Technology >> CEO Interviews >> May 10, 1999
ROBERT KOPSTEIN, a Founder of Optical Cable Corporation, has served as
the company's President and Chief Executive Officer since 1983. Before
that time, Mr. Kopstein worked at Phalo Corporation in Massachusetts
from 1981 to 1983 as Plant Manager for its Fiber Optic Cable Division.
From 1979 to 1981, he served as Project Engineer on cable development
projects for the United States military for ITT Electro-Optical Products
Division in Roanoke, Virginia. While at ITT, Mr. Kopstein was
responsible for performing the government-funded fiber optic cable
development work. Mr. Kopstein worked as Product Engineer on the
development of cables for military-oriented applications for Rochester
Corporation from 1977 to 1979. Optical Cable Corporation has applied the
results of these programs, the technology, the manufacturing methods and
the thorough understanding of the capabilities of the tight-buffered
cable process to designs for fiber optic cable for commercial
applications. Mr. Kopstein holds a BSEE from the University of
Wisconsin. Profile
services, customers, those kinds of things.
Mr. Kopstein: To give you a quick background, we're celebrating our
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