As the Director of Security Services for Helm Point Solutions, Dave Webb, is a thought leader in force protection. With more than 25 years in law enforcement, he holds a strategic role in the safety and security of our customers. Dave is an advocate and a catalyst for change in security policy and processes. He is a promoter of public awareness and education. He has been an internationally recognized authority and an invited speaker on mass crowd control since the 2009 Presidential Inauguration, where he was the WMATA representative, coordinating police officers from 175 jurisdictions, providing security support to the event.

Dave joined the Helm Point Team in 2010, creating a culture of customer service where employees see their value to the mission. He champions our force protection teams to meet the challenges of evolving security threats and the unpredictable forces of mother nature with a focus on preempting their affects by planning, preparing and practicing.

Prior to his adventures at Helm Point, Dave was sworn to serve and protect the citizens of the Washington Metro Area.  As the Deputy Chief of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Police Department (WMATA), a tri-state police department with a jurisdiction and arrest powers throughout the 1,500 square mile Transit Zone that spans the DMV area for crimes that occur in or against Transit Authority facilities. It is the only tri-jurisdictional police agency in the country and serves a population of 3.2 million. During his tenure with MTPD as Deputy Chief of police he served as principle advisor to the chief of police on operational, administrative, and tactical police and security matters, managing 300 + police officers.

He earned his Bachelor of Science in Police Science from George Washington University, Washington, DC, and is also a graduate of the FBI National Academy.

Dave’s biggest security success has been as the father of two smart and successful daughters whom follow their father’s footsteps in pursuing their passions. On a nice day, Dave can be found either working on his collection of  toys or enjoying the open road on his motorcycle with friends.

Kathryn Shamleffer, Chief Operating Officer of Helm Point Solutions is a Maryland native and educated with a degree from the University of Maryland.  Kathryn’s career has been an investment in the success of Maryland, its businesses, its students, its government and the government entities that reside here in Maryland. She has worked within the commercial and intelligence space using best practices from each to deliver awareness, success and growth for each organization.

Kathryn has been a catalyst for repeatable processes, transforming Helm Point offerings in Maryland to primes and customers in Virginia, Delaware, Washington, DC and Georgia.

As the COO, Kathryn has delivered a critical mix of product and services knowledge to the Helm Point team and their customers. Ms. Shamleffer continues to practice her craft at Helm Point Solutions where she has focused on building a strong back office infrastructure to support the future growth of the organization.

When Kathryn isn’t keeping our operations propelling forward, she can be found spending time with her family enjoying the outdoors either on the water, cycling or on her farm.

Rhonda Cornelsen is the CEO of Helm Point Solutions, a Women Owned business delivering high-end solutions to solve the most complex challenges in cyber security and protection services. Rhonda is a technologist and an entrepreneur with expertise in building agile organizations that respond to the changing missions of Intelligence Community, DoD and commercial customers. She has supported the IC since 1989 and NGA since 2009. A graduate of the University of Richmond Mathematics program, she has pioneered the way for women in the security field, both in technology and in taking a boots on the ground approach to physical security rolling up her sleeves and working alongside her team and understanding the needs of her clients. Rhonda has championed the company’s advancement of technical capabilities and expansion of security support services.

Her approach to furthering the education and careers of her crew and commitment to providing superior service for her customers has made her a trusted contractor in this community. Rhonda founded Helm Point Solutions on the idea that a culture of promoting a work and life balance while providing challenging and engaging work allows the best possible solution for both the team and the workplace.

With a trusted history of success and an eye on the future Rhonda is committed to keeping the lines of communication and innovation open while growing Helm Point Solutions to provide opportunities as the needs in the world of security grow.

When not captaining the ship at Helm Point Rhonda can be found enjoying the open waters, sailing with friends and family.

Mike DeLorenzo has over 30 years of experience in the assessment, test, evaluation, documentation and management of security issues, systems, programs, and diverse environments for both the DoD and IC.  Mike leads the Engineering and Cybersecurity teams at Helm Point.    He has managed business units as large as $40M in revenue with over 100 cleared technical personnel.  Duties have included program execution, business development, capture management, proposal generation, costing, recruiting and many other executive responsibilities necessary to manage and grow a business unit.  

Mike served in the United States Air Force (USAF) for 12 years, the final years as a Special Agent with the Air Force Office of Special Investigations (AFOSI) specializing in the planning, organizing, coordinating and executing of counterintelligence and counterterrorism operations. He spent a year each of his Air Force career studying both Russian and Turkish at the Defense Language Institute.

With growth in mind, Mike is pursuing teaming relationships, new contract vehicles and expanding his existing team.

Mr. Kociemba is a seasoned cybersecurity professional with extensive experience in cyber-protection cyber-resilience, strategic planning and the authorization and approval (A&A) of IT systems at all levels of security classification.  Mr. Kociemba began his cybersecurity career consulting with commercial organizations (higher education, healthcare, financial and defense contractors) who were striving to secure their computing infrastructures before moving on to federal (IC and DOD) and state cybersecurity environments.   Mr. Kociemba has held leadership positions at US Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM) as Authorizing Official (AO) at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) where he was the Chief Risk Management Officer while serving concurrently as the Information System Security Manager (ISSM) for the 17 agencies of the US Intelligence Community and most recently at the National Security Agency where he was the Delegated Authorizing Official.  

Mr. Kociemba has extensive experience and in-depth knowledge of NIST’s two cyber-governance frameworks – the NIST Risk Management Framework (RMF) and the NIST Cyber Security Framework (CSF).  Over the years, Mr. Kociemba has established a stellar record of developing and implementing security programs to safeguard information assets, mitigate threats, and ensure data confidentiality/integrity in compliance with established security standards and guidelines.  Mike serves as Helm Point’s SME when it comes to NIST, RMF and CMMC Compliance.

  As the Cyber Security Assurance Manager at Helm Point Solutions, Jason Sproesser spearheads the organization’s efforts in helping government contractors achieve DFARS, NIST, and CMMC compliance. Jason’s has developed Helm Point’s Cybersecurity Solution based on a model that illustrates his exceptional ability to work with diverse organizations in both technical and non-technical sectors, a thorough knowledge and understanding of compliance requirements and customer environments, and a proven track record for helping organizations improve their cybersecurity programs.

An emerging thought leader in the subject of Governance, Risk, and Compliance; Jason provides industry awareness to the foundational elements of cyber program development. He has developed and executed risk and compliance programs at the enterprise level for multiple government and commercial clients for nearly a decade.

Jason is a lifelong Maryland resident and a graduate of the University of Maryland Global Campus. When not helping DOD contractors protect our nation’s most critical assets; Jason can be found spending time with his family, watching the Alabama Crimson Tide, or playing 18 on the golf course.