Technology >> CEO Interviews >> December 9, 2002
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: Could you give us a short introduction to Cyberoptics and thebusiness of the organization as you see it today?
Mr. Quist: Cyberoptics was founded in 1984 by
Dr. Steven K. Case who, at