Rick Plympton's Email & Phone

Rick's career at Optimax began in 1995, where he directly managed the sales and marketing activities as well as the QA department. He currently holds the positions of CEO and VP of Sales and Marketing. Rick has extensive precision lens assembly experience from Melles Griot, Optical Systems where he worked as an assembly/test technician and later as QA Manager. Rick went on to work as a Sales Engineer at Melles Griot's corporate facility in Irvine, CA followed by a few years of field sales support in the United States and Europe. Rick received Degrees in Business Administration, Computer Science, and Engineering Science from the Finger Lakes Community College; and was recently awarded the coveted Distinguished Alumni award. He furthered his education at the University of Rochester with a BS in Optics and an MBA. He also sits on the Board for the Optics and Electro-Optics Standards Council and presides as the President for the Rochester Chapter of the Optical Society of America. Rick's focus is to provide the leadership and vision to position Optimax as America's largest prototype optics manufacturer. Rick enjoys adventurous travels, especially in Central America. Whether it's running, tennis, rock climbing or foozball, he is competitive, but his ultimate goal is to have fun! Congratulations are also sent out to Rick and his wife Lisa, who are proud parents of two beautiful girlsCece and Lily. Rick's focus is to provide the leadership and vision to position Optimax as America's largest prototype optics manufacturer.