Army PM J-AIT Welcomes A New Product Manager

A change of leadership has taken place at the US Army Product Manager for Joint – Automatic Identification Technology (PM J-AIT). Lieutenant Colonel Cary V. Ferguson is the new Product manager for the organization, effective 24 June 2009. In this assignment, Lt. Col. Ferguson is responsible for the acquisition and integration of the Army's Automatic Identification Technology (AIT) and Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) equipment and services.

"It is an exciting opportunity to lead the PM J-AIT team," said Lt. Col. Ferguson. "PM J-AIT has an outstanding reputation as the DoD's leading provider of innovative AIT products and services. I look forward to continuing Col. Burden's legacy of providing state-of-the-art technologies to our Soldiers and their mission."

Lt. Col. Ferguson joins the PM J-AIT office with 19 years of military experience. His last assignment was as the Assistant Project Manager and the Military Deputy for the Project Manager Global Combat Support System–Army (GCSS-Army) at Fort Lee, VA. Lt. Col Ferguson received his Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Notre Dame and a Master of Science Degree from the Naval Postgraduate School. He is also a graduate of the United States Army Command and General Staff College and the Program Manager Course at the Defense Systems Management College.

PM J-AIT is the DoD AIT and RFID leader providing global asset tracking, Web-based RF-ITV services, and complete program life cycle support. PM J-AIT products and services are customer driven, instantly accessible, and capable of being updated.

PM J-AIT serves as the Executive Agent for RF-ITV infrastructure to DoD and Coalition Partners in support of expeditionary logistics and the Joint Warfighter. PM J-AIT reports directly to the Program Executive Office, Enterprise Information Systems (PEO EIS) at Fort Belvoir, VA. For more information, visit www.eis.army.mil/AIT.

SOURCE: Joint – Automatic Identification Technology