Paul Lacey Email & Phone Number

Cupertino, California, Us

Cupertino, California, Us

HID Engineering Manager

Providing consulting, project management and development resources to create naturally interactive immersive spaces.Industry Experience & Focus: - VR/AR/MR Interaction Engineering - Adaptive Multimodal Interfaces- Context Driven Gesture Analytics- Tangible & Surface Interactives- Immersive Holographics

Plantation, Florida, Us

Human input systems architecture sits at the intersection of perception, intent and interaction. I lead programs that look at multiple verticals and find the best way to integrate, migrate and harden embedded perception algorithms while simultaneously creating rich middleware abstractions for flexible, expressive microservices and solutions. I have the privilege of leading a small highly specialized team of developers that are building the next generation of human systems and shaping the future of spatial computing.

Corrales, Nm, Us

I led a dynamic group of software developers and engineers to create world class interactive experiences and products. Ideum is currently one of the fastest growing private companies in the state of New Mexico. Our multitouch hardware is in over 35 countries worldwide and we serve a host of fortune 500 companies, government agencies, labs, institutions, world renowned public places and museums.Our HCI-centric research into user driven gesture analysis and input design allows us to work hand-in-hand with next generation input device and PC makers to develop best in class, fidelity driven solutions for the market place. Our research efforts and expertise focus on: - Augmented reality workspaces - Ubiquitous gesture interaction - Adaptive multimodal interfaces - Table-top tangibles and tools (passive & active) - Conformal gesture interfaces - Fast pose analytics - Dynamic/long range micro gesture analysis - Rich bi-manual gesture control schemes - Wearables and IOT control integration - Multimodal feature fusion techniques - Cross-modal gesture analytics - Multi-user immersive interaction paradigms - Fast fingertip tracking for mobile processors - HMD interaction visualization and feedback methods - Free-space haptic, tactile surface feedback - Human factors and ergonomics analysis - Dynamic ranging TOF device development (dynamic flash LIDAR)

Corrales, Nm, Us

As Director of Research and Development at Ideum I have worked closely with multiple teams to build novel tool-kits and utilities to effectively explore human scale immersive interaction environments and define new standards in fidelity. Our investigation into HCI for public places and personal spaces has lead to a number of ground breaking innovations that we have begun to build into our products and custom applications.Our unique middleware approach has opened the door to the vast world of human scale interactives and compelled use to invest heavily in developing methods and measures for effective HCI. This has lead to a wealth of experience and solutions including: - 3D pose and motion gesture processing - Universal HCI gesture analysis - User defined interfaces and on-demand interaction schemes - UX metrics and quality control feedback - Optimized multi-device integration - Faster than real-time voice commandsThe unique software development challenges that are presented when crafting multiuser interactive touch tables has lead to a number of breakthroughs in multitouch technology: - Optimal large scale surface interactions (more than 100 interaction points) - Multi-user multitouch interaction paradigms - Multitouch remote controls for mobile devices - Network communication protocols for touch data - Multi-surface interaction and coordination techniques for immersive spacesOur clients include Fortune 500 companies and iconic brands such as Apple, Adobe, Coca-Cola, Siemens, GE, Walmart, Marriott, NBC, Hewlett-Packard, Intel, and Starbucks.

Corrales, Nm, Us

In my role of Director of Engineering at Ideum I lead a team of dedicated professionals in the research and development of multitouch technologies for use in commercial, educational and government research applications. Lead GestureWorks Flash developer, - Creator of GML and co-creator of CML (GestuerML.org, CreativeML.org) - Co-developer of OpenExhibits (OpenExhibits.org, NSF.org)Lead industrial designer and systems engineer for multiuser multitouch hardware - 55",65",75",100" IR systems (1-4th generation) - Platform, Pro, Drafting table, Coffee table (1-5th generation) - 70” Laser Light Plane, dual 2k projection system (Monterrey Bay Aquarium) - 55” Solid State CMOS IR sensor array, FTIR LCD hybrid - Embedded systems development (FPGA) - MT50, MT50D,MT100 Diffuse Illumination projection systems (instructables)Our multitouch tables are installed in various studios, hospitals, institutions, universities and labs around the world such as: The Smithsonian, The Field Museum, The Exploratorium, NASA, Boeing, Lockheed Martin, US Army, Sandia Labs, The Getty and Cal Sci.

In this role I developed an advanced library of video tutorials for teaching graphic design, web design/development, UI/UX design and animation as well as developing flash widgets for teaching mathematics and physics. This involved: - Digital curriculum development - Online written and video tutorials - Development of rich screen capture methods - Rich video animation production - Video editing, compression and online publishing - Graphic design and layout - Website development, deployment and CMS solutions - Database management and payment gateway setup and maintenance - Online advertising, marketing and SEOI created and developed the worlds first multi-touch applications for use in the classroom, collaborative spaces and online learning environments. As the website evolved and the number of courses offered increased the online library grew to thousands of tutorials. To take on the challenge of presenting this rich media I developed a custom multitouch media browser that used auto-generated semantic node networks to present real-time interactive online content. This was used to serve non-native English speakers with visually rich and engaging online content and brought research driven interactive presentation methods to online classrooms around the world. Some of the tools included: - Multitouch interaction and Zoom-able user interfaces - Spatially significant semantically qualified presentations of complex networks - Hacking the "Visual Spacial Sketchpad" to increase working memory - Mind mapping & Node networks - Configurable node media presentation and layout methods using XML - Working memory & ESL

Site-wide Technology Management- Coordinated Admin and Teacher technology training- Secured funding for a new computing lab, school wide network and computers in every classroom.- Designed and built the school computer network- Integrated GradeQuick and Admin plus- Created an online content management system- Created middle and high school timetable as acting vice principalDirector of Curriculum Development- Wrote custom curriculum for Middle and High School Mathematics, Science and ICT.-- Developed international standards for Math, Science and ICT- Vertically and horizontally integrated Mathematics, and Science standards- Integrated ICT with core curriculum subjects- Developed a school improvement plan, designed new courses and a dual track system for Language Arts, Science and Engineering specialists.On-site Webmaster & Web Developer- Designed, created and maintained the school website.- Developed online resources for teachers and students for language arts- Created online courses for high school mathematics and science- Created a medium by which teachers can edit curriculum online.- Developed online content alongside teachers to integrate directly into real time curriculum

My responsibilities included teaching advanced Algebra, Trigonometry, Pre-Calculus, AP Calculus AB, Physics and Chemistry as well as head of department duties such as: The development of school wide online resources, standards based curriculum development and integration for Mathematics, Sciences and ICT through Middle and High School .

As a new teacher working in a third world country I was challenged to build my own teaching resources, refresh and create new curriculum and develop methods for students to use village internet cafe's to enrich daily lessons through guided research. As part of my responsibilities I taught High School Biology and English Literature, Middle School English, Science and Mathematics.

Ma, Educational Technology

Bsc, Physics