About Us

Nancy St. Louis leads Redhorse’s day-to-day operations to enhance structure, policies, and procedures as the Chief Operating Officer to support Redhorse’s growth and commitment to transforming the way government interacts with and uses data and technology.

Nancy is a leader in government and government-industry service with more than 20 years of experience making an impact on the federal space via contracting and spent time as Northrop Grumman’s Director of Intelligence Programs, and then Executive Director of Intelligence at ManTech. St. Louis has a deep understanding of the ins and outs of government contracting – from human resources, to contracting, to procurement and previously held the position of COO with Triumph Enterprises, and COO of SGI Global. St. Louis’s executive roles all stemmed from her in-depth understanding and experience on both the executive and legislative sides of government. She spent five years with the US Navy as a financial analyst, and three years with the CIA as a senior budget analyst. On the legislative side, she was the Director of Audits and Evaluations and then Deputy Budget Director for the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence for four years.

Nancy holds a Bachelor of Science in Applied Mathematics and Operations Research from Carnegie Mellon University and a Master of Science in Operations Research from The College of William and Mary.

Rob Sheen manages the growth of Redhorse Corporation while working in collaboration with the Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer, and Chief Delivery Officer. Together, they develop measures supporting growth initiatives such as organizational alignment while forecasting customer needs. Specifically, Sheen is responsible for developing, qualifying, and executing pipeline needs; identifying and assessing mergers and acquisition opportunities, and focusing on business development activities.

Sheen comes to Redhorse from Novetta as their Senior VP of Client Operations where he was responsible for customer mission success as the leader of Novetta’s Information Exploitation, Cyber and Mission Solutions teams; overseeing deployment, implementation, and all aspects of operational excellence in the customer space.

Prior to Novetta, Sheen held program manager roles overseeing mission-critical data analytics system implementations at companies such as Sapient and CACI. In 2011, he joined Novetta as Program Manager of Defense Intelligence. In that role, he oversaw the deployment of large-scale data solutions for defense and intelligence customers. Operating at the center of Novetta’s leadership team, Sheen was pivotal in the company’s ongoing success, connecting business development to inspire product innovation, and leading mission-focused teams to achieve excellence in execution.

Rob graduated from Virginia Tech with a B.S. in Computer Science and earned an MBA from the George Washington University School of Business.

Jill is a highly accomplished senior executive, Chief Financial Officer (CFO), and mentor with extensive experience in the government contracting industry. With approximately 30 years dedicated to driving financial growth and stability in organizations, she possesses a strong background in accounting and management with a focus on customer delivery to the Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, various Healthcare sectors, and other agencies within the National Security community. Jill is recognized for her dynamic leadership style and ability to implement financial stability in growing and value-focused government contractors.

As a results-driven leader, Jill excels in recommending and managing comprehensive changes within organizations to maximize efficiency and quality. She partners closely with senior management to maximize profitability, increase cash flow, and raise company value. With exceptional skills in developing and implementing processes and controls, Jill has a proven track record of improving business operations and establishing automated financial and business systems.

In her prior roles as CFO, Jill was responsible for overseeing all financial activities, including accounting, financial planning and analysis, human resources, security, contracts management, pricing, facilities, and information technology. She drove accountability in business development and capture activity, evaluated acquisition opportunities, and managed stakeholder relationships. She also played an integral role in acquisition strategy and successfully integrated acquired organizations.  Additionally, Jill’s career includes significant contributions as Controller at multiple medium and large contracting firms, where she led system transitions and integrations for finance, accounting, human resources, information technology, pricing, and contracts.

With her wealth of experience, mature judgment, and tact, Jill has consistently delivered exceptional results. She is known for her ability to mentor and develop team members, supporting their growth and contributing to the success of the organization.

Jill holds a Master of Business Administration from Marymount University and a Bachelor of Science in Accounting, Magna Cum Laude, from Strayer University and is a lifetime member of the National Contracts Management Association (NCMA).

As our Chief Technology Officer (CTO), Matt brings a deep background in cloud, Machine Learning (ML), and Artificial Intelligence (AI), with a focus on Natural Language Processing, computer vision, and Generative AI.  He also has extensive experience collaborating with top technology firms and startups.  This deep background combined with his proven track record managing complex R&D projects will shape the future of Redhorse.  Matt will drive the development and enhancement of Redhorse’s technical solution offerings to better serve federal customers.

