About The RFID in Healthcare Consortium

About Us

The RFID in Healthcare Consortium is an affiliated organization of the RFID Educational Foundation, which is a non-profit charitable educational organization, as defined by IRS 501(c)(3).

Charter Members

A Charter Member of the “RFID in Healthcare Consortium” is defined as a member who has contributed to the formation of the organization with time, in-kind services, guidance, and financial support on or before September 9th, 2008. All Charter members have both responsibilities and privileges with their Charter Membership status.

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Calvin B.W. Anderson RFID Association of Australia	Ken Baker NewAge® Industries AdvantaPure®	Gregory C. Clawson Time Domain®	Russ Chandler Ubisense Inc.	Jim Del Rossi ADR Advisors Incorporated
Daniel W. Engels Texas Radio Frequency Innovation & Technology Center	Dr. James D. Fonger St. Joseph's Translational Research Institute	Kristin Hedger Killdeer Mountain Manufacturing	David H. Hoglund Integra Systems, Inc.	Richard Huffman RFID Consultant & Media Director
Prof. Art Koblasz	Ken Lee CBS Technology	Dr. Maisel Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center	Harry P. Pappas The International RFID Business Association	Stephane Pique The International RFID Business Association
Dr. Paul Rudolf Arnold & Porter	Daniel Sands Solstice Medical, LLC	John C. Shoemaker Shipcom Wireless Inc.	Dr. Elliot B. Sloane Villanova University	John K. Stevens Visible Assets, Inc.
	Emily Sopensky RFID Educational Foundation	John Wass WaveMark	Craig Weakley RCD Technology, Inc.


	Calvin B. W. Anderson Vice Chairman - RFID Association of Australia CEO - Wirelessworx
Former Vice President Symbol Technologies Australia/ New Zealand Former Director NCR Corporation Former Board Member GS1 Australia Cal has had 27 years of experience in bringing automated transaction processing systems to successful business use from the early days of the first scanning supermarkets in Australia, through working with EFTPOS and into wireless bar code applications. The emphasis was customer success and user acceptance that resulted in a positive business outcome and staying power in process improvement. Cal has been a committed leader of the RFID Association of Australia (RFIDAA) for the past 4 years as well as an entrepreneur in a new business software company. RFIDAA is a not for profit company aligned to government support and industry initiatives. Cal is an active speaker and industry leader anxious for organizations to anticipate, appreciate and leverage the power and potential of real time visibility. Back to Top
	Ken Baker CEO - NewAge® Industries AdvantaPure®
Ken Baker of NewAge® Industries, Inc. (Southampton, PA), is involved with RFID technology for the tracking and identification of pharmaceutical processing equipment. As owner of a company that manufactures plastic and rubber tubing, Baker’s connection with RFID came about after his development of the AdvantaPure® high-purity products line in 2001. Created to target the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, chemical, food, and beverage industries, AdvantaPure continues to be Baker’s primary focus. The advantages of utilizing RFID technology for tracking and identification purposes in the pharmaceutical industry quickly became apparent after the establishment of the product line, and Baker pursued opportunities. He is a strong believer in the safety and cost savings aspects of RFID and is coauthor of three U.S. patents on RFID technology application involving AdvantaPure’s Hose Track™ and PET Process Equipment Tracking™ systems and GammaTag™ gamma-radiation-resistant RFID tags. Baker has over 20 years experience in the tubing and hose industry. His father, Raymond Baker, started NewAge® Industries in 1954, and Baker joined the company in 1985. He and his father also own majority interest in Colex International Limited, a tubing and hose manufacturer located in Leicestershire, U.K., which has helped both companies establish a worldwide presence. NewAge Industries won the Greater Philadelphia Family Business Award, organized by the University of Pennsylvania’s famed Wharton Business School, in 1998. Baker initiated an ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan) in 2006. Baker is a member of several local business organizations and an active member of the community. He invites area high school students to intern at NewAge Industries each summer as part of a mentoring program. As a Board of Directors member for the Montgomery County Community College Foundation (Blue Bell, PA), Baker is involved with fund raising for scholarships, grants, and campus cultural activities. He is also a generous contributor to local and national charities and sponsors events at NewAge Industries such as American Red Cross blood drives and the Toys for Tots program. Ken Baker may be reached at kbaker@advantapure.com or 215-526-2151, or visit www.advantapure.com . Back to Top
	Gregory C. Clawson Vice President, WW Sales & Marketing - Time Domain®
Mr. Clawson joined Time Domain in 2007 as Vice President of Sales and Marketing. In his role, Mr. Clawson is responsible for deploying Time Domain’s technology and products world-wide by developing new market initiatives, establishing partners and channels for market deployment, and securing new business opportunities. Under his leadership, he has driven over $100 Million in high technology sales for a broad range of industry solutions in the retail, healthcare, wholesale warehousing and Government space. These solutions have included supply-chain visibility, personnel and asset security, asset management and retail sales. Mr. Clawson joins Time Domain from Motorola, where he successfully led the industry leading RFID sales strategy at Motorola’s Enterprise Mobility Business, where he led his teams to triple digit sales growth. Mr. Clawson brings a broad set of experiences managing both direct sales and world-class value added reseller (VAR) channel strategies. His education includes an MBA from the University of Dayton and a B.S. in Logistics Management from Park University. Back to Top
	Russ Chandler President and CEO - Ubisense Inc.
