What Happened?
Rochester, NY-based Case Wallet Appointed Stephen Schultz as Chief Technology Officer
About the Company
Based in Rochester, New York, Case was started with the vision of securing transactions on the blockchain. Case’s mission is to decentralize security and eliminate single points of failure through trusted biometrically secured devices built on independent out of band communication channels. Backed by FuturePerfect Ventures, RRE Ventures, High Line Venture Partners and the RIT Venture Fund, the company introduced its credit-card sized hardware wallet in 2015 to provide uncompromised security and ease-of-use for bitcoin buyers, sellers and users worldwide.
About the Person
Stephen Schultz joins Case with more than two decades of extensive technology expertise to lead the development of the company’s secure and easy-to-use bitcoin technology solutions. In his new role, Steve will be responsible for overseeing development of the company’s products and technology to drive widespread market adoption. Prior to joining Case, Schultz was the founder and chief technology officer of Pictometry International Corp., where he built the original technology framework, led new product development and grew the company to more than 280 employees. Earlier in his career, Steve developed technologies for the Rochester Institute of Technology Center for Imaging Science for a variety of applications including environmental, medical and earth analysis. He earned a bachelor’s degree in computer science from the Rochester Institute of Technology.
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