Director, Learning & Development | Business Development at Europa Eyewear
📍 Glen Carbon, Illinois, United States
Douglas Pelkey is a Director at Europa Eyewear with over 29 years of experience in the optics industry. He holds board member positions at both the United Opticians Association (UOA) and the American Board of Opticianry (ABO). Colleagues describe him as a passionate, dedicated, and focused leader.
He is an adjunct faculty member, teaching optical theory for J. Sargeant Reynolds Community Colleges distance learning program.
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Experience
27 Years
Current Role
Director, Learning & Development | Business Development
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Glen Carbon, Illinois, United States
Personality Overview
How Douglas shows up
Vision Oriented
Fast-Paced
Direct & Candid
They focus on objectivity in a pitch and pay little attention to bells and whistles. They don’t always try to control the conversation but neither do they like yielding it fully. They care equally about the product and its potential impact.
Priorities
Topics Douglas cares about
Optical Education
Serves as an adjunct faculty member teaching optical theory and is praised in recommendations for his highly effective teaching methods.
Advancing Opticianry
Holds board member positions at two major industry organizations: the United Opticians Association (UOA) and the American Board of Opticianry (ABO).
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Career
Work history
7-2025
Director, Learning & Development | Business Development
Europa Eyewear
4-2023
Business Development Manager
Europa Eyewear
8-2020
Account Manager
Europa Eyewear
8-2011 - 5-2022
Adjunct Faculty - Distance Learning
J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College
5-2019 - 7-2020
Sr. Manager Optical Development and Relations
Luxottica
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