DSS Leadership

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PATRICK WHITE, Chief Executive Officer and Director

Mr. White founded DSS in 2002. He is a forward thinking, results-driven, security technology industry pioneer who brings over 25 years of private and public company operating, financial, and management experience to DSS.

  • Has extensive experience building successful organizations.
  • Provides expertise in strategic planning, capital raising, product design and development, sales and marketing, mergers and acquisitions, and operations management.
  • Held executive and financial positions at Citizens Bank.
  • Founder of several commercial printing companies.
  • Holds a BS degree in Accounting and an MBA from Rochester Institute of Technology.
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ROBERT B. BZDICK, President and Chief Operating Officer

Mr. Bzdick joined DSS in February 2010 following the company's acquisition of Premier Packaging Corp., where he served as Chief Executive Officer.

  • Founded Premier Packaging Corp. in 1989.
  • Brings 29 years of experience in manufacturing and operations management in the printing and packaging industry.
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PHILIP JONES, Chief Financial Officer

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, most recently as controller at American Fiber Systems, Inc. (AFS), a Rochester, NY, based telecommunications company.

  • Was responsible for all SEC reporting requirements, including the successful spin-off and IPO of AFS' internet subsidiary..
  • Brings technical SEC reporting experience and hands-on operational skills to DSS.
  • Directs systems and process implementations and general financial controls critical to a high-growth company.
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DAVID WICKER, Vice President, Operations and Technology

Mr. Wicker is responsible for product awareness and the development of solutions for clients' documents and brand packaging needs. As a member of the Wicker Group from 1991 to 1998, he was involved in security printing licensing and implementation of newly patented technology to 104 forms printers in six countries.

  • Brings over 24 years of experience in the commercial printing industry to his position.
  • Developed trade techniques to provide user-friendly secure technologies, implemented through on-site technical training for web press operators around the country.
  • Received U.S. patent No. 5,454,598 for perforations designed to thwart fraud in October 1995.
  • Contributed to the development of document security initiatives and introduced "safety paper" to over 400 paper distributors worldwide.
  • Created Document Security Consultants, Inc. (DSC) in 1995 to design security documents that applied Wicker technologies. Later Sold DSC to DSS in 2002.
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MICHAEL CATON, Chief Technology Officer, Research and Development / Emerging Technologies

Mr. Caton directly serves the technical needs of the DSS-patented anti-counterfeiting system with licensees. He joined DSS in 2004 and has worked closely with Mr. Wicker to develop some of the most sophisticated anti-counterfeiting technology in the world for documents such as currency, car titles, and travelers checks.

  • Has contributed to new product development and the refinement of existing patents, and has several international patents to his name.
  • Brings over 29 years of experience in pre-press and printing, 25 of which have been in the security field.
  • Consulted for the Wicker Group and Thomas Wicker Enterprises as a DSC partner while continuing his work for a variety of large printers and pre-press houses.