Ken Tapp has over 30 years of experience in various roles within the optics industry. Ken has worked at companies such as Vitro America, Materion Barr Precision Optics and Thin Film Coatings, ZC&R Coatings for Optics, II-VI Inc, Integrated Micromachines, Casix, Inc, BOC Coating Technology, Scientific Measurement Systems, Inc., Thermo Assembly and Test, and United Technologies Optical Systems. Ken'sroles have included Chief Technology Engineer, Program Manager, Production Manager, Thin Film coating engineer/supervisor, Reliability engineer, Consultant/Manager, Development Engineer/Program Manager, Research/Sales Engineer and Quality Manager, and Production and Quality Manager/Physical Sciences Engineer. Ken has experience in areas such as optical monitoring systems, spectroscopy, thin film coatings, and product development. Ken has also been involved in areas such as vendor audits, resolving customer issues, training, trade show activities, and environmental health and safety.
Ken Tapp's education history includes two Bachelor of Arts degrees from the University of Colorado Boulder. The first degree is in Physics, while the second degree is in Environmental Conservation. There is no specific information regarding the start and end years for either degree. Additionally, Ken Tapp has obtained a certification in Quality Auditing from the American Society for Quality (ASQ) in June 2014.
February, 2013 - present