Our FARO Inspired Journey, Past, Present and Future
David J. Dustin, President
•How did we get here?
• Eugene Liscio
•Right Place, Right Time, Right Skillset
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125 Yards (114 Meters)
• I was hooked
•We hired Mark Hannah for another case with great results
• It was decided….
• I MUST have one…
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•What where our options?
• Faro Photon
• Leica C10
• Z+F
•Mensi (Trimble)
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• Focus 120
•Price
• Speed
•Quality
• Elmer Bol
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• Filled out an online form
•Received a call in minutes
•New Jersey accent
•Received a Demo from salesman
•Not an easy decision
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•Best decision we ever made
•One of the early units
•No compass, altimeter, GPS or WLAN
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•We stuck with it (read STUBBORN)
•Were an anomaly… initially
•Most early users were surveyors
• Started using it on all our cases
• Stalking of Derik White
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•When we started investigating what Law Enforcement was using
• The response to “Why not use a Faro?”
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You’re not Serious… are you?
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Did you hear what he said? He said use a “Fay-Roh”..
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• Slowly over time we began to see progress
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• Scan Data admitted as Evidence DONE!!
• Faro Scene used at trial DONE!!
• WebShare2Go admitted as evidence DONE!!
• 3ds Max files admitted as evidence DONE!
• Faro X330 demonstrated in court DONE!
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• The most impactful?
•X330 and X130
• In the words of “the” Bobby Jones
•Ho Boy…..
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•We would run across Kool-Aid drinkers for each of the manufacturers
•We have even joked about a certain UK user
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• I experienced an Epiphany
• It occurred to me, I was FARO Kool-Aid drinker
•Never wanting to shy away…….
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• It was a journey many of us made together
•Mad Scientist (Jonathan Coco)
•Andrew Fredericks
•David Zip
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• Eugene Liscio
• Walter Henson
• Tom Langley (TLC)
• Sean Alexander (CAR)
• Bobby Jones
• Ro Sasser
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• 3 Axis Engineering
• Winston Salem, NC PD
• Artesia, NM PD
• Jeff Kidd (CSI)
• Simi Valley, CA PD
• James Lock (CRA)
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• Warner Robbins, GA PD
• Traffic Safety Consultants
• Arlington Heights, IL PD
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