Event Details:
A Conversation with Jay Steinmetz, CEO of Barcoding, Inc.
Date: Mar. 9, 2016
Time: 5:30 - 7 p.m.
Location: Angelos Law Center, 12th Floor
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Join Murray Dalziel, dean of the Merrick School of Business as he talks with Jay Steinmetz about his career, businesses and life lessons at the next Merrick Engages event.
Discussion Topic:
Business Creation and Community Transformation — Why Both Go Together.
About Jay Steinmetz
With extensive knowledge and experience in the automatic identification industry, Jay Steinmetz began his journey in 1990, graduating from the Berger Entrepreneurship Program at the University of Arizona with a degree in Inventory Management and Management Information Systems. Beginning at FMC Corporation, he designed, developed, and installed multiple equipment tracking systems before going to work for, and obtaining an equity interest in, AccuScan, where he was the Senior Systems Analyst and subsequently Professional Services Manager. After the acquisition of AccuScan by Peak Technologies, Steinmetz became the Product Manager for a line of software products focused on data collection. He continued his career overseeing design and development of RF/Batch application programs.
In 1997, his entrepreneurial spirit led him to found the company known today as Barcoding, Inc. The Baltimore Business Journal honored Steinmetz in 2001 as a "Top 40 Business Leader Under 40." In 2004, Barcoding, Inc. became an Inc. 500 company and was recognized by Forbes magazine as one of ten privately held technology companies to watch. In 2006, Steinmetz was nominated as a finalist and subsequently won the honor of Entrepreneur of the Year for the State of Maryland in Technology from Ernst & Young.
Known for his entrepreneurial skills and for holding multiple patents under his name, he has been called upon as a guest speaker and guest columnist. Steinmetz is a published author with editorials in the Wall Street Jounral, Baltimore Sun, and others. He has written work for many national industry magazines and is frequently used as a media source for wireless, mobile, and hand-held technology.
Steinmetz has sat on multiple boards including the State of Maryland Technology Development Corporation. Steinmetz chaired TEDCO for two years before stepping down from the chairmanship to focus on his appointment to the Governor O'Malley's Commission on Small Business. Subsequently Mr. Steinmetz was nominated to serve and is serving on Governor Hogan's Regulatory Reform Commission. Under his leadership Steinmetz identified, wrote and subsequently passed legislative reforms that are still in use today.
Steinmetz has sat on Sinai Children's Center board, Port Discoveries, Best Buddies, and the Jewish Career Service organization. Currently Steinmetz is serving as a board member on the Bolton Street Synagogue Board as well as the University of Baltimore Merrick School of Business. Under Steinmetz's leadership and many years of experience in the automatic identification industry, Barcoding, Inc. currently employs over 90 people in 16 states and generates revenue well in excess of $50 million.