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Kumar Gettamaneni

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President at Applied Optics
📍 San Francisco Bay Area, United States

Kumar Gettamaneni is the President of Applied Optics, a provider of precision optical components. His expertise spans sales, account management, and corporate finance, informed by an MBA from the University of Colorado Boulder. Colleagues praise his passion and deep technical knowledge. He is a certified Lean/Six Sigma Green Belt.

He has a strong interest in the life sciences and medical device sectors, having previously worked on global-scale projects in this area and following industry leaders like Roche and Thermo Fisher Scientific.

Unique fact: Kumar is a listed inventor on a patent for a "High-temperature thermal actuator utilizing phase change material. "

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Experience
21 Years
Current Role
President
Job Level
Junior
Location
San Francisco Bay Area, United States
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Priorities

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Infrared (IR) Optics
He is actively launching and promoting new IR optics product offerings for his company at major industry events like SPIE Defense + Commercial Sensing.
Commercial Sensing
Frequently attends and exhibits at SPIE's Defense + Commercial Sensing conferences, indicating a strategic focus on this key market for precision optics.
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Career

Work history

4-2023
President
Applied Optics
3-2023
Operating Executive, Applied Optics
DOWW Group, LLC
10-2020
Principal
DOWW Group, LLC
12-2021 - 3-2023
Key Account Manager
IDEX Health & Science, LLC - Semrock
10-2018 - 9-2020
Key Account Manager
Bio-Chem Fluidics
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Education
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)
University of Colorado Boulder - Leeds School of Business
Master of Science
Utah State University
Bachelor of Engineering
University of Madras
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