Carl Painter joins SmartCentric Technologies US LLC as Director Technical Services, North America

Continuing the expansion of its operations in the Americas, SmartCentric Technologies International Ltd (SmartCentric) today announced the appointment of Carl Painter in the newly created role of Director Technical Services for North America.

Carl Painter brings with him more than 12 years of technical expertise in card technologies. He holds a BS in Interdisciplinary Physics/Computer Science from Florida State University, and numerous certifications from Microsoft, Novel, and Checkpoint. His experience in understanding customer needs together with his solid technical background will ensure that he will serve the needs of SmartCentric and its customers very well. Most recently, Carl was with Vision Database Systems.

Carl will be responsible for technical development, support and installations in North America. In this role he will oversee the implementation of SmartCentric solutions across the product offerings.

For Carl Painter the new move is an exciting one. “It is an honor to get the chance to extend the world class Technical Services division of SmartCentric to the United States. I have been particularly impressed with SmartCentric’s vision to integrate their current solution with contactless cards and biometrics, all while keeping the ability to interface with existing card systems. This was a long awaited logical next step for some of their clients and will put SmartCentric in a unique position in North America.”

Kieran Timmins, CEO of SmartCentric is very pleased at the appointment of Carl. “I am delighted that Carl is joining us. His background in smart cards is extensive and his technical abilities are superb. His appointment is timely, with the first release of the fully contactless (RFID) version of SmartCity®, due for release during the first half of 2007. Carl's experience in particular, ensures that SmartCentric’s presence is increasingly strong in our core markets – campus, corporate, loyalty, parking and e-ticketing. He will be a great addition to our expanding local presence in North America.”

Chris Rizzetto, Sales Director, North America adds “Having Carl available for our customers will greatly strengthen our presence and will allow us to continue our growth in North America. .”

Carl can be contacted at carl.painter@smartcentric.com