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Author: Amanda Hallet Created: 11/1/2006 5:24 PM
Amanda HalletAmanda Hallet, Lead Sales Engineer
Spending the large part of her career in technology consulting, Amanda has worked with customers in all lines of business, including global enterprises and large telecommunications providers, to build end-to-end solutions for emerging technology initiatives. Her core technology focus has been implementing solutions to manage some of the largest networks and enterprise applications in the world. Amanda has worked not only in highly technical roles, but also with sales and marketing to define product direction and positioning, as well as developing strategic partner relationships. Today, she serves SkyeTek as lead sales engineer. Amanda received her BSE in Biomedical and Electrical Engineering from Duke University.

On RFID trends, society and commentary
By Amanda Hallet on 11/10/2006 11:34 AM
In my role, I am very lucky to be exposed to ideas in their infancy. Lots of ideas. Working for SkyeTek, where we are focused on the embedded reader market, the ideas about how RFID will change the world go way beyond tracking goods. I sit with customers every week who tell me about their visions. Some simply want to improve existing products by adding RFID as a feature to do the same thing they’ve always done – but better. Others are integrating RFID with sensors, controls, wireless networks, and other technologies to create new and unique products. If even a small percentage of these ideas succeed, we stand to see a revolution in retail marketing, life-changing advances in medical treatment, a change in what we carry in our pockets, and countless other improvements in the way we move through our day. We might even have more fun on our vacations. (I’m still a consultant at heart, so I love automation and streamlined processes).

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