What had to be solved
A front-of-house airport security weakness suggested the need for a smarter, more systematic detection and response model.

A proposed AI-enabled front-of-house security system developed after David identified a fault in existing airport terminal security processes.
Not every strong project becomes a market adoption story; some prove the thinking, the risk and the business threshold.

Problem identifier, briefer and development collaborator.
A front-of-house airport security weakness suggested the need for a smarter, more systematic detection and response model.
David briefed Fingermark Global and worked with their technical team over roughly 18 months through development, trials and testing.
The system proved effective in testing, though Air New Zealand ultimately chose not to proceed because of ongoing running costs.
This kind of work explains the structure in David’s paintings: the clear edge, the controlled crop, the object treated seriously, and the confidence that comes from decades of making ideas survive contact with real-world constraints.