What:
The University of New Haven (UNH) will host a lecture by Andy Grace, director of the Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Business Unit for George Schmitt & Co., in Guilford, Conn., which specializes in image technology, gravure, prepress, and RFID labeling. In his presentation, Grace will review the history of this exciting technology, describe its basic functionality and discuss how it will affect the public.
Grace also will delve into how RFID technology is being utilized and which companies are developing, supplying, and managing RFID systems. The presentation with conclude with a brief status of the industry, what opportunities and challenges lie ahead, and what career opportunities may exist for engineering, business, and IT personnel. This event by the Alvine Engineering Professional Effectiveness and Enrichment Program is free and open to the public.
When:
Monday April 28, 2008, 1 p.m.
Where:
Tagliatela College of Engineering, Room B 307, UNH campus
Details:
Grace is a recognized expert in the RFID industry and is a frequent speaker at RFID and semiconductor conferences around the world. He has been an RFID proponent and business executive for the past nine years and has over 40 years of technical, marketing, and sales experience in the hi-tech electronics marketplace. He has been the director of the RFID business unit for George Schmitt & Co. for the past three years. He has also consulted for Impinj, Inc., the leading supplier of RFID integrated circuits. He was director of product management for RFID tags for Matrics/Symbol Technologies, now part of Motorola Corporation and ran a product line that developed RFID integrated circuits as the director of interface products for Fairchild Semiconductor Corporation. He has also been involved with a number of industry pioneering RFID systems in the airport and pharmaceutical industries.
For more information, contact Ismail Orabi at 203-932-7144 or iorabi@newhaven.edu.
