Jason Brewer's responsibilities include RFID Program Management for Pharmaceutical, Asset Tracking and Transportation.  Previously Jason was Project and Business Development Manager at Precisia, developers and producers of conductive and advanced inks.  These were used for printed electronics applications such as RFID-related products and printable thin batteries.  In this position, Jason was responsible for business development including strategic partnerships to advance the business goals of the company. Additionally he was leading development projects in a wide range of industries, which include tag and inlay design, supply chain and logistics, pharmaceutical, gaming, personnel tracking, waste management and others utilizing RFID.

Jeff Polly obtained his technical expertise through 20 years of working in various engineering, technical services and management positions prior to joining Lowry Computer Products in 2002. As V.P. of Technical Services for Lowry, Jeff leads a highly trained Professional Services group as well as a nationwide network of technical repair specialists. Jeff was instrumental in the design and development of Lowry's new RFID Center and Testing Lab, and teaches the RFID Certification Training courses that are offered at the Center.

Brad Pendleton has worked in software technology for 15 years, focusing primarily on systems integration and software implementation.  He has experience implementing numerous large scale ERP systems for a large consulting organization.  Brad has spent the last 7 years designing and implementing factory systems utilizing barcode data collection and RFID.  Currently, Brad is the RFID Program Manager for Enterprise Information Systems, A Domino Group Company.  At EIS, he is responsible for designing RFID solutions to meet supplier mandates as well as closed loop systems.

Brian Aldridge has over a dozen years experience in automating product identification and data collection in scores of manufacturing and distribution companies. He contributed to projects in various roles - as a system architect, software developer, system tester, project manager, business development manager, product specialist, and manager of professional services. Mr. Aldridge is currently Product Specialist for Mil-Pac Technology, a Department of Defense compliance software company.

Jeffrey Tazelaar is a seasoned RFID professional with real world RFID experience. He recently was a Programmer Analyst at Wal-Mart, the world’s largest retailer, where he was responsible for installing and deploying RFID solutions at the Wal-Mart retail stores, Wal-Mart distribution centers, and Sam’s Clubs across the country. As a leader of Wal-Mart’s RFID Strategy Team, he identified, developed and specified new RFID retail applications such as the Fork Truck Mount and the RFID-enabled Bailer. Jeff has a Master of Science in Packaging from Michigan State University, is a member of several EPCglobal working groups and author of various RFID articles including: Four Steps to Making RFID Work for You, and Harvard Business Review.

Richard Harden has designed, built and managed multiple RFID testing and training labs world wide and was responsible for RFID Product Testing for hundreds of products in those testing centers. He has established RFID training centers in over 5 countries and conducted RFID training courses at all of these locations. He currently holds the RFID+ and RFIDSCM certifications. Richard Harden has held senior engineering leadership positions at several fortune 500 companies including HSBC, American Bottling Co., and Tenneco Corp and has led numerous high profile wireless infrastructure design and implementation projects at those companies.

Todd Matthews has over seventeen years of experience specifying and integrating radio frequency automated data collection and RFID systems in manufacturing, warehousing, supply chain and Department of Defense (DoD) applications. His broad and comprehensive experience spans technology management, software engineering, business process consulting and systems integration of RFID systems. Mr. Matthews has experience with various RFID technologies including EPC, HF, LF, Active and RTLS technologies. Mr. Matthews has a Bachelors of Science in Computer Science and Engineering from Auburn University.

Scott Mauldin began his RF career in the US Army where he was trained as an Electronics Repair Engineer. After his military service, Scott worked at Amtech/Transcore specifically on the RFID enablement of the Dallas North Tollway, one of the first tollways supported by RFID in the U.S. He has worked closely with Amtech’s SmartPass family of RFID readers, performing integration, detailed maintenance and educating customers on specific applications techniques. Scott continued to design both active and passive tag solutions at SAVR Solutions where he designed an RFID enabled delivery van for DHL, the first of its kind for the courier services industry. In addition he developed a dual frequency RFID tool crib management system for HOLT/Caterpillar.

Chris Zimmardi is a seasoned RFID Engineer with over 10 years of RFID specific experience. Chris began his RF Engineering career as a systems engineer with defense contractors Northrop Grumman, Lockheed Martin and Grumman Aerospace prior to its acquisition by Northrop Grumman. Chris was responsible for integrating RF software and hardware for complex airborne tracking and ground mapping radar systems. Next, as a field applications engineer at Texas Instruments, Chris contributed to the design, development and implementation efforts for TI’s EPC Global Class Generation 2 transponder technology.

Tom Lail is an experienced RFID educator, applications engineer and sales manager. Most recently, Tom served in the roll of national sales manager for DataMars Inc., a Swiss-based RFID company where he acquired and trained key VAR’s for application-specific business. Tom also managed the service, installing, and support departments including the acquisition of a systems integrator to expand the DataMars US service and engineering teams. Prior to joining DataMars, Tom served as a Business development manager for EPC/UHF markets, Technical Sales Representative and Project Manager for Texas Instruments’ RFID Systems where he developed and sold RFID products and services into the supply chain, corrugate, library, automotive, and industrial laundry industries.