Tucson, AZ--Precision surface and wavefront metrology and measurement instruments provider Engineering Synthesis Design, Inc. (ESDI) namedDonald A. Pearson II as its chief executive officer. In addition, company founder Raymond Castonguay will be chief technology officer.
ESDI says that building on its technology and advanced instrumentation, Pearson will pursue ESDI’s primary objectives to meet customer needs and create customer satisfaction in 2012 and beyond--the foundation for continued growth in revenue and profitability.
Pearson joined ESDI in March 2007 as director of sales and marketing. He holds a BS in Electro-Optical Engineering from the University of Houston (Houston, TX) and an MBA in International Business and Marketing from Maryville University (St. Louis, MO). His prior experience with SAIC, McDonnell Douglas, CTS Microelectronics, Lucent, Opto Technology, OptoLynx and Radian Research provides a broad base of knowledge and a record of success in sales and marketing of advanced technology products worldwide, as well as in product design, development and launch; channel development and management; and strategic and tactical planning.
ESDI’s surface and wavefront metrology solutions are sold into astronomical, aerospace, bio-medical, optical fabrication, data storage, and production metrology applications. Their products include Fizeau, Shearing, sub-Nyquist and “Real Time” vibration-insensitive interferometers; IntelliWave software; interferometer accessories and upgrades; and custom metrology solutions.
SOURCE: ESDI; www.engsynthesis.com
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Gail has more than 30 years of engineering, marketing, product management, and editorial experience in the photonics and optical communications industry. Before joining the staff at Laser Focus World in 2004, she held many product management and product marketing roles in the fiber-optics industry, most notably at Hughes (El Segundo, CA), GTE Labs (Waltham, MA), Corning (Corning, NY), Photon Kinetics (Beaverton, OR), and Newport Corporation (Irvine, CA). During her marketing career, Gail published articles in WDM Solutions and Sensors magazine and traveled internationally to conduct product and sales training. Gail received her BS degree in physics, with an emphasis in optics, from San Diego State University in San Diego, CA in May 1986.