Company
BRISTOL INSTRUMENTS, INC., located
near Rochester, NY, was founded in January, 2005, by three technical
and marketing leaders of the now-defunct Burleigh Instruments. Together,
this group has almost 60 years of combined experience in the design,
manufacture, and marketing of lasers and precision test instruments
used in basic and applied research, engineering, and production test
applications.
The company currently focuses on the scientific and fiber
communications markets. The scientific market consists of researchers
at universities, government laboratories, and industry who are involved
in fields such as chemistry, physics, and optics. The fiber
communications market consists of R&D and manufacturing engineers
who need to accurately test DWDM components and transmission systems
with respect to absolute wavelength.
The primary technology utilized by Bristol Instruments is
optical interferometry. Detailed analysis of interference phenomena, a
consequence of the wave properties of light, can result in a variety of
precise measurements. In particular, Michelson and Fizeau
interferometer-based technologies are employed to develop instruments
for accurate spectral characterization.
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| Dr. Brian Samoriski - President |
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Dr. Brian Samoriski, one of the founders of Bristol Instruments, serves
as the president of the company. Dr. Samoriski has been involved in the
photonics industry for over 20 years, and is a proven leader with a
successful record of commercial growth through product innovation and
customer satisfaction. Before Bristol Instruments, he held several
positions at EXFO Burleigh Products Group and Burleigh Instruments,
including General Manager and Vice President of Sales and Marketing.
Most of Dr. Samoriski’s experience was with Burleigh’s Optical
Instrument Division, which included products such as optical wavelength
meters and Fabry-Perot interferometers. Dr. Samoriski began his career as a Scientific Sales Engineer with Coherent, Inc. He holds a Ph.D. in chemistry from Syracuse University where he studied the properties of organometallic molecules using laser spectroscopy. He also holds a B.A. in chemistry from The College of the Holy Cross. |
| Dr. Michael Houk - Vice President, Technology |
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Dr. Michael Houk, also a founder of Bristol Instruments, is responsible
for the company’s technology and product development. Prior to Bristol
Instruments, Dr. Houk was the product development manager and senior
optical engineer for the EXFO Burleigh Products Group. During his
12-year tenure at Burleigh Instruments, he either managed, or
participated in, the development of over 20 interferometer-based
products. Before joining Burleigh, Dr. Houk led the effort to start a
corporate optics laboratory for optical scanning and telecommunications
research at Reliance Electric Company. Dr. Houk holds a Ph.D. in optical engineering from the Institute of Optics at the University of Rochester. He studied the design, fabrication, and testing of index gradients in fluoride materials under the direction of Professor Duncan Moore. Dr. Houk also holds a B.A. in physics from Kalamazoo College. |
| Mr. John Theodorsen - Vice President, Operations |
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John Theodorsen, the third founder of Bristol Instruments, is the
company’s Vice President of Operations. Mr. Theodorsen is an experienced
engineer with a broad base of knowledge in product development,
manufacturing, manufacturing engineering, customer service, and sales.
His particular area of expertise is in the design of products for
manufacturability and serviceability. Before Bristol Instruments, Mr.
Theodorsen honed his engineering skills at EXFO Burleigh Products Group,
Burleigh Instruments, and LaserMax, Inc. where he held positions in the
product development and manufacturing departments. Mr. Theodorsen holds a B.S. in electrical engineering from Cornell University. |