Russ Chandler is President and CEO of Ubisense Inc., the global market leader in precise Real-time Location Systems (RTLS), utilizing Ultra-wideband (UWB) technology to locate objects or people in real time, delivering unprecedented levels of precision, responsiveness, reliability and scalability. From 2003 to 2007, Mr. Chandler was President and CEO of TimeCentre, Inc., a leading provider of human resource information systems. From 1991 to 2000, Mr. Chandler was Founder, President, and Chief Executive Officer for GeoData Solutions, Inc., an international consulting company focused on the design and development of geographic information systems (GIS). He has been involved at every level in the application of location technology since 1984, serving as an executive, management consultant, project manager, systems analyst, and software developer on a variety of location technology projects.. Mr. Chandler holds a Masters Degree from San Diego State University, and a Bachelors Degree from the University of Colorado, Boulder. Back to Top
	Jim Del Rossi Founder and Managing Director - ADR Advisors Incorporated
Jim Del Rossi’s role is global business development in new technologies, most recently RFID and Edge Technologies. This is accomplished through targeting of multiple vertical industries; identifying problem spaces; creating solutions, developing partner community and marketing directions; and creating the sales approach for the field teams. Diverse background brings to bear innovative viewpoints as well as industry best practices. Deep and current experience advising Fortune Global 500 companies. Extensive P&L responsibility experience for internal operations as well as sales and delivery organizations. Educated in technology as well as business. Frequent presenter at conferences internationally as well as contributing to industry publications. MANAGEMENT SUMMARY Executive technology management and consulting. Twenty years of design and management experience. Extensive background in developing and leading development teams in advanced software and systems technologies for applications in the Finance, Entertainment, and Telecommunications industries. Have planned and executed high technology projects from concept to delivery. Negotiate with and manage staff, contractors, clients teams, vendors, and budgets. Department creation, multi-tier staff development and management, contractor selection and management, budget planning and responsibility, contracts negotiation, marketing and product design. Advises CxO level clients on strategic use of technologies. Extensive background in developing and leading teams in advanced systems technologies for applications in the Finance, Media and Entertainment, Telecommunications, and CPG/Retail industries amongst others. Planned and executed high technology projects from concept to delivery. Experience has ranged from technologist and consultant to executive IS/IT management. Deep experience in creation of go-to-market strategies for clients. This includes the development of solution and service frameworks and offerings. Prior to ADR Advisors, Jim developed and managed Global Consulting for Sun Microsystems in the new technologies (such as SOA, STP, DAM and RFID) and emerging business categories (eBusiness, Convergence, DC Transformation, etc.). In addition, he worked directly with the Global 500 accounts as first ascent clients into new business domains. Created and directed RFID Advanced Technology Centers for Sun at Dallas Texas (later incorporated into Longmont CO), Singapore (with NOL), and Busan Korea. Before joining Sun, Jim provided Business & Technology Management consulting operating as acting CTO for companies entering into the Internet forum. Clients included Citibank and emerging companies in the Finance and Web Services industries. As Vice President of Applications Development for Viacom, Jim created technology strategies for the business and ran several departments for all the IT supported business functions (HR, Finance, Legal, Tax, etc.). Other experience includes WDC/ABC, AIG, and engineering consulting. Most often, Jim has researched and advised on new technologies in a variety of areas ranging from IT/IS to Internet to telecom/datacom and broadcast television. The insights into business viability of new technologies and techniques is critical to organizations that need to build and maintain a competitive edge. This research and recommendation has frequently resulted in the implementation of practical projects. He frequently presents at many leading industry conferences worldwide such as RFID World, NAB (National Association of Broadcasters) and is a frequent contributor to technology publications. Board of Directors State University of New York Empire State College Foundation, Member EPCglobal ACM, PMI Degrees with honors: MBA, Computer Science & Communications Technology, Electrical Engineering Back to Top
	Daniel W. Engels, Ph.D. Director - Texas Radio Frequency Innovation and Technology Center Associate Professor, Electrical Engineering Department - University of Texas at Arlington
