Stephen Jordan

Bio:  Stephen Jordan, Co-founder and CEO Benevoltek, Inc. grew up in Freeport, Maine and has accumulated a broad business background over his 37 year career. Steve has a BS in Industrial Technology from the University of Southern Maine. His business background includes owning and managing an electrical contracting company, a real estate development company, 16 years in management at Central Maine Power Company and 16 years as a Senior Financial Advisor at Merrill Lynch. Whether overseeing operations at large electric generating facilities or managing $70 million in client investment portfolios, business success has come from consistent, honest communications with people and the ability to manage their expectations. In 2008 Steve and co-founder Dave Hinson joined forces to create a company known not only for being beneficial to its customers, investors and employees, but also to be a force for greater good for those in need. Benevoltek was founded as the fusion of benevolence and technology.

Bio:  David Hinson, Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer, Benevoltek, Inc. has over 12 years experience as an entrepreneur, 34 years in the printing & publishing industry and 28 years in computer programming. After receiving a Bachelor of Science in Printing Management from Rochester Institute of Technology, he worked on the startup of USA Today. Promoted to Gannett Co., Inc., he held an executive position managing a materials testing laboratory providing technical support for 89 dailies and 38 USA Today printing facilities. David traveled internationally with X-Rite Incorporated providing technical sales support for X-Rite’s global sales network. He has provided consulting for metropolitan newspapers and large commercial printing companies worldwide. His knowledge is now being applied to World Wide Web publishing and e-commerce.

Company Description:  Benevoltek, Inc. was founded in July 2009. The company has developed and filed a patent application for proprietary software technology that defines highly accurate regions within web page photo images. These “hotspot” regions can then be enabled by mouse over or clickable events that link to corresponding data. Benevoltek is using the accuracy and speed allowed by this new technology to transform the user experience for shopping online. Instead of the existing menu driven model for e-commerce, shoppers can now visually browse through actual, retail store web images and directly select products of interest right off the shelf. By combining this technology with the latest tools for zoom, spin and coloring, Benevoltek is seizing the opportunity to be a game changer within the e-commerce industry.