serve those operators. The Laboratory serves the people and systems surrounding them.

Stonewood does not provide enforcement, detention, or carceral services. We strengthen the systems that support people — not the systems that detain them.
Data-Informed Research & Evaluation

Evidence-based program evaluation, impact analysis, and outcome measurement for justice-system institutions and community partners.

Workforce & Training Program Development

Industry-aligned skills mapping, competency frameworks, and training program design for justice-involved and community-based populations.

Semiconductor Workforce Pipeline

Creating direct pathways for justice-involved individuals into domestic semiconductor and advanced manufacturing roles — feeding the talent gap the CHIPS Act has identified.

Technology Readiness & Adoption Support

Assessing and improving institutional capacity to adopt, integrate, and sustain new technology systems in complex public environments.

Community-Based Innovation Initiatives

Local talent pipeline development, community advisory mechanisms, and participatory program design that embeds community input at every stage.

Data Infrastructure & Transparency Frameworks

Standardised operational reporting, interoperability support, and real-time performance monitoring aligned with OPPR accountability standards.

The Strategic Connection

Why These Two Divisions Belong Together

The semiconductor industry needs 115,000+ new workers by 2030. the Laboratory builds the pipeline. StoneWood Microelectronics builds the jobs. CHIPS Act Section 9906 allocates $200M for exactly this intersection.

StoneWood Microelectronics Needs People
CHIPS Act creates 115,000+ domestic semiconductor job openings by 2030 that the existing pipeline cannot fill
Lambda Process manufacturing and Sawyer EDA support roles require trained domestic technicians and engineers
Sovereign supply chain requires sovereign workforce — foreign-trained talent creates the same dependency as foreign fabs
CHIPS Act Section 9906 allocates $200M for workforce development with priority for underrepresented populations
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The Laboratory Builds the People
Justice-involved individuals represent one of the largest untapped domestic talent pools — excluded by systemic barriers, not capability
The Laboratory designs evidence-based training pathways that build real semiconductor and advanced manufacturing skills
Community-based innovation pipelines create local economic resilience while solving the national workforce gap
Reduced recidivism, increased employment, and strengthened communities are measurable national security outcomes
Philosophy

What We Believe

Stonewood operates with the discipline of an institutional capital steward and the mission of a public-interest research institute. Six principles govern every decision across both subsidiaries.

Sovereignty First

Every technology we build and every workforce pathway we create is designed to reduce dependency — on foreign supply chains, foreign capital, and systems that have historically excluded entire communities.

Evidence Over Assumption

Whether validating a technology architecture or evaluating a reentry programme, we insist on data. Evidence-based approaches are not a methodology — they are a commitment to accountability.

The Excluded Are the Builders

The people the system has historically overlooked carry disproportionate ingenuity and drive. We do not provide charity — we provide infrastructure, opportunity, and the recognition that exclusion is a systemic failure.

Systems Thinking

Isolated solutions fail because problems are not isolated. Workforce development without technology creates skilled people with nowhere to go. Technology without workforce creates infrastructure nobody can run.

Circular by Design

From urban-mined materials that reclaim e-waste into semiconductor feedstocks, to workforce pipelines that return community members to productive participation — everything Stonewood builds closes loops.

Long-Term Resilience

We do not optimise for the next quarter. We build for the next decade — positioning for committed industry roadmaps, and building reentry pathways that reduce recidivism across generations.

Who We Serve

Our Partners & Clients

Across both subsidiaries, Stonewood works with organisations that share our commitment to sovereign, community-centred infrastructure and long-term resilience.

State & Local Governments
Defense VCs & National Security Funds
Community-Based Organisations
DoD / AFWERX / NSF SBIR
Nonprofits & Humanitarian Partners
Workforce Development Agencies
Justice-Involved Institutions
Public-Private Coalitions
Deep-Tech Hardware VCs
Foundations & Grant-Funded Initiatives
Education & Training Providers
Immigration-Related Service Organisations
Leadership

The Team Behind Stonewood

Built by founders with dual fluency in technical architecture and organisational execution.

KC

Kandace Cannon

Founder & CEO — Stonewood Management Solutions LLC

Founder and lead architect across both subsidiaries. Nine foundational research projects spanning semiconductor technology, organisational management, and international business. Dual fluency in technical architecture and organisational execution ensures seamless delivery across both the technology and community missions.

Lambda Process Sawyer EDA The Laboratory DoD / AFWERX NSF SBIR Justice Reform
MU

Muhammad Usman

Lead Systems Architect — StoneWood Microelectronics

6+ years of ASIC development across physical design, power integrity, EMIR sign-off, PDN analysis, and timing closure for silicon-proven SoCs. Head of Sawyer EDA design workspace layout, PDK workflow optimisation, and front-end CAD interface deployment.

ASIC Design Sawyer EDA GaN/CMOS PDK Pipeline
Contact

Connect With Stonewood

Whether you are a potential partner, investor, researcher, community organisation, or future team member — we want to hear from you.

General & Corporate

General enquiries, media requests, speaking engagements, the Laboratory partnerships, and corporate discussions for Stonewood Management Solutions.

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StoneWood Microelectronics

Technology partnerships, investor relations, Sawyer EDA licensing, and design partner enquiries for the semiconductor subsidiary.

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The Laboratory & Community

Research collaborations, workforce development programmes, justice-system partnerships, and community-based innovation initiatives.

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