Our Team
Jon Dummer (CEO)
Mr. Dummer has a strong background in all phases of management, with special emphasis in the needs of the small Defense Contractor.
He has been employed by Surface Optics Corporation for fifteen years as Business Manager. His responsibilities include managing everyday SOC operations, Industrial Security, Accounting and Contract negotiations, and Administration.
Before coming to SOC, Mr. Dummer was employed by R.S. Dummer Associates as Business Manager. He has worked as a private consultant with several other firms in the San Diego area.
James Jafolla: (President)
Dr. Jafolla is President of Surface Optics Corporation and is working on the design, fabrication, and evaluation of materials for visual and IR signature control. He is developing models for predicting the optical performance of paint coatings, codes for optical constant determination from reflectance and signature with respect to various threat sensors. In addition, he is involved in developing techniques for multispectral signature suppression. This involves determining coating optical requirements and coating design specifications. The coating designs included pigmented paints, multi layer stacks, and three dimensional surface structures.
Previously, Dr. Jafolla worked on projects in a number of areas including the analytical prediction of the bidirectional reflectance of paint coatings, RCS predictions from complex shapes, IR signature prediction, radiative transfer through cloudy atmospheres, and sensor performance evaluation models. He is the principle author of the Coatings Reflectance Engineering Evaluation Program (CREEP) and the Surveillance Systems Evaluation Model (SURSEM). Currently Dr. Jafolla is involved in the development and validation of the Scattering Coatings Computer Aided Design (ScatCad) tool for advanced design and evaluation of signature control materials and surfaces.
Dr. Jafolla is also working in the area of spectral/spatial target detection algorithm development and exploitation. He is applying these techniques to applications for hyperspectral systems for material/resource identification and mapping and automatic target recognition (ATR).
Mark Dombrowski (V.P.)
Mr. Dombrowski is currently leading a program aimed at developing a fully automated, field portable, in-situ Bidirectional Reflectometer (ISBDR) for measurement of spectral BRDF from 1 μm to 14 μm. The system is designed to measure surface properties of samples in their environment when removal of a sample to the lab would either destroy the equipment from which the sample came or would alter the characteristics of the sample.
Mr. Dombrowski also developed a real-time imaging spectroradiometer for scene radiance characterization from 400nm to 900nm at 10nm resolution. The instrument calculates tristimulus integrals for each pixel of a 256 x 192 image, at a 30Hz rate, and provides scene spectral radiance values at a 600Hz rate.
At MDTI, Mr. Dombrowski was responsible for development of a major LO subsystem, including conceptualization, analysis, design, implementation, calibration, and test; he also generated signature control algorithms for this system. He is also credited with developing a fully automated in-plane Bidirectional Reflectometer for surface characterization from the UV through the near-IR at 1nm resolution. In addition Mr. Dombrowski manufactured an automated scene scanner to remove observer-to-observer scan variability to help quantify LO system performance.
Marian Geremia (CFO)
Marian Geremia is Surface Optics Corporation’s Chief Financial Officer and a member of the company’s executive team. Marian is responsible for the company’s finance, accounting, human resources, contract administration, and safety departments. Marian also plays a key role in developing the company’s business strategy.
Prior to joining Surface Optics Corporation in 2006, Marian held various financial analyst and cost estimating positions at BAE Systems, a fellow defense contractor. Marian holds a bachelor’s degree in finance, a master’s degree in accounting, and is a Certified Public Accountant.
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