Steve Fontanini

Established business professional and engineer with more than 15 years’ experience in business development, product development and sales engineering roles. BSc in Chemistry and Mathematics from University of Wisconsin-Madison, with experience in product design and manufacturing for scientific, industrial, defense and aerospace applications in advanced optics. High acumen for solving technical problems, strong interpersonal, negotiation and team leadership qualities.

As a Sales Engineer with Rocky Mountain Instrument I designed, developed and manufactured custom optical-mechanical components for laser and imaging-based applications. Leading team in all phases of development, from customer origination, product development, project management, and through final production and delivery. Originated over $5M in new business and was a pioneer in developing RMI’s opto-mechanical division.