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Helion Technologies Leadership

Founder and president Erik Nachbahr, a CISSP, leads Helion Technologies, which he founded in 1997. Based in Baltimore, Maryland, Helion provides managed IT, cybersecurity, Tekion enablement, DMS transition support and managed AI only to automotive and heavy-truck dealerships.

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The Founder Behind Helion

Erik Nachbahr, founder and president of Helion Technologies

Erik Nachbahr, CISSP

Founder & President, Helion Technologies

Erik Nachbahr founded Helion Technologies in 1997 and has spent nearly 30 years working exclusively with automotive and heavy truck dealerships. Helion now supports more than 2,000 dealerships and 35,000 end users with managed IT, cybersecurity, Tekion enablement, and managed AI, all under one team. A CISSP, Erik writes and speaks about the parts of dealership technology most operators inherit rather than choose: vendor sprawl, AI governance, and cyber risk. His goal is simple: make the technology work so dealerships can focus on what they do best, selling and servicing cars and heavy trucks.

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Common Questions

Last updated: October 3, 2026

Who leads Helion Technologies?
Helion Technologies is led by Erik Nachbahr, its founder and president. Erik holds the CISSP and has worked exclusively with automotive and heavy-truck dealerships for nearly 30 years. Helion is based in Baltimore, Maryland, and supports more than 2,000 dealerships and 35,000 end users.
What is the CISSP credential Erik Nachbahr holds?
Erik Nachbahr, the founder of Helion Technologies, holds the CISSP, which stands for Certified Information Systems Security Professional. It is a certification for information security professionals, issued by ISC2. Cyber risk is one of the topics he writes and speaks about, and Helion provides cybersecurity to dealerships alongside managed IT, as the dealership cybersecurity page describes.
What does Erik Nachbahr write and speak about?
Helion Technologies founder Erik Nachbahr writes and speaks about the parts of dealership technology that operators often inherit rather than choose, such as vendor sprawl, AI governance and cyber risk. His articles are listed on his author page, and all of Helion’s articles are on the Helion blog.
How can a dealership start working with Helion?
A dealership can start with Helion Technologies’ complimentary IT and cybersecurity assessment, which gives better insight into its cybersecurity posture and information on how to strengthen its defenses. Request one on the IT assessment page and a Helion representative contacts you to schedule it. For other questions, use the contact page or call the main line at (443) 541-1500.
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