Dr. Daniel W. Engels is an Associate Professor in the UTA Department of Electrical Engineering and is the Director of the Texas Radio Frequency Innovation and Technology Center. The Texas Center is a multi-disciplinary, multi-university research initiative dedicated to bringing intelligence and communication capabilities to all objects by exploring the fundamental technologies of and the applications of radio frequency identification, wireless communication, and sensor network technologies and systems. The vision of the Texas Center is a world of interactive, socially responsible, and intelligent everyday objects and devices. The Center's primary research focuses on healthcare and security applications and social and policy issues exposed by the adoption of wireless communication technologies and intelligent objects. Dr. Engels is the former Research Director of the Auto-ID Labs of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dr. Engels spearheaded the Auto-ID Labs‚ transition from the Auto-ID Center to the Auto-ID Labs and EPCglobal, Inc., a non-profit organization. He is one of the principle architects of the EPC System, a system designed to connect physical objects to the Internet, and the principle product from the Auto-ID Center. The EPC System was licensed to EPCglobal Inc. in 2003. The EPC System is currently being adopted and deployed by the retail industry and the U.S. Department of Defense. Dr. Engels was the first Chairman of the Hardware Action Group under EPCglobal, Inc. and was a member of EPCglobal's Technical Steering Committee (TSC) from its inception in 2003 until May 2005. The Hardware Action Group is the technical action group charged with developing the hardware standards, including radio frequency identification protocols, used within the EPC System. The TSC guides the work of all the technical action groups that develop EPCglobal's standards and recommends avenues of EPC System related research to the Auto-ID Labs. Prior to his appointment as Research Director of the MIT Auto-ID Labs, Dr. Engels was the Director of Protocols for its predecessor, the Auto-ID Center. The Auto-ID Center, founded at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in October 1999, developed the EPC System and its related standards. As Director of Protocols, Dr. Engels led the development of two radio frequency identification (RFID) protocols, and he led the daily operational and research activities at the MIT Auto-ID Center. Dr. Engels is one of the original members of the team that formed in 1998 to develop what became known as the EPC System. Dr. Engels has authored more than 50 articles published in peer reviewed conferences and journals. His work includes seminal publications on the Reader Collision Problem, as well as articles on antenna design, the EPC System, VLSI computer aided design, theoretical complexity of scheduling problems, and programming languages. Dr. Engels‚ broad research interests span the areas of radio frequency communications, sensor technologies, information systems, scheduling theory and applications, optimization algorithms, complexity theory, and the social and policy implications of technologies. He is applying concepts from these areas to solve problems in embedded systems, mobile computing, electronic commerce, and applications of advanced and emerging technologies for security and in healthcare. Dr. Engels received his Doctor of Philosophy degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, his Master's of Science degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the University of California, Berkeley, and his Bachelor's of Science degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Summa Cum Laude, from the University at Buffalo. Back to Top
	Dr. James D. Fonger, MD Surgical Director - St. Joseph's Translational Research Institute
Dr. Fonger is a practicing Cardiothoracic Surgeon who did medical school and general surgery training in Canada before moving permanently to the United States. He completed his Cardiothoracic Surgical training at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore and has held faculty positions first at Boston University and then back at Johns Hopkins Hospital before going into private practice in Washington DC and with the Cardiac Surgical Group at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City. He now works in Atlanta GA and focuses on the spectrum of emerging minimally invasive techniques in cardiac surgery. Throughout his training and years of practice Dr. Fonger has had a continued interest in the innovation of medical devices and surgical techniques. He holds several US and foreign patents and lectures internationally on recent advances in cardiothoracic surgery. He has over 50 publications and has edited 3 books and other special topic publications. He is a founder or partner in 5 medical device and software companies addressing clinical problems such as heart failure, RFID and patient safety, home patient monitoring, professional communication technologies, and medical supply chain management. He is a founder and past president of the 21st Century Cardiothoracic Surgical Society and the International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery. Back to Top
	Kristin Hedger Director of Business Development and Government Affairs - Killdeer Mountain Manufacturing
