As the founding CEO and President of John Bordynuik Inc (JBI), John Bordynuik is responsible for driving corporate strategy, business development, hardware and software design and sales.
Bordynuik’s passion for data recovery began 18 years ago, when he first designed custom hardware to recover data from old DECTapes and hard disk platters. He went on to be the Director of Research & Development for the Ontario Provincial Legislature for ten years.
Bordynuik next embarked on the pursuit of the “Holy Grail” of all software, seeking a vital piece of software that had been lost by the founders of the world’s largest software company. He was able to successfully recover this software for its creators. Bordynuik also fully restored their 1975 PDP10 – a computer that consisted of more than 10,000 severely damaged components, and required all newly designed memory systems -- in less than a month. In the process of this restoration project, he designed a complete replacement memory subsystem for the PDP10.
Ready to embark on his own venture, Bordynuik returned home to Niagara Falls, Ontario and incorporated JBI in 2006. He built the company organically, through strong client relationships and an impeccable reputation, while developing sophisticated magnetic storage devices to recover legacy data. His clients include MIT, the U.S. Army, NASA, Fortune 500 company founders, professors from academic institutions worldwide, and countless public and private companies.
Bordynuik’s work with MIT led him to be given a position as a Collaborative Researcher in the Math and Computation Group of the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab (CSAIL). Bordynuik was able to solve a major problem for the university, which had thousands of unreadable 30-40 year old legacy computer tapes. He addressed MIT’s legacy computer data issues by developing highly sophisticated technology to read these tapes and has since recovered all of the research stored on more than 10,000 tapes.
Bordynuik’s expertise lies in being able to create products that optimize and incorporate as much intelligence as possible in applications that are as inexpensive as possible. His designs are elegant, robust and efficient, and are not limited to data recovery. Over many years, Bordynuik designed a custom CPU core that is used in many mission critical applications. In 2005, Bordynuik was granted a broad US patent (7,115,872) for a dirty bomb detector. He continues to innovate and develop niche market products for JBI. He is filing patents to protect technologies JBI has developed to recover data from old media.
Katie Matkowski is a member of JBI’s senior management team and serves as Profit Center Manager: Mobile Data Recovery. Matkowski was responsible for successfully planning and managing the development of JBI’s 40-foot mobile data recovery container, which enables JBI to read and normalize high volumes of tapes at any client or government site. She continues to manage this department, as well as planning and executing new data recovery projects. Matkowski is also responsible for researching, planning and executing acquisitions on behalf of the company.
Matkowski holds a Bachelors of Business Administration, with distinction, from Brock University, and was inducted into Beta Gamma Sigma International Business Honours society for her academic achievements while in the program.
Alan Barnett is a member of JBI’s senior management team and serves as Head Research and Development Chemist. Since joining JBI, Barnett has been responsible for developing a dehydration system to remove moisture from tapes as quickly as possible. Barnett designed and fabricated JBI’s existing moisture removal system and is presently developing vacuum drying technology for newer magnetic tape media.
Before coming to JBI, Barnett worked for a major lubricant manufacturing company for 25 years. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Waterloo, where he majored in chemistry and microbiology, and a Chemical Technology Diploma from Niagara College.
Brian Seburn is JBI's Technology Officer, where he contributes to a variety of hardware and software packages, including those related to JBI’s Tape Recovery Project, Swahili Data Management Solution, the technology used in our Plastic2Oil process, assisting in the automation of the Pak-It machines, company graphics, and the maintenance of JBI's vast network systems.
Seburn has more than 20 years of experience in the design and fabrication of circuit boards,
as well as more than 10 years of experience in the design, implementation and management
of Web sites for small businesses.
Robert, is a seasoned financier and MBA with an extensive background in commercial banking, consulting, operational and executive management, development and construction of residential and mixed-use communities, and workouts of distressed loans and investments.
Mr. Shoemaker is an active business consultant whose project advisory, lending, and workout experience totals more than $800 million. His financial experience dates to the 1980's and early 1990's when, during the Savings & Loan crisis, he acted as a bank liaison to regulatory officials, coordinated internal and external audits and was in charge of handling complex workouts of prominent Tampa Bay area developers, while employed by First Florida Bank.
From 1993 to 2003, Mr. Shoemaker was with Mercantile Bank in St. Petersburg, Florida where his responsibilities began as Vice President/ Commercial Loan Officer and concluded as Executive Vice President/Senior Commercial Loan Officer/Senior Credit Officer. During this period, he was a key part of a dynamic management team that built Mercantile Bank from an $80 million bank with three offices in 1993 to a $500 million bank with fifteen offices in three counties by 2002. In September 2002, the bank was acquired by The South Financial group and Mr. Shoemaker left the bank in March 2003 to pursue independent consulting and real estate investment.
To advance the Company's objectives in corporate restructuring and grow the Company through mergers and acquisitions the Company will utilize Geoffrey who has organized many ventures for himself and his clients for over 25 years. He has also been Chief Financial Officer for several multi-million dollar companies, including franchised operations, where he developed systems and operating procedures for financial reporting for owners, operators, and banks. Mr. Weber has an emphasis on real estate development and operations and he has been involved in over $200 million in loan and private placements. Mr. Weber began his career as an auditor with Deloitte and has been a CPA since 1982. Mr. Weber has a Bachelors of Business Administration from James Madison University and became a Florida Certified Public Accountant in 1982. He is a Member of American Institute of CPA's and is an Associate Member of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners.
To assist in due diligence and complete the M & A team Richard M.. Haber, Esq. will serve as advisor and consultant. Mr. Haber has been instrumental in the start up of many ventures; he develops real estate and is also a practicing attorney in Tampa since 1981. Prior to forming his law partnership (Cramer, Haber & McDonald) he was a staff attorney for United States Congressman William Cramer. Haber also served as a special counsel to President Gerald R. Ford during his nomination to be Vice President. Mr. Haber received a Bachelor's Degree from the University of Florida and JD from American University.
Stephen, has a 20-year proven and successful track record for developing innovative business models and products in the cleaning industry. His committed passion and industry knowledge provide a comprehensive platform for significant growth. Mr. Seneca has been personally responsible for securing nearly $3,000,000 in Pak-It sales for the Company in the past 2 years.
Ronald is an accomplished Technical/Purchasing/Operations Director with 21+ years experience as a formulator, research & development, manufacturing, and commercialization of industrial and consumer products. He brings to Pak-It specific experience in cleaning / surfactant technology, emulsion polymerization, floor finish, EPA registered products, aerosols, water-based coatings, electrolytes, and sealant technology. As well as, proven skills in management, planning and directing research, testing, production scale up, and purchasing. Mr. Kurp was also awarded a US Patent on March 11, 2003 for his work.
Frank Wiley, brings over 30 years of sales and marketing experience, with the last seven focused on the jan/san industry. Frank has consulted with other cleaning industry companies such as Kaivac and Prochem. In 2004, he helped found the Cleaning Industry Research Institute, the jan/san industry's premiere science-based research organization. He served for two years as CIRI's Executive Director, helping organize the first Cleaning Science Symposium in 2007.
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