RFID for Tracking Food and Livestock in East Asia

Chuck Wilson has been in the card processing industry for over 20 years, and has been researching and writing about smart cards and RFID for the past nine years. Chuck spent 12 years with Electronic Data Systems (EDS) where he was a Payment Services Division vice president directing the global delivery of POS and commercial card processing. Chuck was a senior vice president of CardSystems Solutions Inc. in Addison, Texas where he led the product development of emerging payment products. As the Senior Director of Hitachi Smart Solutions¡¯ division for the past four years, Chuck establishes and guides systems integration strategies for smart cards and RFID, and directs the project management of each customer initiative.

 

In June 2001 Mullaney Publishing Group published Get Smart, Chuck¡¯s book on the emergence of smart cards in the United States and their pivotal role in electronic commerce. Chuck also holds two smart card patents for the healthcare industry.

 

Chuck received his BA and MA degrees from The Ohio State University, and his MBA from Memphis State University. He is a member of the International Executives¡¯ Guild, and a board member of the Smart Card Alliance. A recognized speaker at card processing / e-commerce seminars and trade shows, he has lectured on emerging technology topics at such venues as the Latin American Technology Conference at the World Trade Center in Mexico City, Mexico, and conferences with the EFTA / EBT Council, CardTech/SecurTech, and the Smart Card Alliance.

Hitachi Mu-Solutions (established in 2001) provides core technologies for RFID including readers, chips/inlets and basic enabling software applications that will satisfy a number of applications that the market is looking for. Within the Hitachi Group of companies and in accordance with the end user requirements, Hitachi has the ability to deliver complete solutions comprising front end and back office infrastructures.