Geoffrey Ramadan
Presenting RFID Document Tracking System Case Study
Geoffrey Ramadan graduated from Monash University (Clayton Campus) in 1981 with a Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical) degree, and specialised in microprocessor systems and electronics. Geoffrey undertook his first commercial venture during his last year of university in the design and development of a microprocessor based production monitoring system for a major carpet weaving company.
In 1983 he founded Unique Micro Design (UMD) with partners Harry Ramadan and Alan Walker, and has become its lead solution architect and Managing Director, and is supported by a highly skilled team of engineering and software professionals. Initially focused on the design and manufacturing of microprocessor-based devices and interfaces, the company has now evolved into an engineering ICT solutions company in data capture and supply chain applications including RFID.
Geoffrey and his company, has been involved in RFID for over 5 years, initially with the development of RFID and Control System for Cattle Drafting Systems. This has lead to various other projects covering all major RFID spectrums in LF, HF and UHF RFID technology. This has also included the custom design of hand held RFID readers to read RFID implants in 2 year old thoroughbreds horses developed for Racing Victoria. Furthermore Geoffrey was instrumental in the solution development of "UMD-Edge" – Edge Device Management Platform and its derivative, "UMD-VAST" - Venue Access System for Turnstiles a middleware software platform designed to collect and manage RFID Devices and Terminal data. Which has successfully been deployed in the Victorian Racing Club’s Melbourne Cup Carnival in 2006, and was considered their most successful carnival on record. It has also been installed in AAMI Stadium in Adelaide and Melbourne Racing Club (Caulfield). As the Chief Solutions Architect much of his current work involves assisting customers develop “viable” RFID and “Intelligent sensor network” solutions. Geoffrey is also the Chairman of "Automatic Data Capture Australia" (ADCA), which is the leading reference source for automatic data capture technology in Australia, and is also a founding member of the "RFID Association of Australia".
