Jay LaBonte has been involved in the field of Information Systems since the introduction of the home computer in the 70’s.

Jay LaBonte earned his Bachelors Degree and later his Masters Degree in Computer Information Systems from Columbia Southern University, where he also earned his Certification in Employment Law. Mr. LaBonte earned his Certification in Network Administration from Hewlett-Packard, and is also a member of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners.

In the field of Information System Management, Mr. LaBonte has worked in such fields as Aerospace manufacturing, Aerospace metals distribution, raw material inventory control, professional employment organizations (PEO), temporary staffing, Real Estate sales and land development. He has held nearly every position within the Information Systems department from Programmer/Analyst to Database Administrator, from Unix Administrator to Network Administrator, and from Information Systems manager to Chief Information Officer.

As an author, Mr. LaBonte's first book was "Adaptive Indexing in a Relational Database" and was originally presented as his Master Thesis, and later adapted as a technical reference. The Dean of Students at Columbia Southern University, F. Poche Waguespack, stated the following after reading Mr. LaBonte's work:

"To borrow an apt phrase from one of those beer commercials, to best describe 'Adaptive Indexing in a Relational Database'; 'It just doesn't get any better than this.' From start to finish, this book is outstanding, and rings with a clarity that can only come from someone who is quite knowledgeable of relational database management systems. Well done Mr. LaBonte, very well done!"

Mr. LaBonte's second book, "The Truth about Check Fraud" resulting after ten years of research into check fraud, and the development of several proprietary check fraud prevention methods designed for e-commerce. Mr. LaBonte has provided Check Fraud prevention consulting services to many businesses as well as financial institutions.

His third book, “Parents Guide to the Internet” has received outstanding reviews from schools, Parent Teacher Associations, Parents and Doctors. Marilyn Mailman Segal, Ph.D., a developmental psychologist specializing in early childhood development, and founder and dean emeritus of the Family Center and the LaBonte Institute for Hearing, Language and Speech at Nova Southeastern University had this to say about Mr. LaBonte and his book, “Parents Guide to the Internet”:

"Jay LaBonte has done an outstanding job in writing 'Parents Guide to the Internet' to guide parents to help their child enjoy their computer without being victimized. Mr. LaBonte's book gives parents the information they need to become just as savvy as their children."

James A. Cox, Editor-in-Chief of the Midwest Book Review had this to say about ‘Parents Guide to the Internet’.

"Parents Guide to the Internet is a practical guide to what every parent absolutely has to know about the internet and online communications in order to protect their child, before giving him or her access to the internet. An absolute "must-read" for any parent in the internet-saturated twenty-first century; even technology savvy parents are likely to find valuable advice and warnings they hadn't considered before.”