Leadership
Thomas B. Stoughton, Managing Partner
Mr. Stoughton serves as a member of the Board of Managers of SCT International, LLC. He has over 20 years experience in finance, law, capital market transactions and private equity investments. Mr. Stoughton is a founder, and serves on the Board of Directors of, Progressive Logistics Services, LLC, Value Medical, Inc., and New Source Ambulatory (a medical group purchasing organization). Mr. Stoughton received his Juris Doctorate with honors from the University of Georgia School of Law and his BA with honors from the University of Georgia. Mr. Stoughton is a member of the Order of the Coif National Legal Scholastic Honor Society.
Joseph B. Schutte III, Founder & CTO
Over the last 31 years, Mr. Schutte has held senior management positions in the brand protection, anti-counterfeiting and diversion industry. In 2002, he founded Sekuworks after developing the patented technology and the copyrighted software that created the Sekuweb™ Security Print System. Prior to founding Sekuworks, he served as Vice President, Engineering with Ashton-Potter (USA) Ltd., having overall responsibility for startup of the facility and development of anti-counterfeit technology and as Director, Banknote and Securities Technical Center developing complete turnkey systems for the security printing industry. Joe developed the first web-fed intaglio press to print United States banknotes. He has also managed and delivered turnkey print and finishing systems for government operations, including the Banque de France and the Bank of England. He holds a degree in Electrical Engineering.
Robert Sherwood, CPP, Vice President Security Programs Management
Robert Sherwood has devoted the past two decades to founding and leading successful enterprises that manufacture, market and sell holograms for anti-counterfeiting and package applications. Mr. Sherwood is security design and technology program integration specialist. As President and owner of Holoshape Products, Inc. he has teamed with multiple companies to develop new hologram applications. Mr. Sherwood has a BFA / 3D design from Temple University, is an ASIS Certified Protection Professional, and the past Chairman of the North American Security Products Organization (NASPO).
Georgia Fine, CFO and COO
Ms. Fine has 22 years of experience in printing, extrusion, and gravure coating in the Flexible Packaging industry. She has held management positions in all aspects of the business including Customer Service, Production Planning, Graphics, Purchasing, Accounting and Manufacturing. Most recently she held the position of Plant Manager for Graphic Packaging International (NYSE:GPK), with direct responsibility for 220 employees including manufacturing and all administrative functions. Ms. Fine has a BBA, major in Accounting from the University of Portland.
Earl D. Holt, Founder of Graphic Options, Vice President of Pre-Press Operations
Earl D. Holt started his career in graphic arts in 1960 managing color trade shops and a nationally recognized transparency-retouching studio. Earl directed the color operation for The Hennegan Company and founded Graphic Options, LLC in 2005. In 1992 he revolutionized the flexographic industry by introducing color separations and printing plates that accurately reproduced flesh tones. Since then, Mr. Holt and the technicians of Graphic Options have developed advanced technologies that make it possible to print ultra high security flexographic labels and governmental documents that contain 500 line screen tones and micro text down to ¾ point size.
Jim D. Columbus, VP of Production & NBN Operations
Mr. Columbus has 26 years of experience in the Banknote business as an Intaglio press operator, and lead pressmen. For 20 years he held the position of Pressroom and Production Supervisor for Northern Bank Note Company, before relocating with Northern Bank Note Company to Harrison, Ohio and joining with Sekuworks, LLC. Currently Mr. Columbus is the Director of Production for Sekuworks, LLC / Northern Banknote. As Director, he supervises all aspects of the manufacturing.
Brian D'Angelo, Manager Customer Service & Supply Chain
Brian D'Angelo has over 16 years of experience in customer service. In his over five years with Sekuworks, he has developed an extensive knowledge and understanding of Sekuworks products and capabilities that he has translated into ensuring that the customers are satisfied in both quality and service.
