Noted Industry Leader Joins IDENTEC SOLUTIONS Executive Leadership Team

LUSTENAU, Austria, July 27 /PRNewswire/ -- IDENTEC SOLUTIONS, the global-leader in industrial active RFID and sensor based technology and solutions, is pleased to announce the appointment of John C. Shoemaker to the position of Executive Vice President, Global Sales.

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"We are delighted to welcome John to our global leadership team," states Gerhard Schedler, CEO, IDENTEC SOLUTIONS.  "His extensive experience and success in the industry is well suited to driving further IDENTEC SOLUTIONS overall strategy and direction."

As Executive Vice President of Global Sales, John C. Shoemaker will oversee sales related activities to our target markets and in all channels, including a growing list of technology partners. 

"IDENTEC SOLUTIONS' commitment to innovative technology development and customer service excellence is admired within the industry," commented John C. Shoemaker.  "I am looking forward to working with such a dynamic team and to support the continued success that has made IDENTEC SOLUTIONS the global leader in wireless sensor networks for industrial and government applications."

As a professional sales and marketing executive, John's unique ability to think "outside of the box" has resulted in winning some of the industry's largest contracts, and a reputation for delivering immediate results.

A career that spans 35 years in the wireless technology industry, John has held executive level sales and marketing positions with a number of companies that include Matrics (which was acquired by Symbol Technologies during his tenure, and later Motorola) where he personally was responsible for winning the largest passive RFID industry's contracts at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas and with the Airport Authority of Hong Kong (each for nearly 100 million tags over five years). John also crafted the acquisition of the Amtech Subsidiary of Intermec by TransCore, Inc. for over $92 Million.  Other companies where John held senior executive level positions include Xerox, BBN, Shipcom Wireless and most recently, Ekahau, where he was Executive Vice President of Worldwide Sales. 

A leading voice and advocate for the RFID and wireless network market, he has been consulted by media and industry, has published numerous papers, penned articles, and is often a guest speaker at conferences throughout the world.  John is a U.S. Army veteran and has a Master's degree in Business Administration from Suffolk University in Boston, and a Bachelor of Business Administration Degree from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.

About IDENTEC SOLUTIONS

IDENTEC SOLUTIONS delivers innovative wireless sensor based technology and systems that are helping transform the way business manages industrial processes and safeguards lives.

Committed to developing industry-leading, low power and long-range sensor based technology, IDENTEC SOLUTIONS' SensorSMART networks has been setting the industry standard since 1999.  Currently deployed on every continent throughout the globe in the port & logistics, oil, gas & mining, construction and automotive industries as well as sought out by the world's leading system integrators and governments, IDENTEC SOLUTIONS patented technology is helping to optimize productivity in some of the continent's most challenging situations. Robust, flexible and powerful IDENTEC SOLUTIONS technology delivers when others cannot.

IDENTEC SOLUTIONS' is privately held, with its corporate office located in Lustenau, Austria, and North American headquarters in Dallas, Texas, along with customer service centers in Germany, Australia and Norway. For more information, please visit www.identecsolutions.com.

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