Olga Raz
About Olga Raz
Olga Raz serves as the Director of Technology for Optics and Optical Systems at Optica, where she employs a strategic approach to foster growth within the community. With a strong background in photonics and systems engineering, she actively engages with members and enhances industry collaboration.
Work at Optica Publishing Group
Olga Raz serves as the Director of Technology for Optics and Optical Systems at Optica, a position she has held since 2023. In this role, she employs a strategic approach to promote growth and development within the Optica community. She leverages a global network of corporate members to foster connections and enhance collaboration. Raz actively engages in both in-person technical summits and online meetings, contributing to industry and academic engagement. Her efforts focus on creating meaningful connections that benefit the Optica community.
Education and Expertise
Olga Raz has a strong educational background in engineering and physics. She earned her Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering from Bauman Moscow State Technical University in 2005, followed by a Master's degree in the same field in 2007. She completed her Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Physics at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München in 2017. This academic foundation supports her expertise in photonics, strategic thinking, and communication, which she applies in her current role at Optica.
Background
Olga Raz has accumulated diverse professional experience in the field of optics and photonics. Prior to her current position at Optica, she worked as a Sales Engineer at UltraFast Innovations GmbH from 2019 to 2023. She also served as a Doctoral Student at the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics from 2010 to 2017 and as a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Faculté des sciences, Université de Neuchâtel from 2017 to 2019. Additionally, she completed a technical internship at Coherent Corp. in 2010.
Achievements
Olga Raz possesses a unique combination of skills that support her role within the Optica community. Her expertise in photonics, along with her strategic thinking and communication abilities, enables her to effectively engage with members and promote collaboration. Raz's participation in technical summits and online meetings enhances the connection between industry and academia, contributing to the overall growth of the community.