ZuluTime delivers next generation PNT solutions

ZuluTime is a privately held company that develops breakthrough position, navigation and timing (PNT) technologies for wireless networks. Our technologies enable highly precise and reliable location aware networks and applications.

This patent-pending technology benefits entire classes of industries ranging from fleet management, in-dash navigation, and first responder 3D tracking all the way to Wi-Fi and cellular based social networking, geotagging and asset tracking.

ZuluTime enables Wi-Fi, WiMax, cellular and other digital radio networks to provide their own reliable positioning services that have relied on traditional positioning techniques, such as GPS, TDOA, and RSSI with limited success. A ZuluTime enabled network gives users reliable, precise, and continuous positioning information without any special chipset or device.

Nodes in ZuluTime enabled wireless networks (access points, tags, laptops, PDAs, vehicles, etc.) can be located reliably and accurately regardless of whether they are stationary or moving. Our unique approach continuously computes the precise location of these nodes without the limitations common to GPS or other wireless positioning techniques.

If you are an application developer, device manufacturer, systems integrator, or other location-based solution provider, contact us to explore how we can integrate our technology into your business solutions: info (at) zulutimecorp (dot) com.

ZuluTime spun out of Venture Ad Astra, LLC in 2006 as an independent company. Venture Ad Astra (www.ventureadastra.com) is a technology incubater with a successful track record for high-concept / high-payoff technologies.

Management Team

Tyler McKinley, CEO 
Tyler is an experienced executive and entrepreneur with over 14 years leading programs in the technology industry. Tyler was founder and president of a high-end 3D imagery company in the early 1990’s concentrating on product prototyping and design analysis. After moving to Digimarc Corp. in 1998, Tyler helped lead the design and productization of the company’s digital watermarking technology and played a key role in its successful 1999 IPO. While at Digimarc he brought to market first and second generation digital watermarking products for data hiding and steganography driving revenue from the world’s first products of their kind. Tyler became a key executive founder of Venture Ad Astra, a technology incubator, in early 2003. While at Venture Ad Astra Tyler led the development of early stage technologies, defining and driving the development of a disruptive geopositioning technology now known as ZuluTime. While at Venture Ad Astra Tyler led its US Department of Defense activity and established Venture Ad Astra’s / ZuluTime’s product lifecycle and commercialization strategy. He is a proven leader in converting conceptual frameworks into viable technologies and technologies into revenue generating products. Tyler has 5 utility patents issued in the fields of analytic imagery, digital watermarking, and remote sensing.

Geoff Rhoads, Chief Architect
After inventing digital watermarking technology in the early 1990’s, Geoff founded Digimarc Corporation (NASDAQ: DMRC) in 1994 and remained its Chief Technology Officer until 2003. At that time he co-founded Venture Ad Astra a technology incubator focused on high-concept, high-payoff technologies generally concentrating on US Department of Defense and Intelligence Community markets. Geoff remains Founder Emeritus of Digimarc. Geoff started his career at Tektronix, first improving radiometric measurement systems, then becoming the principal designer of the first commercially available 1 GHz digitizing oscilloscope. He was the chief scientist in working with key customers/applications such as Los Alamos/Livermore nuclear yield measurements, particle confinement at Fermilab, and the then nascent commercial efforts toward fiber optics and laser communications systems. In the early 90’s Geoff left Tektronix to found several companies, in parallel, all revolving around Earth remote sensing, large telescopes, and Earth-data visualization. A core competency within these efforts was dealing with precision measurements, distortion compensation and pragmatic applications of information theory, especially in contexts of highly turbulent conditions such as the open atmosphere. Geoff’s invented and architected ZuluTime’s core technology. Geoff has over 200 issued patents.

Mark Gardiner, CFO
Mark has 30 years of experience as an entrepreneur, executive and financial/business advisor in a broad range of industries. He recently completed three years as President and CEO of Octavian Scientific, Inc. Octavian is commercializing new technology in semiconductor manufacturing, funded by $10 million in venture capital and debt financing. Prior to Octavian, Mark served numerous clients in a 20+ year consulting career - spearheading more than $10 billion of debt and equity financing. Recent projects include serving as business advisor to the Oregon Health and Science University for the River Campus/South Waterfront project – a $2+ billion bio-technology, academic, clinical, housing and commercial mixed use development. Mark also brings an extensive technical background to ZuluTime. He is a director of three technology-related companies, has managed major technology development projects, served as systems engineer on NASA contracts, and designed a number of electronics products.

In his consulting practice, Mark has specialized in financial, strategic and business planning for corporations and governments - securing growth funding for new entities, economic development and project development financing. Most recently, he has assisted early-stage companies in business and financial development, currently serving as an advisor to SeQuential Biofuels, LLC, Oregon’s largest marketer of biofuels, and as contract CFO for Collaborative Software Initiative, Inc., an open-source enterprise software startup.

Mark has been a leader on numerous public and civic boards, most recently including the 6-member Oregon Investment Council, which oversees the $60+ billion portfolio for Oregon’s public pension and trust funds. From 1979 to 1985, Mark was City Economist, Budget Officer and ultimately CFO/CAO of a $700 million-budget public corporation – the City of Portland, Oregon – with a tenure spanning the terms of four mayors. Prior to joining the City, Mark served as a consulting utility economist. Mark earned a B.S. (with Highest Honors) in Economics from Portland State University.

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