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John C. W. Bennett, J.D., LL.M.

John Bennett, J.D., LL.M., is the CEO and founder of Aegis Technology Companies, Inc. After his retirement from the U.S. Navy, he became, and remains, CEO of Maritime Protective Services, Inc. (MPS), a maritime security consulting and training firm established in the wake of 9/11.  In 2005, he formed Asset Tracking Logistics And Security LLC (ATLAS) to develop technologies for tracking, surveillance, and monitoring systems for cargo and other assets.  Both MPS and ATLAS are now subsidiaries of Aegis. 

Dr. Bennett received his bachelor’s degree in Economics from Swarthmore College, his J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center, and his LL.M. in Law and Marine Affairs from the University of Washington.  He holds certifications as Vessel, Company, and Port Facility Security Officer.  In the Navy, his service included assignments to staffs of the Commander in Chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet, NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic, and the Joint Chiefs of Staff. 

Dr. Bennett has been appointed a distinguished visiting research professor at Florida Tech working with University College.

Keith Berkowitz, M.B.A., M.D.
Keith Berkowitz, M.B.A., M.D., is the executive vice president and co-founder of R&B Foods and has a diverse background combining business, medical and nutritional expertise. Dr. Berkowitz received his Doctor of Medicine from New York Medical College and his Master’s in Business Administration from Columbia Business School, where he was a member of Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society. He did a combined internship and residency in Internal Medicine at North Shore University Hospital and Memorial-Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. After residency, Dr. Berkowitz spent five years as a faculty member in the department of medicine at North Shore University Hospital and also was a clinical instructor at New York University School of Medicine. He then joined the Atkins Center for Complementary Medicine and worked with Dr. Robert Atkins as business and medical director. In 2003, he founded the Center for Balanced Health, a medical practice specializing in the prevention and treatment of obesity, diabetes, heart disease and other metabolic conditions. He co-founded R&B Foods with Dr. Peter Radatti in 2004 to create healthy food products that would be very beneficial to his patients, many of whom have diabetes, unstable blood sugar or heart disease.

Dr. Berkowitz is the co-author of The Princeton Review Medical School Companion (Random House 1996). He has been interviewed by Newsweek, New York Magazine, Newsday, The Sunday London Times, Associated Press, CNN, INC Magazine, am NY, Wins 1010 online and The New York Post. Additionally, he has been featured on ABC News, WOR Radio and WCBS radio.

Dr. Berkowitz has been appointed a distinguished visiting research professor at Florida Tech working with University College.

Peter Radatti, Ph.D.
Peter Radatti, Ph.D., is the CEO and co-founder of R&B Foods. With a professional background in chemistry, electronics and astrophysics, Dr. Radatti spent 13 years at General Electric Space, in their Military Programs Department (M&DSO) where he designed and worked on very early fiber-optic computer networks. In 1998, he started his own computer security company, CyberSoft, which sells security products primarily to the U.S. Defense Department.

Dr. Radatti designed and wrote the first UNIX antivirus product and has 21 patents pending or issued in the computer industry. He also co-founded R&B Foods with Dr. Keith Berkowitz in 2004 with a primary focus on creating premium food products that are natural, healthy and delicious. He has three patents pending in the food industry. Dr. Radatti has been appointed a distinguished visiting research professor at Florida Tech working with University College.

YounesBassem Younes, Ph.D.
Bassem Younes, Ph.D., received his bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from Bradley University in 1984, his master’s degree in civil engineering in 1985, and his Ph.D. in engineering transport from London’s Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine in 1990. In 1993, Dr. Younes established Emirates Transportation and Traffic (ET&T), the first specialized consultancy in traffic and transportation engineering in the United Arab Emirates, where he carried out numerous complex transportation engineering assignments ranging from traffic surveys for the Dubai Light Rail Project to major traffic impact assessments. In 1999, Dr. Younes joined the University of Sharjah, College of Engineering faculty as associate professor of traffic and transportation engineering. Dr. Younes is currently a distinguished professor of transportation at Florida Institute of Technology and is president of ET&T.

 

 

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