There are times when employing a consultant is a better use of resources than undertaking a design yourself. ZEMAX Development Corporation does not offer design consulting services because we concentrate solely on developing ZEMAX and supporting ZEMAX users. We do not want to compete against our own customers!

Here is a list of ZEMAX users who work on a consulting basis and may be able to assist you. If you are a ZEMAX user who provides consulting services and would like to be added to the list above, please contact support@zemax.com. Please be aware that the support for your ZEMAX key must be current in order to be added to the consultant list.

Michael Pate
Optical Short Course International, Inc.
1128 NE 2nd Street, Suite 104
Corvallis, OR   97330
United States
Phone: (541) 255-2165
Email: mpate@oscintl.com
Web: http://www.oscintl.com
Skype:  michael pate

Michael says: We develop & teach courses in ZEMAX for imaging and illumination systems and provide live on-line coaching and mentoring on ZEMAX use worldwide.  Consulting: Optical instrument design, development, prototyping, and modeling; Digital Projector Light engine design; Display optics; LED illumination; Medical optics; Fisheye lenses; Riflescopes; Null lenses; Polarization; Colorimetry; Radiometry; Stray light.

Knowledge Base Articles by Michael Pate:
Fly's Eye Arrays for Uniform Illumination in Digital Projector Optics

Polarization Conversion Systems for Digital Projectors

How to Make Any Object into a Source Object

 Mike Tocci, Ph.D.
Contrast Optical Design & Engineering, Inc.
9 Punta Linda
Sandia Park, NM  87047
United States
Phone:  (505) 228-3278
Fax:  (505) 213-0000
Email:  info@contrastoptical.com
Web: http://www.contrastoptical.com

Mike says: C.O.D.E., Inc. is a small company dedicated to optical design, optical analysis and opto-mechanical engineering with a keen eye toward manufacturability. We’re confident taking on projects from novelty lighting to complex imaging systems. We get results quickly and efficiently by leveraging our experience with all aspects of ZEMAX and our strong background in physics.

Knowledge Base Articles by Mike Tocci:
Modeling Frustrated Total Internal Reflection in Non-Sequential Mode

Demystifying the Off-Axis Parabolic Mirror

How to Model the Human Eye in ZEMAX

Quantifying Veiling Glare 

Dr. Volker Tuerck
Wissenschaftliche und Technische Beratung
Markgraf-Albrecht-Str. 13
D-10711 Berlin
Germany
Phone:  +49-30-40520617
Fax:  +49-1212-517631027
Email:  info@vt-con.de
Website:  www.vt-con.de

Volker says:  I am a freelance technical consultant working in the field of optics design and development. As a regular user of ZEMAX I have more than three years of professional experience.

In recent years I have used ZEMAX in the following fields:
- Fiber coupling optics for semiconductor lasers using sequential and non-sequential models
- Reflective and refractive fiber coupling optics
- Scanning optics for confocal laser scanning microscopy
- Imaging optics for shadow graph imaging
- Tolerancing for production yield analysis
- Optimization of sequential and non-sequential designs using internal and external optimizers
- Development of user defined objects, sources, and apodizations (DLLs) for sequential and non-sequential modes
- ZEMAX programming using ZPL
- Communication ZEMAX and other programs via DDE

 James Sutter
9225 East Tanque Verde Road
Unit 17-103
Tucson, AZ  85749
United States
Phone:  (520) 312-6993
Voice Mail:  (520) 546-9688
Email:  james.sutter@juno.com

James says: I have experience with all parts of ZEMAX including sequential and non-sequential analysis, and ZEMAX dll and macro programming. I specialize in assisting optical designers with ZEMAX modeling, custom ray analysis, physical optics propagation, thermal analysis, optimization, and tolerancing.

David G. Stites
846 Glades Ct NE
St. Petersburg FL  33702
United States
Phone:  (727) 527-2478
Cell:  (727) 735-1022
Fax:  (603) 372-8937
Email:  macdave@ix.netcom.com
Web:  www.totalopticsolutions.com

