Board
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Paul Kirkbride BSc BSc(Hons) PhD, Chairman & Director, Biometrics Institute Paul is the Chief Scientist, Forensic & Data Centres, Australian Federal Police (AFP) - Forensic Services. He was appointed to the Board on the 17 March 2008 to fill a vacant position. He was re-elected to the Board at the AGM on the 31 October 2008 and appointed Chairman on the same day. Paul is based in Canberra, Australia. He is a "User Member" representative. |
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Arron Baker, Deputy Chairman & Director, Biometrics Institute Arron is the Identity Programme Manager with Immigration New Zealand, Department of Labour. Arron was appointed to the Board on the 6 August 2009 to fill a vacant position. He was officially elected to the Board at the AGM on the 6 November 2009 and most recently re-elected to the Board at the AGM on the 29 November 2011. Arron has extensive international experience including government postings with INZ to Taiwan, Hong Kong and, most recently, Regional Director - Asia / Middle East based in Singapore. Arron is also Co-Chair of the Data Sharing Working Group of the Five Country Conference (FCC) involving Immigration and border agencies from the United Kingdom, Canada, United States, Australia and New Zealand. Arron is based in Wellington, New Zealand. He is a "User Member" representative. |
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Paul Cross, Director, Biometrics Institute Paul is Assistant Secretary - Identity Branch, Risk Fraud and Integrity Division at the Department of Immigration and Citizenship. He was appointed to the Board to fill a vacant position on the 3 June 2011 and officially elected to the Board at the AGM on the 29 November 2011. Paul is based in Canberra, Australia. He is a "User Member" representative. |
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Kevin Darch BBus(Hons) GDip(Film&TV) ADA C.Photo, Director, Biometrics Institute Kevin is Senior Sergeant, Visual Identification, Forensic Services Branch, Queensland Police. He was elected to the Board at the AGM on 31 October 2008 and re-elected to the Board at the AGM on the 29 November 2011. Kevin also lectures in Justice Studies and Physical Sciences at QUT, and teaches photography and Photoshop at North Brisbane TAFE. Kevin is based in Brisbane, Australia. He is a "User Member" representative. |
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Terry Hartmann BSc PhD, Director, Biometrics Institute Terry is Vice President for Unisys Security Solutions worldwide. He was appointed to the Board on the 23 Oct 2003, re-elected at the AGM on the 16 Nov 2007, at the AGM on the 6 November 2009 and most recently re-elected at the AGM on the 29 November 2011. Terry Hartmann is Terry has 30 years experience in the IT industry and is an internationally recognised authority in the identification and biometrics industry. Terry continues to play a role in the development of biometrics standards for positive-identification as a technical expert to the International Standards Organisation (ISO) on biometrics specializing in facial recognition, and he was the author for the ISO Facial Image Standard 19794-5. Prior to joining Unisys, Terry was responsible for leading-edge research and development, strategic planning and implementation of business process transformation in his role as IT Manager for the Australian Passport Office. He played a key role in establishing the Australian public sector as a world leader in identity technology. Terry is based in Washington, USA. He is a "Supplier Member" representative. |
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Brett Feldon, Director, Biometrics Institute Brett is the Chief Technology Officer, Speech Solutions, Salmat. Brett’s experience includes management and oversight of deployments of voice biometrics solutions in Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong and the US, across a range of industries and government departments. He also managed of Salmat’s European speech and biometric business in the UK from 2007-2009. Brett is based in Sydney, Australia. He is a "Supplier Member" representative. |
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Charles Ronaldson, Director, Biometrics Institute Charles is the Deputy Chief Executive, Service Delivery & Operations, Department of Internal Affairs (NZ). He was appointed to the Board at the AGM on the 29 November 2011. Charles is based in Wellington, New Zealand. He is a "User Member" representative. |
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