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Jan 3, 2009

The RRPC Entrepreneur Award

The RRPC (Rochester Regional Photonics Cluster) Entrepreneur of The Year Award is given to a member who demonstrates creativity, innovation and drive in pursuit of creating a world-leading company in the Optics and Photonics industry. Mike Mandina was the 2009 recipient of this award.

Mike’s entrepreneurship started in 1976 when he started Cormac Industries with his partner, Warren Carlough. In 1980, Cormac was sold to Melles Griot. Optimax was founded in 1991 and Mike shortly joined the team thereafter  Under his leadership, the company has seen exponential growth.

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Jan 3, 2016

The RRPC Leadership Award

Optimax CEO Rick Plympton Honored with RRPC Leadership AwardOptimax Systems Inc. is thrilled to announce that our CEO, Rick ...
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Oct 25, 2018

2018 Technology & Manufacturing Awards

This month, Optimax proudly received a prestigious 2018 Technology & Manufacturing Award, a testament to their innovation and ...
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Sep 9, 2017

2018 OSA Fellow: Mike Mandina

Optimax President, Mike Mandina, was named a 2018 OSA Fellow. “For business leadership within the greater Rochester optics ...
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