About The Inventor

Michael J Costabile, President of Precision Time System, Inc on the right in Europe demonstrating Precision Time Systems. The system was used in the 2004 Olympics that were held in Athens, Greece.

Michael Costabile is a native North Carolinian who until recently resided in the Raleigh area. He graduated from Durham Technical Community College with a degree in Opticianry.

Michael J. Costabile, President of Precision Time System, Inc and creator of the Precision Time System, began officiating high school and college basketball games in 1982. He started officiating with the National Basketball Association in 1989, where he spent the next four years.

During the years of his officiating, Costabile saw a great need for game clock accuracy. He spent seven years researching, analyzing and designing the Precision Time System. In 1994 the Precision Time System was patented for use in sports arenas.

'Precision Time Systems is proud to announce that our timing system is mandated for use in all future Olympic games. It has been used in past World Championship games and will be used in the future. Our System is currently used by the NBA, WNBA. It is also used at the professional level in Europe. Numerous college conferences, high school and junior high schools also use our equipment.' Michael J. Costabile, President

Currently Costabile is President of Precision Time Systems, Inc. and continues with new product development.

Amateur Radio is one of his hobbies, his call sign is WD4MGP.

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