Chris August, the founder and CEO, has been a Production Designer for Film since 1987. Chris is an experienced team leader on projects with budgets ranging from $5 million to $120 million. Chris holds 5 patents in telephony and data storage and transfer. Chris holds a BSc honors degree from the University of Florida and spent 2 years at UBC in a Masters of Genetics program with David Suzuki.

Ms. Blanchard is President of Creekstone Consulting Inc., a management consulting company she founded in 2000. Creekstone provides a variety of advisory services to technology companies. Prior to this she had extensive telecommunication experience at senior executive levels. She has deep entrepreneurial experience in launching several start up technology companies. She also holds a Bachelor Commerce degree (SPAD) and a Certified Management Con

A professional engineer with over 15 years experience in the design, development and implementation of Smartcard, NFC and RFID technology. Strong commercial as well as technical experience.

Member and active contributor to Standardisation activities with:

ETSI SCP - Smartcard project Technical Working Group
ISO - UK panel member for contactless technology
NFC Forum - Formally Chair of Security Workgroup
ITSO - Formally participant in ITS

Vice President Pacific Design Engineering (PDE) is a design services company with facilities in Vancouver (Burnaby), BC. They offer an integrated suite of product design and development services focused on helping clients get to market quickly with winning new products.