AIM Global awarded Paul Whitney of AsReader, Inc., the 2025 Don Percival Award for his pivotal role in introducing groundbreaking RFID technologies.
 

The Percival Award was established in 1982 to honor Don Percival, an early founder and pioneer in the development of barcode scanning. The award is presented each year to an individual or organization from the user community recognizing outstanding contributions to the application of automatic identification and data capture technologies.
 

Paul Whitney of AsReader, Inc., is acknowledged for his pivotal role in introducing groundbreaking RFID technologies—like the wearable RecoHand device—to Western markets, dramatically improving efficiency in real-world applications such as logistics and healthcare. His two decades of cross-cultural innovation and leadership in AutoID and IoT have helped revolutionize item identification by seamlessly integrating RFID into wearable robotics.
 

Also winning this year’s award is Sean Murphy of Cencora, who is acknowledged for building critical internal tools that help manufacturers proactively address barcode issues and ensure DSCSA compliance.
 

Click here for the complete list of AIM Global award winners for 2025.