P.O. Box 1910

Florence, OR 97439

541-902-5306

541-999-0421

prisma-optics@mindspring.com

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Specializing in Creating Electro-Optic Systems

Prisma is a trusted engineering firm located in Florence, OR. Serving clients around the world, we aim to innovate and improve the way electro-optic systems

are manufactured and used. We specialize in engineering with polymer optics, and we can help you in designing, tooling, and producing optical systems and components.

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Regardless of the electro-optic components or systems you need, consult Prisma. We can provide you with unique and low-cost manufacturing solutions.

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Prisma Engineering

Ray Hebert

2000 - Present

Prisma (dba) – Florence, OR

Principal

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Prisma is a continuation of Optimize (dba) services under a name change. (See 1991-1998 below.)

1998- 2000

Optimize, Inc. – Los Gatos, CA

Vice President, Research and Development

Member of founding executive team
Manufacturer of OptiVu HDVD™ personal image display for minimally invasive surgical procedures
Breakthrough technologies, including LCOS microdisplay technology, proprietary optics design, and high-bandwidth infrared communication links
Five patents have been issued on our technologies

1991-1998

Optimize (dba) – Los Gatos, CA

Principal

Consultation, product design, and prototyping services for electro-optic systems
Specializing in unique high-volume, low-cost plastic optical systems incorporating optical elements and integral mechanical features into moldable assemblies
Recognized throughout the injection-molded optics community
Developed concepts for a unique head-mounted display, upon which the Optimize, Inc. business plans were based
Clients included Sega, Adaptec, KeyTronic, Digital Equipment, Chase Manhattan, Univ of Wisconsin, Metrika, Cepheid, Soane, and dozens of others

1985-1991

Micro Video, Inc. – Los Gatos, CA (Acquired by DataLogic SpA)

Chairman and President

Member of founding executive team
Developed and manufactured stereo microscope (SAM II) for microwave IC alignment (Licensed technology to Giga, France)
Developed laser barcode scanning technology for beverage bottle and can recycling
Developed and manufactured omnidirectional tabletop barcode scanners (OmniScan) for point-of-sale markets. Innovative designs were first to incorporate all-plastic optics, visible laser diodes and digital signal processing technologies
Corporate partnered with Sensormatic and DataLogic SpA for investment and domestic and international marketing leverage.
OEM agreements with ICL DataChecker and Toyota Tsusho Denso.
Scanner designs in continuous production at DataLogic until 1996

1983-1984

Entrepo, Inc. – Sunnyvale, CA (Acquired by Astec America)

Interim Vice President Engineering

A developmental stage company manufacturing continuous-loop, low-cost magnetic tape data cartridges
Contracted as a consultant to develop and supply production vision systems; hired as interim Vice President to implement redesign. Managed and expanded engineering staff

1977-1983

Vimech – Los Gatos, CA

Principal

Electro-optical consultation and system fabrication, specializing in microscopic vision systems
Developed split-field magnetic read/write head alignment techniques
Fabricated production head alignment systems for Shugart, Seagate, and others
Systems analyses and designs for Spectra-Physics, Telesensory Systems Inc., and others

1973-1977

Spectra-Physics, Inc. – Mountain View, CA (Acquired by DataLogic SpA)

Manager, Scanning Systems Development

Responsible for management and design of early point-of-sale barcode scanner developments under contract to NCR Corporation
Managed 25-member engineering staff
Developed scanning pattern and patented electronic processing technique, both widely emulated throughout the industry
Brought difficult optical concepts to production using innovative and pioneering molded plastic optics techniques

1965-1973

Bendix Corp., Research Laboratories – Southfield, MI (Acquired by Allied Signal)

Senior Engineer

Corporate labs; birthplace of many operating divisions; strongly disciplined broad-based training ground
Developed video, CRT deflection and servo circuitry for Air Force photogrammetric systems
Responsible for video processing subsystem for first Earth Resources Technology Satellite (ERTS) ground data processing station
Developed patented laser scanning technology for lumber flaw detection used at American Forrest Products mills
Participated in Bendix proposal effort for NCR barcode scanner RFQ

Education

Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering, University of Detroit – 1966
Graduate Courses, Engineering, Wayne State University – 1967

Others

Taught professional development courses for the University of Wisconsin, "Designing Plastic Optical Systems"
Taught in-house course for Thales HTO (Paris, France).
Chaired first international conference on Precision Plastic Optics for SPIE, 1995 Philadelphia
Holds 27 patents in the fields of electronics, energy conversion, and optics. These can be viewed on http://patft.uspto.gov/netahtml/PTO/search-bool.html; Quick search (Term 1) Hebert, Raymond T. (Term 2) Inventor Name (Select Years) All
Registered Electrical Engineer (CA, inactive), Registered Contractor (CA, inactive), licensed IFR pilot, certified SCUBA

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P.O. Box 1910

Florence, OR 97439

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Phone: 541-902-5306

Mobile: 541-999-0421

Email: prisma-optics@mindspring.com

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