Paul Sears

Background

About Paul Sears

Over 35 years of experience (DOD, YUMA Proving Ground retired)- development of many instrumentation systems: High Speed/HD cameras, projectile tracking systems: Kineto Tracking Mounts & Flight Follower Systems, PTZ cameras, Infrared: Various FLIR - KTM/ scientific/ airborne platforms. VTI of encoder data, metric data analysis, network video transport (fiber, LASER, microwave); Calibration Standards (USAF civilian 3yrs), USMC Weather METEM Technician four years. Acted as supervisors, as the Development & Integration and High Speed & KTM Branch Chief, gaining many years of life cycle development and valuable contracting experience. Transitioned Yuma Proving Ground from film high speed cameras to digital; partnered in the first successful flight follower system use at YPG; developed the first precision ballistic optical triggers (patented), over 100 used worldwide; years of sensor development- distribution & networking precision microsecond triggering. BS Electronics Management, Southern Illinois University, 18 months of Navy/Marine/AF class A and C schools. I'm a car collector, an outdoorsman, four wheeling, game & fish often. I greatly enjoy finding affordable solutions to data acquisition problems.