Paul Balmforth

Paul Balmforth is an experienced executive in research and development and manufacturing operations, currently serving as Vice President of R&D and Manufacturing Operations Digital Imaging at Teledyne DALSA since August 2015, and also as Vice President of Operations at Teledyne Optech. Career highlights include a long tenure at Dalsa Corporation as Vice President of Manufacturing since January 2005, and previous roles such as Director of Manufacturing at DALSA, R&D Manager at IFIRE TECHNOLOGY INC, and Director of Photo Etch at Seagate Microelectronics. Paul Balmforth's engineering career began at National Semiconductor Corporation, where multiple positions as Staff Engineer were held from 1988 to 1993. Earlier experience includes leadership roles at Inmos and General Instruments Corporation. Educational credentials consist of an Honours Degree in Physics with a focus on Pure Physics and Electronics from Lancaster University, earned between 1976 and 1979.