LightWorks Optics makes Chris Yarbrough director of program management

Tustin, CA--Advanced optical design engineering and production solutions company LightWorks Optics hired Chris Yarbrough as director of program management. In this role, Yarbrough will be responsible for the company's successful execution of customer commitments and expectations in the development of all optical assemblies, systems, and components production programs within the commercial, military, and aerospace business sectors.

"We are delighted to welcome Chris back to LightWorks Optics as a new member of the senior leadership team," said Michael Minailo, CEO of LightWorks Optics. "His specialized expertise in precision production practices and excellent reputation for customer communications, make him a valuable player in our long-term strategies for market penetration within these industries."

A veteran optical engineer and program manager for more than 14 years, Yarbrough served as principle program manager and senior optical engineer at Rockwell Collins Optronics for seven years prior to joining LightWorks Optics. In addition to a former position at LightWorks Optics as an optical engineer, he also held optical engineering posts at Raytheon Missile Systems Division and Hughes Missile Systems Company.

Yarbrough has a BS degree in Optical Engineering from the University of Arizona; he is an active member of SPIE and enjoys being outdoors in his spare time. Yarbrough resides in Irvine, CA with his wife and their great pyrenees named Bella. "I’m very excited to be part of a company with a customer-centric focus and whose optical technologies and best practices are making an impact on the industries they serve," said Yarbrough.

SOURCE: LightWorks Optics; www.lightworksoptics.com/pdf/20110717.pdf