Ron is an executive leader with over 30 years of law enforcement experience to include 24 years as a special agent with U.S. Immigration and Custom Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations (HSI). Ron serves as a Vice President with Harmonia providing subject matter expertise in law enforcement and cyber, helping craft solutions for Harmonia’s Federal customers. Ron most recently was the acting Deputy Assistant Director for HSI’s Cyber and Operational Technology division serving as the senior executive managing a $170M discretionary budget with 330 direct reports. Prior to that assignment, Ron was the Division Chief for the DHS Cyber Crimes Center which provided a wide range of digital forensic, cyber intelligence and support in cybercrimes and child exploitation investigations to agencies across the Department. Ron has received numerous awards to include a DHS Secretary’s Commendation, Team of the Year, and Exceptional Duty Medal.

Baibhav "BoBo" Devkota is the Executive Director of the Border Enforcement and Management Systems Directorate (BEMSD) at U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). He oversees a portfolio of approximately 155 customized applications, managing their development, deployment, and maintenance. His leadership focuses on fostering collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement in technology to support CBP's border security mission.

Mr. Devkota began his career with CBP in 2003 as a part of the Field Support Directorate’s (FSD) Deployment Team. Mr. Devkota has held various leadership roles within OIT, both at headquarters and in the field. He has served as a Regional Deployment Manager in Springfield, Virginia, an Area Manager in Southern California (2012), and a Regional Director of the National Capital Region (2018). In 2019, Mr. Devkota served as Director of the Enterprise Operational Test and Evaluation Division and then as Deputy Executive Director beginning in 2020. In September 2022, Mr. Devkota served as the Deputy Executive Director for OIT’s Passenger Systems Program Directorate (PSPD) before joining the Border Enforcement and Management Systems Directorate (BEMSD) in May 2023, where he serves as the acting Executive Director. 
  
Mr. Devkota graduated from North Carolina State University with a Degree in Computer Science. He holds a Master’s Certificate in Project Management and is a graduate of CBP LI 1803. 

Nicholas Dimos was named assistant director of the FBI's Finance and Facilities Division in January 2022. Mr. Dimos had most recently served as the deputy assistant director of the division.

Mr. Dimos joined the FBI in 2006 as a budget analyst in the Finance Division. In 2009, Mr. Dimos was promoted to a team leader in the Budget Formulation and Presentation Unit, where he oversaw budget development across several areas.

In 2012, he served as an acting supervisor and transition leader during the establishment of a new procurement unit that focused on strategic sourcing, complex contracting, and workforce development. In 2013, he transferred to the development team of the Bureau’s new financial system, which Mr. Dimos helped implement across the entire FBI.

Mr. Dimos was named the national intelligence financial manager in 2014 and served as the FBI’s senior financial liaison with the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, the Office of Management and Budget, and Congress on national intelligence financial matters.

He was promoted in 2015 to assistant section chief of the recently unified Finance and Facilities Division, overseeing budget formulation, execution, and reporting across all FBI funding sources.

In 2017, Mr. Dimos was appointed as the deputy assistant director of FFD, serving as the FBI’s deputy chief financial officer. He was responsible for budget, procurement, accounting, and audit functions, and led several initiatives to modernize financial services. Mr. Dimos also stood up the new procurement and budget operations at the FBI’s new campus in Huntsville, Alabama.

Before he joined the FBI, Mr. Dimos was a middle school science teacher in Philadelphia through Teach for America. He earned a degree in economics from DePauw University in Indiana and a graduate degree in security studies from Georgetown University.

