Summary
Richard Dollet is a seasoned engineering executive with 25+ years specializing in smartcard personalization, credential issuance, and secure manufacturing provisioning systems, now serving as Vice President of Engineering for Identification Technologies at HID Global. He combines hands-on expertise from firmware and cryptographic key management to enterprise-scale issuance architectures, having led global rollouts across dozens of production sites that supported hundreds of millions in revenue. Richard holds two patents in personalization throughput and offline methods and is known for creating a domain-specific language and multi-tier provisioning platforms that cut provisioning cycle times and improved quality. A pragmatic people leader and coach, he has built and scaled distributed engineering teams, standardized HSM and cryptographic practices, and introduced Agile/SAFe across organizations. His background blends deep applied cryptography, industrialization of security products, and recent formal study in AI and executive management, positioning him to bridge complex technical, operational, and strategic challenges.
11 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Postgraduate Degree, Artificial Intelligence, Postgraduate Degree, Artificial Intelligence at Texas McCombs School of Business
Master's degree, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Master's degree, Electrical and Electronics Engineering at HEI - Hautes Etudes d'Ingénieur
General Management Certificate / Texas Executive Education, General Management Certificate / Texas Executive Education at The University of Texas at Austin - Red McCombs School of Business
French, English, Spanish