Dr. Ranko Vujosevic, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Technology Officer
Ranko founded Optimal Electronics in 1996 and remains the visionary behind the value Optimal Electronics brings its customers. Through his work in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Dr. Vujosevic developed unique technologies which dramatically increase the throughput of manufacturing, machining, and robotic assembly operations. As Chief Technology Officer he continues to lead the development of innovative solutions for Optimal Electronics customers. By working directly with customers to understand their most difficult challenges, he guides the company’s engineering team to translate those requirements into solutions. Prior to founding Optimal Electronics he worked as a Research Scientist at the University of Iowa’s Center for Computer Aided Design. Dr. Vujosevic earned his B.Sc. (University of Belgrade, 1983) and M.Sc. (Vanderbilt University, 1989) in Mechanical Engineering and Ph.D. (University of Iowa, 1992) in Industrial Engineering.

Tommy Fox, Chief Operating Officer
Tommy brings strong innovative business and technology leadership experience in operational management, product management, business development and marketing management. As Strategic Business Unit Director for Enterprise Software at Texas Instruments, he managed software engineering, operations and marketing spanning 28 countries worldwide over a 24 year period delivering solutions to more than 300 Global 500 companies. This included MES software solutions in the areas of factory floor control, material management, operational management and dashboards, planning, dynamic scheduling, and configuration management. He has also served in executive level leadership roles with 360Commerce (acquired by Oracle), with a Hicks Muse Capital’s automotive information systems business, and several startup companies. He has catapulted 11 enterprise software products and service offerings to #1 market positions by listening carefully and responding to customers needs. Tommy earned an executive MBA from McCombs School of Business at The University of Texas at Austin, a Master's Degree in Computer Science from Southern Methodist University, and a Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering from Texas Tech University.

Bill Crowley, Vice President of Sales and Marketing

With a proven track record in establishing effective sales organizations and maximizing revenue generation in small, turnaround, and start-up environments, Bill joined Optimal Electronics in November 2009 as Vice President of Sales and Marketing. Previously, Bill was Vice President of Sales at Management Controls in Houston, Texas where he reengineered the sales division, resulting in a quadrupling of revenue, licensed sites, and the company's opportunity pipeline. Bill brings 13 years of sales, account, product, and project management experience with Fortune 500 clients across a broad set of e-business solutions – including Contractor Management Automation, e-Procurement, e-Sourcing, Strategic Sourcing, Spend Analysis – and a variety of industry verticals such as Power, Oil and Gas, Chemicals, Automotive, Aerospace, Mining, Paper, Pharmaceuticals, Heavy Manufacturing, and Discrete Manufacturing. He also has considerable experience in industrial project management and engineering expertise in the power production and paper manufacturing process sectors. Bill has a Mechanical Engineering degree from the University of Texas at Austin.

Anthony Nguyen, Director of Support Services

Anthony joins Optimal Electronics from automotive electronics supplier Magna Electronics, bringing more then 11 years of industry experience. His strong technical background of Manufacturing Systems and Information Technology, coupled with a strong work ethic and manufacturing experience, created the foundation for several large automotive electronics plants around the world. Before it became Magna Electronics, Anthony was an early employee at Donnelly Electronics, where he implemented all critical systems including the accounting system, MRP, ERP, Quality, and shop floor systems. Anthony replicated these systems and installed the IT infrastructure in a new site in Longford, Ireland, which was later purchased by Kimball Electronics Group. Anthony holds a B.S. degree in Manufacturing Systems Engineering with a Computer Science minor from Kettering University (formerly General Motors Institute) in Flint, Michigan.