A fourth-generation North Dakotan, Kristin Hedger is Director of Business Development and Government Affairs for Killdeer Mountain Manufacturing (KMM) of Killdeer, ND. KMM is an award-winning and highly respected defense subcontractor, which currently employs some 240 North Dakotans in manufacturing. Killdeer provides high-reliability assemblies that have low- to medium-volume production rates. Examples include aircraft harness and circuit card assemblies. RFID SCOUT, KMM”s pilot RFID-enabled program for automating the supply chain, is in test phase under the Air Force ManTech program. She attended Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, where she played the number one position on the school’s NCAA Division 1 tennis team. As a staff member for Senator Byron Dorgan, she determined to prepare herself as best she possibly could to serve the people of North Dakota. With that in mind, Kristin parlayed her tennis talent and academic prowess into a scholarship to the prestigious American University School of Public Affairs, where she earned a Bachelor's degree in Political Science. During her studies, she continued to work for North Dakotans on Senator Dorgan's staff. Kristin continued her studies at Yale University’s School of Divinity, from which she received a Master's degree (with honors) in Theological Ethics. Kristin grew up riding horses, working cattle, and working the land – experiences that helped instill her deep and abiding love of the state. Since childhood, it has been her dream to someday serve the people of North Dakota. She recently waged an impressive campaign for North Dakota Secretary of State, running on a platform of business development and better access to government, and garnering nearly 47% of the vote against a long-time incumbent. For more on Killdeer Mountain Manufacturing, see www.kmmnet.com . Back to Top
	David H. Hoglund Principal and Founder - Integra Systems, Inc.
Dave’s core business practices revolves around improvements in mobility communications, work flow and automation process, coupled to productivity through all the aspects of wireless technologies. Integra Systems, Inc. provides strategic planning for these technologies to ensure the best fit and integration to ensure that the business requirements are met. This includes, but is not limited to, business strategic assessments and planning for all those respective device and mobility technologies that will or are wireless enabled in the healthcare environment of today. Integra Systems, Inc. has provided services to a variety of companies to include Philips Medical Systems, Welch Allyn, Cardinal Health, Draeger Medical, Siemens Medical, Vocera, and many start-up companies in the wireless space. Many venture founded companies have sought out Integra System's core expertise and the ability to guide them through the right market place analysis and technology direction. One of the outcomes of some these provided services included the original thought process and design of the first ever shared life critical wireless network over a common non proprietary architecture from Drager Medical. This unique enterprise solution has been deployed both internationally and domestically. David H. Hoglund has over 28 years of experience in the medical device and wireless environment, to include both the enterprise, clinical, and the point of care space. Areas of expertise include WMTS, 802.11a/b/g/n, mesh, cellular, PCS, Public Safety (DAS), BAS (Building Automation), RFLS, Auto ID, RFID, predictive RF modeling, the FDA PMA process, and simulation modeling for technology deployment. Dave has spoken at www.aami.org for the past five years, and www.tepra.org, www.himms.org and nationwide at many of the regional www.aami.org meetings. Further Dave has been published with www.aami.org, www.himms.org, various RFID organization journals, and most recently with www.ieee.org. Inclusive to founding Integra Systems, Inc., Dave has worked for many medical device companies to include Siemens Medical Systems, Hewlett Packard, Biotronik, Inc., Instromedix, Vitalcom, and Draeger Medical Inc. In addition, Dave has a wealth of infrastructure exposure and mobility experience with companies like Symbol Technologies (now a part of Motorola), Johnson Controls, and most recently Andrew Corporation a global leader in RF broadband solutions. integratech@earthlink.net 714-264-7101 Back to Top
	Richard Huffman RFID Consultant & Media Director
Richard Huffman has over 30 year’s expertise involving the integration of mobility, software, barcode, and RFID applications. He was heavily involved in the first active RFID installation for three hospitals involving asset and patient tracking. Since then, he has worked with a variety of healthcare systems involving the integration of active and passive RFID technology in applications of patient tracking, patient study, security, and mobile asset reporting. Huffman’s RFID-related activities have also included the Beta testing of a number of healthcare technologies involving infrared, antenna design, fixed and portable RFID readers, and a host of software integration applications. In addition to healthcare, he has experience as a cross-industry application specialist for a major data collection firm involving a variety of US verticals involving supply chain, manufacturing, chemical, defense, communications, collegiate, and others. His design projects have integrated GPS, active and passive RFID, barcoding, mobile, and Zigbee. A number of certifications from various RFID suppliers are part of his portfolio. Richard has authored published studies for vertical periodicals and industry publications. His speaking engagements include collegiate, professional, and fraternal organizations. Back to Top
	Prof. Art Koblasz Ph.D.
