Gene Parente is president of Golf Laboratories Inc. and an expert on technology in the golf industry. Mr. Parente started Golf Laboratories, Inc. in 1990 and has built it to become the premier independent testing company in the golf industry. In 1992 he designed and patented the Golf Laboratories Computer Controlled robot. The robot has since become the standard testing robot worldwide for the golf industry. There are currently 40 robots in the golf industry and are used by the major manufacturers, the USGA and the R&A.