Michael Petrov

About Michael Petrov

Technology leader with experience at startup and large corporation environments.• Track record of bringing new technologies to market in the roles of inventor, engineer, product manager and solutions director. Inventor with inventions in production.• Broad federal government and international business experience. Areas of Expertise: • All aspects of face, iris and fingerprint recognition.• Identity management at the state and federal levels. • Biometric system design: multimodal biometrics; National ID; AFIS; face forensics; civil and criminal ID; mobile biometrics; booking and civil enrollment systems; border security; real-time recognition systems. Driver’s license systems: issuance, authentication, business workflow, secure credentialing. • Access control solutions. • Aviation traveler facilitation systems.• Optoelectronic product manufacturing and UL certification. • US and international federal and S&L procurement. Business management.

Experience

1. CEO

   Inex Technologies

   Sep 2024 — Present · NJ, US

   At Inex Technologies, we have been creating innovative solutions for license plate recognition and other vehicle imaging applications since 1993. Our products are trusted by thousands of customers in over 20 countries, who rely on our high-quality cameras and software to image and analyze vehicles in various scenarios.Our cameras use advanced neural network-based video analytics to process the images on-board and output the license plate numbers, reference images, confidence score and other metadata. Our software is constantly updated with the latest ALPR algorithms, which are fine-tuned based on the data from different regions and installation environments.We are proud to be the market leader in the USA, the most challenging market in the world for ALPR, where license plates have diverse sizes, shapes, colors, and designs across different states. We have achieved over 99.5% accuracy in ALPR recognition in applications where the performance is statistically measured on an ongoing basis. Our technology is used by customers large and small, such as the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, the Puerto Rico Highway Authority, the New York State Thruway Authority, the Ohio Turnpike Commission, MGM casinos, Ramapo College, Canada Creek Ranch hunting area, Rip Van Winkle Campgrounds, Ocean Two Condominiums, and many others.

Education

• Princeton University

  Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Physics, EE

  1991 — 1997

• Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (State University) (MIPT)

  Bachelor of Arts - BA, Summa Cum Laude. , Physics

Skills

• Product Lifecycle Management
• Integration
• Software Development
• Systems Engineering
• Systems Design
• Product Management
• IT Strategy
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Product Development
• Pre-Sales
• Algorithms
• Embedded Systems
• Strategy
• Program Management
• System Architecture
• Start-Ups
• Identity Management
• Leadership
• Electronics
• Management
• Business Process
• Six Sigma
• Business Development
• System Design
• Business
• International Business
• Requirements Analysis
• Smart Cards
• Strategic Partnerships
• Cloud Computing
• Mobile Devices
• Executive Management
• Hardware
• Information Technology
• Biometrics
• International Sales
• R&D
• Security
• Enterprise Software
• Enterprise Architecture