StoneLock, a global leader in designing and manufacturing biometrics solutions, announced Jim Trani as the company’s Chief Technology Officer. Bringing forty years of experience in research and development of engineering solutions, Jim will lead StoneLock’s continued technology growth in developing biometric applications for identity and credential management.

“Jim has been at the highest levels of enterprise security for many years and we are thrilled to welcome him, a true leader in security design and product engineering, to our team,” said CEO and Co-Founder Colleen Dunlap. “His wide-ranging experience in the research and development of complete engineering solutions, including professional licenses for electrical and mechanical engineering, will accelerate StoneLock’s growth and leadership in the design and manufacturing of advanced technology products.”

As CTO, Jim will create the technology vision for StoneLock and translate that vision into new products, through his management of the engineering teams. For the past twenty years, Jim’s work has been concentrated in the physical security industry where he has been the architect of video and access control system development for leading solution providers including Infographic Systems/GE Security, Pelco/Schneider Electric, Compass Technologies/Wheelock and SoftwareHouse/American Dynamics/Tyco Security Products.

His experience as an architect covers all aspects of security solutions from the Graphical User Interface to the edge devices in the field. As an individual developer, Jim has strong expertise in advanced analytics for Linux-based field hardware.

StoneLock is a global leader in designing and manufacturing secure biometric access control solutions. Utilizing Near-Infrared (NIR) technology, StoneLock facial-recognition technology offers rapid and reliable verification of identity without the use of images – even in total darkness.