Mr.Tobolski and his team look at how microprocessors combined with continuous Internet connectivity and a variety of environmental sensors are creating a new infrastructure for the collection of data and delivery of services through everyday appliances, industrial equipment and even ordinary household objects. Working closely with the world’s leading technology providers, Mr. Tobolski develops visionary prototypes that demonstrate the business application of the emerging technologies that enable Silent Commerce.   Mr. Tobolski also serves as Accenture’s representative for the EPCglobal’s Software Action Group.

Mr. Tobolski has been a featured presenter at a number of leading industry and academic sessions, including RFID Journal Live. He is also involved with the training of Accenture employees at their training center in St. Charles, Illinois.

Mr. Tobolski holds a BS in industrial engineering, and an MS in mechanical engineering, both from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Stan’s background is in semiconductors and electronics manufacturing, in functions ranging from engineering to marketing and business unit management.  Before joining Avery Dennison, Stan was Vice President, Sales and Marketing, for Alien Technology in Morgan Hill, California.  Prior to that, he served in key marketing, technical and operational roles at Flextronics; nCHIP, Inc.; Advanced Micro Devices; and Fairchild Semiconductor. 

Stan holds a BS in electrical engineering from MIT and an MBA from Harvard.

Mr. Sifer holds an M.A. degree in Public Policy, Science, and Technology from George Washington University; an M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of California Berkeley; and a B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Notre Dame where he graduated with highest honors.  Mr. Sifer is also a certified Program Management Professional (PMP) from the Program Management Institute.

As leader of the Advanced Services Wireless Technology Practice, Advanced Services Education, and Application Support teams, Mike is responsible for strategy, direction, and delivery in key technology service areas.  He is also a leader on the cross-functional team, responsible for driving corporate strategy and positioning for the Cisco RFID solution.  Under his direction, an RFID Services team has been created with a services portfolio that combines network and application offerings toward an RFID architecture solution.

Mike joined Cisco in 1996 as part of the StrataCom acquisition.  He has held significant leadership roles in large scale initiatives such as leading the support and implementation of AT&T's Frame Relay/ATM network build-out.  He has also created and implemented a global service strategy around several leading edge technologies including: IP Telephony, Content Networking, Broadband Cable, Service Provider Voice, Optical, and Wireless Local Area Networks.  These services evolved into a $25M annual business. 

Prior to Cisco and StrataCom, Mike worked at Tandem Computers, where he was responsible for migrating the network to a standards-based IP and Frame Relay infrastructure.  Mike holds a Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics from San Jose State University.

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Gibbs has a diverse set of industry and technical experience that includes managing the group responsible for developing the multiple target tracking mode for the F-14 advanced weapons group, sales and marketing of massively parallel computer systems, developing and executing cooperative research and development agreements with the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency and Department of Energy, long range strategic product planning and industry market development.  Gibbs has also served on the President’s Information Technology Advisory Council for open source computing. 

He is a graduate in Electrical Engineering from California Polytechnic University in San Luis Obispo and was a member of the graduate fellowship program at Hughes Aircraft Company where his areas of study included non-linear control systems, artificial intelligence and stochastic processes.

Prior to joining Manhattan Associates Mr. Gilbert was employed with Accenture where he spent seven years focusing on RFID initiatives and supply chain execution solutions.  His projects included serving as a member of the AutoID Center go-to-market team and working with over 15 clients on a variety of projects spanning supply chain activities from Warehouse Management to inventory optimization and replenishment planning.

Mr. Gilbert received his bachelor of arts and his master of business administration from the University of Alabama.