Optomec Appoints Dan Brooks as Vice President of Finance
11 Julio 2024 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
Former Sun Mountain Capital principal joins Optomec to drive
financial strategy and growth
Optomec today announced the hiring of Dan Brooks as vice
president of finance. With more than a decade of experience in
private equity, venture capital, and debt investments in innovative
companies, Brooks will use his expertise to help shape financial
strategy, streamline business operations, and drive the next phase
of growth.
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Dan Brooks, VP of Finance, Optomec Inc.
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Prior to Optomec, Brooks served as a principal at Sun Mountain
Capital where he helped advance regional entrepreneurial ecosystems
through the management of fund of funds and direct investment
programs. He was also a board member at portfolio companies Fetch
Delivery and UbiQD, Inc., where he helped with fundraising and
strategy. Prior to Sun Mountain Capital, Brooks was an executive
budget analyst at the New Mexico Department of Finance and
Administration focused on pensions, investments, and information
technology.
”We are thrilled to have Dan Brooks join the executive team,”
said Robert Yusin, CEO of Optomec. ”Dan’s experience in private
equity, financial management, and strategic planning will be
invaluable as we enter into the next phase of growth and expand
business operations.”
The appointment comes at a time of growth for Optomec as it
executes on its vision for digital manufacturing. This includes
several key areas of focus:
- Software integration with artificial intelligence
- LENS Directed Energy Deposition (DED) Additive Printing
Solutions for aerospace, medical, automotive repair, and complex
coating and cladding of metal components
- Aerosol Jet Printing Solutions for electronics manufacturing
including, high frequency RF interconnects, wafer level packaging,
printed antennaes, and 3D microstructures
- Renewed focus on research and development
”Having spent my career focused on building startup companies as
an investor, I am excited to join Optomec at this dynamic period in
the company’s journey,” said Dan Brooks. “I firmly believe Optomec
has the potential and vision to be an industry leader in additive
manufacturing.”
Brooks earned a Bachelor of Business Administration and a
Bachelor of Arts in Economics with honors from the University of
New Mexico.
About Optomec
Optomec is a leading supplier of Digital Manufacturing hardware
and software. Optomec’s patented Aerosol Jet Systems for fine
feature printing, and LENS® and Huffman brand 3D Printers for metal
component production and repair, are used by many industries to
reduce product cost and improve performance. Together, these unique
printing solutions work with the broadest spectrum of functional
materials, ranging from electronic inks to structural metals and
even biological matter. Optomec has delivered more than 600 of its
proprietary Digital Manufacturing systems to more than 200 marquee
customers around the world, for production applications in the
electronics, energy, life sciences and aerospace industries.
Notable customers include, GE, Samsung, Raytheon, Siemens, Corning,
Lockheed Martin, the US Air Force, US Navy, US Army and NASA. For
more information, visit optomec.com.
LENS is a registered trademark of Sandia National Labs; Aerosol
Jet is a registered trademark of Optomec, Inc.
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