# Jeremy Seigel

> Jeremy Seigel founded Seagull Scientific in 1985 after working as an electrical engineer at Intel. His career spans early barcode products, scanner-interface patents and leadership of the company behind BarTender. Harold Boe succeeded him as CEO in June 2016, when Seigel remained chairman. He is identified as the company’s former founder and chairman in his company-sourced executive biography.

- **Role:** Software entrepreneur and electrical engineer
- **Organizations:** Seagull Scientific (the business behind BarTender), Intel Corporation (former employer)
- **Known for:** Founded Seagull Scientific in 1985., Named inventor on US patents 5,313,642 and 5,514,859, assigned to Seagull Scientific Systems., Led the business behind BarTender as CEO before the June 2016 succession.

## Career timeline

- **Before 1985** — Worked as an electrical engineer in Silicon Valley, including at Intel.
- **1985** — Left Intel and founded Seagull Scientific; his first barcode product followed a friend’s request.
- **1990** — Filed the application that became US patent 5,313,642 on October 3.
- **1994** — US patent 5,313,642, Power interface for peripheral devices, granted May 17; names Seigel as inventor.
- **1996** — US patent 5,514,859, Power and data interface for peripheral devices, granted May 7.
- **2008** — As CEO, discussed printer supply warnings at the launch of BarTender 9.0.
- **2011** — Discussed live database viewing in the label design area for BarTender 9.4.
- **2012** — Explained the decision to enter card printing with BarTender version 10.
- **2016** — Harold Boe became president and CEO in June; Seigel retained the chairmanship and was described as majority shareholder and long-term strategist.
- **2022** — A Peak Rock Capital affiliate acquired Seagull Scientific in December; this is a company milestone, not a documented new personal role for Seigel.

## Achievements

- Founded Seagull Scientific in 1985.
- Named inventor on US patents 5,313,642 and 5,514,859, assigned to Seagull Scientific Systems.
- Led the business behind BarTender as CEO before the June 2016 succession.
- His company-sourced biography describes more than 30 years of growth funded through profits and without debt; this is a historical statement, not a claim about current finances.

## Latest updates

- **2022-12** — Company context: a Peak Rock Capital affiliate completed its acquisition of Seagull Scientific on December 21. No new personal position for Seigel was announced in that release.

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Last updated: 2026-10-25