Day: February 10, 2017

LAW241 Guest Speaker: Mrs. Shequeila Birdsong of the US Department of Labor

 

Mrs. Shequeila Birdsong and Ms. Amber O’Dierno of the US Department of Labor spoke to Alfred University students today about Wage and Hour legal issues. They gave many interesting examples of industries that were being investigated for non-compliance with federal minimum wage requirements.

Mrs. Birdsong is the Community Outreach and Planning Specialist for the Federal Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division.  She began her federal service with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) where she spent a decade working in various positions.  Her final position at the IRS was as a Taxpayer Advocate.

Digital Direct Infrared Inc.: Thermal Infrared Imaging

 

Digital Direct IR, Inc.’s management spoke to potential investors, scientists, professionals, and academics this morning about their firm and strategy.

Thermal Infrared Imaging has been used for many years and is an indispensable tool for Law Enforcement, First Responders and all aspects of the military, as well as industrial, medical, environmental, diagnostic and research uses. Presently the market for Thermal Imaging Cameras is over $ 30 billion annually and growing at over 5% CAGR /year. Digital Direct Infrared (D2IR) has developed a revolutionary way to broaden the spectrum available on lens, improve image quality and lower cost. The concept has been proved though sophisticated computer simulations.

Digital Direct IR, Inc.’s Dual-Spectrum Direct-to Digital IR imaging and companion Ultra-Wide-Spectrum optics (lenses) will be able to offer much lower cost, equal or better performance as well as many new capabilities to address the new needs of the military, security, medical, environmental and scientific worlds.