FARO Technologies, Inc. (FARO)

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FARO Appoints Shrewsbury's Yuri Malinkevich as Director of Engineering
Tuesday July 8, 10:15 am ET


LAKE MARY, Fla., July 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- FARO Technologies, Inc., the world leader in portable computer-aided measurement hardware and software, announced that it has named Yuri Malinkevich as its Director of Engineering for 3D Imaging. With the Company's recent acquisition of global technology rights from Wilmington's Dimensional Photonics International, Inc. (DPI), this position will be based in the Boston area.
Most recently, Malinkevich served as a Consultant and then Director of Electro-Optical Engineering for Electro-Optical Sciences, Inc. He led the R&D of multi-spectral LED-based medical devices and also process implementation of ISO, 510K, FCC, and UL industry and quality standards.

Malinkevich graduated from Russia's St. Petersburg State University with a Master of Science degree in Quantum Optics, Electronics, and Radio-Physics. He then achieved a Ph.D. in Quantum Optics & Electronics from The Russian Academy of Science before immigrating to the U.S.

From 1992 until 1999, Malinkevich served as a Development Engineer, Scientist, and Project Manager for Corning Precision Lens (now 3M) during which time he also earned an M.B.A. from Xavier University of Ohio. He continued his career in new and emerging technologies in gradually escalating roles at different Boston-area firms, including the Quantum Corporation (Shrewsbury), Thermo Electron Corporation (Franklin) and Flextronics Corporation (Boston) where he served as the Director of Testing, Metrology, and Quality until joining Electro-Optical Sciences in 2007.

Throughout, Malinkevich has played key roles in directing research, forming business strategies for developing new technology, products and markets, as well as improving quality and testing systems.

"Yuri's skill set is a perfect match for how we want to grow the Company," FARO Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer Jim West said. "His extensive knowledge and experience in optical R&D will serve as an important part of our success as we continue to expand and perfect our product line."