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Chris Parker serves as Vice President, North America, for Foster+Freeman, delivering identity authentication, advanced forensic science and drug detection solutions to governments, laboratories and law enforcement agencies. He joins the ASPP™ Community of Experts as an Advisor, bringing a career in security and detection technology that spans law enforcement, government, stadiums and venues.
Chris Parker
Identity Authentication, Forensic Science and Detection
Chris comes to the role after leading U.S. security sales at Garrett Metal Detectors, where he ran commercial efforts for metal detection solutions serving law enforcement, government agencies, stadiums, venues and public safety customers across the United States and Canada. That work put him in the rooms where screening decisions actually get made, which is exactly the experience the Community of Experts exists to share.
Chris’ Executive Bio and Experience
Chris Parker is a seasoned sales and marketing executive with a proven track record spanning multiple industries, currently serving as Vice President, North America, for Foster+Freeman, delivering identity authentication, advanced forensic science and drug detection solutions. As the previous Director of U.S. Security at Garrett Metal Detectors, he led commercial efforts for advanced metal detection solutions, serving law enforcement, government agencies, stadiums, venues and public safety customers across the United States and Canada.
Before Garrett, Chris built extensive experience in medical technology sales and business leadership at Gentherm Medical, focused on patient temperature management solutions, and as Americas Business Manager for Smiths Medical, where he oversaw business operations across North and South America.
Chris holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing from the University of Oklahoma’s Price College of Business. Colleagues and partners consistently recognize him for his strong work ethic, integrity, analytical approach, mentoring style, and ability to drive results while putting people first.
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Foster+Freeman
Five Decades of Forensic Innovation
Foster+Freeman delivers advanced forensic science, identity authentication and drug detection solutions trusted by governments and courtrooms worldwide. Engineered and manufactured in the United Kingdom, its systems equip crime scene investigators and laboratories with lighting, fingerprint and evidence recovery tools, give immigration authorities the document examination workstations used to protect borders and combat fraud, and put rapid drug screening in the hands of law enforcement, prison and border officers at the point of need. The company describes its history as five decades of forensic innovation.
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