Rick Fluck is a founder and CEO with over 25 years of hands-on experience turning “paper napkin” ideas into production-ready hardware and software products, specializing in machine vision, AI, data acquisition, motion control, and robotics. He leads Controlled Capture Systems, delivering rapid prototypes through complete integration using tools like Android, LabVIEW, C#, Unity and embedded firmware, and even designs multi-layer PCBs and analog/digital circuits himself. His background includes a patented DOE walk-through concealed weapons detector using 3D localization and neural networks, plus technical advising on commercial security portals, reflecting deep domain expertise in sensing and classification. A former Navy nuclear electrician and university-trained in both horticulture and computer programming, he blends disciplined systems thinking with eclectic technical breadth to solve practical, production-scale problems.
11 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
High School Diploma, National Honors Society, High School Diploma, National Honors Society at Prescott High School
Nuclear Power School Graduate, Nuclear Electrician certified in Calibration, Teaching, Radiation Worker, and Submariner, E6, Nuclear Power School Graduate, Nuclear Electrician certified in Calibration, Teaching, Radiation Worker, and Submariner, E6 at US Navy
Horticulture and Computer Programming, Horticulture, Soil Taxonomy, Botany, Pathogen/Vectors, Computer Science and Programming, CAD Design, Horticulture and Computer Programming, Horticulture, Soil Taxonomy, Botany, Pathogen/Vectors, Computer Science and Programming, CAD Design at University of Idaho
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Rick Fluck - Founder CEO at Controlled Capture Systems, LLC