Lyman Sheats is a software programmer that started working in the pinball industry in 1993. Lyman worked at the time on machines for both Stern and Williams pinball companies. Once the Williams pinball company closed, Lyman helped program some console games for Midway.
In 2011 Sheats was once again hired by the Stern Pinball company to work on new pinball machines.
Sheats not only is a programmer working on pinball machines, but is also rated by the IFPA (International Flipper Pinball Association) as one of the top pinball players in the world.
Lyman Sheats was one of the featured individuals in the pinball documentary titled "Special When Lit".
