WILLIAM F. BEHM
CONSULTANT
Formerly Senior Vice-President Hardware Engineering and Manufacturing,
Scientific Games Corporation
USA
In his 30 years with Scientific Games, Mr. Behm has been involved in developing numerous technologies that have become the industry standard. He has been active in both marketing and research and development activities, including designing games, conducting demographic research, creating methods to print secure tickets, developing bar code technology, developing instant ticket validation hardware and software, and creating the on-line system and terminal designs.
While at Scientific Games, Mr. Behm was responsible for the company’s family of lottery terminals and devices. He developed, consulted and advised on new products, processes and security features for both the Systems and Printed Products groups. Recent examples include the company’s newest Lottery and Racing terminal families, Keyed Dual Security and the Scratch-to Cash and Orion keyless validation systems.
Additionally, Mr. Behm was responsible for the development of Scientific Games’ SciScan Technology validation hardware and software. He also collaborated on the development of Terra 2000, Scientific Games’ environmentally friendly, recyclable instant ticket.
Mr. Behm also developed Scientific Games’ bar code technology, making ink-jet printed bar coded tickets a reality, improved ticket security measures by developing secure printing inks and ink jet imager fonts, imaging systems and packaging software, conversion programs and audit programs for the production of computer-printed tickets. He worked on a team that developed Scientific Games’ original on-line system, including the central site, terminal and communications system technology, and collaborated on the development of new instant ticket testing techniques, many of which have become industry standards that are still used today. He was also involved in developing ZIP code-based demographical sales analysis of lottery products, which was the industry’s first use of cluster analysis demographics, and developed targeted direct mail programs for the Michigan, New York and Pennsylvania lotteries.
Before joining Scientific Games in 1978, Mr. Behm was employed by McDonnell Douglas Astronautics Co. and was involved in the design of the National Aeronautics & Space Administration’s Space Shuttle, product diversification efforts and other advanced design projects.
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