Dr. Fales joined the Ohio University faculty as professor and chair in 1986 after extensive teaching experience at Purdue University and Texas A & M University. He also has five years of experience in industry. Dr. Fales, who has written four textbooks and numerous articles and papers, is considered one of the nation's foremost educational authorities on bar coding and other forms of automatic identification and data capture (AIDC), which is his principle research interest. He is a member of the AIDC 100, an organization of pioneer professionals who have contributed significantly to the growth of the AIDC industry.
