Alex Behfar - CEO and Co-Founder

Dr. Alex Behfar is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of BinOptics Corporation. Before founding BinOptics, Dr. Behfar worked at IBM for more than 10 years in various capacities, including Laser Enterprise, Microelectronics Packaging, CeramiCard and the Intellectual Assets group. He designed the epitaxial structure and physical layout of the first commercially viable high-power 980nm pump laser product. This technology was later sold by IBM to JDS Uniphase and is now part of Bookham Technology. Dr. Behfar also served as IBM's worldwide cross-functional program manager for optoelectronics and telecommunications.

Dr. Behfar holds an M.S. and a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Cornell University and a B.Sc. in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from King's College, University of London. He has been awarded 18 U.S. patents with seven additional patents pending.

Alan Morrow - Vice President of Technology and Administration

Alan Morrow’s responsibilities at BinOptics include reliability validation, government contracts, external communications, finance, human resources, and general administration. He has over 29 years of experience in the research, development, and transfer to production of optical fiber and component products. Prior to joining BinOptics in 2003, Mr. Morrow worked at Corning Incorporated. He played a significant role in the development of low-cost optical fiber products, and his leadership in the development and production of ultra-high reliability couplers led to the founding of Corning’s Photonic Division in 1993. In 1997, he was named Director of Integration Technologies, a new research initiative across Corning’s global laboratory network aimed at new approaches for dramatic cost reduction of optoelectronic component packaging and assembly. In 2002, he was named Director of New Opportunity Development in the Strategic Growth group where he helped identify, assess, and propose business opportunities leveraging all Corning technologies.

Mr. Morrow holds M.S. and B.S. degrees in Materials Science from MIT. He has been awarded nine U.S. patents.

Rick Haug - Vice President of Operations

Mr. Haug began his career at Texas Instruments in Houston, TX, where he managed DRAM manufacturing equipment operations and played an integral role in the start-up of a high-volume CMOS production facility. He then was named Director I.C. Support Operations at the RCA Microelectronics Center in Somerville, NJ. Mr. Haug served on the integration team that orchestrated the merger of RCA’s and General Electric’s microelectronics businesses at GE’s Research Triangle Park, NC site, where he managed all manufacturing and support operations until it was purchased by Harris Corporation in 1990.

Mr Haug then joined a high-tech start-up company called Thunderbird Technologies as Vice President of Operations and since 1993 has been Vice President of Manufacturing Operations for eMagin (previously FED Corp.) in Hopewell Junction, NY. As a member of the executive team, Mr. Haug was instrumental in taking this company from a start-up to a key supplier of micro-displays to the military and industrial marketplace.

Mr. Haug received his BBA from the University of Hawaii in 1980 and an MBA from Duke University in 1990.

Dr. Norman Kwong - EVP of Business Development

Dr. Kwong is a well-respected contributor to the photonics industry and co-founder of Archcom Technology Inc., Azuza, CA, where he was the chief technology officer. During his time at Archcom, he performed a wide range of senior management functions, including technology and product development; sales and marketing; business development; and financial management. Previously, Dr. Kwong was the director of advance technology at JDS Uniphase, where he was involved in corporate technology strategy and due diligence, and chairman of the corporate reliability council. He was also VP and general manager of the telecom business unit at Ortel Corporation (later acquired by Lucent, Agere and Emcore).

Dr. Kwong earned his Ph.D in Physics at the California Institute of Technology.