Jennifer Kruschwitz heads JK Consulting, a thin-film optical-coating design and information company located in Rochester, NY. She holds her B.S. and M.S. in optics from the University of Rochester and is working toward her PhD in color science from The Rochester Institute of Technology. She has been a consultant in the area of optical coatings since 1998; prior to that she worked in industry at Bausch & Lomb, Litton/Itek Optical Systems, and other optical companies.