IT veteran Gary Chalmers is the source of some fascinating stories. He’s seen a lot during his career, and turned his good and bad experiences into amusing tales that, just occasionally, you suspect have been embellished a fraction. No matter. He’s a born raconteur who probably found keeping a low profile for the last couple of years quite maddening.

Now he’s decided it’s time to make some noise about iPulse, his company that designs biometric GSM-based technologies for access control and security.