Having spent a career in all facets of bioengineering with the Air Force, NASA and at prestigious universities, such as Caltech and Georgia Institute of Technology, Professor Art Koblasz sees great value in openly discussing the merits and drawbacks of wireless and RFID technologies in healthcare engineering. "This Fall, some of my senior undergraduate students used the University of Amsterdam experiment on RFID to formulate their own testing and design paper," says Koblasz, a consummate teacher. His own research interests in Rehabilitation Engineering and Medical diagnostic protocols, include RFID-based patents pending. His academic and scientific background includes pivotal work at NASA Langley; US Air Force and US Air Force Reserves; National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research; Navy Aerospace Medical Research Laboratory; NIH and the US Peace Corps as well as Caltech and Georgia Tech. Back to Top
	Ken Lee Chief Technology Officer - CBS Technology
Ken Lee is the Chief Technology Officer of CBS Technology, a public listed software firm in Malaysia and having presence in ASEAN countries, China, Europe and Middle East. Mr. Lee specializes in RFID technologies and has worked with many clients in banking, manufacturing, logistics and government agencies. Mr. Lee has garnered over 17 years of IT experience with various multi-national companies like, IBM Australia, IBM Malaysia, Softbank and CNL International Technologies. Mr. Lee is also currently the Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Asia Pacific of the International RFID Business Association. A non profit organization which was founded in 2004, the Association represents a diverse, global community of end-users and systems integrators dedicated to assuring business success with RFID through the establishment of international standards for RFID education, training and professional certification. Under the auspices of CORE^™, the Council on RFID Education, the Association’s certification program is targeting the technology and process automation needs of business and technology professionals seeking to master the issues and challenges of RFID which are unique to individual industries and operating disciplines. Back to Top
	Dr. Maisel Director of the Medical Device Safety Institute - Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center; Assistant Professor - Medicine at Harvard Medical School
Dr. Maisel is Director of the Medical Device Safety Institute at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Assistant Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, both in Boston, MA where he has an active cardiology practice. Dr. Maisel received his undergraduate degree from MIT, his medical degree from Cornell Medical College, and a Masters in Public Health from the Harvard School of Public Health. He is an FDA consultant and past chairperson of the FDA’s Circulatory System Medical Device Advisory Panel. Dr. Maisel’s research interests involve the safe and effective use of medical devices. His research has received national attention – most recently for investigations concerning the security and privacy of wireless transmissions from implantable medical devices, and electromagnetic interference affecting pacemakers and implanted defibrillators. Contact information: Cardiovascular Institute, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 185 Pilgrim Road, Baker 4, Boston, MA 02215 wmaisel@bidmc.harvard.edu. Back to Top
	Harry P. Pappas Founder, President and CEO - RFID in Healthcare Consortium; President and CEO - The RFID Educational Foundation; Founder, President and CEO - The International RFID Business Association
Mr. Pappas, a serial entrepreneur, has been involved with RFID since 1999 using active tags in closed end loop applications for the food, pharma, and transportation industries. In 2001 he began working with passive tag technologies again in closed end loop projects for manufacturing, warehousing, legal and healthcare. He saw the use of RFID technologies in many industries outside of the realm of supply chain. He realized that RFID can complement the use of bar coding in many applications from amusement parks to quality control in a pharma research labs. He and his associates have a number of patent pending, RFID applications with the US patent office. Harry has spent the last five years in the RFID space working with Active as well as Passive RFID technologies in a number of industries in a “hands-on” capacity. Mr. Pappas is well-known with end-users, trade shows and seminars dedicated to RFID. He has realized the importance of education in the acceptance of the RFID technology in businesses around the world. He established a trade association dedicated to implementation of RFID technology around the world. His cry for vendor-neutral, educational information, training, and support to the end users who are looking to implement this new technology is heard in many countries and forums. Establishing the International RFID Business Association, Inc. a Not for Profit, educational, trade association was the first step. Establishing The RFID Educational Foundation (a 501(c)(3)), is the second. Simply put, Mr. Pappas is engaged in the education and business of RFID. Back to Top
