received his BA in Physics from UC Berkeley and his PhD in Optical Sciences from the University of Arizona. He has nearly 40 years of experience in optical coatings, including 10 years with Optical Coating Laboratory, Inc. and 24 years with Viavi Solutions (formerly JDSU). His industrial experience has included the development of deposition processes and filter designs for applications such as aerospace, biomedical instrumentation, and fiber-optic telecommunications. He currently leads R&D projects focused on the development of new thin film deposition processes.