Leslie Downey

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About Leslie Downey

Leslie Downey is principal and founder of RFID Revolution LLC a Washington, DC-area firm providing RFID education and market strategy consulting services. The firm’s interactive, Internet-based learning tool, RFID Essentials, provides professionals in end-user companies with comprehensive RFID working knowledge quickly and economically. Eight Fortune 500 companies have chosen RFID Essentials to educate employees so they can advance their organizations’ RFID initiatives and speed return on investment (ROI). RFID Essentials is an an active learning experience in which users test their understanding in visually rich, simulated applications. It also contains 25 real-life use cases from a variety of industries with actual ROI figures. RFID Revolution co-founded the first RFID industry awards event in North America, the RFID Excellence in Business Awards, with RFID World in 2007. It sponsored and administered the event again in 2008. Leslie has written feature articles on RFID and other emerging information technologies for RFID Product News, RFID Update, RFID Journal, BusinessWeek online, and Byte.com. She has CompTIA's RFID+ Certification. Her commitment to advancing RFID technology is based on its demonstrated ability to enhance the environmental sustainability of global commerce and industry. Prior to founding RFID Revolution, Leslie launched a series of global, network-based application services, such as EDI services, for GE Information Services (now GXS) and two other Fortune 500 companies. Specialties: Product management experience in global business application (e.g, EDI) services. Expertise in product development & commercialization; and developing high-quality, Internet-based learning resources. Focus on RFID marketplace since 4Q/2004. CompTIA RFID+ Certified. She serves on the board of the International RFID Institute.