Kevin Hartke served as President and COO of Mound Laser until its recent sale to Resonetics. Kevin helped build Mound Laser from a two person micro-manufacturing company to an industry leader with over 90 employees. As President/COO of Mound Laser, Kevin played a key role in providing technical leadership and growing Mound Laser to a leader in laser micro manufacturing of metal components for the medical device industry. Kevin has 13 years of laser experience and expertise in technology development and commercialization. He started his career at the Edison Welding Institute (EWI) as a Project Engineer in the Laser Processing Department. After four years at EWI, he accepted a position with Spectra-Physics Inc. (Mountain View, CA) as a Product Manager. Kevin now serves as the CTO of Resonetics, where he is responsible for driving the technical roadmap of the company, overseeing all research and development activities. Kevin has a B.S. in Welding Engineering from The Ohio State University and an MBA from the University of Dayton.