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RFID Journal Awards 2007
Showcasing the best uses of RFID technology
Meet the Judges
All submissions will be judged by our distinguished panel of independent RFID experts. We have chosen panelists who have no financial interests in choosing one entry over another or who will recuse themselves if they have a relationship with specific end-user or technology companies involved with the award.
Stephen N. David
Former CIO and Chief Business-to-Business Officer
The Procter & Gamble Company
 A native of Lincoln, Neb., and a graduate of the University of Nebraska, Steve David joined Procter & Gamble as a sales representative in the Omaha District. After taking a leave of absence to serve as a captain in the U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps in 1971, he rejoined the company as a sales rep in 1973. His career at P&G has spanned many diverse assignments and country postings. In 1982 as senior project manager for customer services, David led the deployment of the first personal computers for P&G. His experience in line management and customer business development, combined with his personal passion for IT and involvement in business-to-business work, led to his being named in 2000 P&G’s chief information officer and business-to-business officer with overall responsibility for P&G’s Internet strategy. The appointment reflected the increasing importance of information technology in accelerating sales growth and managing costs.
Bill Hardgrave
Director, RFID Research Center
University of Arkansas
 Bill Hardgrave is the founder and director of the RFID Research Center at the University of Arkansas, a facility created in June 2005 to perform research in three primary areas: technology deployment, data analytics and business cases for deploying RFID. Hardgrave has worked extensively on a variety of RFID projects with companies from the retail, manufacturing, transportation and information industries. He has also served as executive director of the Information Technology Research Institute at the university's Sam M. Walton College of Business in Fayetteville, where the new facility is located. Hardgrave's current RFID research focus includes the technology's influence on out-of-stocks and RFID-enabled efficiency gains for supply-chain processes; data analytics (filtering based on business rules); and technology deployment, including read rates and testing.
Gordon S. Holder
Vice Admiral, U.S. Navy (Retired); Principal, Booz Allen Hamilton Inc.
 Gordon Holder spent more than 36 years in the U.S. Navy, retiring as a Vice Admiral in October 2004. He is currently employed as a Principal by Booz Allen Hamilton, a global strategy and technology consulting firm based in McLean, Va. After graduating from Florida State University in 1968, he received his commission in October 1968 from Officer Candidate School in Newport, Rhode Island. His first assignment was to USS William C. Lawe in Jacksonville, Fl., as First Lieutenant and Combat Information Center Officer. He rose steadily through the ranks of the U.S. Navy and in February 1999 assumed command of Military Sealift Command. In this assignment, he was responsible for all the civilian operated ships, both government owned and commercially contracted, for the U.S. Navy and U.S. Transportation Command. He directed worldwide operations of more than 200 ships with an annual budget of $2 billion dollars. In September 2001, Vice Admiral Holder was reassigned as Director for Logistics, Joint Staff, Pentagon, Washington D.C. In this role, he directed the worldwide application of strategic logistics to support the Global War on Terrorism. Supporting all regional commanders around the world, he ensured timely support to operations, and that the proper balance between efficiency and effectiveness was maintained in delivering the necessary combat support to deployed forces. Throughout Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom, Vice Admiral Holder coordinated the transportation of forces and support materials with the US Transportation Command, individual services and the Joint Chiefs. In addition, with his staff, he maintained an energetic focus on driving change in the strategic logistics business. A strong advocate of total asset visibility, Vice Admiral Holder was instrumental in deploying radio frequency identification devices (RFID) to the Central Command theater to ensure necessary asset visibility.
Chris Hook
Wireless and Sensor Solutions Practice Lead, Deloitte Consulting LLP
 Chris Hook has more than 20 years of experience in the creation, development and application of radio frequency identification (RFID) products and systems. He was involved in some of the pioneering RFID work, creating and applying RFID systems in diverse market segments such as animal identification, security and automated manufacturing. He led the team that created Tag-it® “smart label” technology. He has been actively involved in driving the standardization of RFID systems. During his varied career, he has filed numerous patents on RFID technologies and systems, wireless LANs and real-time location systems. In recognition to his outstanding contributions to the automatic data capture industry he was elected, in September 2004, to the “AIDC100,” which is a group of the top 100 industry thought leaders and practitioners. He joined Deloitte Consulting LLP in September 2004 and co-leads the Wireless and Sensor Solutions team. He holds a seat on the Advisory Board of the RFID Research Center at the University of Arkansas.
Fred Riggins
Assistant Professor
Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota
 Fred Riggins received his Ph.D. from Carnegie Mellon University, where he was the winner of the William W. Cooper Doctoral Dissertation Award in Management. Prior to joining the Carlson School, he served as a faculty member at Georgia Tech and the University of Alberta. His teaching interests include information technology management, developing markets for digital goods, and financial information systems and technology. His research focuses on strategies for implementing interorganizational systems such as RFID, new business models for Internet-based commerce, and the implications of the digital divide for managers and businesses. He has spoken at many conferences, has published articles in several leading journals, and teaches regularly in the Carlson School executive education programs. He is the RFID project leader at the MIS Research Center at the Carlson School where he organizes and hosts a quarterly RFID Industry Forum.
Mark Roberti
Founder and Editor
RFID Journal
 Mark Roberti is the founder and editor of RFID Journal, the leading source of intelligent news and analysis about RFID and its many business applications. He has reported on business and technology since 1985. His work has appeared in Business 2.0, Fortune, The Asian Wall Street Journal, International Herald Tribune, The New York Times and many other publications. Prior to launching RFID Journal, he was senior writer at the Industry Standard. He has also served as managing editor of InformationWeek. More than 250,000 people around the world visit the RFID Journal Web site each month, and the Journal's executive conference, RFID Journal LIVE!, has become one of the most important gatherings of RFID vendors and end users. RFID Journal LIVE! 2007! will be held in Orlando, Fla., from April 30 to May 2, 2007.
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