	Stephane Pique Co-founder and Managing Director EMEA - International RFID Business Association
Stephane started with RFID in 1993 and works since 2005 as an independent RFID consultant working for several Governments and multi-national companies. Previously he was working for several leading RFID companies such as Philips Semiconductors, Kudelski, Sokymat, Global ID and Seeburger. His business experience brought him to the position of knowing RFID from all necessary components such as the chip, the transponder and card, the middleware and data management up to the complete RFID solution and processes. Since September 2006, Stephane is mandated by GS1 EPCglobal, the major worldwide standardization body in RFID and barcode, as their "European Director EPC/RFID". His main tasks are the overall coordination and business development of EPC/RFID in Europe and the support of 44 GS1 national organisations, lobbying activities to governments and public bodies, representation at public events, project management of several programmes. Stephane was speaking at more than 50 major RFID shows around the world and is also member of the OSEC pool of experts mandated by the Swiss State Secretary of Economical Affairs (seco). He is also co-founder and Managing Director EMEA of the International RFID Business Association. Back to Top
	Dr. Paul Rudolf Senior Healthcare Advisor - Arnold & Porter
Dr. Rudolf has significant experience in both Medicare and FDA legal, regulatory, and policy issues, particularly those relating to counterfeit drugs and radio frequency identification technology as applied to pharmaceuticals and medical devices. Dr. Rudolf currently advises a whole range of clients on chain of custody issues and RFID related to the pharma industry. Back to Top
	Daniel Sands Founder, President & CEO - Solstice Medical, LLC
Mr. Sands possesses 15 years comprehensive product development, marketing, manufacturing and international business experience with two major medical device contract manufacturers. His work with surgical instrumentation and delivery systems design, development and commercialization has extended to over 20 surgical disciplines with management roles in R&D, Marketing and Operations. Additionally, Dan was integral in development of a pioneering software system in the early 1990’s to track surgical instruments in hospitals that is now installed in over 90 hospitals in the US and Canada. Dan has led three new division start-ups and two acquisitions, prior to founding Solstice Medical, LLC in late 2005. Mr. Sands has a proven track record of identifying market needs and then creating new business ventures or new technology products to capitalize on those opportunities. His vision for Solstice Medical is to improve the delivery of healthcare by creating supply chain visibility with innovative auto-id technology from the earliest point of manufacture through the point of care. Dan holds 2 utility patents and 14 pending patents in the field of surgical instrumentation delivery systems and RFID technology. Mr. Sands received an AS in Plastics Engineering Technology and a BS in Manufacturing Engineering Technology from Ball State University. He also received his MS in Science Management from Indiana Wesleyan University. Back to Top
	John C. Shoemaker President - Shipcom Wireless Inc.
John C. Shoemaker, President of Shipcom Wireless of Houston, TX, has a long history in the RFID and AIDC industry. Shipcom delivers software solutions to improve enterprise effectiveness and bring increased operational visibility to management. The company extends ERP applications with end-to- end solutions connecting mobile devices. Agnostic to hardware and technology providers, Shipcom synchronizes data from client software on multiple data capture devices (bar code or RFID) made by different manufacturers and then processes the data using a rules-based software engine and for composite application presentment. The objective is to present on-demand, real time operational visibility on mobile device and to corporate dashboards for executives at all levels. In June of 2008, he created the team that won a multi-year, multi-million dollar contract with the U.S. Air Force and supported by the AF Surgeon General’s Office to research, develop and deploy RFID based healthcare solutions for the Keesler Medical Center at Keesler AFB in Biloxi, MS. Formerly Senior Vice President of Corporate Development for Matrics, Inc., he became Vice President of Symbol Technologies, RFID Division in 2004. He has been in high technology for 35 years with 25 years at the VP/Officer level. He has had global responsibility for managing direct and indirect sales, field service, technical and marketing organizations in start-up, small, medium and large corporations, including