Board of Directors

Qing Lu is a seasoned financial executive with extensive global operating experience, strategic discipline, and a proven track record of managing multi-billion-dollar portfolios. She joined the Board of Directors of Laser Photonics Corporation as an independent director, assuming the critical role of Chairman of the Audit Committee as part of the company’s efforts to strengthen its corporate governance and scale its industrial laser systems business globally.

Tim Miller became a member of our Board of Directors on August 23, 2024, bringing a wealth of expertise in laser systems for material processing to LPC’s board. Since 1983, he headed Control Micro Systems, Inc. (CMS), establishing it as a leading provider of turnkey laser systems for solving unique material processing challenges in manufacturing. CMS was a pioneer in software controls development for laser machines that covered a wide range of laser-based manufacturing processes, including marking, cutting, drilling, and welding. The company was also known for designing and building complete industrial laser systems for a broad range of industries, including the pharmaceutical sector.

Troy Parkos has been a member of the Board since August 15, 2023. Since June 1994, Mr. Parkos has been employed by Fastenal Company, a global distributor of wide-ranging industrial and construction products having annual sales in 2022 of approximately $7 billion. Mr. Parkos started his career at Fastenal Company as a sales representative from 1994 to 1997, becoming a Regional Sales Consultant Manager from 1997 to 2007, a District Manager from 2007 to 2018 and, since 2018, Vice President overseeing approximately 1,000 employees throughout the United States. Mr. Parkos has expertise in industrial sales, operations, and supply chain management, including partnering with Federal Government prime and DOD contractors and dealing with MRO and OEM manufacturers. Mr. Parkos graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Wisconsin with a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Technology Management in May 1994. Laser Photonics believes that the expertise that Mr. Parkos has with the procurement processes and supply chains of Fastenal Company’s customer base and experience in managing a large sales force will be valuable to it as it expands its sales.