SensorConnect Appoints Leading Innovator and Sensor Expert Dr. Paul Scully-Power as Chairman.Seasoned Veteran Brings Over 30 Years of Experience in Commerce, Government and Education in Australia Education in Australia is primarily regulated by the individual state governments. Generally education in Australia follows the three-tier model which includes Primary education (Primary Schools), followed by Secondary education (Secondary Schools / High Schools) and Tertiary , New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States SAN FRANCISCO & SYDNEY, Australia -- SensorConnect Inc, (www.sensorconnect.com), a leading provider of full global supply chain visibility by multiple parties in real-time, today announced that the company has appointed remote sensing technologies expert, Dr. Paul Scully-Power as chairman of the board. Bringing over 30 years of experience in commerce, government and education in Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States, Dr. Scully-Power is a well-known innovator and corporate strategist and is Australia's first astronaut, having flown as a crew member on the space shuttle Challenger in October 1984. "We are pleased to welcome Dr. Paul Scully-Power to SensorConnect's board of directors," said Joe Ward, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of SensorConnect. "With Dr. Scully-Power's extensive background in leading technology companies and his experience in education, commercial enterprises, defense and government around the world, and in particular working with sensor technology, he will be instrumental in driving SensorConnect's leadership in delivering their sensor solutions to markets globally." Widely recognized in the fields of defense and national security, aviation and aerospace, marine science, communications and systems analysis, and education, Dr. Scully-Power currently serves as the chairman of Prime Solutions Pacific. He was formerly the chief technology officer of the Tenix Group, Australia's largest defense and technology contractor, and currently sits on the Tenix Technology Advisory Council. Dr. Scully-Power has also served as a director of a number of public and private corporate and advisory boards worldwide, including the Australian Trade Commission and the Australian Institute of Company Directors Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) AICD Mission Australian Institute of Company Directors is Australia's membership institute for directors. . "I am looking forward to helping SensorConnect meet the fast emerging requirements for consistent real-time data collection and access for the company's enterprise, government, financial and telecommunications customers. SensorConnect's solutions are highly in demand in these industries because the company's high performance real-time database technology and network data management meets their data processing demands while delivering a cost-effective, scalable and manageable solution," stated Dr. Scully-Power. Dr. Scully-Power was formerly chairman of the Australian Civil Aviation Safety Authority The Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) is the Australian federal agency responsible for the regulation of private and commercial flight. It was established on July 6 1995 when the air safety functions of the former Civil Aviation Authority of Australia were separated (Australia's FAA) and the Federal Government's International Space Advisory Group, a former chancellor of Bond University (Australia's largest private university), and was the inaugural chairman of the Queensland Premier's Science and Technology Council. Spending over twenty years in the United States, Dr. Scully-Power managed and led many high technology and defense industry programs. He served with the U.S. Navy, NASA NASA: see National Aeronautics and Space Administration. NASA in full National Aeronautics and Space Administration Independent U.S. , the Pentagon, and the White House, where he was the head of a Government-Industry partnership for the development of advanced communications systems as part of the White House National Technology Strategy Program. He was also responsible for the funding of major programs at universities and research institutions on behalf of the U.S. government. Dr. Scully-Power has also held the distinguished chair of Environmental Acoustics, was a research associate at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography Scripps Institution of Oceanography: see California, Univ. of. , chairman of membership of the Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering, served on the University & College Accreditation Board, and was president of the Fort Trumbull Federal Credit Union. Before going to the United States, he was the inaugural head of the Royal Australian Navy's Oceanographic Group, deploying to sea on 26 cruises and qualifying as a ships diver. Dr. Scully-Power earned his Doctor of Science degree in Applied Mathematics. He has published over ninety international scientific reports and technical journal articles, including the Bakerian Lecture to the Royal Society. Dr. Scully-Power has been a major contributor to the US Navy's warfare appraisal and surveillance strategies, and was recognized by the University of Sydney The University of Sydney, established in Sydney in 1850, is the oldest university in Australia. It is a member of Australia's "Group of Eight" Australian universities that are highly ranked in terms of their research performance. in 1995 as its Distinguished Graduate. He was the first president of the U.N. International Commission on Space Oceanography oceanography, study of the seas and oceans. The major divisions of oceanography include the geological study of the ocean floor (see plate tectonics) and features; physical oceanography, which is concerned with the physical attributes of the ocean water, such as and discovered the phenomenon of ocean spiral eddies. Dr Scully-Power is a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society Founded in 1866 The Royal Aeronautical Society, also known as the RAeS, is a multidisciplinary professional institution dedicated to the global aerospace community. , a Liveryman liv·er·y·man n. A man who is employed in or keeps a livery stable. Noun 1. liveryman - a worker in a livery stable employee - a worker who is hired to perform a job of the Guild of Air Pilots and Air Navigators The Guild of Air Pilots and Air Navigators (GAPAN) is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London. The Guild was established in 1929 and was granted the status of a Livery Company in 1956. The Guild is responsible for advising the government on air safety and aeronautics. , and a Freeman of the City of London. Dr. Scully-Power's numerous awards include the Distinguished Service Medal (the highest honor awarded by the U.S. Navy), NASA Space Medal, Casey Baldwin Medallion of the Canadian Aeronautics and Space Institute, United States Presidential Letter of Commendation, US Congressional Certificate of Merit, United Nations Association Distinguished Service Award, Laureate of the Albatross albatross (ăl`bətrôs), common name for sea birds of the order of tube-nosed swimmers (Procellari-iformes), which includes petrels, shearwaters, and fulmars. (Oceanography's 'Nobel Prize'), Order of the Decibel decibel (dĕs`əbĕl', –bəl), abbr. dB, unit used to measure the loudness of sound. It is one tenth of a bel (named for A. G. Bell), but the larger unit is rarely used. (the highest award in the field of Underwater Acoustics), and Australia's highest aviation award the Oswald Watt Gold Medal The Oswald Watt Gold Medal is an Australian aviation award named for Oswald Watt (1878–1921) a decorated pilot in World War I. It originated in 1921 after the death of Oswald Watt and is awarded for . He was appointed a Member in the Order of Australia on Australia Day 2004. About SensorConnect SensorConnect is a leading provider of real-time data collection systems that focus on the connection of all sensor related data including RFID (Radio Frequency IDentification) A data collection technology that uses electronic tags for storing data. The tag, also known as an "electronic label," "transponder" or "code plate," is made up of an RFID chip attached to an antenna. , imaging systems and environmental controls. The SensorConnect technology is a highly-scalable, real-time, high-volume, auto-id and sensor tracking and query system. It can be used as a platform for real-time automated reasoning (planning, optimization and exception management) in a range of different areas including supply chain management, financial services transaction tracking, and real-time data centric intelligence applications. SensorConnect solutions have the ability to track billions of objects, respond to queries in real-time, and handle complex events on a secure, inter-organizational basis. SensorConnect is headquartered in San Francisco, has a branch office in New York, and a R&D facility in Sydney, Australia. SensorConnect is also currently establishing a presence in Asia and the European Union. For more information go to www.sensorconnect.com. |
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