Executive Officers and Significant Employee
Form DEF 14A -Filing Date 2010-03-25
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In addition to Mr. Bordynuik whose biographical information is set forth above, the Company’s other executive officers and significant employees are Ronald C. Baldwin, Jr., Jacob Smith:
Executive Officers:
Ronald C. Baldwin, Jr. – Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Baldwin is a CPA with 15 years experience in public accounting. Mr. Baldwin is licensed to practice accounting in Florida and North Carolina and law in Florida. Mr. Baldwin holds a B.S. in Accounting magna cum laude from the University of South Florida and a J.D. and L.L.M in Taxation cum laude from the University of Florida. Mr. Baldwin was admitted to the Florida Bar in 2000.
From 1991 to 2005, Mr. Baldwin was a staff accountant at Baldwin & Weber, CPA’s and then a partner in R.C. Baldwin, CPA’s providing management advisory services to small and medium sized business clients. From 2005 to 2007, Mr. Baldwin was the Manager of Taxation at Moore, Stephens, Lovelace, P.A., a regional CPA firm with offices in Miami, Orlando, and Tampa. From 2007 to 2009, Mr. Baldwin was the Vice President of Finance at Hegemon Capital, a special opportunity hedge fund that was involved in over $100 million in loan placements and equity investments.
Jacob Smith – Chief Operating Officer
Dr. Smith is an accomplished professional whose educational background and managerial expertise will further assist JBI's management team to execute the Company's growth model. Dr. Smith received a Masters Degree from the University of Chicago and a Doctor-Medical from Michigan State University in 2002. He obtained Certificates from Cambridge University in 2006 and from the National Institute of Health/FDA in 2007. Business Certificates were received from Oxford University in 2007 and Harvard University in 2009. Dr. Smith then received an MBA from Ashford University in 2009.
From 2000-2006 he served as a Medical/Surgical Resident. He obtained and managed $8 million of federal funds while prioritizing HIV/AIDS care services and developing a comprehensive strategic long-range plan for Southeastern Michigan HIV/AIDS Council. During this time, he also managed and conducted clinical trial research.
For the past three years, he has served as an instructor in Business, Biology, and Healthcare at Davenport University, Livonia, Michigan, conducting courses in Management, Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Healthcare, Biology, Anatomy, and Physiology.
Significant Employee:
Robert G. Shoemaker, Business Consultant
Robert G. Shoemaker, 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 and has provided advisory services to a broad array of clients, primarily in his native Florida marketplace as well as limited engagements on the national and international fronts. His 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.
Mr. Shoemaker is also the owner of Mainstreet Homes, Inc. which develops residential and mixed-use properties, primarily in Florida. Mr. Shoemaker’s company served as development Manager for two large-scale communities – an 890 unit ($150 million) Community Development District in Pasco County, Florida and a 40 acre $50 million mixed-use project in Hillsborough County, Florida. His company is also actively involved in numerous smaller projects throughout the Tampa-Bay area.
Mr. Shoemaker has a Bachelor’s degree in finance from Florida State University and a Master’s in Business Administration from the University of South Florida. He is a Florida licensed Building Contractor and an operating Member of several successful LLC operating and land holding entities.
Richard Haber, Advisor and Consultant
Mr. Haber 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 and served as a special counsel to President Gerald R. Ford during his confirmation hearings to be Vice President of the United States. Mr. Haber received a Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Florida and a Juris Doctorate from American University. Mr. Haber is admitted to practice law in the states of Florida and the District of Columbia.
Geoffrey C. Weber, Consultant
Mr. Weber is the President of Bayshore Broadway, Inc. Bayshore Broadway was formed in 1991 to plan residential and commercial properties, primarily in Florida. The company founder and president, Geoffrey C. Weber is a seasoned professional and CPA with an extensive background in real estate development, financing, management, financial, and administrative.
Mr. Weber is also a sole CPA practitioner providing management advisory services. Mr. Weber has an emphasis on real estate development and construction and he has been involved in over $200 million in loan placements. Mr. Weber has been the Chief Financial Officer for several multi-million dollar companies where he developed systems and operating procedures for financial reporting for owners, operators, and banks.
From July 1983 to November 1992, Mr. Weber was a partner in a CPA firm, Baldwin & Weber, CPA’s that provided management advisory services to small and medium sized business clients. Mr. Weber provided services to a variety of clients in Florida, Connecticut, and New Jersey
From July 1981 to June 1983, Mr. Weber was the Audit Supervisor for the $1 billion privately held Lykes Bros., Inc. where he performed audits of most subsidiaries, including juice processing, distribution, trucking, and more.
From July 1978 to June 1981, Mr. Weber was a staff accountant for the international accounting firm of Deloitte Haskins + Sells (now Deloitte + Touche). While with Deloitte Mr. Weber was in-charge or first assistant on a wide variety of clients, including banks, mortgage companies, manufacturing and distribution companies.
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.
Form DEF 14A -Filing Date 2010-03-25
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