Randall C. Fowler

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Randy Fowler
BornRandall Coleman Fowler
(1939-08-04) August 4, 1939 (age 78)
Louisville, Kentucky
Nationality American
Alma mater University of Louisville, Arizona State University, Stanford University
Years active 1982–2001
Title CEO of Identix, Inc.
Website www.randallcfowler.com

Dr. Randall Coleman "Randy" Fowler (born August 4, 1939) is an inventor, entrepreneur, and investor.

In 1982 Fowler became the Founder, Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Identix, Inc. until his retirement in 2001. Ten years prior to starting the company, Randy began investigating various techniques for reading fingerprints optically. He worked in the evenings in his garage whereby he created and patented the technology that transformed the biometrics Industry. [1] His patents include electro-optical techniques for fingerprint and analysis forming, the basis for Identix. [2] [3] Randy led Identix through its initial public offering in 1985 and subsequent financings including a number of acquisitions and mergers. In 1997, the San Jose Business Journal named him as Entrepreneur of the Year. Additionally, he has been the recipient of the Westergaard Kjakan Award of in 1998, [4] and Professional Awards, and Distinguished Alumnus award, University of Louisville. He holds a Doctorate of Science of Engineering from Stanford University, a Masters of Science in Engineering from Arizona State University, and a Bachelor of Science from University of Louisville. [5] [6] [7]

Identix Incorporated, established in August 1982, designed, developed, manufactured, and marketed user authentication solutions by capturing and/or comparing fingerprints for security applications and personal identification. Markets included corporate enterprise security, intranet, extranet, internet, wireless Web access and security, E-commerce, government, and law enforcement agencies.

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In his retirement, Randy turned to writing fiction; something he had been wanting to do for years prior. He is now a published author, with short stories in the Chicago Quarterly Review and the Catamaran Literary Reader. His website outlines his published works.

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References

  1. ↑ Young, Jeffrey S. (December 28, 1998). "The Identix Story". Forbes . Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  2. ↑ Patent: http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=4152056.PN.&OS=PN/4152056&RS=PN/4152056
  3. ↑ Patent: http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=4537484.PN.&OS=PN/4537484&RS=PN/4537484
  4. ↑ "Westergaard conference".
  5. ↑ "Executive Profile Randall C. Fowler".
  6. ↑ "Randall C. Fowler".
  7. ↑ "Band of Angels Team member Randall C. Fowler".
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