Title: The Optimax Journey
About the Speaker: Rick Plympton is the former CEO of Optimax, a precision optics manufacturer in Ontario, NY. He has provided leadership and vision to help grow Optimax from a small start-up to America’s largest precision optics manufacturer.
He is actively involved in supporting regional workforce development and the optics industry. He also serves as
- Trustee, Optimax Perpetual Purpose Trust
- Director, Canandaigua National Bank
- Director, Optica Foundation
- Director & Treasurer, OEOSC
- Director & Secretary, AmeriCOM
Other recent honors and participation include:
- 2018 Aspen Institute Fellowship for Job Quality
- 2018 inducted into the Rochester Business Hall of Fame
Rick holds degrees in business administration, computer science, and engineering science from Finger Lakes Community College. He furthered his education at the University of Rochester with a Bachelor of Science degree in Optics 1987 from the Hajim School of Engineering and an MBA 1999 from the Simon Business School.
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