Richard S. Lepkowicz
Senior Vice President of Optical Engineering at Peak Nano
- Role
- Senior Vice President of Optical Engineering at Peak Nano
- Location
- Cleveland, OH, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Richard S. Lepkowicz
Over 15 years of research experience in optical sciences/engineering in academia, government laboratories, and funding agencies with proven expertise in the areas of optical design (proficient in Zemax and Code V) incorporating advanced materials/components for traditional and non-traditional (computational, compressive, plenoptic function based) systems; image chain analysis; optical fabrication, assembly, and characterization methods; nonlinear optical materials and experimental methods; numerical and analytical beam propagation methods; in vivo neural imaging methodolgies/technologies focused on advanced photonic components. As of May 2015 I have thirteen publications in peer-reviewed journals with a cumulative h-index of 12. Eight years of direct experience managing advanced scientific programs as both a performer and Scientific and Engineering Technical Assistant (SETA) for government agencies including: Defense Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA), Intelligence Advanced Research Project Activity (IARPA), Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), Army Capabilities Integration Center (ARCIC), Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), American Chemical Society (ACS), and the National Science Foundation (NSF).
Experience
Senior Vice President of Optical Engineering
Aug 2020 — Present
Education
Georgia Institute of Technology
Master's degree, Analytics
University of Central Florida
PhD, Optics
2000 — 2004
Georgia Institute of Technology
B.S., Physics
1994 — 1998
University of Central Florida
M.S., Optics
1998 — 2000
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