About Pondurance

Doug has over 30 years of experience as a technology leader and innovator in security with a highly-developed background in business development, M&A, operations, engineering, marketing, sales, and executive leadership. In his previous role at RSA as Vice President of Global Services and IT Innovation, he provided leadership support for RSA’s strategic vision and global operational execution, various Dell Governance Programs and the M&A exit to STG from Dell. A former member of the U.S. Air Force, Doug holds a bachelor’s degree in Management and Marketing from Strayer University.

Ron Pelletier is the original Founder of Pondurance, having started the company from his basement in 2008. Ron has over 25 years of cyber security advisory experience. He started his career as an officer in the US Army, followed by nine years with Big Four firm, EY. As a strong consensus builder and customer advocate, Ron is focused on evangelizing the Pondurance brand as well as customer success.

Dustin has over 20 years of experience in information security, risk management and regulatory compliance. Prior to joining Pondurance, Dustin was a risk and compliance professional focusing on HIPAA, PCI and risk assessments for new technology acquisitions ranging from infrastructure solutions to patient care devices. Dustin is also currently an adjunct professor at Ivy Tech Community College, Sullivan University and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University teaching undergrad and master’s level cyber security courses.

Frank Policastro brings 20 years of financial and operational experience to Pondurance, leading start-up to high growth cyber security and technology driven companies, to include privately held, investor backed (private equity and venture capital), and publicly traded entities. As Pondurance’s Chief Financial Officer, Frank is instrumental in advancing the company’s current and long-term financial management and strategic planning strategies as well as leading the company’s Accounting, Finance, Sales Operations, People Operations, and Talent Acquisition teams. Prior to joining Pondurance, Frank was the Chief Financial and Business Operations Officer for SafeGuard Cyber, a venture backed SaaS company that provides security and compliance for multi-channel communication and collaboration tools. He started his journey in cybersecurity with The Crypsis Group, a Digital Forensics and Incident Response company (a portfolio company of ZP Group) where he played a critical role in scaling and selling the company to Palo Alto Networks in 2020. Prior to his career in cybersecurity, Frank led finance and business operations teams for two investor backed technology companies based in the Washington, DC metro. In each of these roles he supported multiple equity and debt capital financing leading to two international M&A transactions. He spent the early part of his career with Kearney & Company, one of the top CPA and consulting firms exclusively supporting the Federal government. Frank holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Mount Saint Mary’s College in Emmitsburg, Maryland. He is also a Certified Public Accountant and a Project Management Professional.

Enzo brings to Pondurance extensive knowledge of the Cybersecurity industry and experience driving innovation and promoting engineering excellence. He has led the research and development of cutting-edge cybersecurity products for mission-critical, large scale, high availability deployments that are relied upon by MSSPs/MDRs, enterprises, and government organizations around the world. Prior to joining us, he served as the VP of Engineering at Fidelis (acquired by General Dynamics, and later spun out as Fidelis Cybersecurity) and prior to that at Ericsson. In addition to leadership roles, Enzo’s career over the past 25 years in the industry includes work on innovative patents and hands-on development experience with low-level firmware programming, high-level UI/UX design and almost everything else in between. Enzo holds a master’s degree in Electrical Engineering from Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) in Stockholm.

Johnny Calhoun is a highly accomplished cybersecurity executive who brings over 20 years of cybersecurity experience to Pondurance. He has built and led multiple world-class teams and business units at Secureworks, PhishLabs, and Nisos in various leadership and executive roles. While at Secureworks, Johnny led the Global Implementations group, which architected, planned, and implemented cybersecurity solutions, accelerating revenue recognition, and helping Secureworks grow into a $500M recurring revenue business. Secureworks conducted a successful IPO in 2016. At PhishLabs, Johnny served as Executive Vice President of Operations. He led Client Success, Operations, Research, and Engineering teams and established SOCs (Security Operations Centers) in Charleston, SC, Toronto, Canada, and Noida, India. Johnny was responsible for delivering and scaling the AntiPhishing, Business Email Compromise, and Digital Risk Protection services to an international client base. PhishLabs was acquired by HelpSystems in 2021. At Nisos, Johnny served as COO, running the Managed Intelligence and Engineering programs. Nisos’ Managed Intelligence program is a world-class Open-Source Intelligence capability that enables clients to better understand critical risks and threats. Johnny successfully transformed the professional services team into a managed service, allowing the team to efficiently scale to meet growing client demand. Johnny holds a BS in Computer Science from Coastal Carolina University.

Cathy has significant experience in the tech industry and has served as Controller for businesses in a variety of industries. Since joining Pondurance in December 2016, Cathy has implemented various web-based solutions to design an integrated accounting system and built a financial model to aid the company in planning and strategic decision-making. Cathy graduated Summa Cum Laude from Mount St. Joseph University with a bachelor’s degree in accounting.