diff --git a/packages/local-sync/src/local-sync-dashboard/root.jsx b/packages/local-sync/src/local-sync-dashboard/root.jsx
index 0106d1657..cad562aaf 100644
--- a/packages/local-sync/src/local-sync-dashboard/root.jsx
+++ b/packages/local-sync/src/local-sync-dashboard/root.jsx
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ class AccountCard extends React.Component {
 
     let firstSyncDuration = "Incomplete";
     if (account.firstSyncCompletion) {
-      firstSyncDuration = (new Date(account.firstSyncCompletion) - new Date(account.createdAt)) / 1000;
+      firstSyncDuration = (new Date(account.firstSyncCompletion / 1) - new Date(account.createdAt)) / 1000;
     }
 
     const position = calcAcctPosition(this.props.count);
diff --git a/packages/local-sync/src/local-sync-worker/sync-metrics-reporter.js b/packages/local-sync/src/local-sync-worker/sync-metrics-reporter.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f129fcc77
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/local-sync/src/local-sync-worker/sync-metrics-reporter.js
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+const {N1CloudAPI, NylasAPIRequest, AccountStore} = require('nylas-exports');
+const os = require('os');
+
+class SyncMetricsReporter {
+  constructor() {
+    this._logger = global.Logger.child();
+  }
+
+  async collectCPUUsage() {
+    return new Promise((resolve) => {
+      const startUsage = process.cpuUsage();
+      const sampleDuration = 400;
+      setTimeout(() => {
+        const {user, system} = process.cpuUsage(startUsage);
+        const fractionToPrecent = 100.0;
+        resolve(Math.round((user + system) / (sampleDuration * 1000.0) * fractionToPrecent));
+      }, sampleDuration);
+    });
+  }
+
+  async reportEvent(info) {
+    if (!info.emailAddress) {
+      throw new Error("You must include email_address");
+    }
+
+    const {workingSetSize, privateBytes, sharedBytes} = process.getProcessMemoryInfo();
+    const percentCPU = await this.collectCPUUsage();
+
+    info.hostname = os.hostname();
+    info.cpus = os.cpus().length;
+    info.arch = os.arch();
+    info.platform = process.platform;
+    info.version = NylasEnv.getVersion();
+    info.processWorkingSetSize = workingSetSize;
+    info.processPrivateBytes = privateBytes;
+    info.processSharedBytes = sharedBytes;
+    info.processPercentCPU = percentCPU;
+
+    const req = new NylasAPIRequest({
+      api: N1CloudAPI,
+      options: {
+        path: `/ingest-metrics`,
+        method: 'POST',
+        body: info,
+        error: () => {
+          this._logger.warn(info, "Metrics Collector: Submission Failed.");
+        },
+        accountId: AccountStore.accountForEmail(info.emailAddress).id,
+        success: () => {
+          this._logger.info(info, "Metrics Collector: Submitted.");
+        },
+      },
+    });
+    req.run();
+  }
+}
+
+module.exports = new SyncMetricsReporter();
diff --git a/packages/local-sync/src/local-sync-worker/sync-process-manager.js b/packages/local-sync/src/local-sync-worker/sync-process-manager.js
index c9004ba9e..3fcd2ac20 100644
--- a/packages/local-sync/src/local-sync-worker/sync-process-manager.js
+++ b/packages/local-sync/src/local-sync-worker/sync-process-manager.js
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ class SyncProcessManager {
       this._workers[accountId] = null;
     }
   }
-
 }
 
 module.exports = new SyncProcessManager();
diff --git a/packages/local-sync/src/local-sync-worker/sync-worker.js b/packages/local-sync/src/local-sync-worker/sync-worker.js
index afc7f8bba..04500ca6d 100644
--- a/packages/local-sync/src/local-sync-worker/sync-worker.js
+++ b/packages/local-sync/src/local-sync-worker/sync-worker.js
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ const {
 const FetchFolderList = require('./imap/fetch-folder-list')
 const FetchMessagesInFolder = require('./imap/fetch-messages-in-folder')
 const SyncbackTaskFactory = require('./syncback-task-factory')
+const SyncMetricsReporter = require('./sync-metrics-reporter');
 
 
 class SyncWorker {
@@ -27,6 +28,36 @@ class SyncWorker {
     this._syncTimer = setTimeout(() => {
       this.syncNow({reason: 'Initial'});
     }, 0);
+
+    // setup metrics collection. We do this in an isolated way by hooking onto
+    // the database, because otherwise things get /crazy/ messy and I don't like
+    // having counters and garbage everywhere.
+    if (!account.firstSyncCompletion) {
+      this._logger.info("This is initial sync. Setting up metrics collection!");
+
+      let seen = 0;
+      db.Thread.addHook('afterCreate', 'metricsCollection', () => {
+        if (seen === 0) {
+          SyncMetricsReporter.reportEvent({
+            type: 'imap',
+            emailAddress: account.emailAddress,
+            msecToFirstThread: (Date.now() - new Date(account.createdAt).getTime()),
+          })
+        }
+        if (seen === 500) {
+          SyncMetricsReporter.reportEvent({
+            type: 'imap',
+            emailAddress: account.emailAddress,
+            msecToFirst500Threads: (Date.now() - new Date(account.createdAt).getTime()),
+          })
+        }
+
+        if (seen > 500) {
+          db.Thread.removeHook('afterCreate', 'metricsCollection')
+        }
+        seen += 1;
+      });
+    }
   }
 
   cleanup() {
diff --git a/packages/local-sync/src/new-message-processor/index.js b/packages/local-sync/src/new-message-processor/index.js
index 5aed1b513..bc5d072b7 100644
--- a/packages/local-sync/src/new-message-processor/index.js
+++ b/packages/local-sync/src/new-message-processor/index.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-const detectThread = require('./detect-thread')
-const extractFiles = require('./extract-files')
-const extractContacts = require('./extract-contacts')
-const LocalDatabaseConnector = require('../shared/local-database-connector')
+const detectThread = require('./detect-thread');
+const extractFiles = require('./extract-files');
+const extractContacts = require('./extract-contacts');
+const LocalDatabaseConnector = require('../shared/local-database-connector');
 
 const Queue = require('promise-queue');
 const queue = new Queue(1, Infinity);