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Louis Parks – President and CEO

Louis Parks is a co-founder of SecureRF, developer of the world’s first linear-based security methods. As CEO of SecureRF, Parks has helped guide the development of new cryptographic solutions and security tools for low-resource and embedded devices like radio frequency identification (RFID) and microcontrollers (MCU).

Parks has consulted for Homeland Security on U.S. electronic border initiatives and has served as a resource to the White House on security issues related to the new electronic passports and passport cards. He is on the Board of Advisors of the National Center for Aerospace Leadership (NCAL), a partnership between US industry, academia and government teams, founded to respond to the critical needs of the US aerospace manufacturing supply chain.

With over 21 years of senior management experience, Parks’ primary roles have been in sales and marketing of technology and enterprise software solutions. Prior to co-founding SecureRF, he held operational roles assisting early and mid-stage technology companies with funding, staffing, operations and strategy. He was the senior vice president of marketing for G-Log, an innovative internet logistics company which was acquired by Oracle. Previously, he spent nearly 10 years as CEO/President of Client Technologies, Inc., a New York-based provider of Customer Relationship Management (CRM) applications specifically designed to serve the financial community. Parks generated nearly 30% of the company’s revenue and his clients included ADP, NASDAQ, Morgan Stanley, Bear Stearns, and LaSalle National Bank trading operations. Parks guided both product and market development and for four years running, Information Systems Marketing selected Client Technologies as one of the top 15 CRM solutions in the industry. Prior to Client Technologies, Parks served as President of RKO/Warner Video where he was responsible for both operations and acquisitions throughout North America. Earlier in his career, he held both sales and engineering positions with IBM.

Dr. Iris Anshel – Chief Scientist

Dr. Anshel is an accomplished mathematician and cryptographer. In addition to extensive research and publications, Dr. Anshel has experience in the commercialization of security technology. As a co-founder of Arithmetica, she was responsible for documenting methods for commercial deployment of new cryptography protocols including the AAG Braid Group Cryptosystem and supported sales and business development activity.

Joanne C. Kelleher – Director of Marketing

Ms. Kelleher has broad experience marketing for technology companies in the B2B space. She is responsible for the marketing efforts for SecureRF, authors the RFID Security blog and handles SecureRF's recruiting, grant writing and SBIR grant administration. Ms. Kelleher is also an active member of the the DASH7 Alliance and the RFID Security Alliance, contributing to their marketing efforts and the RFIDSA blog.

Ms. Kelleher was previously the Director of Marketing at Imaging Solutions, Inc. and the Director of Marketing and Human Resources at Pinnacle Decision Systems, Inc. (acquired by Tallan). She also has experience as a project manager, systems trainer and user systems analyst at a large insurance company.