John Ellis

John Ellis is the founder of Optics for Hire, an optical engineering firm. The company designed lenses used in the first self-driving cars, and optics used inside the Kinect. Since 2002, they have helped over 300 companies including, GE, Caterpillar, Boston Scientific, and Argonne National Laboratory design optical systems ranging from toys, streetlights, medical devices, laser systems, thermal imaging lenses, spectrometers, to robotics and more. Mr. Ellis resides in Arlington Massachusetts and has been featured in The Washington Post, Fast Company and appeared on CNN.