diff --git a/sdk/include/opentelemetry/sdk/metrics/aggregator/counter_aggregator.h b/sdk/include/opentelemetry/sdk/metrics/aggregator/counter_aggregator.h
index 0bf44f64214..ebd0201ef0f 100644
--- a/sdk/include/opentelemetry/sdk/metrics/aggregator/counter_aggregator.h
+++ b/sdk/include/opentelemetry/sdk/metrics/aggregator/counter_aggregator.h
@@ -49,8 +49,10 @@ class CounterAggregator final : public Aggregator<T>
    */
   void checkpoint() override
   {
+    this->mu_.lock();
     this->checkpoint_ = this->values_;
     this->values_[0]  = 0;
+    this->mu_.unlock();
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/sdk/include/opentelemetry/sdk/metrics/aggregator/histogram_aggregator.h b/sdk/include/opentelemetry/sdk/metrics/aggregator/histogram_aggregator.h
index b2ab83bf224..9d5aafa1277 100644
--- a/sdk/include/opentelemetry/sdk/metrics/aggregator/histogram_aggregator.h
+++ b/sdk/include/opentelemetry/sdk/metrics/aggregator/histogram_aggregator.h
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ class HistogramAggregator final : public Aggregator<T>
    */
   void update(T val) override
   {
+    this->mu_.lock();
     int bucketID = boundaries_.size();
     for (size_t i = 0; i < boundaries_.size(); i++)
     {
@@ -76,7 +77,6 @@ class HistogramAggregator final : public Aggregator<T>
     // auto pos = std::lower_bound (boundaries_.begin(), boundaries_.end(), val);
     // bucketCounts_[pos-boundaries_.begin()] += 1;
 
-    this->mu_.lock();
     this->values_[0] += val;
     this->values_[1] += 1;
     bucketCounts_[bucketID] += 1;
@@ -92,11 +92,13 @@ class HistogramAggregator final : public Aggregator<T>
    */
   void checkpoint() override
   {
+    this->mu_.lock();
     this->checkpoint_  = this->values_;
     this->values_[0]   = 0;
     this->values_[1]   = 0;
     bucketCounts_ckpt_ = bucketCounts_;
     std::fill(bucketCounts_.begin(), bucketCounts_.end(), 0);
+    this->mu_.unlock();
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/sdk/include/opentelemetry/sdk/metrics/aggregator/sketch_aggregator.h b/sdk/include/opentelemetry/sdk/metrics/aggregator/sketch_aggregator.h
index 25f178c9c00..fe0b4737ec8 100644
--- a/sdk/include/opentelemetry/sdk/metrics/aggregator/sketch_aggregator.h
+++ b/sdk/include/opentelemetry/sdk/metrics/aggregator/sketch_aggregator.h
@@ -148,7 +148,6 @@ class SketchAggregator final : public Aggregator<T>
    */
   void merge(SketchAggregator other)
   {
-    this->mu_.lock();
     if (gamma != other.gamma)
     {
 #if __EXCEPTIONS
@@ -166,6 +165,7 @@ class SketchAggregator final : public Aggregator<T>
 #endif
     }
 
