IDEMIA Biometric Devices Academy

Andy has spent the past 15-years of a successful career within the security industry working for global manufacturers. He brings a deep knowledge for all aspects of security management solutions, while addressing physical, cyber, AI, and geographic concerns for a complete turnkey and bespoken solution. Andy works as a leading member within corporate teams that presents and arranges large, complex solution sales while also addressing concerns around global pricing and deployment standards and maintaining a single point of contact for the End-User.

Nicolas is the Sales Director for Biometric Devices in IDEMIA, leading the business in the Middle East and Africa region.
He first moved to South Africa at the beginning of 2000s where he worked as IT Manager for the French Embassy’s Trade Commission Africa in 2004, then known as SAGEM South Africa. Through his 18 years, Nicolas held several leadership roles within the company such as Technical Manager and Sales and Operations Manager, where he grew IDEMIA South Africa’s biometric terminals business. An expert in the topic of biometric access technology, Nicolas also penned a book explaining the technology terms to the common man on the street.

Denis is the Vice President of Certification Program – Biometric Devices for IDEMIA.
Active within the security industry for over 3 decades, he has participated in the development, sale, deployment and support of numerous biometric access control projects within North America. These projects have varied in size from a few to thousands of biometric devices with the highest requirements for both security and accuracy. Prior to joining IDEMIA in 2013, Denis operated for over 25-years leading the Sales and Operations for a North American-based security system integrator.