CACT Organizations Throughout California
Orange County Photonics Industry Alphabetical Listing
Educational and Professional Programs
Adjacent Photonics Companies in North San Diego County
Adjacent Photonics Companies in South Los Angeles County
- Business Plan Development
- Lean Manufacturing (JIT)
- Laser Technology
- Project Management
- Inventory Management
- Six Sigma
- Photonics Technology Assessment
- Operational Assessment
CACT Organizations
Throughout California
An overview of California CACT programs can be found at: www.cact.org
Other CACT Centers are located at: www.cact.org/cacts/cacts.html
Assistance can be provided by other agencies in the state of California in areas of health care, transportation, multimedia and international trade. To learn more, visit http://www.cccewd.net/.
On a national basis, the National Coalition of Advanced Technology Centers (NCATC) exists as a consortium designed to help industry and its workforce keep pace with new and emerging disciplines through technology transfer and support services. NCATC can be located at http://www.ncatc.org
Alphabetical Listing
Advanced Medical Optics (AMO)
1700 E. St. Andrew Place
Santa Ana, CA 92799
Web: www.amo-inc.com
Alcon Laboratories Inc.
15800 Alton Parkway
Irvine, CA 92618
Telephone: (949) 753-6228
Drews Optical Inc.
2311 1 Del Lago Dr.
Laguna Hills, CA 92653
Telephone: (949) 951-3954
Fax: (949) 951-5345
Frank Drews, Production Mgr.
Infinite Optics, Inc.
1712-F Newport Circle
Santa Ana, CA 92705
Telephone: (714) 557-2299
Web: www.infiniteoptics.com
info@infiniteoptics.com
I J Research Inc.
2919 Tech Center Dr.
Santa Ana, CA 92705
Telephone: (714) 546-8522
Web: www.ijresearch.com
Rick Yoon, President
John Kraus, Appl. Engr.
Lambda Research Optics Inc.
1695 W. MacArthur Blvd.
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Telephone: (714) 327-0600
Web: www.lambda.cc
Joseph F. Boyle, VP
bjoe@lambda.cc
Mark Optics Inc.
1420 E. St. Gertrude Place
Santa Ana, CA 92705
Telephone: (714) 545-6684
Web: www.markoptics.com
Julie Houser, President & CEO
Meade Instruments Corp.
6001 Oak Canyon
Irvine, CA 92618
Telephone: (949) 451-1450
Web: www.meade.com
Steve Murdock, CEO
Scott Roberts, VP ext. 224
MetroLaser Inc.
2572 White Road
Irvine, CA 92614
Telephone: (949) 553-0688
Web:
www.metrolaserinc.com
Cecil Hess, President
Jim Trolinger
Newport Corporation
1791 Deere Ave.
Irvine, CA 92606
Telephone (949) 863-3144
Web: www.newport.com
Robert Phillippy, CEO - (949) 253-1284
rphillippy@newport.com
OptoSigma
2001 Deere Ave.
Santa Ana, CA 92705
Telephone: (949) 851-5881
Web: www.optosigma.com
Michelle Young
Dan Denison
Precision Glass & Optics (PGO)
3600 W. Moore Ave.
Santa Ana, CA 92704
Telephone: (714) 540-0126
Web: www.pgo.com
Daniel Bukaty, President
Precision Optical
869 West 17th St.
Costa Mesa, CA 92627
Telephone: (949) 631-6800
Web:
www.precisionoptical.com
Roderick Randolph, President & COO
preopt@earthlink.net
Reynard Corporation
1020 Calle Sombra
San Clemente, CA 92673
Telephone: (949) 366-8866
Web: www.reynardcorp.com
Forrest Reynard, President
Beth Kinchyk, Sales Mgr.
Schott Glass Technologies
1400 N. Harbor Blvd., Suite 565
Fullerton, CA 92835
Telephone: (714) 871-0800
Web:
www.us.schott.com/sgt
Arnie Bazensky, Western US Operations
arnie.bazensky@us.schott.com
Trimedyne Inc.
15091 Bake Parkway
Irvine, CA 92618
Telephone: (949) 951-3800
Web: www.trimedyne.com
Brian Kenney, Sales & Marketing
Glenn Yeik, President
Zygo Corporaton
1590 Corporate Drive
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Telephone: (714) 918-7433
Web: www.zygo.com
Advanced Technology &
Education Park
South Orange County Community College District
(at the former Marine Corps Air Station-Tustin)
15445 Lansdowne Rd.
Tustin, CA 92782
Telephone: (949) 282-2700
Web: www.atep.us
Center for Applied Competitive
Technologies
15445 Lansdowne Rd.
Tustin, CA 92782
Telephone: (949) 752-7992
Web: www.atep.us/cact
Larry DeShazer, Director
ldeshazer@atep.us
Discovery Science Center
2500 N. Main St.
Santa Ana, CA 92705
Web:
www.discoverycube.org
IEEE Orange County Section
Web: www.ieee-oc.org
Phil Wheeler, Chair
Chapters at UCI, CSUF, CSULB
Irvine Valley College
5500 Irvine Center Dr.
Irvine, CA 92618
Web: www.ivc.edu
Life Sciences Industry
Council
25283 Cabot Road, Suite 216
Laguna Hills, CA 92653
Telephone: (949) 830-9338
Web: www.elinc.org
Assn. Mgr., Debra Van Der Weide
admin@elinc.org
Programs, Charles Troe (310) 979-9009
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Mount Wilson Observatory Association
http://www.mwoa.org
Optics Institute of Southern
California
15445 Lansdowne Rd.
Tustin, CA 92782
Telephone: (949) 636-6170
Web: www.oisc.net
Donn Silberman, Founding Director

Optical Society of Southern
California
Local section of Optical Society of America (OSA)
Web: www.ossc.org
Donn Silberman, President
Optical Society of San Diego
Local section of Optical Society of America (OSA)
Web: www.ossd.org
Brian Catanzaro, President
Orange County Business Council
Web: http://www.ocbc.org/
Orange County Regional Collaborative (OCRC)
Web: http://www.regcolab.cahwnet.gov/rclag.htm
Saddleback College
28000 Marguerite Parkway
Mission Viejo, California 92692
Telephone: (949) 582-4500
Web:
http://www.saddleback.edu
Adjacent Photonics Companies in North San Diego County
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GIA Gem Instruments
5345 Armada Dr.
Carlsbad, CA 92008
Telephone: (760) 603-4000
Web: www.gia.edu
Kathryn Kimmel, VP Marketing
Kaiser Electro-Optics Inc.
2752 Loker Ave. W
Carlsbad, CA 92008
Telephone: (760) 438-9255
Web: www.keo.com
CVI + Melles Griot
Laser Group and Photonics Components Group
2051 Palomar Airport Road
Carlsbad, CA 92009
Telephone: (760) 438-2131
Web: www.mellesgriot.com
Adjacent
Photonics Companies in South Los Angeles County
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Davidson Optronics Inc.
2223 Ramona Blvd.
West Covina, CA 91790
Telephone: (626) 962-5181
Web:
www.davidsonoptronics.com
Charles Gaugh, Sales Manager
charleskg@davidsonoptronics.com
Harold Johnson Optical
Laboratories Inc.
1826 W. 169th St.
Gardena, CA 90247
Telephone: (310) 327-3051
Web: www.hjol.com
Harold F. Johnson Jr., President
hj@hjol.com
Weiner
Associates
http://www.weinerassociates.com






