Jared Cohen
PRESIDENT AND CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Mr. Cohen is a seasoned systems engineer, architect, and strategic management consultant with twenty years of experience dealing with information security as it relates to the Department of Defense, Intelligence Community, U.S. Federal Agencies, and Commercial Industries. He has performed broad range, systems engineering and strategy consulting support in the Information Technology and Assurance arena, and concentrated on issues concerning the development of the Global Information Operating Environments, IT Efficiencies strategies and technologies, Enterprise Level Operational Capabilities, and information sharing architectures, as well as Mission Management, Cyber Defense, and other operating and implementation models and capabilities. Before consolidating firms with Nine Points Solutions (formally Responsive Consulting Services), Mr. Cohen worked at other well-respected consulting and technology firms, such as Booz Allen Hamilton, The Windermere Group/Windermere Information Technology Systems, and SPARTA, Inc. He has a B.S. In Computer and Information Systems from Towson University.
Jessica Smith
CHIEF CREATIVE OFFICER
Ms. Smith has over 25 years of professional experience in the graphic design field on projects that include: strategic development, branding and identity development, data visualizations, presentations, proposals, brochures, graphic illustrations, website development and management, HTML newsletters, photography, marketing and outreach material. She specializes in projects that strategize how best to organize and convey customer messaging through informational graphics, multimedia products that integrate text, computer graphics, conventional art, photographs, customer specific graphics, event planning and management, and strategy development. For projects that require original material, Ms. Smith collaborates with customers to write, collect, create, and articulate specific tasks and directions facilitating easy execution. Before working full-time at Nine Points Solutions, Ms. Smith ran her own small graphic design firm, and then worked for Abraxas Corporation, and General Dynamics Information Technology. She has a B.F.A. from the Maryland Institute, College of Art with a focus in graphic design. She has most recently augmented her portfolio to include strategy, data visualization, gaming and simulation development, communications strategy, planning, and execution, and Human-AI teaming.
Nick Selimis
SENIOR PRINCIPAL ENGINEER
Mr. Selimis is an experienced systems engineer, and ISSO, ISSE, cyber security professional with over 20 years of experience dealing with information security as it relates to the Department of Defense and the Intelligence Community. He has extensive ISSO and ISSE professional experience developing, engineering, integrating, penetration testing, evaluating/reengineering, and operating complex global enterprise class information sharing and cyber defense solutions. Mr. Selimis has performed a broad range of Cyber and Information Assurance Support with a concentration on Cross Domain Solutions, System Development, Penetration testing, Information Sharing, Mission Management, Global Information Grid, IC ITE, and other operating and implementation models. He is considered an expert in DoD Cross Domain systems development and has participated, managed, and lead multi million-dollar software development efforts, from requirements to integration. Before coming to Nine Points Solutions, Mr. Selimis was a technical team leader for several consulting and technology firms, such as Booz Allen Hamilton, The Windermere Group/Windermere Information Technology Systems, Essex Corporation, and Northrup Grumman. He has a B.S. in Electrical Engineering with a Minor in Engineering Leadership Development from Penn State University, State College.
Nikki Lawrence
SENIOR COMMUNICATIONS STRATEGIST
Ms. Lawrence is a customer and results-focused legal, policy, business, and strategic communications professional. With a successful track record of leading cross-functional teams, she excels in solving complex client issues related to compliance and risk management. Her outstanding oral and written communication skills, coupled with insightful strategic analysis, drive desired results. As a detail-oriented leader, she thrives in time-pressured and agile-centric work environments, adeptly dissecting complex data to align diverse audiences on strategic approaches. Previously, she served as the Executive Assistant for the Presidential Scholars Program at the U.S. Department of Education. Ms. Lawrence holds a Juris Doctorate in General Legal Studies from The George Washington University Law School and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science with a Spanish Minor from Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University. She is an active member of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia and the District of Columbia Bar.