Experts say solution addresses President Obama’s Call for Innovation

A proposed new identity protection software development company could lead to creating nearly 200,000 permanent new jobs in the U.S. at a time when President Obama is calling for more innovation and job creation.

Tom Hill, who ran the EDS Fellows and the Distinguished Engineering Program, says B-Security Systems’ concept “potentially solves an enormous identity management problem facing the United States government.” He said the company’s solution could create anywhere from 125,000 to 200,000. In an evaluation of the product, Hill said, “The proposed B-Systems solution has identified several key areas of concern for secure identity management that have not been adequately covered by either government or commercial initiatives.” Most of these jobs also would require employees to be bonded and U.S. citizens, according to B-Security Systems’ business plan.

Velma Hart, who recently became a partner of B-Security Systems and its chief financial officer, said the company has a product that’s sorely needed and will help out the nation’s economy. This week, the president released his $3.7 trillion federal budget and recently met with the CEOs of the nation’s top technology companies, seeking their ideas on how to fuel innovation and job creation.

“Look, it’s very simple,” said Hart, former CFO of AMVETS, a veteran service organization who made national headlines last year when she questioned President Obama on the ineffectiveness of his economic policies. “B-Systems offers a tangible innovative technology solution that has a huge potential to create jobs. We’re looking for investors, the federal government – the President himself – to take notice. We’re committed to making sure this business makes a difference, but we need folks to step up.”

The B-System Privacy Protection Method (http://bsecuritysystems.com), in part, offers a more effective and secure means to issue and protect the national use of the social security number. The company has a patent pending for a sophisticated software system idea that will make it more difficult for thieves to illegally use social security numbers and other forms of personal identifying information. The software is conceived to provide the federal government and commercial outlets an innovative method that will effectively deter and dramatically prevent ID fraud and save hundreds of billions of dollars annually in monetary and other forms of loss that is associated with being a victim of ID Fraud.

To contact Ms. Hart or learn more about B-Security Systems LLC, contact Neil Foote, neil@neilfoote.com, 214.448.3765.

Lecture on ‘Connecting Communities through Development Projects’

Rev. Nicholas Richards, president of the Harlem-based Abyssinian Fund, will lead a Thursday evening discussion on how communities in the U.S. can partner with Ethiopian coffee farmers.

The panel, entitled ‘From Harlem to Addis: Connecting Communities through Development Projects’, will take place 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. February 24 at the temporary home of the Museum for African Art, 80 Hanson Place, in Downtown Brooklyn.

The lecture is part of a series entitled, Views of Africa: Conversations with a Continent and its People, produced by The Museum for African Art and Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts (MoCADA).

The goal of the Abyssinian Fund is to provide new technologies and distribution networks to ensure Ethiopian coffee is competitive in the global marketplace.

A gifted speaker, Rev. Richards has always been passionate about international affairs. His leadership of Abyssinian’s international ministry has spawned a series of projects, including development efforts in Ethiopia, humanitarian relief in Haiti and on-going educational services in Kenya. Born in Mandeville, Jamaica, Rev. Richards grew up in Bronx, NY. He completed his Bachelors of Arts in Political Science and Philosophy at Morehouse College and received his Master of Divinity degree at The Union Theological Seminary in New York.

For more information about the seminar, go to the museum’s website, http://www.africanart.org/index.php. For more information about The Abyssinian Fund, go to http://abyfund.org. To interview Rev. Richards, contact Neil Foote, neil@nelfoote.com, 214.448.3765.

Ashton & Ryan Clark Seeking to Reach Organizations, Nonprofits, Universities

Ashton and Ryan Clark, twin brothers who are energetic entrepreneurs, have launched UTicketIt.com, an exciting new, interactive online ticketing and event management website designed to help small firms, nonprofit associations, universities and community organization’s open seating events. 

The two recent University of Illinois graduates have spent the bulk of their teen and young adult years, creating, launching and operating several online projects. Now, they are confident they have a product that is secure, low cost, easy to set up and customizable.

“What we found was that many organizations just don’t have the time or expertise to figure out how to best manage their event, keep track of ticket sales or even promote their events,” said Ashton Clark the company’s president, who grew up in the Chicago suburb of Flossmoor.

UTicketIt.com integrates all the required tools to set up event registration, accept payment or donations for a fundraiser (through a client’s PayPal account), print tickets, promote the event through social media using FaceBook and Twitter, and email. Additionally, the system has an extensive reporting system, allowing you to generate sophisticated reports to track ticket sales, pricing and traffic to the website.

“UTicketIt.com allows organizations to create an event, set up ticket sales and manage the whole process,” said Ashton who, along with his brother, were named in 2009 Diversity Executive Magazine’s “Emerging Leaders Under 40”.

