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I  hold a USA Shooting National Official's License and an ISSF International Judge's License in 3 areas: Rifle, Pistol, and Classification (scoring operations). For the 1998 & 1999 World Cup competitions, I managed the electronic target scoring operations and, with Al WIlliams as my "boss" and mentor, produced all the final results reports for the official results books.

Additionally, I have extensively studied the Sius Ascor electronic targets, including their internal operation and algorithms, and their impact on competition operations. As a result, I have provided technical assistance to numerous officials and juries on protests and other competition matters when electronic target operations, scores, or interpretation was required.

At the Olympic Shooting Complex, I  manage and maintain the central scoring and ranking computers used to collect scores from the Sius Ascor targets and to produce event results.

I also manage an Air League at the Olympic Complex.

Since early 1997, I have officiated at numerous local, state, national, and international events at the 1996 Olympic Shooting Complex including:

As Classification Officer:
- 1998 ISSF Atlanta World Cup
- 1998 ISSF Fort Benning Gran Prix (Columbus, GA)
- 1998 USA Shooting National Championships & National Team Selections
- 1999 ISSF Atlanta World Cup
- 1999 USA Shooting National Championships & Pan Am and National Team Selections
- 1999 Georgia High School State Championships
- 1999 Georgia High School Area 6 Championships
- 2000 Georgia High School State Championships
- 2001 ISSF Atlanta World Cup (target technical consultant)
- 2001 USA Shooting National Championships & CAT Team Selections

As Jury Chairman or Member:
- 1998 USA Shooting Fall National Team Selection Match (Rifle) - Jury Chair
- 2001 Georgia High School State Championships - Jury Member

As Chief Range Officer:
- 1997 Championship of the Americas US Team Selections (Rifle)
- 1997 US National Team Training Matches (Rifle & Pistol)
- 1997 USA Shooting Preliminary Tryout (several)
- 1998 USA Shooting Preliminary Tryout (several)
- 1999 USA Shooting Preliminary Tryout (several)
- 1999 Wolf Creek 600 (largest high school rifle match in the USA)
- 2000 USA Shooting Preliminary Tryout (several)
- 2001 ISSF Atlanta World Cup (block officer, not CRO)

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JP O'Connor <jpoc@acm.org>