Carl Painter joins SmartCentric to lead technical services in US
21 November, 2006
category: Biometrics, Education, Financial
SmartCentric announced the addition of campus card industry veteran, Carl Painter, to the role of Director of Technical Services. Carl brings more than fifteen years of campus card and ID technology experience to his new role – stretching from early years with Florida State University’s FSUCard program to more recent work with imaging system developer Vision Database Systems. According to SmartCentric CEO, Kieran Timmins, the new appointment is timely as the company is preparing for the release of a fully contactless version of its SmartCity® card system. (Editor’s note: The team at CR80News wishes all the best to Carl – a longtime friend, humble genius, and all-around good guy.)
Carl Painter joins SmartCentric Technologies International LLC as Director Technical Services, North America
Dublin, Ireland and West Palm Beach, Florida, United States: Continuing the expansion of its operations in the Americas, SmartCentric Technologies today announced the appointment of Carl Painter in the newly created role of Director Technical Services for North America, effective December 1st 2006.
Carl Painter brings with him more than 12 years of technical expertise in card technologies. He holds a BS in Interdisciplinary Physics/Computer Science from Florida State University, and numerous certifications from Microsoft, Novell, and Checkpoint. His experience in understanding customer needs together with his solid technical background will ensure that he will serve the needs of SmartCentric and its customers very well. Most recently, Carl was with Vision Database Systems.
Carl will be responsible for technical development, support, and installations in North America. In this role he will oversee the implementation of SmartCentric solutions across the product offerings.
For Carl Painter the new move is an exciting one. “It is an honor to get the chance to extend the world class Technical Services division of SmartCentric to the United States. I have been particularly impressed with SmartCentric’s vision to integrate their current solution with contactless cards and biometrics, all while keeping the ability to interface with existing card systems. This was a long awaited logical next step for some of their clients and will put SmartCentric in a unique position in North America.”
Kieran Timmins, CEO of SmartCentric is very pleased at the appointment of Carl. “I am delighted that Carl is joining us. His background in smart cards is extensive and his technical abilities are superb. His appointment is timely, with the first release of the fully contactless (RFID) version of SmartCity®, due for release during the first half 2007. Carl’s experience in particular, ensures that SmartCentric’s presence is increasingly strong in our core markets – campus, corporate, loyalty, parking and e-ticketing. He will be a great addition to our expanding local presence in North America.”
Chris Rizzetto, Sales Director, North America adds “Having Carl available for our customers will greatly strengthen our presence and will allow us to continue our growth in North America.”
Carl can be contacted at [email protected]
For further information please visit us on www.smartcentric.com
About SmartCentric Technologies International Limited
SmartCentric Technologies International is a specialist technology company focused on secure payments and transactions and multi-application smart card systems. SmartCentric’s flagship product, SmartCity®, was originally developed by the SmartCentric team in the early 1990’s and has evolved into a trusted worldwide card solution. SmartCity® is a Multi-Application Smart Card based system which has many wide-ranging uses, such as stored value, loyalty, gift cards, logical access, physical access, biometrics, car parking and ticketing. SmartCity® is based on international standards and is teamed with best of breed industry partners to deliver leading edge technology and first class client friendly solutions.
SmartCity® has been used in over 90 sites worldwide with over 5 million cards issued in diverse sites such as colleges, government offices, military establishments, banks, cities, towns, shopping areas, and stadiums.
