Mark McElhinney was appointed President of Lasertel, Inc., Presstek's laser diode manufacturing facility in Tucson, AZ in August 2004. As such, Mr. McElhinney oversees the manufacture of laser diodes and devices for Presstek's digital imaging systems, as well as semiconductor laser products for Lasertel's external customers. In addition, he is responsible for the development and expansion of Lasertel's external customer base.
Mr. McElhinney joined Lasertel in January 2003, as Vice President of Engineering. He has over eighteen years experience in the laser industry and holds a Ph.D. in molecular beam epitaxy research from the University of Glasgow. Prior to joining Lasertel, Mr. McElhinney was the Director of Engineering at ADC in Vadnais Heights, Minnesota where he oversaw the development and manufacturing of high power laser products. Prior to that, McElhinney was a founder and technical director of Spectracom in White Bear Lake, Minnesota. Mr. McElhinney has also worked for Pirelli Cavi in Milan, Italy; Motorola in East Kilbride, Scotland; as well as IBM UK in Greenock, Scotland. He is the author of numerous publications. |