Dr. Subodh Kulkarni, has been a director of CyberOptics since 2009. Dr. Kulkarni has been our President and Chief Executive Officer since February 2014, was our Executive Chairman from September 2013 to February 2014 and was lead director from December 2012 until his election as Executive Chairman. He was Chief Executive Officer from January 2013 to February 2014 of Prism Computational Sciences, a developer of software tools for scientific and commercial applications in simulation of hot gases and plasma used in many applications, including the semiconductor industry.
Jeffrey A. Bertelsen started as our Vice President—Finance and Chief Financial Officer in 2005. On February 21, 2014, Mr. Bertelsen was appointed Chief Operating Officer, and will also retain his positions as Vice President—Finance and Chief Financial Officer. Before joining CyberOptics, Mr. Bertelsen was Vice President, Finance, Corporate Controller and Treasurer and Assistant Secretary of Computer Network Technology Corporation (“CNT”), a provider of storage networking equipment and solutions. During his ten years at CNT, Mr. Bertelsen held various positions starting as controller in 1995. Prior to joining CNT, Mr. Bertelsen was a CPA with KPMG LLP.
Director of Product Development, CyberOptics Corporation, 2003 to May 2010; Vice President, Systems Development, Avanti Optics Corporation, 1999 to 2003; Research Manager, CyberOptics Corporation, 1997 to 1999. M.EE., Optics and Electrical Engineering, University of Minnesota. 22 U.S. patents for optical measurement systems, optical manufacturing, and fiber optic devices.
Director of Operations, Global Supply Chain & Sourcing, CyberOptics Corporation, May 2009 to February 2013; Materials Manager, CyberOptics Corporation, April 2005 to April 2009; Purchasing Manager, August Technology Corporation, April 1999 to April 2005; Senior Buyer, August Technology Corporation, 1997 to 1998; Buyer, Fargo Electronics Inc, 1992 to 1997.
Dr. Subodh Kulkarni, has been a director of CyberOptics since 2009. Dr. Kulkarni has been our President and Chief Executive Officer since February 2014, was our Executive Chairman from September 2013 to February 2014 and was lead director from December 2012 until his election as Executive Chairman. He was Chief Executive Officer from January 2013 to February 2014 of Prism Computational Sciences, a developer of software tools for scientific and commercial applications in simulation of hot gases and plasma used in many applications, including the semiconductor industry.
Craig D. Gates, has been a director of CyberOptics since February 2012. Mr. Gates has been a director since July 2009 and President and CEO since April 2009 of Key Tronic Corporation, a publicly held electronic manufacturing services company. He was Executive Vice President of Marketing, Engineering and Sales of Key Tronic from July 1997 to April 2009; Vice President and General Manager of New Business Development of Key Tronic from October 1995 to July 1997; and Vice President of Engineering of Key Tronic from October 1994 to October 1995. From 1982 to October 1994, Mr. Gates held various engineering and management positions with the Microswitch Division of Honeywell Inc., lastly as Director of Operations, Electronics. Mr. Gates has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering and a Masters in Business Administration from the University of Illinois, Urbana.
Michael M. Selzer, Jr. has been a director of CyberOptics since 1999 and Chairman of the Board since February 2014. Mr. Selzer has been the President of the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Foundation since 2011. From 2009 until 2011, he served as a consultant to medical products companies. He was a founder of ConcepTx Medical, Inc., a developmental-stage medical device company, and served as the Chief Executive Officer and a Director of ConcepTx, from 2007 until 2009. He was President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Optobionics Corp., a technology startup that attempted to apply semiconductors to human optical disorders, from 2003 until 2007. He was Chief Executive Officer of Urologix, Inc., a publicly held, medical device manufacturer from 1999 to 2003 and was Vice President and General Manager–Neurostimulation Business of Medtronic, Inc. from 1994 until December 1998. Mr. Selzer received his B.S. in electrical engineering from South Dakota School of Mines and his MBA from Arizona State University.
Since April 2013, Dr. Mohindra has served as a General Partner of New Science Ventures, LLC, a venture capital firm investing in technology companies (“NSV”). He joined NSV from TPG Capital where he was an Operating Group Partner working with portfolio companies on strategy, growth and operational issues, and with deal teams on due diligence. Prior to becoming a partner at TPG Capital, Dr. Mohindra served as Senior Vice President of Strategy and Business Transformation for Freescale Semiconductor and held several senior executive roles in Dell Inc.’s Product Group and Marketing Division and as Vice President and General Manager of Dell’s North America Small and Medium Business Group. Dr. Mohindra joined Dell from McKinsey & Company where he was a Partner and co–leader of McKinsey’s global Semiconductor practice, as well as its Asian High Tech and Telecoms practices. Dr. Mohindra presently serves on the Board of Directors of GlobalFoundries and several other private companies. Dr. Mohindra received an M.B.A. and a Ph.D in Chemical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, as well as a bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee. Dr. Mohindra brings to the Board significant expertise and broad experience working with a wide variety of technology companies, with a main focus on growth, portfolio strategy and operational improvements
Irene M. Qualters has been a director of CyberOptics since 1999. Since December 2009, she has been employed at the National Science Foundation where she is currently the Division Director for Advanced Cyberinfrastructure. From 2008 until 2009, she was Senior Vice President—Products of Silicon Graphics, Inc., a manufacturer of high-performance computing solutions. From 2005 until 2008, Ms. Qualters was Vice President, Software Engineering of Ageia Technologies, Inc., a developer of gaming physics technology. From 1999 until 2005, she was Vice President, Research Information Services at Merck & Company, a global pharmaceuticals company. From 1995 until 1999, she held various executive positions with Cray Research, a developer of super computers, lastly as President of Cray Research and Senior Vice President of Silicon Graphics, Inc., then its holding company. Ms. Qualters received her Bachelor’s degree from Duquesne University, and a Masters in Computer Science from the University of Detroit.
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