Todd Cohen of Dix Hills, N.Y., was a volunteer firefighter as a teenager. “I spent a lot more time extracting individuals from car wrecks than putting out fires,” he says of his experiences with the tragic side of underage drinking. When states began using magnetic strips on drivers’ licenses, Cohen began experimenting with a device that could ferret out fake IDs and check the validity of a driver’s license. In 1994, he founded Intelli-Check. Today, Cohen’s devices may serve as important weapons in the fight against terrorism. “Since Sept. 11, we’ve had orders from military bases and interest from airports, airlines and high-profile commercial buildings to screen access by the public,” says Intelli-Check’s CEO, Frank Mandelbaum. (Cohen left the company in 1999.)
A coincidence that IDN gets massive free publicity a week after hiring Linda Daschle?
That is actually TOO neat.