Who are we?



Innovators of creative solutions for the animal world


We are a team of information technology professionals with over 70 years’ combined experience. As the principals, Jim Dombrowski and Chris Ortwein have collaborated through the years to bring animal products and services to serve animal lovers and animal facilities. We have a long-term vision of centralizing storage of lifetime animal birth through death health information. This cloud-based information will be accessible securely to animal owners and the health care industry. We enjoy putting our creative juices to work on solving everyday problems. We’re quickly moving forward because problems in the future are waiting for new solutions.


Our vision introduces VVA (View Visit Adopt) as a protocol product used by animal holding facilities. Shelters frequently hold 'Clear the Shelter' type events that require a smooth organized process for both the organization and their guests. We are very excited to offer VVA to better manage staff needs and guests to easily and quickly find and adopt a loving animal.


Jim Dombrowski, co-founder of Pet Tag VVA, About Me headshot.

Jim Dombrowski

Pet Tag VVA Co-founder


Mr. Dombrowski, co-founder of Pet Tag VVA, has provided 35 years of consulting and software development services for Fortune 100 companies that utilize large mainframe computing systems. Additionally, he has designed and developed web-based applications for the past 20 years. Mr. Dombrowski has previously developed security and identity systems that involve loaning and returning items of importance and value. New products managing animal health records and medication monitoring are currently being developed. The vision is to integrate all of these products and services for the benefit of animal lovers and the entire animal health care industry.

Chris Ortwein, VP of Marketing at Notify Me Tag, About me snapshot.

Chris Ortwein

Pet Tag VVA Co-founder


Chris Ortwein has an extensive Marketing background and work experience (10 years) managing a variety of promotional projects end-to-end, including paid advertising campaigns and digital marketing techniques. Over the years, he’s worked on a number of high-profile clients as well as personal projects, building and promoting online businesses, becoming an expert in connecting consumers to the perfect product or service. He’s joined the Pet Tag VVA team because he really believes in the product, and wants to help alleviate stress for animal shelters to provide their guests with an enjoyable experience.





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