ArcImaging Team

David Livingston, Ph.D., ArcImaging Archaeologist

EDUCATION:

1984-1988 Andrews University, Berrien Springs MI, Ph.D. in Archaeology and Ancient History
1967-1969 Dropsie University, Philadelphia PA, Graduate Studies in Ancient History
1966-1967 Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, Deerfield IL, M.A. (honors) in O.T.

Studies
1966 Inst. Holy Land Studies, Jerusalem, Archaeology/Hebrew
1951-1954 Pgh.-Xenia Theological Seminary, Pittsburgh PA, M.Div. in Theology
1948-1951 Wheaton College, Wheaton IL, B.A. in General Science
1946-1948 Junior College, Washington IA, Diploma General Course

WORK EXPERIENCE:

1995 to present Associates for Biblical Research, Director, Ephrata PA, Staff member
1975-1994 Associates for Biblical Research, Ephrata PA, Director
1976-1979 Presby. Ch. in America, Huntingdon Vly PA, Founding pastor (part time)
1975-1976 12th UPUSA Church, Kensington PA, Pulpit supply
1972-1975 Campus Crusade for Christ, Philadelphia PA, Lay Ministry
1974 Same, Seoul, Korea, Explo 74 Coordinator
1969-1972 Associates for Biblical Research, Willow Grove PA, Founder and Director
1967-1969 UPUSA Church, Huntingdon Vly PA, Asst. Pastor
1955-1967 The Evangelical Alliance Mission, Korea, Church planter, College President 5 years
1952-1955 UPUSA Church, Taylorstown PA Pastor
1943-1946 US Navy Pacific area, Aviation Electronics Tech., Second-Class Petty Officer
1941-1943 Livingston Ag. Chemicals, Washington IA, Ag. chem. applic. and sales

ACTIVITIES NOT MENTIONED ABOVE:

Dr. Livingston has directed fifteen seasons of excavations at the Associates for Biblical Research's site for Biblical Ai (Khirbet Nisya, 11 miles north of Jerusalem). His doctoral dissertation was a complete report on six seasons of excavation at Khirbet Nisya. He has participated also in excavations in Jerusalem, Jericho (twice), Jezreel, Bourgata, and Gezer. And he has conducted more than 25 tours in Israel, Jordan and Egypt.

David Livingston has been an adjunct professor at colleges and seminaries in the U.S. And he has traveled extensively in Europe also, teaching modular courses in Bible schools and seminaries in Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Germany, France and Latvia. In the U.S. he has also given more than 50 seminars on scientific creationism and biblical archaeology.

As Founder and former Director of ABR (25 years total), and five years as a college president (in Korea), Dr. Livinsgton has had considerable experience in administration and working compatibly with others. While editor of ABR's magazine (six years) and newsletter (20 years), he has written and published many articles on Biblical studies, ancient history, and creation-evolution issues.

Gary A. Byers, ArcImaging Archaeologist

MA Baltimore Hebrew University (1995)

MA Liberty University (1980)

Administrative Director Khirbet el-Maqatir Excavation, West Bank, Israel

Staff archaeologist Associates for Biblical Research

Board Member Near East Archaeological Society

Excavated at Tel Miqne (Ekron), Israel: Khirbet Nisya, West Bank, Israel; Khirbet el-Maqatir, West Bank, Israel

Articles published in Bible and Spade magazine

 

B.S. in Astrophysics, Ph.D. in Atmospheric Science, continuing education in Geology

1971-1974 Cloud physics and weather modification research for C.S.I.R.O., Div. of Cloud Physics, Epping, NSW, Australia 1974-Present Cloud physics and weather modification research, remote sensing research for U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Denver, Colorado

1976 - Present Reviewer and writer for Creation Research Society Quarterly, Creation Magazine, C.E.N. Technical Journal, International Conferences on Creationism

1986-Present Volunteer engineering assistant for FM radio network of Colorado Christian University, helping establish 4 translator stations for KJOL and 1 satellite repeater for KWBI in mountains of southwestern Colorado.

1999-Present Adjunct faculty for University of Denver, GIS Department, teaching a series of 4 courses on remote sensing and image processing

1999 Contributed a chapter for book, "In Six Days: Why 50 Scientists Choose to Believe in Creation", New Holland Publishers, Sydney, Australia

2000 - Present Remote sensing advisor for ArcImaging, B.A.S.E. Institute and other researchers

Web sites:

Tom Pickett, ArcImaging Remote Sensing Support & SAR Research & Development

Remote Sensing Technician

Tom has extensive experience with airborne remote sensing technologies. His career in this area spans 25 years. He has provided systems engineering leadership and expertise in a variety of airborne remote sensing systems. His systems engineering and operational experience has been applied in the development of new systems as well as working closely with operational systems. He is also a certified U.S. Air Force flight crewmember.

1998-Present Northrop Grumman
Systems Engineer and Remote Sensing Technologist.

