Prior to joining Wavetrend, Jim was the Director, Global Product Management at Checkpoint Systems, Inc. with responsibility for the EPC Gen2 tag product line. Before joining Checkpoint, Jim spent 13 years with Acsis, Inc., a high level Systems Integrator specializing in Automated Data Collection and SAP systems integration as the Global Sales Manager for their AIDC business. While at Acsis, he built large account relationships with companies such as BMW US, E.I. DuPont, Hershey Foods and Spalding Corporation. Jim joined Wavetrend in January of 2007 as Director of Sales for the Americas and Canada. In his new role, Jim will serve as the V.P. Sales and Operations for the Americas. Jim attended Penn State University, majoring in Business Administration with a minor in Marketing. He began his sales career with Procter & Gamble prior to moving to the computer software industry and has more than 25 years of high technology sales and management experience.