Prior to joining Redhorse, Matt served as the Director of Special Projects at Accenture Federal Services and Novetta.  While at Novetta, he oversaw much of the company’s unclassified ML R&D as lead for the Machine Learning Center of Excellence.  He holds a BA from Williams College and a MA from Johns Hopkins University.

In his 20-year career serving as a Marine Corps intelligence officer, Vince provided intelligence support to tactical, operational, and strategic customers. His experience spans major disciplines and key functions of intelligence, including all-source and geospatial analysis and production, HUMINT collection, collection planning, collection management, and counterintelligence. Vince has performed a wide range of intelligence duties including providing direct support to military operations, supporting joint war planning, and developing Service and Defense-level strategies and policies. Vince also served as a DoD representative to In-Q-Tel—the venture capital arm of the US Intelligence Community—where he gained a deep appreciation of the speed and power of the commercial market to drive technological change, and the challenge the Intelligence Community faces in keeping up with or leveraging that change.

Vince effectively brings his experience to bear on challenging problems of intelligence policy, strategy, technology, organization, management, and performance measurement. He is recognized as an innovative thinker, having contributed foundational concepts and novel initiatives to both the academic literature and practice. With an expert understanding of the state of US intelligence, a firm grasp of the guiding concept of the US Intelligence program—Decision Advantage—and a proven ability to translate theory into practice, Vince excels in the design, evaluation, optimization, and implementation of critical intelligence programs.

Vince holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Arizona and an Master of Arts in Security Studies from Georgetown University.

With over 35 years’ experience working in the Intelligence and Federal Law Enforcement communities, Mr. Winters has held a variety of leadership and technical roles overseeing the development and implementation of lawful intercept tools and technologies. He has managed operational, engineering, research and development, and support programs for multiple contracts and agencies.

In his current role as Senior Vice President of Cyber Analytics his primary responsibility is to identify and develop new business and expand the cyber capabilities of the Redhorse team. Preceding this Mr. Winters was President and CEO of Allied Associates International (A2I) which was acquired by Redhorse in late 2023. As CEO of A2I Mr. Winters was responsible for setting strategy, identifying and evaluating risk, and managing succession planning.

Prior to joining A2I Mr. Winters was a Division Manager for SPARTA, Inc. where he led the Communications Analysis Systems Division. His responsibilities included the oversight and management of contracts, programs and projects in support of the Intelligence and Law Enforcement communities.

Mr. Winters also served as a counterintelligence special agent in the U.S. Army for nine years. He was responsible for conducting counterintelligence and counterterrorism investigations where there was a threat to operations, installations, and personnel.

Brien has over fifteen years of experience advising U.S. Government and commercial clients in international relations and cooperative development programs, and over a decade of experience managing DoD contracts and developing growth strategies.

In his current role as Vice President (VP) of Federal Enterprise Services (FES) his primary responsibility is to manage the FES team and portfolio of projects. Brien previously served as the VP of Advisory & Assistance Services for Allied Associates International (A2I) which was acquired by Redhorse in late 2023. Brien joined A2I in 2009 serving in a variety of key roles through the company’s early growth stage and directing A2I’s efforts within the DoD, Ballistic Missile Defense, training, and space operations mission areas.

A native of Detroit, Brien has a BA in Political Science from Oakland University and a MS in Defense and Strategic Studies from Missouri State University.

David is the CEO of Redhorse Corporation. Under his leadership, the company has grown from a startup in 2008 to where it is today. He controls both the long-term decision making and the day-to-day management and administration of the business operations. Before founding Redhorse, he was recalled to active duty in the Marine Corps in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. For a year, he ran Bemsaya Range Complex, an 85-square-mile live fire-training base in central Iraq. David led the effort to train more than 4,000 Iraqi soldiers and established four separate training programs during his tour. He was directly responsible for the supervision and safety of more than 150 military and contractor personnel. David was awarded the Bronze Star Medal for his service in Iraq. He retired at the rank of Colonel in 2013 after 32 years of active and reserve service in the Marine Corps.

