Healthcare >> CEO Interviews >> October 25, 2004
CHARLES PHILLIPS has been President and a Director of Eye Dynamics,
Inc., and its predecessor since its inception in 1998. Prior to forming
OculoKinetics, Inc. (later Eye Dynamics, Inc.), Mr. Phillips operated
Charles E. Phillips, Inc., a management and marketing consulting firm.
His work has included assignments in marketing, operations and the
initiation of startup ventures. He has over 40 years of management
experience in both large and small firms. From 1974 through 1985, he was
Executive Vice President and Director of Akai America, Ltd., a consumer
electronics company. Prior to Akai America, he was President of a
Division of Rheem Manufacturing Company. He spent 15 years with Rheem,
rising from a salesman to a division level President. His management
background has encompassed marketing, new product planning, sales,
advertising, finance, accounting, manufacturing, quality assurance and
distribution. Mr. Phillips was granted a BA in 1956 from George
Pepperdine College, with an emphasis on Business and Speech Education. Profile
TWST: Would you begin with a brief historical sketch of Eye Dynamics anda picture of the things you're doing at the present time?
Mr. Phillips: Myself and co-founder Ron Waldorf started the