1987-1997 Lockheed Martin Skunk Works
Engineering Specialist

Managing Director of Hunter Wise Financial Group, Inc. Gary's focus at Hunter Wise is to raise institutional capital for corporations and projects where the capital raise is between $5 Million and $100 Million. Gary F. Pryor began his career on Wall Street in 1981 when he trained with Merrill Lynch International. He continued his Wall Street career at Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York (JP Morgan) and graduated from Morgan's Commercial Bank Management Program, a Harvard MBA case study program in advanced accounting, corporate finance and credit analysis. Pryor became a bank officer in the Fixed Income Securities Department. He left Morgan Bank in 1986 to form his own consulting firm in New York City, assisting emerging growth companies with strategic advice, corporate finance options and capital sourcing. He was an equity partner with management in many of the projects he directed. Over a period of nine years, he consulted on over 20 successful strategic advisement projects in Nairobi; Kenya; Boston; New York; Washington, D.C.; Los Angeles; and Prague, Czech. Pryor specialized in retail and institutional food and beverage strategic planning, corporate finance and sales/exit facilitation. In 1997, Pryor joined a Phoenix based private investment banking firm specializing in valuation services and litigation support as a Partner in Charge of Mergers and Acquisitions. He earned a B.A. in Political Science from St. Lawrence University and the University of Nairobi, Kenya. Gary worked as the Director of Events for the Phoenix chapter of Promisekeepers where he hosted 4 small events (about 3000 men) and one large event at Bank One Ballpark (40,000 men). Also, Gary is on the Board of Directors of The Latter Rain Gospel Ministries which has built a church in Uganda and is presently building a Sports Center in conjunction with Athletes International Missions.

David E. Graves, ArcImaging Director of Operations

B.Th. Ontario Bible College (Tyndale University College), Willowdale, Ontario

Certified Corrosion Control Technician, BMS Cat. Inc.

C.N.A. MicroAge Computer Centre

Certification in Ground Penetrating Radar for Archaeology, Geophysical Survey Systems, Inc.

Ph.D. (cand.) Highland Theological College and University of Aberdeen, Scotland

David is the Director of Computer Services, Information Security Officer and Part-Time Religious Studies faculty for Atlantic Baptist University, Moncton, New Brunsick, Canada. He also teaches Archaeology in the ABU-Oxford programme in Oxford, England. For the past ten years he has been President of Electronic Christian Media, having authored The Biblical Scroll, Interactive Study Bible distributed through Egames, Inc. Prior to working at ABU for 17 years David owned two Steamatic cleaning and fire restoration franchises in Moncton and Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. During this time he also travelled with BMS (Blackman Mooring Steamatic) Catastrophe Inc., Fort Worth, Texas as a certified corrosion control technician and supervisor. He is presently working on his Ph.D. in NT Exegesis from the University of Aberdeen and Highland Theological College in Scotland. David is a member of the Associates for Biblical Research, Near East Archaeological Society, and The Canadian Archaeological Institute at Athens. He has travelled to many archaeolgical sites in the Middle East including Egypt, Turkey, Jordan and Israel. He was part of the Tell el-Hammam, Jordan Archaeological excavation project in 2005-2006.

He is married to Jane and have two adult daughters Rebecca & Jessica.

Continuing Education:

2006 Team member of the excavation of Tel el-Hammam, Jordan. Performed GPR on the site.
2005 Archaeology Ground Penetrating Radar Training, Geophysical Survey Systems, Inc., North Salem, NH.
2005 Biblical Egypt Study Tour, Associates for Biblical Research.
2004 Turkey Study Tour, University of New Brunswick, Canada.
2004 Ancient Cities & Civilisations of Western Turkey: Myth Cult and History. Classics 3373 Audit University of New Brunswick, Canada.
2004 The Art and Architecture of Asia Minor: Hellenistic, Roman and Early Christian. Classics 3383Audit University of New Brunswick Canada.
2004 Certified Packeteer training Level 1, Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia, Canada.
2003 Atlantic University and College Technology Conference, (AUCTC) , Mount Alison University, Canada.
2003 British Museum - Research on coins of Smyrna in numismatics department, London, England.
2002 IBM Higher Education Technology Solutions Executive Briefing, Raleigh, North Carolina.
2002 Novell 6 Remote Management and iFolder, Halifax, Nova Scotia,Canada.
2002 Information Technology Forum on Infrastructure Security, N.B. Community College, Moncton, N.B.
2001 IBM ThinkTank, Acadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada.
2001 Accpac Advantage Series Information Seminar, Grant Thornton, Moncton, N.B., Canada.
2001 British Museum - Research on Assyrian Reliefs and Ur, Private photo–video session, London, England.
1998 NAWeb’98 International Conference on Distance Education, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada.
1998 Christian University Global Net Conference, CUGN, Denver, Colorado.
1996 Trip to Israel, research and photo shoot for The Scroll, various biblical sites.

Suhyela Gencsoy, ArcImaging Director of International Relations for Turkey Photo (L-R) 7th President of the Republic of Turkey General Kenan Evren, Suheyla Gencsoy, Former United States Secretary of State and General Alexander Haig, Turkey's Minister of Culture Istemihan Talay

T.A.B.E.C. (Turkish-American Business, Education, & Cultural Development Committee) President Suheyla Gencsoy and her husband Tahsin live in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. ArcImaging gave presentations to a foundation along with Suheyla and then secured a financial commitment at the time. Suheyla has been supporting ArcImaging as its Director of International Relations for Turkey and has visited officials in Turkey on ArcImaging's behalf. Suheyla was also instrumental in helping promote the Kenan Evren Scholarship Chair in Turkish Studies at Florida Atlantic University.

Rex Geissler, ArcImaging President