Alien Technology announced that Patrick Ervin has been named president and chief sales and marketing officer. Previously Alien’s EVP of sales and marketing, Ervin steps into the company’s leadership role.   A retail application industry expert with more than 25 years of experience in sales, marketing and product management, Ervin has an extensive history with Alien Technology. He joined in 2005 as VP of business development for the retail and consumer packaged goods industries and assumed resp...