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Assembly Specialist

Bob Ball acts as the quality and assembly engineer for StingRay Optics, LLC. His forty years of experience in infrared optical industry extends from fabrication through management of various areas of infrared optical assembly production. He started his career in optics at American Optical where he worked in all phase of optical fabrication including grinding, polishing and generating. It was here that he learned the intricacies of cementing and potting lenses into mechanical housings. Transitioning his expertise to Janos Technology Inc. he was instrumental in establishing the companies lens assembly capabilities in addition responsibilities including but not limited to estimating, fabrication processes, optical shop supervisor, scheduling and training.