In his role, Derrick leads the operational personnel, missions and functions of NCMEC to include services provided to families, child-serving professionals and law enforcement. He also supervises the Center’s federal grant awards, which provide critical funds to NCMEC’s mission of finding missing children, stopping child sexual exploitation and assisting law enforcement while managing relationships with critical public, private and industry partners.
Derrick is a highly accomplished member of the Federal Government’s Senior Executive Service with 27 years of law enforcement experience and leadership at the U.S. Department of Justice. Derrick served as the Deputy Director, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Risk Officer of the United States Marshals Service (USMS), where he was responsible for leading USMS employees and supervising global security, investigative and intelligence functions. During his 23-year career at the USMS, Derrick held numerous executive leadership roles to include being appointed by the Attorney General to serve on both the Law Enforcement Advisory Council and Executive Advisory Board for the National Domestic Communications Assistance Center (NDCAC). He also developed and led the agency’s Sex Offender Investigations Branch and National Sex Offender Targeting Center while establishing the Agency’s missing child recovery mission. During his time at the USMS, he was the recipient of four Director’s Awards.
Prior to joining NCMEC, Derrick served as a Principal for Peraton, a national security technology company dedicated to protecting and promoting freedom around the world. As part of the Diplomacy and Justice leadership team, Derrick advised the sector and its clients on security and risk management, planning and performance execution, and assisted law enforcement with data-driven decision making.
Derrick received a graduate fellowship from the University of New Haven, earning his Master of Science degree in Criminal Justice with a concentration in Security Management.

This Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) member is an Intelligence Research Specialist with the ATFs Emerging Threats Center (ETC). They specialize in Social Media Intelligence (SOCMINT) and Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT), to include investigative methods related to the Dark Web. The ETC member conducts and coordinates multi-jurisdictional operations and provides investigative direction to disrupt and dismantle online criminal activity within the enforcement and regulatory jurisdiction of ATF. They use investigative and analytic techniques to identify domestic and international offenders and the associations among them.

Prior to their current assignment, they were a Criminal Analyst with the Washington/Baltimore HIDTA (High Intensity Drug Trafficking Group). With the HIDTA group they focused on different aspects of interdiction for drug trafficking. They hold degrees in “Telecommunication Forensics and Security”, “Criminology and Criminal Justice”, and “Cybercrime”.

Ms. Nina Ferraro is the Deputy Chief Procurement Officer (DCPO) for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), having been appointed to this role on September 27, 2021. In this role, she assists the Chief Procurement Officer by managing the Department’s Procurement Line of Business, which spans nine operational procurement activities supporting each of the Department’s Components. Prior to her appointment as DHS’s DCPO, Ms. Ferraro served as Senior Advisor to DHS’s Chief Procurement Officer, from June 2019 through July 2021 and Acting Deputy Chief Procurement Officer from August 2021 through September 26, 2021.

Ms. Ferraro first joined the Office of the Chief Procurement Officer (OCPO) as the Executive Director of Strategic Programs in August 2016. In this capacity, she was responsible for strategic communications, strategic sourcing, strategic planning, and industry engagement activities. From April 2017 through May 2019, Ms. Ferraro served as the Acting Deputy Chief Procurement Officer. Before joining the OCPO team, Ms. Ferraro was the Senior Procurement Executive at the Office of Personnel Management (OPM). Prior to joining OPM, Ms. Ferraro served for eight years as the Director of Acquisitions at the Federal Protective Service, and prior to that spent over 23 years with the Department of the Navy in various acquisition and leadership positions.

Ms. Ferraro holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Chestnut Hill College and a Master of Science in Management and Leadership from Rosemont College.

Tom Krall joined CGI Federal in January 2019 following a distinguished 22-year career with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Throughout his time as a field agent and senior manager, Tom directed and oversaw some of the FBI’s most complex criminal and terrorism investigations in the New York and Washington Field Offices, as well as within the FBI’s Critical Incident Response Group. He also held several international roles, including conducting terrorism investigations in Afghanistan and serving as an Assistant Legal Attaché in Europe, where he led investigations into transnational cybercrime and money laundering.

At CGI Federal, he is part of a team developing solutions for public safety and law enforcement.  This is his 7^th PSC Law Enforcement Conference.

