Advise and Build, One Shop
We both advise and build. Strategy, AI agents, automation, and security work happen under one roof — without the handoff friction of using separate firms to think through a problem and then ship the fix.
About Ridgepoint Technologies
Built on 25+ years of doing the hard part.
Ridgepoint Technologies is an AI-led, security-grounded technology firm in Northwest Ohio. We help businesses put AI and automation to work, with cybersecurity discipline woven into every engagement — and offered as a standalone advisory service.
Our Story
Why Ridgepoint exists
Ridgepoint Technologies was founded in 2026 by John Roeser, building on more than 25 years of enterprise IT and cybersecurity leadership. The firm exists to bring the discipline of large-company technology programs — strategy, security, and accountability — to growing businesses that need it but cannot justify a six-figure CISO or an enterprise consulting engagement.
The opening for Ridgepoint is simple: most growing businesses face the same problems as the Fortune 500 — AI adoption, security risk, compliance — with a fraction of the staff and budget to deal with them. They do not need another vendor selling them tools. They need a firm that can think strategically and execute the work.
Ridgepoint focuses on two things: AI and automation, and cybersecurity advisory. We use AI in our own delivery, and we apply enterprise security thinking to every recommendation we make.
Ridgepoint Technologies is a BBB Accredited Business.
Founder
John Roeser
John Roeser founded Ridgepoint Technologies after more than 25 years building IT, cybersecurity, and cloud programs at organizations ranging from regional businesses to global enterprises. His background spans systems engineering, datacenter and cloud migrations, security operations, and CISO-level program leadership at a Fortune 500 quick-service restaurant brand and a publicly traded technology company. That experience — across the full stack of how technology actually gets built, secured, and operated — is the foundation Ridgepoint is built on.
Certifications
- CompTIA Security+
- SANS GIAC GSEC — Security Essentials
- CMNO — Meraki Solutions Specialist
- CCP — Certified Cloud Practitioner
- MCP — Microsoft Certified Professional
Outside the firm
- Member, Penta Career Center IT Advisory Board
- Member, Toledo Chapter ISSA
- Host, CyberSandbox on YouTube
- Frequent speaker on cybersecurity and AI
How We Work
Operating principles
Arrive With Value
Every conversation should start with insight, not a pitch. Initial calls focus on what your business actually needs and whether we are the right fit. Paid engagement comes later, if it makes sense at all.
Plain English
Technology and security are complex enough already. We translate them into language leadership teams, owners, and procurement officers can act on confidently, without the jargon.
Frameworks, Not Fear
We do not sell with scare tactics. Our work is built on established frameworks — NIST CSF, CIS Controls, OWASP, and emerging AI risk standards — because structure produces results.
Vendor-Neutral
No product commissions, no resale agreements, no vendor lock-in. When we recommend a tool, platform, or partner, it is because it is the right fit — not because we profit from the sale.
AI in Our Own Delivery
We use AI in the work we ship. Faster delivery, fewer mistakes, and the same playbook we help our clients adopt — proven on our own projects first.
What We Do
Two offerings, one firm.
The AI and automation work that moves your business forward, and the security discipline that keeps it safe. The same team handles both, so what we build is secured by the people who designed it.
Where We Work
Northwest & Central Ohio. Southeast Michigan.
Ridgepoint Technologies serves businesses across Northwest and Central Ohio and Southeast Michigan. Much of the work is done remotely, so the region is where we know the local landscape, not a hard limit on who we can help. We meet clients on-site when it matters and remotely when it does not — every engagement is built around how the client actually wants to work.
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Have something you want to talk through?
Whether it is an AI build or a security question, every engagement starts with a conversation. No pitch, no pressure — just a working session to see if there is a fit.