After starting two manufacturing businesses providing precision optics to photonics companies, Mike became President of Optimax in 1991.
Since then, the company employs 400+ workers; more than 200 are highly skilled opticians. A master optician himself, Mike has received numerous honors and awards over the years for his leadership and industry success.
Publications
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If you can’t measure it, you can’t make it: the importance of metrology in optics fabrication Optimax’s 30-year history
If you can’t measure it, you can’t make it: the importance of metrology in optics fabrication Optimax’s 30-year history
This paper briefly tells the story of the importance of metrology in optics fabrication at Optimax, and highlights Wyko and Jim Wyant’s contribution to early Optimax success.
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Apprenticeship: Precision Optics Manufacturing Technician
Apprenticeship: Precision Optics Manufacturing Technician
As U.S. manufacturing works to overcome a technical skills gap, apprenticeships are gaining favor as a post-secondary educational path.
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