The founder and main inspiration for SmartMetric Chaya Hendrick, is the company's President & CEO.  She started off in the world of technology at the age of 18 having founded her own software company.  Specializing in online database systems and cutting edge electronic online publishing of large textual works combined with a powerful "every word" search feature.  One of her earlier accomplishments was to create the world's first online full text searchable dictionary while working in both the USA and Australia on other significant online database innovations.

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For a seven-year period, Chaya founded and solely funded her own property development company in Australia.  Her last major development which she designed, developed and marketed was nearby the Australia's national capital, Canberra.  Called Clair Valley estates, the development was an upscale mini farm development created from the subdivision and building of roads and infrastructure over more than a thousand acres.   As with her earlier experience in technology her property developments were highly profitable and solely funded by her in her private companies.

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Chaya is experienced in founding advanced technology enterprises as well as being highly skilled in international business, property development and marketing using mass media such as TV and radio. Not your normal tech person but one who has successfully launched and run business across various industries.  Today Chaya is responsible for the day-to-day management of SmartMetric which involves all things necessary for running a publicly traded company to dealing on a daily basis guiding the SmartMetric engineers.  Her years involved in advanced computer software systems design has provided SmartMetric with advanced systems design carrying over into the company's electronic system engineering.