Technology >> CEO Interviews >> January 7, 2002

Steven Quist – Cyberoptics Corporation (cybe)

STEVEN M. QUIST joined CyberOptics Corporation in 1998 as President and has been Chief Executive Officer since March 2000. He has served on CyberOptics' Board of Directors since 1991. Mr. Quist previously was President of Rosemount Inc. of Eden Prairie, Minnesota, a leading multinational manufacturer of high- performance instrumentation for the processing industries. Rosemount is a subsidiary of Emerson Electric Co. Mr. Quist also was involved with the establishment of a worldwide standard for digital communications with field instruments in the process industries: the HART protocol, an enhanced digital signal superimposed 4-20mA analog. Mr. Quist has a BSME from Montana State University, an MSME from the University of Minnesota and an AEA from Stanford University Executive Institute. Profile
TWST: May we start with a brief overview of the history and evolution of

CyberOptics?

Mr. Quist: The company was founded in 1984 by

Dr. Steven Case, a professor at the University of