Dave says:  Optics Instrumentation & Lens Design: 40+ years engineering experience & hundreds of projects in lab, shop & field. Prototype lens design, fab, test & installation of complex imaging systems. Expertise: Military - Commercial - Medical. EO, Video & Confocal Microscopy, Reconaissance, Fire-Control, Intensified Night Vision, Thermal IR, Semiconductor Metrology, Visual & Opthalmic Equipment, Illumination & Lasers.		 Robert Fischer
Optics 1, Inc.
3050 E. Hillcrest Dr., Ste.100
Westlake Village, CA 91362-3154
United States
Phone:  (805) 373-9340
Fax:  (805) 373-8966
Email:  refischer@optics1.com
Dick Buchroeder
1240 South 5th Street
Alhambra, CA  91801
United States
Phone:  (520) 884-9800
Email:  rab5@mindspring.com		 Joel Johnson
Optical Subassemblies, LLC
8194 SW Durham Road
Tigard, OR  97224
United States
Phone:  (503) 639-3980
Fax:  (503) 684-9512
Email:  joel@optical-subassemblies.com
Web:  www.optical-subassemblies.com
Elliot Burke
Hightide Instruments
7251 Alameda Avenue
Goleta, CA 93117
United States
Phone:  (805) 968-1436
Fax:  (805) 968-1436
Email:  elliot@hitide.com 		Paul K. Manhart
109 Westport Rd.
Easton, CT 06612
United States
Phone:  (203) 220-9158
Email:  pmanhart@optonline.net
Richard F. Horton
317 Hathaway Circle
Mid Valley Air Park
Los Lunas, NM 87031
United States
Phone:  (505) 886-0454
Cell:  (505) 417-6846
Fax:  (505) 866-4022
Email:  rfhorton7@aol.com		 Skip Radau
ROM Engineering, Inc.
PO Box 65170
Tucson, AZ 85728
United States
Cell:  (520) 907-4683
Email:  skip.radau@cox.net
Web:  http://www.romengineering.com
Stephen C. Arnold
President
SMA Optical Technologies, Inc.
150 Lucius Gordon Dr., Suite 107
W. Henrietta, NY 14586
Phone: (585) 214-2435
Fax: (585) 292-6953
Web: www.smaoptical.com		 Mitch Ruda
Ruda & Associates
8987-309 E. Tanque Verde Rd., #242
Tucson, AZ 85749
United States
Phone:  (520) 546-1495
Fax:  (520) 546-1481
Email:  mcruda@earthlink.net
Mike Hammond
Opto-Mechanical Design
17 Vine Street,
Norton,
Malton
YO17 9JD
United Kingdom

Tel: 01653 696578
mike@optomechdesign.co.uk

Mike says: "I have been using ZEMAX regularly for 13 years. It is a powerful piece of software for the serious optical designer. The many controls and switches in the user-interface allow the behaviour of extremely complex optical systems to be modelled in great detail. At Opto-Mechanical Design, ZEMAX is the powerhouse behind the optical design and Autodesk Inventor provides the 3D modelling capability to design bespoke optical systems to match the exact needs of the customer. We have experience in ZEMAX-modelling of microscopes, spectrometers, interferometers, telescopes, White cells, ellipsometers and many other optical phenomena including rainbows and other atmospheric optics."

David Bajorins, Dan Hill 
Orb Optronix Inc.
1003 7th Ave, Suite B
Kirkland, WA 98033
Phone: 425-605-8500
Fax: 801-912-2645
Email: sales@OrbOptronix.com
Web: http://www.OrbOptronix.com  
Dave says: Specializing in interdisciplinary optical product development, which includes optical and illumination system design as well as opto-mechanical, mechanical, and electronics, and software design. Lens Design: fast custom lens design, tolerancing, prototyping, and custom lens manufacturing. Illumination Design: LED illumination optics, and reflector design. Experiences include, display systems, scanners, CMOS camera systems, military, industrial test and inspection, and medical instruments. Our world class lab provides optical, radiometry, colorimetry, thermal, and LED measurement services.

Knowledge Base Articles by Dan Hill: Too numerous to list here! See here instead.

Andreas Schwendener
Helbling Technik AG
Switzerland
Phone: +41 913 82 11
Email:  htkw@helbling.ch
Web:  www.helbling.ch        		Igor Landau
OpticsWorks Inc.
565 Matadero Avenue
Suite 9
Palo Alto, CA  94306
United States
Phone:  (650) 387-5083
Email:  Igor@OpticsWorks.com
Dr. Richard H. Johnson
Antioch Systems
10285 Colby Ave.
Cupertino, CA 95014
United States
Phone: (408) 446-9451
Email:  dick@antiochsys.com
Web:  www.antiochsys.com

Scott Cahall
Moondog Optics, Inc.
264 Village Landing
Fairport, NY 14450
phone: (585)957-2012
fax: (585)678-4240
scott@moondogoptics.com
www.moondogoptics.com  
Scott says: "Moondog Optics, Inc. offers optical design and engineering services with particular expertise in plastic and glass molded aspheres. Our passion for manufacturability has led numerous projects to successful production in digital imaging, projection, life science, night vision, and other areas."

Brian Catanzaro
CFE Services
5147 Pacifica Dr.
San Diego, CA 92109
United States
Phone:  (858) 204-6299
Email:  cfezemax@pacbell.net		 Steven R. Auger
Principal Consultant
bioDevice Partners
17 Lantern Lane
Cohasset, MA 02025
United States
Phone:  (781) 210-0911
Fax:  (781) 210-0912
Email:  auger@biodevice.com
Web:  http://www.biodevice.com
Christopher Cotton
ASE Optics, Inc.
2489 Brighton-Henrietta Townline Rd.
Rochester, NY 14623
United States
Phone:  (585) 303-1574
Fax:  (585) 679-0956
Email:  Chrisc@aseoptics.com
Website:  www.aseoptics.com		 John Ellis
Optics for Hire
455 Massachusetts Ave Suite 1
Arlington MA 02474
Phone: (781) 583-7810
Fax: (781) 583-7812
info@opticsforhire.com
www.opticsforhire.com

