Introduction to RFID

Used to track everything from Pepsi to people, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) is changing the face of supply chain management. Small and medium-sized businesses have the opportunity to learn about the competitive advantage of RFID technology by participating in this introductory RFID course, presented by the RFID Center of Excellence at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College and the Center for eBusiness and Advanced IT (eBizITPA).

RFID adoption is growing at an annual rate of 46% and will eventually be found in all types of consumer goods and industrial equipment. Wal-Mart, Target and the Department of Defense all have mandates requiring their vendors to ship pallets and cases of material with RFID tags attached, and the requirements are already beginning to trickle through the supply chain. Businesses will need to adopt RFID technology, not only to satisfy customer requirements, but to increase productivity and remain competitive in the marketplace.

This course provides an overview of RFID technology and capabilities, and features hands-on demonstrations using cutting-edge RFID readers, antennas and tags. Supply chain and operations professionals, company executives, IT managers and developers, IT solution providers and consultants can all benefit from course participation.

"eBizITPA’s ‘Introduction to RFID’ was probably the most informative seminar on RFID that I have attended. I would recommend this seminar to anyone who is either mandated to implement RFID or is just trying to become more educated on the subject."
~ Pat Migliaccio, Erie Plastics, Erie, Pennsylvania

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Format: Seminar

Duration: 4 hours

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Instructor Profile

Chris Wassel is the RFID Program Manager at the Penn State Behrend RFID Center of Excellence. Wassel's responsibilities include overseeing the Center's corporate membership and RFID training program. His team has assisted over 20 companies with RFID projects and has trained over 1,200 industry professionals and students in RFID technology. Wassel also manages the Center's state-of-the-art RFID Lab. Wassel holds a master's degree in Business Administration from Penn State Behrend and is an RFID+ Certified Professional.

Brian Zentis is a Program Manager with the Penn State Behrend RFID Center of Excellence overseeing the development of the RFID Enterprise Integration curriculum, and serves as project leader for the RFID Project of the Northwest Pennsylvania Technology Industry Partnership. Prior to joining the RFID Center, he held research, engineering, and quality systems positions in the specialty chemical and plastics industries, and worked as a software engineer developing math educational software. He holds an Extra Class Amateur Radio license and is CompTIA RFID+ Certified.