To help them fund the project and develop a smart phone app, the Clark brothers recently received $10,000 from TheCASHFLOW and its foundation, 100 Urban Entrepreneurs. The New York company, founded by veteran entrepreneur and media executive Phil Rugile,  provides financing, mentoring and business planning to young entrepreneurs who have innovative ideas.  

The Clark brothers currently operate several other online businesses, including: 247MixTapes.com and LudaKicks.  247MixTapes promotes music compilations – “mix tapes” of performing artists before their albums are released.  Since high school, the brothers have run Ludakicks.com (http://ludakicks.com), an online magazine that offers information about the latest sports footware.  There are several other projects on the drawing board that the twins are planning to release later this year.  “We’re always bouncing ideas off each other,” Ryan said.

Velma Hart

Velma Hart, woman who challenged President Obama’s policies, lands new job as CFO of Dallas ID security company that is developing a software to better protect the US government, companies and individuals from the illegal distribution and use of social security numbers.

Velma Hart, a veteran financial expert who challenged President Obama’s economic strategy at a town hall meeting last year, has been named a partner of a Dallas software company that seeks to develop software and hardware to crack down on identity fraud and theft. Hart will begin her new role immediately with B-Security Systems LLC, a company that has a patent pending for a sophisticated software system idea that is conceived to make it more difficult for thieves to illegally use social security numbers and other forms of personal identifying information.

The software is designed to provide the federal government and commercial outlets an innovative method that could reduce fraud and potentially save billions of dollars lost due to fraud. “I’ve talked to security experts, engineers and technologists who believe the ‘B-System Privacy Protection Method” is an innovative – even monumental – product that will have global impact,” said Hart who recently lost her job as CFO of AMVETS, a veteran service organization.

“This is a project I am very pleased to support by way of being the CFO and ringing the bell that discoveries have been made that offer tangible solutions to crack down on a serious problem and that will create national permanent new jobs.” The Federal Trade Commission recently reported that more than 9 million Americans are victims of identity theft every year. “Identity theft is just not inconvenient,” said Hart, “today it is well known that anyone who has had their credit cards stolen, no less their social security card or number stolen, knows how many hours, days, weeks, months, it takes to repair the damage.”

The B-System Privacy Protection Method, in part, offers a more effective and secure means to issue and protect the national use of the social security number. Tom Hill, who ran the EDS Fellows and the Distinguished Engineering Program, says de Beasley’s concept “potentially solves an enormous identity management problem facing the United States government.” Doug Harris, Ph.D., an Associate Dean and Research Professor, at the University of Texas at Dallas and a cyber-security expert, says, “With the current problems of identify theft, it is difficult to estimate the magnitude, value and impact of this program, but it will be huge.”

Ray de Beasley invented this identify theft solution as he took in-prison computer classes at Trinity Valley Community College while serving a 15-year-sentence on drug charges. He began reading every technology book he could get his hands on and asked his mom to help him research common denominators that made financial crimes successful. To test his idea, de Beasley interviewed convicts who had specialized in ID theft and other financial fraudulent crimes. In late 1991, while serving his sentence, de Beasley was able to research, experiment and discover an algorithm that will put in place an innovative method that will prevent the criminal use of stolen social security numbers.

After he developed B-System in late 2002, de Beasley used additional convicted men and women to conduct an intellectual beta test and to foolproof his discovered method, he said. Dr. Ranette Halverson, chair of the computer science department at Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls, TX, said she thinks de Beasley has solved the puzzle. “de Beasley had the vision to put together all the many existing pieces of technology,” she said, “ . .hardware, software, and people…that would be necessary to provide the needed national solution.” Hart said she is excited about the potential. “I’m ready to take this story on the road. So many people in this country are hurt by identify fraud, so many people need jobs, and this opportunity is one way to make a difference.”

Rev.-Dr. Christopher A. Bullock is celebrating Dr. King’s birthday with a series of speeches at the First Baptist Church of East Elmhurst., a church where King spent the summer of 1950.

In the spirit of the Rev.-Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Canaan Baptist Church Rev.-Dr. Christopher A. Bullock is celebrating what would have been the famed civil rights leaders’ 82nd birthday with a series of inspirational speeches at the First Baptist Church of East Elmhurst.

Bullock’s speech, which will urge church members to take charge of their communities, follows in the footsteps of Dr. King who in summer of 1950 preached at the church as the congregation searched for a new pastor. Like King, Bullock is a graduate of the Colgate Rochester Crozier Divinity School in New York.

Bullock will be the keynote speaker at a 9 a.m., Jan. 15 breakfast and offer a Sunday sermon at 11 a.m., Jan. 16. The church is located at 100-10 Astoria Blvd., East Elmhurst, NY.

“As a social gospelist,” Bullock said, “King became the drum major for justice in America. His message still rings true today. We’ve got to live up to the expectations King set out in his dream, and rise to the occasion.  We can not sit back and wait. We have to fight for jobs, health care and justice in each of our communities.”