Secure Technology Alliance Professional Certification Trainers

Bryan Ichikawa, CSCIP, CSEIP; Consultant, Event Marketing and Sales, Secure Technology Alliance

Bryan Ichikawa serves as a consultant to the Secure Technology Alliance, and is responsible for Marketing and Sales for the organization’s events and conferences. He is also  a certified instructor for both the CSCIP and CSEIP programs.

Bryan is a well-recognized figure in the Secure Technology Alliance, having been a frequent speaker, long time instructor, Leadership Council member, chair of the Identity Council, and has also served on the Board of Directors in several capacities.

Bryan has more than 30 years of security technology, systems integration, and program management experience. He previously worked for Deloitte, Unisys, and Thomson Media, where he was responsible for conferences and exhibitions.

He holds a B.A. from Lynchburg College.

Gerald Smith, Senior Consultant, ID Technology Partners

Gerald Smith is a Senior Consultant with ID Technology Partners, a leading consulting firm in Washington D.C. supporting high assurance identification solutions. He has over 30 years of experience deploying card solutions.

Mr. Smith has worked with all aspects of smart cards including chip manufacturing, packaging, operating system design, virtual machines, application development, reader interfaces, and host applications. He is a National Merit Award recipient from the U.S. INCITS Standards organization as well as an ISO Project editor on Smart Card Standards.

Mr. Smith has previously worked for Sharp, American Express, ORGA Card Systems, Zenith Data Systems, Schlumberger, VeriFone, Mars Electronics International and the Department of Defense (DARPA).