The WTIA member community is a diverse one, to say the least! And we want to highlight some of the fun and interesting facts about our new and renewing members in this weekly series. We hope you take this opportunity to get to know your fellow WTIA members and peek behind the curtains of their (sometimes) wacky spaces.

This week’s feature company is Impinj! Here are Edith’s responses on behalf of her company:

What is your role at your company?

Edith: Team Acquisition Leader

What is your company known for?

Edith:  Integrated RFID platform

What do you hope to gain from your membership with WTIA?

Edith: We would like to raise our own brand awareness and connect with other hardware and software platform companies. I’m also hoping to personally get to participate in a variety of events.

What’s your favorite part about working in Seattle?

Edith: Our office is in South Lake Union which is fun and vibrant. There are so many great companies around here and views of both the water and mountains in addition to famous landmarks like EMP and the Space Needle. Seattle is a beautiful city filled with great views, especially from our 12th floor offices!

What new technological advancement interests you the most and why?

Edith: RFID, of course! While RFID is not new, the Gen2 spec allows every physical item to be connected to the digital world

What’s one unique aspect of your company’s culture?

Edith: We are extremely collaborative.

What’s a goal for your company this year?

Edith: Execute an initial public offering.

What’s been your favorite experience with the WTIA so far?

Edith: I’ve done several tech crawls and its been interesting learning about new companies through the crawl.

Which WTIA event has been your favorite to attend? Why?

Edith: The WTIA Annual Lunch

If you were to explain your company to a room full of 6^th graders, how would you go about doing so?

Edith: Using an radio frequency chip and reader you can take any physical item and you can identify what it is, locate it and verify that its authentic.

What’s your favorite work perk?

Edith: Bagel Fridays, which is both fresh bagels brought in every Friday, combined with a town hall meeting for the whole company.

What TV show’s office most resembles your workplace dynamic?

Edith: Veep

What was your result from the Tech Animal Quiz?

Edith: Mountain Goat; I think that I agree. I’m not afraid to soar to new heights.

In your opinion, what’s the best thing we’ve probably never heard about in your city?

Edith: There are so many things to choose from in Seattle. I think the walks around Discovery Park could be one of the best secrets in our City. You’ve got woods, water, kids and dogs. There’s a great history which combines our native american history, our military history and our port history.

Is there a unique story behind your company name or logo?

Edith: The name Impinj stands for “Impact-ionized Hot-electron Injection”

Thank you to everyone who participated! We will be posting the responses from the rest of our winners each Monday for the rest of the month!