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| Anton Kitai – President & CTO | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prior to founding Process Photonics, Anton worked as Systems Engineering Manager at GSI Lumonics in Ottawa, where he has served several roles over a 7-year period. His responsibilities included technical leadership of multi-disciplinary research and development teams responsible for complete product life cycle from conceptual design through engineering, test, transfer into production, and sustaining support. He is highly knowledgeable in the areas of materials processing, lasers, optics, machine design and component integration while being focused on near and long-term market and technology positioning through customer relationships. He has managed scientists and technicians involved in new systems R&D and sustaining engineering while developing key technology and patent strategies for the laser systems business. Anton holds a B.Eng. in Engineering Physics from McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Parker – VP Engineering & Operations | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert was Electrical Engineering Manager at GSI Lumonics in Ottawa before forming Process Photonics with his partners. In this position he hired, mentored and managed a team of electrical, hardware and software engineers and technologists in a matrix product development team structure. His responsibilities included providing technical leadership, leading new product development teams and performing detailed electronic and electrical design projects. During a 14-year period Robert has gained expertise and contributed in the following areas: electronic control systems, laser controls design and integration, machine design, safety standards compliance, design for manufacturability and customer service and support. Robert graduated with a B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Saskatchewan in 1987. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bill Young – Director of Sales and Marketing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bill has a Ph.D. in physics, and enjoyed a 19-year history with GSI Lumonics, starting with the lab development of the dye laser product line and ending as the Sales Manager and Product Line Manager of the Ottawa Custom Systems. During this time Bill gained exposure to all the Ottawa laser products, and a wide range of laser-based applications and materials processing work. He contributed to the optical design of a variety of custom systems. Working out of the Rugby, England facility for 4 years, Bill has broad international experience including both European and Asia-Pacific customers. Bill left Lumonics to join JDS Uniphase in 1999 as a Technical Account Manager, responsible for the company's major revenue customer at that time. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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