Steve Person promoted to vice president of engineering at Bristol Instruments

Jan. 7, 2019
Bristol Instruments, Inc. says it has promoted Dr. Steve Person to vice president of engineering of the precision instrument developer. Dr. Person has been with the company since 2014, working in product development via his expertise in optical interferometry.

Bristol Instruments, Inc. says it has promoted Dr. Steve Person to vice president of engineering of the precision instrument developer. Dr. Person has been with the company since 2014, working in product development via his expertise in optical interferometry.

Dr. Person earned his Ph.D. from the Institute of Optics at the University of Rochester. He was an image scientist at ITT Space System Division (formally Exelis) prior to completing his doctorate in 2014. He joined Bristol Instruments directly out of grad school.

“We’re excited to start 2019 with a focus on accelerating new product development,” said Peter Battisti, President of Bristol Instruments. “With Steve’s leadership, we have every confidence Bristol Instruments will continue to grow and innovate in the new year and beyond.

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