Ontario, NY - Optimax Systems, Inc. has signed a multi-year preferred supplier deal with Shanghai Micro-Electronics Equipment Co., Ltd. (SMEE). The signing was memorialized in the White House Fact Sheet on trade deliverables organized as part of a Joint Communique issued during the recent bilateral summit meetings between US President Barack Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao The deal is expected to bring 50 new high-quality manufacturing jobs to Optimax's Upstate New York facilities.For more information visit www.whitehouse.gov
Stephen Anderson is a photonics industry expert with an international background and has been actively involved with lasers and photonics for more than 30 years. As Director, Industry Development at SPIE – The international society for optics and photonics – he is responsible for tracking the photonics industry markets and technology to help define long-term strategy, while also facilitating development of SPIE’s industry activities. Before joining SPIE, Anderson was Associate Publisher and Editor in Chief of Laser Focus World and chaired the Lasers & Photonics Marketplace Seminar. Anderson also co-founded the BioOptics World brand. Anderson holds a chemistry degree from the University of York and an Executive MBA from Golden Gate University.