Mr. Ackley is an expert in the RFID and bar code technologies, and he is the named inventor on over 140 patents covering improvements in HF and UHF RFID, mobile computing, dimensioning and bar code technologies, laser scanners, printers, verification, 2D imager scanners, systems, and applications. Mr. Ackley is currently available for select consulting roles in process control, standards, and expert litigation.
Mr. Ackley participates on the bar code technology committees of ISO, AIM and GS1 and has supported application standards development groups in the Automotive, Retail, Healthcare, Electronics, and Material Handling industries. Mr. Ackley is a recipient of the AIM Dilling Award, the AIAG Outstanding Achievement Award, the IEC 1906 Award, the AIM NA Professional of the Year Award, the AIM Lifetime Achievenment Award and was inducted as a charter member of the AIDC100.
Mr. Ackley’s educational background includes an undergraduate degree from Bowdoin College and a master’s degree in physics from Stony Brook University.