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Instructor Bios

 
Shawn Dirksen
Shawn Dirksen is an Applications Engineer at FLIR Systems, Indigo Operations since 2003. He has over ten years of applications experience with embedded products from audio to infrared camera systems. His primary areas of expertise are software programming and development of security systems along with infrared imaging applications. He is currently teaching courses in basic infrared and advanced systems integration. Shawn has a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Colorado. Before coming to FlIR Systems, he was a Member of Technical Staff at Texas Instruments for five years where he developed and supported real-time operating system (RTOS) software for embedded system applications.
 
Tom Hoffman
Tom Hoffman manages the FLIR Systems FLIR Learning Center. He is a Certified Infrared Thermographer Level I. He has 10 years experience in training and certification. Prior to joining FLIR he was a Risk Analyst and Compliance Training Manager for Pacific Capital Bancorp, and prior to that he managed the Ericsson Datacomm Training Center. Tom’s technical experience includes infrared imaging, computer networking, software development and computer-aided manufacturing. Tom received a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from the University of California, Santa Barbara.
 
Greg Johnson
Greg Johnson is a Senior Applications Engineer at FLIR Systems. He has over 20 years of experience with infrared technologies, working in test engineering for readout integrated circuits (ROICs) and focal plane arrays (FPAs), readout design engineering, field engineering and customer support management. Prior to FLIR, Greg worked at Raytheon Company where he held the positions Applications Engineer and Customer support Manager. Greg holds an A.S. in Electronic Technology from Santa Barbara City College
 
Roy Malmberg
Roy Malmberg is an Applications Engineering at FLIR Systems. He has over 14 years of experience in the infrared industry at Raytheon Company and Amber Engineering.
   
Dr. Austin Richards
Dr. Austin Richards is a Senior Research Scientist at FLIR Systems. He has 7 years of experience in the IR camera industry. His principal areas of research are in NIR and SWIR imaging systems, advanced IR imaging applications, and IR camera and sensor test and measurement. He holds a Ph.D. in experimental particle physics from UC Berkeley, and is the author of the SPIE monograph entitled Alien Vision: Exploring the Electromagnetic Spectrum with Imaging Technology,as well as numerous trade magazine articles and SPIE conference proceedings papers on advanced IR imaging technology.
 
 
 

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