+    this->mu_.lock();
     this->values_[0] += other.values_[0];
     this->values_[1] += other.values_[1];
     this->checkpoint_[0] += other.checkpoint_[0];
diff --git a/sdk/include/opentelemetry/sdk/metrics/controller.h b/sdk/include/opentelemetry/sdk/metrics/controller.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0bb789e91cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sdk/include/opentelemetry/sdk/metrics/controller.h
@@ -0,0 +1,150 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <atomic>
+#include <iostream>
+#include <sstream>
+#include <thread>
+#include <vector>
+#include "opentelemetry/exporters/ostream/metrics_exporter.h"
+#include "opentelemetry/metrics/instrument.h"
+#include "opentelemetry/nostd/unique_ptr.h"
+#include "opentelemetry/sdk/metrics/exporter.h"
+#include "opentelemetry/sdk/metrics/meter.h"
+#include "opentelemetry/sdk/metrics/processor.h"
+#include "opentelemetry/sdk/metrics/record.h"
+#include "opentelemetry/version.h"
+
+namespace metrics_api = opentelemetry::metrics;
+namespace trace_api   = opentelemetry::trace;
+
+OPENTELEMETRY_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
+namespace sdk
+{
+namespace metrics
+{
+
+class PushController
+{
+
+public:
+  PushController(nostd::shared_ptr<metrics_api::Meter> meter,
+                 nostd::unique_ptr<MetricsExporter> exporter,
+                 nostd::shared_ptr<MetricsProcessor> processor,
+                 double period,
+                 int timeout = 30)
+  {
+    meter_     = meter;
+    exporter_  = std::move(exporter);
+    processor_ = processor;
+    timeout_   = (unsigned int)(timeout * 1000000);  // convert seconds to microseconds
+    period_    = (unsigned int)(period * 1000000);
+  }
+
+  /*
+   * Used to check if the metrics pipeline is currecntly active
+   *
+   * @param none
+   * @return true when active, false when on standby
+   */
+  bool isActive() { return active_.load(); }
+
+  /*
+   * Begins the data processing and export pipeline.  The function first ensures that the pipeline
+   * is not already running.  If not, it begins and detaches a new thread for the Controller's run
+   * function which periodically polls the instruments for their data.
+   *
+   * @param none
+   * @return a boolean which is true when the pipeline is successfully started and false when
+   * already active
+   */
+  bool start()
+  {
+    if (!active_.load())
+    {
+      active_ = true;
+      std::thread runner(&PushController::run, this);
+      runner.detach();
+      return true;
+    }
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  /*
+   * Ends the processing and export pipeline then exports metrics one last time
+   * before returning.
+   *
+   * @param none
+   * @return none
+   */
+  void stop()
+  {
+    if (active_.load())
+    {
+      active_ = false;
+      while (running_.load())
+      {
+        std::this_thread::sleep_for(
+            std::chrono::microseconds(period_ / 100));  // wait until the runner thread concludes
+      }
+      tick();  // flush metrics sitting in the processor
+    }
+  }
+
+private:
+  /*
+   * Run the tick function at a regular interval. This function
+   * should be run in its own thread.
+   *
+   * Used to wait between collection intervals.
+   */
+  void run()
+  {
+    if (!running_.load())
+    {
+      running_ = true;
+      while (active_.load())
+      {
+        tick();
+        std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::microseconds(period_));
+      }
+      running_ = false;
+      ;
+    }
+  }
+
+  /*
+   * Tick
+   *
+   * Called at regular intervals, this function collects all values from the
+   * member variable meter_, then sends them to the processor_ for
+   * processing. After the records have been processed they are sent to the
+   * exporter_ to be exported.
+   *
+   */
+  void tick()
+  {
+    this->mu_.lock();
+    std::vector<Record> collected = dynamic_cast<Meter *>(meter_.get())->Collect();
+    for (const auto &rec : collected)
+    {
+      processor_->process(rec);
+    }
+    collected = processor_->CheckpointSelf();
+    processor_->FinishedCollection();
+    exporter_->Export(collected);
+    this->mu_.unlock();
+  }
+
+  nostd::shared_ptr<metrics_api::Meter> meter_;
+  nostd::unique_ptr<MetricsExporter> exporter_;
+  nostd::shared_ptr<MetricsProcessor> processor_;
+  std::mutex mu_;
+  std::atomic<bool> active_  = ATOMIC_VAR_INIT(false);
+  std::atomic<bool> running_ = ATOMIC_VAR_INIT(false);
+  unsigned int period_;
+  unsigned int timeout_;
+};
+
+}  // namespace metrics
+}  // namespace sdk
+OPENTELEMETRY_END_NAMESPACE
diff --git a/sdk/include/opentelemetry/sdk/metrics/instrument.h b/sdk/include/opentelemetry/sdk/metrics/instrument.h
index 1d06cbec4f7..85de5ee701c 100644
--- a/sdk/include/opentelemetry/sdk/metrics/instrument.h
+++ b/sdk/include/opentelemetry/sdk/metrics/instrument.h
@@ -111,7 +111,13 @@ class BoundSynchronousInstrument : public Instrument,
    * @param none
    * @return current ref count of the instrument
    */
-  virtual int get_ref() override { return ref_; }
+  virtual int get_ref() override
+  {
+    this->mu_.lock();
+    auto ret = ref_;
+    this->mu_.unlock();
+    return ret;
+  }
 
   /**
    * Records a single synchronous metric event via a call to the aggregator.
diff --git a/sdk/test/metrics/BUILD b/sdk/test/metrics/BUILD
index ee6638a0301..cebe041affe 100644
--- a/sdk/test/metrics/BUILD
+++ b/sdk/test/metrics/BUILD
@@ -1,3 +1,15 @@
+cc_test(
+    name = "controller_test",
+    srcs = [
+        "controller_test.cc",
+    ],
+    deps = [
+        "//exporters/ostream:ostream_metrics_exporter",
+        "//sdk/src/metrics",
+        "@com_google_googletest//:gtest_main",
+    ],
+)
+
 cc_test(
     name = "gauge_aggregator_test",
     srcs = [
diff --git a/sdk/test/metrics/controller_test.cc b/sdk/test/metrics/controller_test.cc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ab1878c9a20
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sdk/test/metrics/controller_test.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+#include "opentelemetry/sdk/metrics/controller.h"
+#include "opentelemetry/sdk/metrics/meter.h"
+#include "opentelemetry/sdk/metrics/ungrouped_processor.h"
+
+#include <gtest/gtest.h>
+#include <numeric>
+#include <thread>
+// #include <chrono>
+
+namespace metrics_api = opentelemetry::metrics;
+
+OPENTELEMETRY_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
+namespace sdk
+{
+namespace metrics
+{
+
+TEST(Controller, Constructor)
+{
+
+  std::shared_ptr<metrics_api::Meter> meter =
+      std::shared_ptr<metrics_api::Meter>(new Meter("Test"));
+  PushController alpha(meter,
+                       std::unique_ptr<MetricsExporter>(
+                           new opentelemetry::exporter::metrics::OStreamMetricsExporter),
+                       std::shared_ptr<MetricsProcessor>(
+                           new opentelemetry::sdk::metrics::UngroupedMetricsProcessor(false)),
+                       .05);
+
+  auto instr                                = meter->NewIntCounter("test", "none", "none", true);
+  std::map<std::string, std::string> labels = {{"key", "value"}};
+  auto labelkv                              = trace::KeyValueIterableView<decltype(labels)>{labels};
+
+  alpha.start();
+
+  for (int i = 0; i < 20; i++)
+  {
+    instr->add(i, labelkv);
+  }
+  alpha.stop();
+}
+
+}  // namespace metrics
+}  // namespace sdk
+OPENTELEMETRY_END_NAMESPACE