Need Raspberry Pi worker to read rotary encoder and feed data to laptop

I am using a rotary encoder to track the angular displacement of a model wave energy converter. The encoder should feed a program on the Raspberry PI, which will be a string of numbers. The Pi will transmit the numbers to a laptop for storage and analysis. I need someone to set up the PI, which I will buy unless you have one to loan to me for three months. I am building the model in San Diego, Kensington area. Willing to pay, of course.
You can see the devices in action at https://www.google.com/search?q=waveberg+video&rlz=1C1CHZN_enUS972US972&sxsrf=APwXEdfMF79wn1WAlbowozgNk5SQAlrSig%3A1681358148076&ei=RH03ZPOUBL-eqtsP0vC2kA0&ved=0ahUKEwjzxp-Z-6X-AhU_j2oFHVK4DdIQ4dUDCBA&uact=5&oq=waveberg+video&gs_lcp=Cgxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAQAzIFCCEQoAEyBQghEKABOgcIIxCwAxAnOggIABCABBCwAzoHCAAQHhCwAzoECCMQJzoECAAQHkoECEEYAVCKDVjjKGDyNGgBcAB4AIABnwGIAaYFkgEDMy4zmAEAoAEByAEDwAEB&sclient=gws-wiz-serp#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:241eaf6a,vid:eoUd7jwV7z8