Prior to returning to active duty, David was a partner in a boutique investment banking firm, where he helped small businesses raise capital and make divestitures and acquisitions. Earlier, he worked for a technology start-up company as Vice President of International Sales. The company was acquired by Oracle, where David spent a year in the wireless application server group working with international wireless carriers. Previously, David spent 8 years with Ericsson, delivering wireless voice and data systems to local, state, and federal governments. He led a team that was awarded the largest public safety radio system contract in Hawaii state history. He began his professional career as an artillery officer in the U.S. Marine Corps, spending 4 years on active duty before he joined the Marine Corps Reserve.

David holds a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from the University of Oklahoma and a Master of Business Administration from Arizona State University.

John served as CEO for Redhorse for three years until his retirement in December of 2024. He continues to serve as a Board Member.

Prior to transitioning to private industry, he enjoyed a distinguished career in government service spanning more than thirty years, concluding with his role as Chief Information Officer (CIO) for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), a presidential appointment. At DHS his responsibilities encompassed information technology and associated management and security. His work for DHS garnered recognition by Federal Computer Week for his work in transforming DHS into, “one of the federal government’s top IT performers.” John led multiple initiatives at DHS including implementation of advanced cybersecurity technology, cloud computing and data analytics, identity management and telecommunications.

He transitioned to DHS from the Department of Defense (DoD) where he served as Acting Chief Information Officer, a position he assumed from his role as Principal Deputy Chief Information Officer. He previously served as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Information Operations, and Space (DASN C4I, IO, and Space), and as the Acting Department of the Navy Chief Information Officer (DON CIO).

John began his career in government service with the U.S. Navy. He retired as a Naval Flight Officer after serving as a squadron commander and in various staff assignments over the course of his military service.

Upon retirement from the Navy, John was appointed to the Senior Executive Service (SES) as Deputy Director Warfare Integration Programs (N6FB) in the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations Communications Network (N6) Directorate. He subsequently served as Director for Program Integration and as Deputy to the Director for Concepts, Strategy, and Integration for the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations Information Dominance (N2/N6).

A native of Scranton, Pa., he graduated from the University of Scranton. He earned a Master of Science degree from the Naval Postgraduate School and a Doctor of Philosophy degree from George Mason University.

Dr. DiPentima is the former President, Chief Executive Officer, and Board Director of  SRA International. SRA was a leading provider of information technology services and solutions to clients in national security, civil government, and health care and public health.  SRA services included strategic consulting; systems design, development, and integration; engineering support; and outsourcing and operations management.  The Company also delivered business solutions for text and data mining, contingency and disaster response planning, information assurance, environmental strategies and technology, enterprise architecture, network operations and management, enterprise systems management, and wireless integration.

SRA was a private company, founded in 1978, with revenues about $100M when Dr. DiPentima joined in 1995. SRA International became a public company (NYSE:SRX) in 2002. In 2011, SRA once again became a private company with over 7000 people and valued at over $1.8B.  Prior to the position of President and CEO, Dr. DiPentima was President and Chief Operating Officer, President of SRA Consulting and Systems Integration, President of SRA Government Sector, and SRA Vice President and CIO. In November 2015, SRA merged with CSC to form CSRA (NYSE:CSRA) and in February 2018 was acquired by General Dynamics.

Prior to joining SRA in July, 1995, Dr. DiPentima was the Social Security Administration’s  (SSA’s) Deputy Commissioner for Systems and was responsible for overseeing and managing all of SSA’s information processing and data and voice communication systems with a staff of over 3000 technical professionals. Dr. DiPentima served on numerous task forces and commissions, including Chairman of the Federal Information Technology Acquisition Improvement Team and Executive Officer of the National Commission on Social Security Reform (Greenspan Commission).

Dr. DiPentima sat on the Board of Directors of Brocade Communications Systems (NASD:BRCD), which was acquired by Broadcom, the Advisory Boards of Sybase and Redhat, and was Senior Advisor to Providence Equity Partners and McKinsey & Company. Presently, Dr. DiPentima sits on the Board of Directors of Cap Gemini Government Solutions, Amida Technology Solutions, iNovex Information Systems, and Gunnison Consulting Group. He sits on the Advisory Board of Blue Delta Capital Partners. He is a past officer of TechAmerica, a fellow of the National Academy of Social Insurance, a past Trustee of the Committee for Economic Development, and a member of the Economic Club of D.C.  He sits of the University of Maryland Baltimore County Public Policy External Advisory Board.

