Dr. Craig Olson

Craig Olson received a BS in Electrical Engineering from Georgia Tech and a MS and Ph.D. in from the Institute of Optics at the University of Rochester.

Dr. Olson has a multidisciplinary electro-optical engineering background with training in in electrical engineering, semiconductor lasers and diffraction theory of laser emission. He has worked in both the telecommunications and commercial optical products sector with emphasis on traditional optical design and engineering. From 2005-2014 he worked at L-3 Communications / L3Harris, during which time he has designed, modeled, and built multiple multispectral sensor payloads for airborne- and ground-based imaging. He has worked multiple programs through the entire life cycle from mission concept, requirements development, detailed design, engineering transition, and full-scale operational support. He currently works at Areté ASsociates in Santa Rosa, CA continuing in developing advanced EOIR capability.