Xerox, BBN (Genuity), Computer Identics, Intermec, Amtech, TransCore and Matrics, Inc. He has been involved at the officer level in three start-up’s and two re-starts. As a result, he has initiated or supported the positioning, presentation and sale of three companies, each for spectacular results for the stakeholders. He has managed sales and markets for active, battery-assist passive and passive RFID tags in applications for contactless smart cards, electronic toll collection (tolltags), electronic commerce, baggage sortation, SCM, warehousing/distribution, personal and vehicle access control, and multiple applications in the healthcare industry from asset management to patient tracking. He crafted the strategy, recruited and lead the teams that won some of the largest contracts to deploy passive, UHF RFID tags in the history of the industry with 5-year, near 100 million tag orders from McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas and from the Airport Authority of Hong Kong, both being mission critical operations. At the same time, he coordinated a dozen pilots with the DHS/TSA/FAA for implementing passive, UHF RFID for aviation in both baggage and cargo applications. The data was made available to convince IATA to make passive, UHF RFID the worldwide standard for aviation in November of 2005. In September of 2004, Symbol Technologies acquired Matrics (approx. 50 employees and $30 Million in Revenue) for over $230 Million to support its global business strategy to “capture, move and manage” data for enterprise mobility. John C. Shoemaker, President, Shipcom Wireless, Inc. Global Cell: 443-255-7268 Business: jshoemaker@shipcomwireless.com Personal: shoerfid@yahoo.com Back to Top
	Dr. Elliot B. Sloane Information Systems Faculty Member - Villanova University
Dr. Elliot B. Sloane is a clinical engineer, information scientist, and works as an information systems faculty member at Villanova University since 2000. He teaches healthcare informatics, database management, e-commerce, and telecommunications. Dr. Sloane’s research and publications are in the medical informatics area, including medical decision support systems, wireless medical device networks simulation and validation, and healthcare information system security and reliability. He was the founder and has been the faculty advisor for Villanova’s national Business Ethics case competition team since its inception in 2004 Dr. Sloane worked 15 years at the Emergency Care Research Institute (ECRI), where, he was VP of laboratory operations, responsible for medical device evaluations, accident investigations, and all information systems. As a vice president for MEDIQ/PRN Life Support Services for 10 years, he was responsible for nationwide medical equipment service, support, regulatory compliance, and quality assurance. Dr. Sloane has served as a consultant to the World Health Organization since 1984. He is a frequent international guest clinical engineering and healthcare information technology faculty member for government agency training programs in regions including Australia, Latin America, the Caribbean, both Western and Eastern Europe, and Central Asia. A participant and presenter in numerous international clinical engineering and information technology conferences, including AAMI, AMCIS, HIMSS, and IEEE EMBS, Dr. Sloane serves on an NIH SBIR grant review committee for elder-care technologies, and he advises the Ben Franklin Technology Partnership on Pennsylvania’s regional business investments for biomedical technology companies. He has had an active role in the information systems industry, and served two separate times as president of the Association of Information Technology Professionals (AITP/DPMA - Montgomery County, PA Chapter). Dr. Sloane is also a past president of the American College of Clinical Engineering (ACCE), founded the ACCE Patient Safety/Medical Errors taskforce, the joint ACCE/HIMSS IHE Patient Care Device Domain Task Force, and the ACCE Healthcare Technology Foundation. Dr. Sloane is a Senior Member of IEEE, is on the Board of the Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, chairs the IEEE Membership Development Task Force for the Healthcare industry segment, and is the IEEE EMB Board representative to the IEEE Systems Council and the IEEE RFID Technical Committee. He is also a very active HIMSS leader, and chairs the Privacy and Security Steering Committee, co-chairs the IHE International Board of Directors as the HIMSS delegate, and has twice been elected to represent IHE on the Board of the ANSI Healthcare Information Technology Standards Panel. Dr. Sloane also provides professional and legal consulting services on medical information systems design, healthcare regulatory assurance, and clinical engineering projects to the medical and pharmaceutical industries and to the US Air Force, and is the founder and president of the Center for Healthcare Information Research and Policy. Back to Top
	John K. Stevens CEO and Chairman - Visible Assets, Inc.