John says:  We are a global organization (US, Ukraine, Belarus) employing 5 optical designers specializing in design of imaging and illumination optical systems. Project deliverables include everything from source modeling to complete opto electronic systems such as metrology tools and medical devices. Our team of 20 includes experts in opto mechanical design and electronics. We have particular expertise in designing LED based systems.
Manfred Throl
Manfred Throl Optische Systeme GmbH
Am Deutschherrenberg 16   
D-35578 Wetzlar
Germany
Phone:  +49 6441 410 577
Fax:  +49 6441 410 578
Email:  m.throl@throl.de
Web:  www.throl.de		 Michael Rasmussen
Ibsen Photonics A/S
Denmark
Phone:  +45 44 34 70 00
Fax:  +45 44 34 70 01
Email:  opticaldesign@ibsen.dk
Web:  www.ibsenphotonics.com
Ron Gibbs
Gibbs Associates
82 Tring Road
Dunstable
Bedfordshire LU6 2PT
United Kingdom
Phone: +44 (0) 1582 606968
Web: www.gibbsassociates.co.uk

Ron says: I specialise in the design of optical and laser scanning systems, and also the design of LED illumination optics.

John Blackwell
Ely Optics
14 Back Lane
Wicken
ELY
United Kingdom
CB7 5YL
Phone:  +44 (0)1353 723477
Fax:  +44 (0)1353 727791
Email:  john@elyoptics.co.uk
Web:  www.elyoptics.co.uk
Dr. Grégoire Martinot-Lagarde
Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur
2130 Route de l'Observatoire
06 460 Caussols
France
Phone:  +33 (0)4-93-40-54-11
Fax:  +33 (0)4-93-40-54-33
Email:  Gregoire.Martinot@obs-azur.fr
 Robert E. (Bob) Parks
Optical Perspectives Group, LLC
5130 N. Calle la Cima
Tucson, AZ 85718
phone 520 529 2950
E-mail reparks@optiper.com
Web address www.optiper.com

Bob says: I am President of Optical Perspectives Group, LLC, an optical engineering consulting firm that specializes in optical metrology and the hardware side of producing optical systems. Because I have worked both behind a desk and in optical shops fabricating and testing optics I bring nearly 40 years of practical experience to the design and manufacture of optical hardware. Optical Perspectives markets an autostigmatic microscope, the PSM, and CaliBall for calibrating interferometer transmission spheres.
Micha Dror Electro Optics
5 Eliyahu Meron St.,
Nes Ziona 74019, Israel
Tel: +972-8-9409388,
Cellular: +972--525866551
E-mail: michad@bezeqint.net
Micha says: Experienced with ZEMAX sequential, non sequential, optimization, tolerancing, stray light analysis, macro programming, manufacture drawings.
Wide experience with optical design: Aspheric and spherical design, molded optics, medical optics, laser range finder, telescope and binocular, low light level (image intensifier) objective and eyepiece, thermal systems, laser diode optics, null lens, fundus (retina) camera, spectroscopic systems, collimators, test equipment, ophthalmic devices.

Logan Optical Design, LLC (LOD)
1940 Cider Mill Way
Tipp City, OH 45371
Cell Phone: (937) 469-0756
www.loganopticaldesign.com
ld@loganopticaldesign.com

Logan says: Logan Optical Design is an optical design consulting company with experience in design, layout and analysis of various optical systems; from single element designs to complex multi-spectral imaging system designs. LOD uses ZEMAX optical design code that is capable of geometrical ray analysis and physical optics propagation.

LOD is new company which started in October of 2004, and is located just outside of Dayton, Ohio. We are affiliated with the University of Dayton and Wright-Patterson AFB along with other private contractors.

David Kessler ,Ph.D.
Kessler Optics & Photonics Solutions, Ltd.
20 North Country Club Drive
Rochester. NY 14618
Phone: (585) 249-0442
Cell: (585) 734-5294
Dave.kessler@kesslerOptics.com
www.KesslerOptics.Com

Dave says:  I am a senior optical physicist and designer with extensive experience in research and development in the area of advanced optical systems. I have a record of 76 US patents and 24 published papers plus significant number of foreign patents and presentations at professional meetings. I had a 24-year career at Kodak where I worked on highly innovative and successful imaging systems, cameras, scanners, flying spot laser printers, laser thermal printers, LCD and OLED displays, projection systems, ophthalmic and optical dental systems etc. In 2006 I founded Kessler Optics & Photonics Solutions, Ltd., to provide solutions and consulting services in the areas of optical systems design and architecture. I am currently working with a number of customers with needs in optical systems and technologies solutions; sequential optical design and non-sequential designs using ZEMAX.


 

 Nam-Hyong Kim
12857 La Tortola
San Diego, CA 92129
phone 949-573-4173
namkim66@hotmail.com
www.nkphotonics.com
 
Nam says: I have practical optics experience coupled with in-depth ZEMAX knowledge. I have authored several knowledge base articles and taught ZEMAX classes in the past. I can model your optical system or review your design for possible mistakes and/or improvements.

Knowledge Base articles by Nam: too numerous to list here! See here instead.