Nick Martinelli is the Director, Information Technology Contracting Division with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

Over the course of his nearly fifteen-year government career, Mr. Martinelli has supported the CBP Office of Information and Technology, Office of Field Operations, U.S. Border Patrol, Office of Finance, and the Office of Facilities and Asset Management as an operational Contracting Officer and Supervisory Contract Specialist. In 2022, he spent a year as Supervisory Contract Specialist at the Department of Education Federal Student Aid overseeing the multi-billion dollar federal student loan servicing contracts. Mr. Martinelli is a graduate of the CBP Leadership Institute, Department of Homeland Security Executive Development Program for Acquisition Professionals, and Partnership for Public Service Leadership Excellence in Acquisition Program

Andrea C. McCarthy founded HARP in 2013. HARP helps companies grow their Federal business by tapping into our extensive Federal business growth expertise and Government agency knowledge. Andrea built the firm to deliver “on-demand” support in five areas: Business Development, Capture Management, Proposal Support Services, Training and Business Operations.
 
Andrea works closely with HARP’s vetted and seasoned team of business growth consulting professionals.
 
A results-oriented business leader, Andrea has 20-plus years of successful Federal business growth experience and know-how. She is highly networked with Federal Government personnel and the Government Contractor community. Andrea and her team understands how to sell technology and solutions to the Federal Government, both to the U.S. Department of Defense and Civilian Agencies. HARP has a specialization in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). 
 
Andrea, an award-winning industry expert, is a frequent speaker at Government / Industry events. She plays a leadership role in key industry associations like the Professional Services Council (PSC). Andrea has also raised millions of dollars for charities throughout her career. 
 
Andrea graduated from University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business Strategic Marketing Executive program. She earned her undergraduate degree at Boston University graduating cum laude with Distinction. She was awarded a Master of Philosophy (MPhil) in Anglo-Irish Literature from Trinity College – Dublin (Ireland). 
 
In her spare time, Andrea loves to travel, garden and spend time with her husband and son and her friends.

Assistant Special Agent in Charge Emily A. Odom joined the FBI in 2006, initially working complex cyber investigations in Indianapolis and San Francisco before transferring to the FBI’s Cyber Division in 2013. She was promoted to Unit Chief in 2015 focusing on transnational organized crime. Emily soon identified a technical gap and advocated for the creation of the Hi-Tech Organized Crime Unit, receiving accolades for efforts targeting darknet markets and for initiating the Joint Criminal Opioid and Darknet Enforcement team. In 2019, Emily became a supervisor in the Washington Field Office, and developed a team to target opioid trafficking online, resulting in significant seizures and arrests. She was then selected to lead the Washington Field Office Cyber Program. Before the FBI, she worked in finance and software development, holding degrees in Business Management and Computer Science.

Mike Prado is a member of the Senior Executive Service and serves as the Deputy Assistant Director for Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), where he leads its Cyber Crimes Center (C3). At C3, he leads a federal law enforcement workforce utilizing cutting-edge technology and 21st century investigative techniques to combat cyber and cyber-facilitated transnational criminal activity. C3 provides investigative, technical, and resource support to all HSI domestic and international field offices, in support of a broad spectrum of cyber investigations, including online child sexual exploitation and abuse, network intrusion, and illicit activity on the dark web, to include narcotics and weapons trafficking. C3 also oversees HSI’s Computer Forensic program and maintains programmatic oversight and coordination of all cyber training, outreach, and specialized solutions to counter illicit use of technologies.
Prior to his current assignment, Mr. Prado was the Deputy Special Agent in Charge of HSI Charlotte and the Carolinas. He has also served as the Chief of Staff and Deputy Chief of Staff for the Deputy Director and Director of ICE, respectively and has also served as the Assistant Special Agent in Charge for the HSI Washington DC field office and Division Chief of C3. Mr. Prado has held additional positions throughout his career, including a fellowship with the International Association of Chiefs of Police as HSI’s liaison to state and local law enforcement, congressional liaison Chief of Domestic Operations, Resident Agent in Charge of the California Central Valley, and Group Supervisor of HSI Bakersfield and HSI Fresno.
Mr. Prado is a graduate of the DHS Senior Executive Service Career Development Program, where he completed a developmental assignment as the Deputy Director of the DHS Joint Requirements Council. Mr. Prado has 25 years of law enforcement experience, beginning his career as an investigator with the Tulare County (CA) District Attorney’s Office in 1999, and the U.S. Customs Service Office of Investigations in 2002. Mr. Prado holds a Bachelor of Arts in History from Sonoma State University.