Dr. DiPentima’s awards include two Presidential Rank awards (Distinguished and Meritorious Service).  He was selected by Government Computer News as the Government Executive of the Year and, after joining SRA, the Industry Executive of the Year.  He was honored as Executive of the Year by the Federation of Government Information Processing Councils, and was named Industry Executive of the Year by AFFIRM.  He was also elected many times as one of Federal Computer Week’s top 100 IT Executives and was selected as the FCW’s Eagle Award winner and Industry Executive of the Year and was among the first 5 inductees to the FCW Hall of Fame. He also was awarded the Azimuth Award (Industry Executive of the Year) by the Federal Government CIO Council and Post Newsweek Tech Media. He received the ACT/IAC Janice K. Mendenhall Spirit of Leadership Award and the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year^® Master Award in Greater Washington. In 2016, he received the President’s Award from Federal Computer Week.

Dr. DiPentima graduated with a B.A. from New York University.  He holds an M.A. from George Washington University and a Ph.D. from the University of Maryland. He has also completed the Program for Senior Managers at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.

Chris Torti has been with Blue Delta since 2020, having started as a Venture Fellow before becoming a General Partner. He brings over 30 years of experience leading growth companies in the Government Services, Commercial, and Philanthropic arenas, and has a proven record of delivering results to shareholders, employees, customers and the community.
Chris began his career at Stanley Associates, when it was a very small government contractor. He played an integral role in the firm’s growth from $5 million in revenue and 50 employees to nearly $1 billion and roster of 5,000 employees, including an IPO and then the eventual sale to CGI for $1.2 billion. Chris held both operational and corporate roles during his tenure at Stanley, including starting and running many of the corporate functions (e.g. M&A, Contracts, Program Control, Legal, Pricing, Purchasing, and Subcontracts) as well as running a couple hundred million dollar division as its Senior VP.
From Stanley, Chris was recruited to join Jorge Scientific Corporation, where he led its transition to a Washington Technology Top 100 company, served as CEO, President and member of the Board of Directors, and grew Jorge from $50M to over $300M in revenue and eventually sold the company to a private equity firm.
After Jorge, Chris founded Cognito Road, a data collection and analytics company focused on enhanced targeting and lead generation in the commercial sector. Cognito was acquired by Defenders and Chris was asked to join the Board of Directors of Defenders. After a number of years of explosive growth, Defenders was acquired by ADT (an Apollo Global-backed portfolio company) for almost $400 million.
In addition to his time with Blue Delta, Chris is or has been on a number of non-profit and private company boards, including Youth With A Mission, Super Service Challenge, TrueU, and NT Concepts.
Chris holds a B.S. from Clemson University in business administration and a Master’s in government contract management from the University of Virginia.

Paul Leslie is a highly sought-after advisor and mentor to small, mid-market companies, and private equity investors within the public sector information technology market. Most recently, Leslie retired as Chairman and CEO of Dovel Technologies, a federal health technology and life science company, where he executed an aggressive growth plan and grew the company from a $10M small business to a company with revenues of over $400M.  Dovel was acquired by Guidehouse in late 2021.

From 2007 through 2009, Leslie was the president of Apptis, a private equity owned technology and services company. Leslie was hired to improve organizational performance in preparation for a sales transaction. The company ultimately was acquired by URS Corporation in 2011. Before joining Apptis, he co-founded and served as president and CEO of Apogen Technologies, an Arlington Capital private equity-backed federal sector IT services and technology company with a focus on homeland security and defense. In September of 2005, Apogen was acquired by QinetiQ Ltd., a large defense and research firm headquartered in Great Britain. His expansive career includes corporate executive positions at EDS, Universal Systems, BDM International, TRW, BTG, and McGuire Woods.

Currently, Leslie is the Chairman of Federal Advisory Partners, a premier strategy, advisory consulting, and technology services firm.  He serves as a Board member of the Children’s Science Center of Northern Virginia, as Senior Advisory Board Member of the Northern Virginia Technology Council, and he also sits on the Innovation Advisory Council of George Mason University. Leslie is a former Chairman and Board member of the Community Foundation of Northern Virginia.

Leslie graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in mathematics from the University of Massachusetts/Boston State College.