Location Seattle, Washington, United States Regions Greater Seattle Area, West Coast, Western US Gender Male
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Prior to joining ClearSign, Rick Rutkowski co-founded Microvision, Inc., a leader in optical beam-scanning display and imaging systems and served as the company’s Chief Executive Officer and Director. In 2000, Rick co-founded Lumera Corporation, a leading developer of a broad range of devices used in optical communications, biomedical analysis and
broadband imaging that are based on the company’s proprietary nano-materials and electro-optic polymers. Rick has acquired substantial expertise in electronic displays, information visualization and visual interface design, mobile computing, MEMS technology and optical MEMS technology, nano-materials and electro-optic materials technology, electro-optical component and systems technology and communications network protocols. Rick has served several times as an invited member of National Technology Transfer Center’s Advisory Panel. He has frequently been featured as a speaker or panelist at technology and business conferences, and has appeared on local and national television numerous times. He was honored as a Technology Pioneer at the World Economic Forum in 2002 and has been acknowledged by the University of Washington for his support of the University’s research efforts.