Dr. Stevens is CEO and Chairman of Visible Assets, Inc. He has over 30 years of entrepreneurial business experience and has founded or was instrumental in early stage development of four other technology-based companies, all with successful international products. He was CEO, Chairman and founder of Visible Genetics, Inc. in 1993, a biotech company that manufactured clinical DNA sequencers and genotyping kits. When he left in 1999-2000, the company was publicly traded in NASDAQ, had a run rate of $17 million/yr with over 300 installed international sites, and a $1.2 billion market capitalization. He founded Visible Assets, Inc. in 2002. Dr. Stevens has published extensively and holds a Ph.D. in Biophysics from the University of Pennsylvania (1974) and has held positions at the University of Pennsylvania (Associate Professor), and was a tenured full professor at the University of Toronto. He was Director of the Eye Research Institute of Canada until 1993. Back to Top
	Emily Sopensky Vice President and Chief Operating Officer - RFID Educational Foundation
Emily Sopensky is passionate about the importance of providing clear, objective guidance about radio frequency, RFID and the changes we should expect with pervasive implementation of the RFID technology. Ms. Sopensky’s involvement with RFID began in 1996 with Texas Instruments, where she was a consultant for six years with their RFID group. Very much involved with IEEE and many engineers in supporting recognizing the emerging technology of RFID, Ms. Sopensky chaired the 2007 and 2008 IEEE technical conferences (www.ieee-rfid.org <http://www.ieee-rfid.org/> ) on RFID and is involved in organizing the 2009 conference. In addition, she recently led the IEEE-USA team that wrote a white paper on RFID (now available from IEEE-USA) as well as a position statement on the subject. Representing IEEE-USA, she engages the U.S. Senate RFID Caucus formed in July 2006.. A business consultant by trade, Ms. Sopensky is also the sole proprietor of The Iris Company, a communications firm helping organizations enter new markets and develop their strategic marketing programs. Ms. Sopensky is General Chair of IEEE RFID 2007, which will be held at the Gaylord Texan Resort and Convention Center in Grapevine, Texas. The conference features more than 30 technical papers by leading academic and industrial researchers from around the world organized within 10 sessions on March 27 and 28. The conference is sponsored by IEEE-USA, the IEEE New Technology Directions Committee and IEEE Region 5. After 20 years in Central Texas (primarily in Austin), where she worked with technology companies, especially startups, she became the second IEEE-USA Fellow to the U.S. State Department and relocated to Arlington, Virginia after the one-year fellowship. Back to Top
	John Wass CEO - WaveMark
With over 20 years of experience in supply chain innovation, John combines a deep understanding of supply chain management and product life-cycle to envision and create groundbreaking solutions for seemingly intractable problems. John, along with Patrick Littlefield, WaveMark’s Chairman, recognized a tremendous opportunity for companies to improve healthcare supply chains through RFID. Applying the same pragmatism and insight gained from years of supply chain experience in the retail segment, John has brought this learning to the healthcare industry. As CEO of WaveMark, John has been instrumental in creating solutions that deliver a more efficient healthcare supply chain through RFID. WaveMark’s solutions eliminate manual processes, reduce costs, simplify workflows and improve patient safety. Prior to WaveMark, John co-founded and served as CEO of Swift Rivers, a venture-funded, reverse logistics software company. John also served as Senior Vice President of Logistics at Staples. John joined Staples in 1987 when there were only 3 stores and during his tenure led the effort to build a logistics infrastructure to support over 1,000 stores nationwide. At Staples, John played an influential role in laying the foundation for development of an optimized retail supply chain, establishing the logistics strategy department and building the Staples transportation department from the ground up. Previous to Staples, John held positions in brand management and marketing at Fidelity Investments, M&M/Mars and Procter & Gamble. John earned his Masters degree from MIT in Logistics and a B.S.E. from Princeton. He has co-authored articles on RFID and is a frequent speaker on new methods for healthcare inventory management and the powerful impact of RFID on supply chains at industry events and conferences around the country. Back to Top
	Craig Weakley Technical Director - RCD Technology, Inc.
Craig Weakley is Technical Director for RCD Technology Inc, responsible for new product development. RCD Technology Inc is a manufacturer of passive HF and UHF RFID inlays, labels, and wristbands. These products are primarily focused on closed loop RFID applications which require, application specific solutions. Prior to RCD Technology Inc, he worked for Avery Dennison’s RFID Division to develop the manufacturing processes, materials, and quality test systems to assemble RFID inlays and labels. Mr. Weakley has more than 24 years of engineering and management experience. He has held various senior engineering and management positions at e-star, Deskin Research Group, and Lockheed Missiles and Space Company. Craig has eleven published patents which include eight radio frequency identification patents; one for “Signal Processing technique for an Object Detection System” and three for “Multiple Beam Antenna system for simultaneously receiving multiple satellite signals”. Mr. Weakley earned a B.S. in Electronic Engineering from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo and is a 23 year member of the IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society. Back to Top