"Technology is like a haystack.  Careers have been established from just the examination of individual straws. My life has been dedicated to inventing the haystack, and showing how to weave useful items, from those straws." - J.N. Hodges

Jan N. Hodges has been one of the foremost leaders in the development and integration of new technology and innovations for decades, beginning with his founding of Hodges Robotics, Intl. in the late 70's.

At HRI, with an associate, Dr. Carl Page, he developed numerous artificially intelligent, semiautonomous robotic systems, for application work in aerospace, oceanic exploration, entertainment and the nuclear domain.  Building the mobile robot that first entered the crippled Three-mile Island reactor, he quickly expanded these systems for work in bomb-squad operations, fire fighting and battlefield applications.

In 1985, he was called upon to manage R&D operations to provide 'out of the box' technology for aiding in the manufacture processes of the B2 bomber aircraft.

While working with NASA, on modifications to solid-rocket fuel abatement coatings, he developed the Mars Clock, to be used on robotic  platforms roaming the Martian surface.

His entertainment projects, during these periods, can be seen in many theme parks and motion pictures:  Jaws, Star Tours, E.T., Ghostbusters . . . the list is very long.

Through most the 90's, he was lecturing, developing Technology Curriculums, instructing at Universities and developing technology to aid in the modification and upgrades to General Electric Nuclear Power Plants in Spain, Taiwan and Japan, including a patent on an underwater welding robot.

For over 4 years, Mr. Hodges held the position of System Engineer, for the top RFID company, in the world. His asset tracking and supply  chain solutions included: The South African Railroad system, the DoD TAV/ITV, Secure Trade Lanes and Ports, Border Crossing and Free Trade Zone solutions in Hong Kong, UK, Taiwan and China.  His skills now aid in the tracking of all ULDs for Singapore Airlines.

You may have heard Jan speak, as he is a frequent guest on the international radio program, Art Bell, Coast-To-Coast AM, or read his latest book, "Tamashii- A Primer for Tomorrow."

Already responsible for patents in software, electrical and mechanical developments, his latest personal patent, "Method of Embedding and Recovering  Encoded Item Identification Information in an Emulsion by Means of Radiant Energy" (LiquiCode), is viewed as the next step in item-level, asset tracking technology.