Rick Plympton is the CEO of Optimax, a precision optics manufacturer in Ontario, NY. He provides the leadership and vision needed to position Optimax as America’s largest prototype optics manufacturer. He is actively involved in the optics industry and supporting area colleges.

Rick currently sits on the Finger Lakes Community College Foundation Board, the Board of the Rochester Regional Photonics Cluster, is Vice Chair of the Finger Lakes Workforce Investment Board and is participating in an Aspen Institute Fellowship for Job Quality.