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Eric Rust Director of Operations CDO Technologies

Eric Rust has a dual role as CDO’s Director of Operations and Program Manager for RFID projects. Eric effectively manages day-to-day operations of a division that has sustained more than 200% growth in two years. Eric’s expertise in the logistics and telecommunications industries provides the needed expertise for him to manager the systems integration of CDO’s RFID projects. Eric has spearheaded a number of RFID projects for both the military and commercial markets.

In addition to Eric’s expertise in RFID, he has resourcefully managed state-of-the-art software development solutions and enterprise web services integration implementations. Eric has also managed telecommunications projects, from unclassified Local Area Network (LAN) and Wide Area Networks (WAN) to highly classified command and control systems. He has advanced experience in data acquisition, sustainment, delivery, presentation, customer usability and digital data formats, to include Continuous Acquisition and Lifecycle Support (CALS) standards.

Eric also has the monumental task of managing change within CDO, which includes ensuring consistent and repeatable industry standard Project Management Professional (PMP) and Capability Maturity Model-Integrated (CMMI) processes. He leads a team of experts that are on track to achieve the Capability Maturity Model-Integrated Level 3 certification.

About CDO Technologies

CDO is an experienced business and technology solutions company dedicated to leveraging emerging high technology to empower our customers’ realization of improved operations and competitive advantage. With over 300 professionals, CDO focuses on Automatic Identification and Data Capture (AIDC) solutions, enterprise technology solutions, enterprise application and software solutions, corporate and information security solutions, and multimedia and video-teleconferencing solutions.

CDO has implemented a variety of RFID solutions for both the military and commercial markets. At a major Air Force Logistics Center, CDO used active RFID tags for tracking assets from receipt, through repair, to release for shipment. CDO’s process analysis led to a wireless network solution that can locate any tagged asset in the facility. At a major health care center, CDO implemented both a wireless local area network and an RFID infrastructure to track mobile medical equipment. In three hospitals, 10,000 assets of healthcare equipment were fitted with active RFID tags. This system greatly improved the business processes and automated workflow, positively impacting patient care. CDO has an experienced staff of RFID integrators that can provide an efficient RFID solution for any environment. CDO has also implemented pilot RFID projects in a Navy Repair Center and Army Command to evaluate the technology.

CDO is a member of the Automatic Identification Manufacturers (AIM) Association. Our AIM membership provides us access to a full spectrum of AIDC equipment and solutions providers. CDO, as a part of Wright Center of Innovation (WCI), is in the process of planning the implementation of an ePC Certification Center to be managed by the Uniform Code Council (UCC). CDO is also a voting member on the following Standards Committees: Part Marking; Unique Identification (UID) Standards; and Radio Frequency Identification.

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