Paul Bocheck

Dr. Paul Bocheck, President and CEO, has had extensive research and development experience with leadership responsibilities at both established and entrepreneurial technology companies. At BarterQuest, he is responsible for operations, technology and intellectual property.

Paul is recognized internationally as a leading expert in Internet multimedia, networking and wireless technology. He is a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). Paul’s research has been presented at numerous professional conferences, has been published, and is referenced in numerous publications.

Prior to his immigration to the U.S., Paul was a software engineer at a research and development company in Prague, Czech Republic. After arriving in the U.S., Paul was engaged as a senior research and development engineer at IBM, responsible for the implementation of S/390 mainframe projects within the Trusted Systems Communications Group for the U.S. government. From 2000 to 2002, Paul was the founder and President of MD Offices.com, an Internet company that pioneered patented technology for the mobile exchange and management of medical records by medical professionals.

Thereafter, as the CTO and Vice President, Technology of Interactive Taxi, LLC, a division of Targeted Media Partners. Paul was a chief architect of the new generation of multimedia passenger information monitors currently installed in New York City taxicabs. Immediately prior to BarterQuest, Paul was the founder and CEO of an Internet software consulting firm that was focused on the application of 3G mobile and wireless technologies to video security, including intelligent CCTV video surveillance.

Paul received his Ph.D. and Master of Philosophy degrees in Electrical Engineering from Columbia University, an M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from St. Petersburg Electrotechnical University, in St. Petersburg, Russia, and an M.S. degree in Computer Science from the Polytechnic Institute of New York University (“NYU”). Recently, he lectured as an Adjunct Professor at the Polytechnic Institute of NYU in the department of Computer and Electrical Engineering.

Paul’s passions include flying and scuba diving. Having received his Private Pilot license in 2009, he flies frequently from local New York and New Jersey airports. He is currently training for an instrument rating. Paul is an Advanced Diver. In 1996, he successfully completed the NYC Marathon and, in 2006, the NYC Triathlon, and, in 2010, 100 km Escape New York bicycle tour. Other interests include travel, skiing, and cross-country running.