John is an RCMP veteran with 25 years of experience. Having conducted countless investigations customs, immigration intelligence, fraud, and corruption over the course of his career, he understands the Canadian criminal justice system all too well. In 1993, John founded International Fingerprinting Services Canada (IFSC), after undergoing several acquisitions since 2004, John founded C5ID to provide a concise product offering, focused on providing Canadians with a seamless criminal background check experience.

For 15 years, Preston managed the entire criminal record check program for IFSC. Preston now manages the criminal record check program for C5ID.