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John Wissinger

Chief Strategy & Innovation Officer at BLACKBIRD.AI

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Overview

John Wissinger serves as Chief Strategy & Innovation Officer at BLACKBIRD.AI[1][3]. Wissinger previously held the position of VP Engineering & Strategy at the same organization[4]. Earlier career roles included President and Co-Founder of Prism Informatix[5], Research Professor of Optical Sciences at the University of Arizona[6], VP and General Manager of the Optical Industrial Metrology Business at Veeco Instruments[7], VP Engineering at NP Photonics[8], and Division Manager of the Signal & Image Processing Division at ALPHATECH, Inc.[9]. Wissinger holds a PhD in Electrical Engineering & Computer Science from MIT[10], a Master's degree in Electrical Engineering & Computer Science from Rice University[11], and completed a DAAD Fellowship in Signal Processing at FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg[12].

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The Difference between a Dream and a Goal It's more than just having a plan. It's pulling the right team together, thinking it through, putting attention on all those details that matter, positive-minded perseverance through adversity, and continuously innovating around obstacles. Much of my work experience has revolved around being called to "pull this thing together, and get it done", whether that meant launching a new product, establishing a new business site, designing a new research facility, pursuing a new market opportunity, or creating a new business process. What has helped me to d…

Career history

  1. Chief Strategy & Innovation OfficerAug 2023 to presentBLACKBIRD.AI
  2. VP Engineering & StrategyMar 2019 to Sep 2023BLACKBIRD.AI
  3. President, Co-FounderMay 2009 to Dec 2020Prism Informatix
  4. Research Professor, Optical SciencesJan 2010 to Jul 2016University of Arizona
  5. VP/GM Optical Industrial Metrology BusinessOct 2002 to Mar 2009Veeco Instruments
  6. VP EngineeringMar 2001 to Oct 2002NP Photonics
  7. Division Manager, Signal & Image Processing DivisionApr 1994 to Mar 2001ALPHATECH, Inc.

Education

  1. PhD, Electrical Engineering & Computer Science1988 - 1994Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  2. Masters, Electrical Engineering & Computer Science1987 - 1988Rice University
  3. DAAD Fellowship, Signal Processing at FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg1986 - 1987

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