Experience and Education
Experience
- 40 years of extensive, in depth, hands on experience in the development and manufacture of glass and polymer components including:
- Corner cube retroreflectors (UV, visible, IR)
- Standard optical components
- Micro-structured optical components
- Micro-structured optical films
- Optical systems
- These components and systems are used in computers, displays, cameras, scanners, projectors, printers, telescopes, bar code readers, lighting applications and many other devices.
- Displays (LCD, OLED, PLED, Photographic)
- Numerous patents as a result of my work. Please see Patents to view the list.
Management
- CTO and Vice President of Technology at Reflexite Corporation for 11 years.
- Technology leader on the Board of Directors of the Reflexite member companies, including, Fresnel Optics USA, Fresnel Optics Germany, Precision Technology Center Rochester, New York and Reflexite World Wide Retroreflective Business, Avon, Connecticut.
- Improved Reflexite's high precision optical microstructure technology development to support an average company growth of 15% per year over the last 10 years.
- Established a new technology and new product foundation to assure a successful future for the company.
- Reduced capability and product development cycle times for precision optical components and precision optical microstructured films.
- Developed a comprehensive capability and product development process that assures rapid, accurate development of precision, durable optical products that delight the customer.
- Technical manager, engineer and scientist in optical component manufacturing product development at Polaroid Corporation, 21 years.
- Technical manager for multi-disciplined 85 member manufacturing, engineering and technical organization which developed and manufactured 100 million lenses per year.
- Managed Polaroid's optics molding, coating and assembly business during the highest ever production volume periods demonstrating that 40% higher than normal through puts could be achieved.
- Introduced high levels of component and assembly automation.
- Invented sub-micro inch measuring equipment for alignment of tooling to fabricate fiber optic couplers.
- Started the precision optics OEM business which is now a separate company called Precision Optical Systems Corporation.
Engineering
- Numerous profitable patents, successful optical component products and successful optical film products developed in each of the areas of my work at Reflexite, Polaroid, Technidyne and Itek.
- These components and systems are used in computers, displays, cameras, scanners, projectors, printers, telescopes, bar code readers, optical transits and many other devices.
- Set up and coordinated capability development with the leading experts in their fields at University and Research groups world-wide, including: MIT Lincoln Labs, Fraunhofer Institute, NASA, DeMontfort University, University of Massachusetts, University of Lowell, University of Michigan.
- Scientist at Technidyne Laser Systems - two years developing laser systems for alignment applications. Invented the perpendicular alignment laser system used to align objects in environments that lack a gravity reference.
- Engineer at Itek Corporation - two years developing large size glass aspheric optics for high resolution aerial recognizance, Apollo moon mapping cameras, 80 inch primary mirrors for telescopes, submarine periscope windows.
- Chaired International committee in my field. Past International chairman of the ISO (world wide international standards organization) committees for photographic effects.
- Considered to be a leading expert in my field by my peers.
- Worked with outstanding scientists from many areas of the world.
- Taught physics at Northeastern University.
- Started and taught a course in manufacturing materials and processes at Northeastern University.
- Worked with Cornell University in the early stages of their polymer flow software development (C-Flow) and established the first functional use of the technology for high precision (better than quarter wavelength accuracy for aspheres and non-rotational surface) optical component molding.
- Received a citation from the Governor of Massachusetts for work in low thermal inertia molding.
Education
- M.S. Physics, Northeastern University 1968
- Teaching Fellow. Taught sophomore physics courses. Gave lab and individual instruction in physics to undergraduates.
- B.A. Physics and Mathematics, Hiram College 1966
- Awarded the Erskine Physics prize for being at the top of the graduating physics class. Was also Vice President of the Mathematics Club, taught freshman calculus and differential equation courses, Physics Laboratory Assistant and lettered in varsity Baseball and Cross-Country.
- Other
- Numerous professional and summer courses at the University of Rochester Institute of Optics, MIT Sloan School of Business and Technology Management, and various seminars in related professional areas.