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PATRICK WHITE Chief Executive Officer and Director |
| Patrick White, Founded Document Security Systems, Inc. (“DSS”) in 2002 and serves as Chief Executive Officer and a Director. Under Mr. White's direction, in 2008 and 2009 Document Security Systems was named "Technology Fast 500” which is a list published by Deloitte LLP for the fastest growing technology companies in the USA. Mr. White is a forward thinking, results-driven, security technology industry executive who brings over 25 years of private and public company operating, financial, and management experience to DSS. He has extensive experience building successful organizations through combining his expertise in strategic planning, capital raising, product design and development, sales and marketing, mergers and acquisitions, and operations management. Mr. White currently sits on the board of several technology companies and is a frequent speaker at industry functions. Previously, he has held executive and financial positions at Citizens Bank (formerly Rochester Community Savings Bank), and several commercial printing companies. Mr. White received his Bachelors of Science (Accounting) degree and Masters of Business Administration from Rochester Institute of Technology. |
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DAVID WICKER Vice President, Operations and Technology |
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In his current position, Mr. Wicker is responsible for product awareness and developing business solutions for clients' documents and brand packaging. From 1991 to 1998, as a member of the Wicker Group, he was involved in security printing licensing and implementation of newly patented technology to 104 forms printers in 6 countries. His work included development of trade techniques designed to provide easy use of secure technologies, which were implemented through on-site technical training for web press operators around the country. In October 1995, Mr. Wicker was awarded U.S. patent # 5,454,598 for perforations designed to thwart fraud.
In 1995 Mr. Wicker created Document Security Consultants, Inc. (DSC) to sell and design security documents containing Wicker technologies. From 1995 to 2001, Mr. Wicker was involved in a number of document security initiatives. These included the development of Wicker2000 technology to combat the newer color copier threat, and a "safety paper" concept containing Wicker2000 technologies. Mr. Wicker successfully introduced "safety paper" to over 400 paper distributors worldwide. In 2002, Mr. Wicker sold DSC to Document Security Systems, Inc. In addition to his innovative contributions to the development of document security technologies, Mr. Wicker brings over 24 years experience in the commercial printing industry. |
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MICHAEL CATON Chief Technology Officer, Research and Development / Emerging Technologies |
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In his current position, Mr. Caton is responsible for implementing and servicing the technical needs of the DSSI patented anti-counterfeiting system with licensees. Joining Document Security Systems in 2004, he worked closely with Thomas Wicker and the late Ralph Wicker in the development of some of the most sophisticated anti-counterfeiting technology in the world for documents such as currency, car titles, and travelers checks. His work also included new product development and the further refinement of existing patents.
Mr. Caton has over 24 years experience in the pre-press and printing industry of which 20 has been in the security field. Prior to officially joining DSSI, he was a part owner of Document Security Consultants. In this capacity he consulted for the Wicker Group and Thomas Wicker Enterprises while continuing his work for a variety of large printers and pre-press houses. |
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PHILIP JONES Vice President of Finance and Treasurer |
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Mr. Jones is a CPA and holds an MBA from Rochester Institute of Technology. He has 13 years experience in both the public and private accounting and finance sectors, including positions at Arthur Anderson and PricewaterhouseCoopers, American Fiber Systems (Controller), and Zapata (NYSE:ZAP)(Accounting Manager and Director of Finance). Prior to his role at Document Security Systems, Mr. Jones was Controller at American Fiber Systems, Inc. (AFS), a rapidly growing telecommunications company based in Rochester, NY. At AFS, he was responsible for all facets of financial and accounting management with anticipation of an Initial Public Offering. At Zapata, Mr. Jones was responsible for all SEC reporting requirements, which included the successful spin-off and IPO of the company's Internet subsidiary.
At Document Security Systems, Mr. Jones combines his technical SEC reporting experience with his hands-on operational skills required for a rapidly growing company, including directing systems and process implementations and general financial controls critical to a high growth company. |
