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TIMOTHY M. CONRAD
January 20, 1953 May 20, 2020
Tim Conrad of Colorado Springs died on May 20, 2020.
Born in Toledo, Ohio, he later lived in Oakland, California and Lake Forest, Illinois. He graduated from Lake Forest High School.
He pursued a career in engineering, developing both hardware and software. He began at Teradyne Applied Systems, designing automatic test equipment and high-speed laser trimmers. He left to co-found Chicago Laser Systems, where he was chief engineer, managing the development of test equipment and advanced laser trimmers, and high-speed parts-handling systems.
Because of his long-held passion for shooting sports, he moved to Colorado Springs in 1988 to work as a principal engineer at the US Olympic Training Center, where he developed improved training methods and performance metrics for athletes in a variety of sports. After the USOTC, he continued his engineering consulting work and remained involved in shooting sports, managing several competitive events.
Away from work, he enjoyed music, bicycling, and automobiles.
He is survived by his brother Jeff.
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Kim and Jim Radford
December 22, 2023
so sorry to hear, Conrad made an awesome great turning target system. always wanted his plans
Eddy Esworthy
June 9, 2020
I met Tim at the OTC in 1989. I was 18 and needed an electronic timer designed for my rapid fire bay target system. From there our relationship grew into both business and personal. Our shared interests of shooting, cars, politics, and technology, as well as business ensured a long term friendship. Tim became a huge influence on my life. I thoroughly enjoyed our long conversations on an eclectic mix of topics. He was a character with a unique sense of humor. I'm still in the shooting range business and I have Tim to thank for that. Up until the last year he was still helping as an advisor/consultant.
I last visited Tim in August 2019. As I live on the east coast visiting often was difficult. He loved cream of broccoli soup from panera so I always brought him some. When I walked in, he was already eating some! He had figured out a way to get it. Our visit was short, about 45 minutes. He thanked me for coming but needed to lay down. Even then he was talking shop while we both ate our lunch. I walked to my rental car and had a cry. I was sad for his condition, sad for myself as I missed our conversations, and sad because I realized that would probably be the last time I saw him.
I miss you Tim.
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