WaveFront Technology

Under his stewardship, WFT has grown from a two-man operation to over 65 employees focused on innovative products, novel platforms and long-term client relationships that deliver individualized solutions to complex challenges. Technically innovative and highly respected Chris has positioned WFT for the next wave of growth. Since incorporating WFT in 1996, Chris has provided the company with successful strategies for expansion that included launching products in the security, display, packaging, and lighting markets. Prior to WFT, Chris worked at Perkin Elmer and Physical Optics Corporation. e leads the intellectual property strategy for WFT and has numerous patents. Chris is an active member of thecommunity serving on the Paramount Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors as Senior Vice President and Mentoring the Palos Verdes High School 4H Rocketry Team for 12 years in the Team America Rocketry Challenge. (WFT) has over 30 years of technical and business experience in holography and microstructure optics. Under his stewardship, WFT has grown from a two-man operation to over 65 employees focused on proprietary Microstructure Origination, Recombination, and Replication processes. Since WFT's founding in 1986, Joel has guided WFT from being a tool maker to being a fully integrated optical component provider for the security, display, packaging, and lighting markets. Joel developed a proprietary tooling process that serviced the embossing industry. He has built a library of microstructure patterns, aesthetic based for packaging, performance based for lighting as well as custom microstructures for a variety of industries. His passion for creating new designs and dimensional effects is contagious. He leads the Packaging, Lighting, Product Introduction Strategy, and Finance for WFT. While business focused, Joel is an innovator with numerous publications and patents. Financially strong and highly respected Joel is leading WFT to the next wave of growth. Joined WaveFront Technology Inc. (WFT) in 2020. He has over 25 years of product development and organizational management experience. Kent has led several programs from proof of concept through to commercial production with three winning R&D 100 Awards (2019, 2017 & 2009) as one the most innovative developments for that year. Kent has sixteen granted US patents and over thirty referred publications ranging in topics from catalysis to plasma physics to nanofunctional surfaces to interference optics. Prior to WFT, Kent worked at Southwest Research Institute (SwRI), Viavi (formerly JDS Uniphase/ Flex Products) and Sandia National Laboratories. ent has a Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry from Texas A&M University, a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry &Mathematics and a Bachelor of Science in Education from Ouachita Baptist University. Kavita Patel has been at WaveFront Technology Inc. (WFT) for over 17 years and has over 25 years of manufacturing and operational management experience. Under her leadership, WFT has grown from a tool provider to an integrated film products company delivering over 344,000,000 square feet of precision micro-structure film per year. Operationally strong and highly respected Kavita is driving WFT to the next level of organizational excellence. Since joining WFT, Kavita has also provided the company with successful strategies for expansion that included launching products in the security, display, packaging, and lighting markets. Prior to WFT, Kavita worked at Teledyne Electronic Technologies and The Fabri-Form Company. Kavita has a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Case Western Reserve University. John Tamkin