ANN ARBOR – Come to the Ann Arbor IT Zone to hear Rob Risser and Steve Williamson discuss the lessons they’ve learned about growing a successful high tech business in Michigan, and share their thoughts on funding options.
Both are executives with API, which is featured in MEDC’s national advertising and marketing initiative of successful companies that have chosen to expand their businesses in Michigan.
The program is scheduled for Oct. 17 from 5-7 pm at SPARK Central, the former Ann Arbor IT Zone Launchpad in downtown Ann Arbor.
Risser co-founded Picometrix in 1992, which merged with API in 2005. From 1982 through 1992, Risser served as a general partner and investor in numerous technology and real estate investments. From 1973 to 1981, he worked for the Bendix Corporation in corporate financial and strategic planning. Risser earned an MBA from the University of Michigan in 1978 and passed the CPA exam in 1975.
Williamson co-founded Picometrix in 1992. Prior to starting Picometrix, Steve was a Research Scientist at the NSF-funded Center for Ultrafast Optical Science (CUOS) at the University of Michigan from 1988 to 1993. From 1977 to 1988 he was a research engineer at the University of Rochester’s Laboratory for Laser Energetics. He earned his B.A. in Physics (Optics) from the University of Rochester, has 35 publications in the field of ultrafast optics and optoelectronics and holds 12 patents and 2 patent applications.
Picometrix, a wholly owned subsidiary of Advanced Photonix, is a leading supplier of patented high speed optical receivers and terahertz instrumentation to a global OEM customer base.
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