Telly J. Renfroe is the Director of the Procurement Services Staff. A retired United States Marine Corps veteran, Mr. Renfroe served with distinction for two decades, assuming numerous pivotal roles that enriched his professional experience and knowledge base. Following his honorable military service, he contributed as the Director of Contracts for a non-profit, focusing on the employment of individuals with differing abilities. Subsequently, Mr. Renfroe became the Information Technology (IT) Contracting Chief for the Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) and later, the Deputy Director for PSS before stepping into his current role. He successfully awarded the Department of Justice's (DOJ or Department) Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions, totaling $3 billion, enabling comprehensive IT services across all DOJ components, and achieving an estimated cost avoidance of $360 million. Additionally, he orchestrated a substantial 10-year Blanket Purchase Agreement with Amazon Web Services valued at an estimated $300 million, leading to the closure of 44 internal data centers and generating approximately $50 million in savings through negotiated discounts over the agreement's lifespan. Mr. Renfroe negotiations with leading corporations such as Adobe, Oracle, and Microsoft on behalf of the Department. He is at the forefront of innovating procurement processes in PSS by seamlessly integrating modern technology and innovative solutions. Mr. Renfroe’s outstanding contributions have earned him the Justice Management Division Special Commendation Award twice. He earned a Master of Business Administration from Webster University and a Masters of Program Management from Keller Graduate School of Management and is Federal Acquisition Certification in Contracting Professional certified in Contracting by the Federal Acquisition Institute.

Jim Schrant serves as the CACI International Director of Strategy and Growth for the Operations Support and Services Sector.  His area of responsibility within CACI includes direction of CACI DarkBlue Intelligence Group, CACI law enforcement solutions, along with sector growth and strategy.  At CACI, Jim directs the DarkBlue Intelligence Group, a CACI cutting edge Darkweb exploitation solution.

Prior to this position Jim was the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Director of the Special Intelligence Division. (SES) Mr. Schrant’s portfolio included transnational crime issues/coordination, DEA collection programs, direction of the Special Operations Division intelligence components, intelligence-based targeting sections, data exploitation innovation, operational liaison to the Intelligence community and leader on lawful access issues.  Jim led DEA’s efforts on lawful access, open-source exploitation and the intersection of data and enforcement operations.  

Mr. Schrant was promoted to the Senior Executive Service and appointed as the Chief of DEA’s Office of Congressional and Public Affairs on February 12, 2018.  As the Division Chief, Mr. Schrant oversaw all of DEA’s Congressional and Legislative Affairs.  Mr. Schrant led Congressional engagement on complex opioid, appropriations, regulatory and enforcement matters.  Jim devised innovative liaison strategies and built Hill relationships that benefit DEA and DOJ to this day.  

In 2016, Mr. Schrant served as the Assistant Special Agent in Charge of DEA’s Special Operations Division (SOD).  In that role, he was a leader and driver in the SOD’s lawful access initiatives, served as the leadership liaison to the Intelligence Community and led development of innovative DEA interception techniques and communications solutions for the 21st century.  He oversaw and directed large complex multinational investigations and capture operations in Mexico and Central America including senior Sinaloa Cartel figures.

Jim began his career with DEA in 1997 as a Special Agent where he held several positions and supervisory roles in Florida, Colorado and Virginia.  Jim began a career in law enforcement as a police officer with the Aurora, Colorado Police Department in 1995.  Mr. Schrant attended the University of Colorado and Colorado College where he received his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1995 in Political Science.