Ceelox — Pattern of Value
Solved a real problem
The constraint was trust at identity scale: regulated enterprises needed biometric authentication that was secure, provable, and deployable long before SaaS norms or biometric standards existed
Made it repeatable
Converted Biometric innovation into system: end-to-end identity architecture, encryption, access control, and deployment models that enabled consistent delivery across enterprises, partners, and government—pre-SaaS, at production scale.
Taught the pattern
Engineering teams, partners, and customers absorbed a shared model for secure identity—spanning architecture, delivery, and compliance—while strategic partnerships (including Microsoft) extended the pattern into platform standards such as the Windows Biometric Framework.
Measured the compound
The system earned sustained external validation: $7.5M in venture funding, 12+ U.S. patents, enterprise and government adoption (GSA / DoD), and advanced acquisition review by IBM—including on-site evaluation at Watson Labs with senior security and biometrics leadership, resulting in a formal recommendation into IBM Technology Incubation.
Ceelox ultimately went public, confirming durability beyond founding leadership and establishing a lasting biometric security category.