Alan specialises in RFID systems and process-automation technologies such as self-serve loans & returns and materials sorting. Alan has over twenty years experience within the library sector including roles as Technical Manager for 3M Australia and Raeco International where he managed product development laboratories tasked with generating innovative solutions for the global library market.

 Alan chairs a working group within Standards Australia focussed on RFID standards for libraries and is a member of the international ISO “Data Model for use of RFID in Libraries” group. He is a member of the ACS, IEEE, and ALIA, and has served on  the committee of VALA.

 Alan has a Masters Degree in Digital Communications from Monash University.