May 2010 Press Release

Andrew Kulawiec appointed President of QED Technologies

Rochester, NY
May 18, 2010


Andrew KulawiecQED Technologies announces the appointment of Dr. Andrew Kulawiec to the position of President of QED Technologies Inc.  Dr. Kulawiec’s appointment comes after a period of transition following the announcement by QED founder Don Golini in January of this year, to leave the business by June 2010.

Dr. Kulawiec joined QED in May, 2008 to lead QED’s metrology business and optical engineering department.  He subsequently drove the technical development, commercialization and marketing launch of the revolutionary ASI ® (Aspheric Stitching Interferometer) product which was introduced in 2009.  Since its introduction, the ASI has been adopted by customers in Asia, Europe and North America.

Prior to QED, Andrew was Vice President of Operations for Semrock, Inc., a developer and manufacturer of high performance optical filters for the biotech and analytical instrumentation markets, in Rochester, New York.   He was responsible for overall manufacturing operations for Semrock, including thin-film optical coatings and finishings, supply chain, logistics, facilities and quality.  

Andrew’s career also spans twelve years between Corning, Inc. and Corning Tropel Corporation in New York.   Corning Tropel Corporation is a manufacturer of precision optical sub-systems and metrology instruments.  While there Andrew held technical roles, as well as management positions responsible for metrology development and operations.
Andrew holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in physics from the University of California at Berkeley and a Master of Science degree and Ph.D. in Optical Engineering from the University of Rochester (New York).   

“Andrew brings valuable technical expertise, strong optics experience, and proven management ability to the QED President position,” said Dan Pike, Vice President, Corporate Development for Cabot Microelectronics Corporation.  “His background, demonstrated achievements and leadership will help drive QED’s strategy for continued success and future growth.”