Dr. Mike Mielke Promoted to Chief Scientist; Tim Flood Joins Company to Lead Engineering Team
Raydiance Corporation today announced that it has promoted Vice President of Engineering, Dr. Mike Mielke, to the role of Chief Scientist. As the key technical strategist for the company, Dr. Mielke will focus his efforts on developing enabling technologies for government and commercial applications, in addition to mapping out future features, functionality and products for the company as it enters a rapid growth phase.
Dr. Mielke, who has been with Raydiance since its inception in 2004, has led the Raydiance technical team in developing the world's most advanced ultrafast platform.
For Dr. Mielke's prior lead engineering role, Raydiance also announces the addition of Mr. Tim Flood as Vice President of Engineering. Mr. Flood joins the company with more than 20 years of product development experience, which includes hardware and software design, product architecture, product line management, and professional services. Mr. Flood has a proven track record in managing complex engineering projects and bringing them to successful market introduction and development. Prior to joining Raydiance, Mr. Flood was Vice President of Engineering and Operations with Red Condor and held engineering and executive management positions with Tellabs (NASDAQ: TLAB), Advanced Fibre Communications (NASDAQ:AFCI), and Mahi Networks.
"Mike Mielke has been the technical center of this company from the beginning. As Chief Scientist, he will provide strategic product vision for us as we take the company to the next level," said Barry Schuler, Chairman and CEO of Raydiance. "We were very fortunate in finding Tim Flood to take over Mike's engineering management role. Tim has extensive experience running advanced engineering and product development teams. His particular expertise in software and software architecture will be a tremendous benefit to the company. We are very excited to have Tim join the team, and to have Mike shape our long term initiatives," Schuler added.
About Raydiance, Inc.
Raydiance is a next-generation laser company that has integrated fiber optic, computing and software technologies to create the world's only broadly accessible, commercial-grade ultrafast laser. Ultrafast lasers create pulses of light with extremely high peak power capable of ablating virtually any material with high precision and no heat. The company is focused on providing transformative, reliable and cost-effective solutions for the medical device, energy, biosciences, consumer electronics and defense technology markets. Its management team, with more than 100 years of experience in computer and laser technologies, is led by Barry Schuler, former Chairman and CEO of AOL.
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