Technology >> CEO Interviews >> July 29, 1999
STEVEN M. QUIST joined CyberOptics Corporation in 1998 as
President and has been Chief Executive Officer since March 2000.
He has served on CyberOptics' Board of Directors since 1991. Mr.
Quist previously was President of Rosemount Inc. of Eden Prairie,
Minnesota, a leading multinational manufacturer of high-
performance instrumentation for the processing industries.
Rosemount is a subsidiary of Emerson Electric Co. Mr. Quist also
was involved with the establishment of a worldwide standard for
digital communications with field instruments in the process
industries: the HART protocol, an enhanced digital signal
superimposed 4-20mA analog. Mr. Quist has a BSME from Montana
State University, an MSME from the University of Minnesota and an
AEA from Stanford University Executive Institute. Profile
STEVEN K. CASE, Ph.D. is the Chairman of CyberOptics Corporation, which
he founded in 1984. He led the company to position number 60 in the Inc.
list of the 100 fastest growing companies in the U.S.A., and was a
regional finalist for the Price Waterhouse Entrepreneur of the Year
award in 1991. Dr. Case received his Ph.D. in physics from the
University of Michigan in 1976, and in 1978 was awarded a Fulbright
Scholarship to study at the Applied Optics Institute in Erlangen,
Germany. He is an adjunct professor at the University of Minnesota, a
fellow of the Optical Society of America and a charter member of the
Machine Vision Association. He serves on the Board of Directors of SMEMA
(Surface Mount Equipment Manufacturers Association), a major electronics
industry trade group. Dr. Case holds nine patents for optical and laser
devices. He has authored more than 60 technical papers and has presented
over 50 seminars in the United States and Europe. His publication and
conference work has focused on applications for laser-based sensors and
systems performing measurement and inspection tasks required in surface
mount circuit board production. Profile
CyberOptics, just to set the stage for the readers?
Dr. Case: In terms of background, the company was formed in 1984 and
