GSN Magazine June 2016 Digital Edition

Winners’ Portraits: GSN 2016 Airport, Seaport, Border Security Awa
to design, develop and implement
the framework to protect the nation’s
critical infrastructure following
9/11. Early in his career, Mr. Liscouski
worked in law enforcement
as a homicide and undercover investigator
and special agent for the
Diplomatic Security Service before
joining a Fortune 500 to develop
security systems to protect information
technology and intellectual
property.
TODD SILVESTRI,
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Mr. Silvestri
joined Implant
Sciences in September,
2008 as
Vice President,
Technology and
Product Development
to lead
the Company’s product development
and certification process.
Under his leadership, the QS-B220
was successfully launched in 2010
and has been certified by the TSA,
ECAC, CAAC and other worldwide
organizations. Mr. Silvestri was promoted
to Chief Operating Officer
in October, 2015. He holds a Masters
Degree in Business from the
Kellogg School of Management at
Northwestern University, as well as
a BS in Chemical Engineering from
Clarkson University.
DR DARRYL JONES,
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
Joining Implant
Sciences in May,
2012, Dr. Jones
brings significant
homeland
security industry
experience to
the Company’s
sales and marketing efforts. He was
previously Vice President of Global
Product Management at Safran’s
Morpho Detection, where he managed
one of the largest ETD and EDS
product portfolios in the industry,
and helped launch the X-ray and
Raman spectroscopy product lines.
Prior to GE Security’s sale to Safran,
Dr. Jones was General Manager of
Global Security Sales at GE Secu-
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rity, where he recruited and developed
a glob al sales team focused on
six key markets and achieved yearover-year
top line growth. Dr. Jones
has been issued a patent, authored
six papers in scientific publications,
and delivered nine presentations.
He received his PHD in Optical Science
and Engineering from the University
of Alabama, and a Master of
Arts in Physics from Fisk University.
The staff of Government Security
News, Lead Sponsor HID GLOBAL
and Lead Judge Chuck Brooks congratulate
Implant Sciences as 2016
Winner in the category of “Best Explosives
Detection System” in the
GSN 2016 Airport, Seaport, Border
Security Awards Program and wishes
the company many more years of
brilliant technological success!