Imageware Systems Inc
Officers & Directors
S. James Miller, Jr. has served as our Chief Executive Officer since 1990 and
Chairman of the Board since 1996. He also served as our President from 1990 until
2003. From 1980 to 1990, Mr. Miller was an executive with Oak Industries, Inc.,
a manufacturer of components for the telecommunications industry. While at Oak
Industries, Mr. Miller served as a director and as Senior Vice President, General
Counsel, Corporate Secretary and Chairman/President of Oak Industries’ Pacific
Rim subsidiaries. He has a J.D. from the University of San Diego School of Law
and a B.A. from the University of California, San Diego.
The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee believes that Mr. Miller possesses
substantial managerial expertise leading the Company through its various stages
of development and growth, beginning in 1990 when Mr. Miller joined the Company
as President and Chief Executive Officer, and that such expertise is extremely
valuable to the Board of Directors and the Company as it executes its business
plan. In addition, the Board of Directors values the input provided by Mr. Miller
given his legal experience.
Wayne Wetherell has served as our Senior Vice President, Administration and Chief
Financial Officer since May 2001 and additionally as our Secretary and Treasurer
since October 2005. From 1996 to May 2001, he served as Vice President of Finance
and Chief Financial Officer. From 1991 to 1996, Mr. Wetherell was the Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer of Bilstein Corporation of America, a manufacturer
and distributor of automotive parts. From 1980 to 1990 Mr. Wetherell served in
various financial roles culminating as Director of Financial Planning and Analysis
for Oak Industries, Inc., a manufacturer of components for the telecommunications
industry traded on the NYSE. Mr. Wetherell holds a B.S. degree in Management and
a M.S. degree in Finance from San Diego State University.
David Harding. Mr. Harding has served as our Sr. Vice President and Chief Technology
Officer since January 2006. Mr. Harding has more than 25 years of technology implementation
and management experience, is responsible for strategic design, technology infrastructure
and core strategy from concept through delivery. Before joining us, Mr. Harding
was the Chief Technology Officer at IC Solutions, Inc., where he was responsible
for all technology departments including the development and management of software
development, IT and quality assurance, as well as their respective hardware, software
and human resource budgets from 2001 to 2003. He was the Chief Technology Officer
at Thirsty.com from 1999 to 2000, the Chief Technology Officer at Fulcrum Point
Technologies, Inc., from 1996 to 1999, and consultant to Access360, which is now
part of IBM/Tivoli, from 1995 to 1996.
Robert Brown. Mr. Brown has served as our Vice President – Sales and Business
Development since June 2015. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Brown served since
February 2010 as the principal of Black Diamond Group, a global consultancy agency
representing new technology companies in connection with their relationship with
Microsoft. Prior to Black Diamond Group, Mr. Brown served as the Director of Business
Development of Ascend Communications. Mr. Brown is a graduate of Eastern Washington
University with a B.S. in Computer Technology.
David Somerville has served as our Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing
since January 2018. Mr. Somerville has spent over 20 years working in executive,
consulting, and advisory board positions for public and private companies, supporting
the world’s major service providers, enterprises, and government agencies.
Mr. Somerville leads our Sales and Marketing efforts and is responsible for bringing
our industry leading, patented biometric platforms to mobile and desktop users
around the globe via strategic partnerships and direct sales. Prior to joining
the Company, Mr. Somerville held senior executive sales and business development
positions at leading companies in the cybersecurity industry, including Norse
Networks Inc. from January 2017 to January 2018, Fortscale Inc. from March 2016
to January 2017, Norse Corporation Inc. from September 2014 to February 2016,
Cloudmark Inc. (now Proofpoint Inc.) from 2005 to March 2014, and Network Equipment
Technologies, where he has consistently achieved global market leadership positions
in the service provider, enterprise, and government markets. From April 2014 to
September 2014, he served as the Principal at David Somerville Consulting. Mr.
Somerville holds a Bachelor of Science degree in communications and electronic
engineering with a minor in business studies from Edinburgh Napier University,
Scotland.
David Carey was appointed to the Board in February 2006. Mr. Carey is a former
Executive Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. Mr. Carey briefly served
on the Board of Cyberby, Inc., a public company, resigning in October 2015 and
currently is the Chairman of Proxy Boards for Leonard DRS Technologies and OnPoint
Consulting. In addition, heis a member of the Proxy Board for Informatica Federal
Operations, Inc. as well as the Board of Trimpan, Inc. Mr. Carey also serves on
a number of Advisory Boards. In addition, Mr. Carey consults with companies both
independently and as an affiliate of the Command Consulting Group. From April
2005 to August of 2008, Mr. Carey served as Executive Director for Blackbird Technologies,
which provides state-of-the-art IT security expertise, where he assisted the company
with business development and strategic planning. Prior to joining Blackbird Technologies,
Mr. Carey was Vice President, Information Assurance for Oracle Corporation from
September 2001 to April 2005. In addition, Mr. Carey worked for the CIA for 32
years until 2001. During his career at the CIA, Mr. Carey held several senior
positions including that of Executive Director, often referred to as the Chief
Operating Officer, or No. 3 person in the agency, from 1997 to 2001. Before assuming
that position, Mr. Carey was Director of the DCI Crime and Narcotics Center, the
Director of the Office of Near Eastern and South Asian Analysis, and Deputy Director
of the Office of Global Issues. Mr. Carey is a graduate of Cornell University
and the University of Delaware.
Imageware Systems Inc currently has 64 employees.
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