Advisory Board Member Profile
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Jim Gaynor
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LightPath Technologies Inc.
President & Chief Executive Officer 
Area of Expertise
Creating a Fertile Culture for Innovation, Innovation Processes
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Mr. Gaynor has served as President, Chief Executive Officer, and as a Director Of LightPath Technologies since September 2007. From July 2006 to September 2007, Mr. Gaynor served as our Corporate Vice President of Operations. Mr. Gaynor is also a director of LightPath Optical Instrumentation (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. (“LPOI”), our wholly-owned subsidiary, located in Jiading, People’s Republic of China, LightPath Optical Instrumentation (Zhenjiang) Co., Ltd. (“LPOIZ”), our wholly-owned subsidiary, located in the New City District, of the Jiangsu province of the People’s Republic of China, ISP, our wholly-owned subsidiary, and ISP Latvia, our wholly-owned subsidiary located in Riga, Latvia.
Mr. Gaynor is a mechanical engineer with over 30 years of business and manufacturing experience in volume component manufacturing in the electronics and optics industries. Prior to joining us, Mr. Gaynor served as Director of Operations and Manufacturing for Puradyn Filter Technologies, the Vice President of Operations and General Manager for JDS Uniphase Corporation’s Transmission Systems Division and has also held various executive positions with Spectrum Control, Rockwell International, and Corning Glass Works. Mr. Gaynor holds a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology and has worked in the manufacturing industries since 1976. His experience includes various engineering, manufacturing, and management positions in specialty glass, electronics, telecommunications components, and mechanical assembly operations. His global business experience encompasses strategic planning, budgets, capital investment, employee development, cost reduction programs with turnaround and startup companies, acquisitions, and management.
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