CGS was founded by Rick Dakin, John Mencer and Harley Rinerson.

		Rick Dakin Mr. Dakin is a recognized industry leader in Information Technology controls development and testing, including risk assessment, policy development, compliance assurance and IT control program oversight. He has designed and deployed risk management plans for agencies and regulated commercial concerns throughout the nation and supervised IT controls assessment for Sarbanes Oxley, Gramm Leach Bliley, HIPAA, FISMA and Payment Card Industry (PCI) examinations. Mr. Dakin presents regularly to national audiences interested in administrative and technical security compliance solutions developed to meet emerging regulatory requirements for information security and privacy imposed by HIPAA, GLBA, Sarbanes Oxley and other federal regulations. He also provides security guidance to numerous government and commercial organizations regarding compliance with Homeland Security initiatives. Previous experience includes leading forensic analyst teams investigating cyber crimes throughout the United States. Mr. Dakin is a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, and he holds an MBA from the University of Oklahoma. He serves as the current president of the Denver chapter of the FBI's InfraGard Member Alliance.
		John Mencer John Mencer was a Special Agent of the FBI for 24 years, until his retirement in 2002. During his career, he served in Newark, NJ, at FBI Headquarters in Washington, DC and in Denver, CO. He has management and investigative expertise in many areas, including Computer Crimes, Critical Infrastructure Protection, Terrorism, Foreign Counterintelligence, White Collar Crime and Privacy Law. During his assignment to the Denver Division, he supervised a White Collar Crimes Squad, the multi-agency Metro Gang Task Force and he founded and organized the division's first Cyber Crimes Squad. The squad's range of responsibilities included critical infrastructure protection, computer intrusion and internet fraud; intellectual property rights crimes and computer forensic examinations. Mr. Mencer also founded the Denver Chapter of InfraGard and co-founded the Colorado Regional Computer Forensic Laboratory @Douglas County. Mr. Mencer has a Juris Doctor degree and a Masters of Science in Financial Planning. He is admitted to the bars of the states of New Jersey and Pennsylvania, and is a member of the Board of Advisors of the Rocky Mountain Center for Homeland Defense at the University of Denver.
		Harley D. Rinerson, CISM Mr. Rinerson has an extensive career in government information technology. Until recently he served in the Office of the Governor as the State of Colorado's Chief Information Security Officer where he initiated and developed Colorado's Information Security Strategy and the Colorado Information Security Program. He also serves as the Chief Information Officer for Colorado's Department of Military and Veterans Affairs where he developed Homeland Security/Defense strategy for Colorado in communications interoperability, integration, and information sharing. He has provided additional community leadership as Colorado's representative to the information security Multi-State Information Sharing Analysis Center (ISAC) and is current President for the Federal Bureau of Investigation sponsored Denver Chapter of InfraGard. His previous background as a United States Army Signal Corps Officer allowed him to gain extensive experience in communications. Previously held positions include Systems Integrator in the Pentagon for the Army's terrestrial tactical communications systems, Special Operations Command communicator in Panama and Commander in Korea. As Colorado's Inspector General, he became well-acquainted with Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) compliance requirements. His background in large complex organizations brings a specialized strategic outlook to the company. Mr. Rinerson holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of South Dakota, a Masters of Military Arts & Science from the United States Army Command & General Staff College, and Masters of Business Administration from Colorado State University. He holds a current DoD Top Secret/SCI capable clearance.