Engineering Staff
Dixon Cleveland
Mr. Cleveland is a co-founder and Vice President of Engineering of LC Technologies, Inc. He is one of the foremost authorities on eye-tracking and the physiology of eye movement in the world. Author of many papers and awarded 17 patents in this field, he is the chief developer of the image processing hardware and software used in the Eyegaze System. He has 26 years of experience in developing signal and image processing systems for instrumentation, man-machine and electronic-warfare applications. His key strength is an ability to analyze complex systems and develop computerized signal processing procedures to infer critical information from measured signals and images. Mr. Cleveland has a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and has done postgraduate work in Business Management from George Washington University.
Peter Norloff
Mr. Norloff is the Senior Software Engineer for LC Technologies, Inc. He has 23 years of experience as a scientific programmer and a technical analyst working in signal processing and mathematical modeling. He is the chief designer of the Eyegaze System software and responsible for creating the code for LC Technologies' basic eyetracking technology and its applications. His company responsibilities include the design and implementation of applications software and supporting database programs in diverse topical areas such as: image processing, seismic discrimination, electronic intelligence support, and speech intelligibility processing. Mr. Norloff has experience with microcomputers including the IBM PC and others, and mini- computers such as VAX and PDP-II series computers. His programming languages include C, FORTRAN, BASIC and 8088 assembler. His experience with operating systems includes, OS/2, PC-DOS/MS-DOS, VMS, IAS, CPM and UNIX.
Ray Kester
Mr. Kester is the chief designer of project-related electronic hardware. His designs include multi-output microprocessor-controlled DC:DC converter with wide DC input, video synchronization for camera and IR emitter for PC/104 and PCI bus interfaces, and 3-axis motion controller. Prior to coming to LC Technologies, Ray worked for 15 years as a Hardware Systems Manager and Design Engineer designing products such as vibration monitoring and gear imaging processors, intelligent power supplies, tachometer fault-detection supplies for the pulp and paper and aerospace industries. He also managed and supervised the production department for all company products which included acquiring CE and other industry certifications. Mr. Kester has more than 20 years of experience in electronic design and programming, focusing on microprocessors/microcontrollers and analog design.
