Management team

Mary Potasek Ph.D., President Research and development at Columbia University, New York University and Bell Laboratories and the Air Force Research Laboratory including both numerical simulations (light-matter interactions, electromagnetic fields, optoelectronics) and optical, nuclear and low-temperature experiments. Raised and managed more than $6.5 M in government funding for work in photonics and directed the work of graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. Served as Director of Optics for a $40M telecommunication startup company in Dallas, TX. and managed the design of a new photonics-based network. Pi Beta Kappa member, NATO fellow, Senior Member of IEEE and recipient of Outstanding Achievement Award from Bell Laboratories, Ph.D. in Physics, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL

E. Gene Parilov Ph.D., Vice President for Research and Development Over 10 years in academic research and development (including Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences), with extensive experience in computer simulation for nonlinear optics, photorealistic (real-time) rendering and computer modeling (including artificial human skin), computer graphics, computer vision algorithms for detecting micro/macro curvilinear structures, statistical modeling of real-world natural patterns, computational geometry, system programming, and close-up photography. 4 years of managerial experience in sales at L’Oreal Paris, Russian branch. Ph.D. New York University; New York NY, Computer Science. (M.S. in Applied Mathematics from a top ranked University in Russia).

Karl Beeson Ph.D., Vice President for Engineering Over 20 years of product development experience in both small and large technology organizations. A co-founder of Simphotek. Previously, co-founded a startup business, Goldeneye Inc, based in Carlsbad, CA. Supervised optical device design and product development groups in new venture organizations at both Corning and Honeywell. Has a career total of 50 issued U.S. patents with more than 15 additional patent applications pending. Ph.D. University of Illinois; Urbana, Illinois; Physics.