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JeffreyAnthonyheadsSynapticsTechnologyManagementandEngineeringpracticesandservesasthe
firmsChiefTechnologyOfficer.
PriortojoiningSynaptic,heheldseniorglobaltechnologyandbusinessleadershiprolesatcompanies
rangingfromstartupstoUS$30billionglobalbusinessesthroughouttheUnitedStates,TheU.K.,
Switzerland,Germany,Japan,andMexico.
Hehasledthedevelopmentofnumerousinnovativeproductsservingindustriessuchas
PaymentSystems
DataSecurity
IndustrialControls
ManufacturingSystems
PhysicalAccessControl
FastMovingConsumerGoods
Vending
Throughouthiscareer,hehastakenadisciplinedapproachtocontinuouslearninginbothemerging
technologiesaswellasmanagementtheoryandpractice.Hisprimaryfocushasbeenachievingcontinuous
profitgrowththroughcontinuousimprovementin
Customerfocusedinnovationmethodologies
Highlydisciplined,systematicexecutionthroughAgileProjectandProgramManagement
Compliancetopreciselydefinedqualitystandards
Synthesisofprovenandemergingtechnologiestocreatesegmentandmarketleadingproducts
Engineeringcapabilitiesthrougheffectivetraininganddevelopment
HismissionatSynapticistohelpcustomersachievetheresultstheywant.Sooner.
Jeffreyskeypracticeareasinclude
Methodologies
RiskModulatedProjectManagement(RMPM)
DistinctiveUserExperience(UX)Design

ValueEngineering
LEANEngineeringPrinciples
LEANProcessImprovement
FailureMode,Effects,andCriticalityAnalysis(FMEAC)
PlatformArchitecture
Technologies
WebDevelopment
ServerSide
NETincludingASP.NETMVC,ADO.NET,WCF
Linux,Apache,MySQLandPerl/PHP/Python(LAMP)
Node.js
RESTAPIDesign
CloudComputingUsingOpenStackandAmazonWebServices(AWS)
ClientSide
HTML5,CSS3,JavaScript/ECMAScript,jQuery,AJAX
WindowsPresentationFoundation(WPF),Silverlight
MobileapplicationdevelopmentontheiPhoneandAndroidplatforms
DatasecurityviaCryptography,Biometrics,andSmartCards
Telecominfrastructurecomponents,particularlyprovisioningandmessaging
Credit/Debitcardtransactionsystems
NeuralNetworkssupporting
MechatronicsandRobotics
PriortojoiningSynaptic,Jeffrey
ServedasVicePresidentofGlobalEngineeringatMars,Inc.stechnologysubsidiaryMarsElectronics
International(MEI),specializingincashandcashlesstransactiondevices(coinandbillacceptors)and
systems(monitoringandtransactionnetworks)
TaughtasaGuestLecturer(ProBono)atLehighUniversityintheComputerScienceandBusiness
program
HeadedEngineeringandProductDevelopment/LocalizationintheAmericasforGermanSmartCard
producerandsystemsdeveloperORGAKartensystemeGmbH
HeldavarietyofpositionsataccesscontrolandsecuritysystemsmanufacturerCorbyIndustries,among
themleadershiprolesinEngineering,ProductDevelopment,andMarketing
JeffreyattendedPennStateUniversityandMoravianCollegeandisamemberofTheProjectManagement
Institute(PMI),TheAssociationforComputingMachinery(ACM),andTheInstituteofElectricaland
ElectronicsEngineers(IEEE).