A certified vibration technician and A&P/Pilot, Doug Shears was the first full time prop balancer in the Midwest. Prop balancing has been his single specialty for 25 years. During this time he's balanced everything from Cubs to Kingairs, redefining "smooth" for over 6000 aircraft owners.

After many years in development, Doug perfected a proprietary balancing methodology that effectively "Harmonizes" a prop to an engine, providing "turbine like" smooth ops at all RPM's.

During the mid 1980's Doug received commercial pilot training at the University of Minnesota and graduated from the A&P program at the Minneapolis Technical Institute; 1st in his class. This experience and five years inspecting and maintaining a fleet of Cessna and Pipers, prepared him for the prop balancing business.

Doug lives with his wife and daughter in St. Paul, Minnesota. During the off season (winters) he assists his wife with her decorative muraling business.