Board of Directors
Dmitriy Nikitin is Executive Chairman of Laser Photonics Corporation, bringing more than 30 years of experience in laser technology, engineering, product innovation and commercialization across industrial and defense applications.
His product innovation and executive leadership across multinational companies include the development of laser platforms for marking, cutting, welding, glass separation, flat panel display processing, wafer processing, semiconductor processing and industrial manufacturing. His engineering leadership at the Institute of Precise Technologies in the former Soviet Union helped create new laser applications for components used in the space program.
Mr. Nikitin’s inventions include patented methods for splitting precision glass with zero curve loss. He co-developed the world’s first high-power fiber laser cutting system for IPG Photonics. Mr. Nikitin developed a mobile fiber-laser platform for military mine-clearing applications, the first of its kind. He is a named inventor on three patent applications in 2024 relating to Bulk-to-Shape technology.
He holds an engineering degree in electronics and quantum mechanics from Moscow Power University and a Ph.D. from the Ministry of Electronics of the USSR.
Effective October 12, 2026, Mr. Nikitin was appointed Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors and principal executive officer of Laser Photonics Corporation, responsible for leading the Company with the authority and responsibilities customarily associated with the role of Chief Executive Officer.
Committees: Audit (Chair) · Compensation · Nominating and Corporate Governance
Qing Lu has served as an independent director of LASE since December 2025. She chairs the Audit Committee, qualifies as an audit committee financial expert and is a member of the Compensation Committee and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.
Ms. Lu is a seasoned financial executive with extensive global operating experience. Since October 2022, she has served as Chief Financial Officer of Addition Financial Credit Union in Orlando, Florida, a $3+ billion financial institution, where she oversees an investment portfolio of more than $1 billion and directs its M&A activity. From 2021 to 2022, she was Chief Financial Officer of Farm Credit West (now AgWest Farm Credit), leading Treasury and Finance for the $10+ billion agricultural lender.
From 2016 to 2021, Ms. Lu served as Chief Financial Officer of Northwest Community Credit Union in Eugene, Oregon, overseeing a $200 million investment portfolio, after serving as its Controller from 2014 to 2016. Earlier in her career, she held accounting, investment advisory and marketing roles at the University of Oregon Foundation, PeaceHealth Medical Group, Edward Jones Canada and Siemens Ltd. in China.
Ms. Lu holds a Bachelor of Engineering from the Wuhan Institute of Technology, an MBA in International Business & Finance from Simon Fraser University and a Master of Accounting from the University of Oregon. She is a licensed Certified Public Accountant and Certified Treasury Professional, has passed Levels I and II of the CFA Program, and is fluent in English, Mandarin and Cantonese, with conversational proficiency in Spanish and Japanese.
Committees: Compensation (Chair) · Audit · Nominating and Corporate Governance
Tim Miller has served as an independent director of LASE since August 2024. He chairs the Compensation Committee and is a member of the Audit Committee and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.
Mr. Miller brings more than four decades of expertise in laser systems for material processing. In 1983, he founded Control Micro Systems, Inc. (CMS), which he led as Chief Executive Officer, establishing it as a leading provider of turnkey laser systems for unique material processing challenges in manufacturing.
CMS was a pioneer in software controls for laser machines and expanded across a wide range of laser-based manufacturing processes — including marking, cutting, drilling and welding — as well as the design and build of complete industrial laser systems for a global customer base, including the pharmaceutical sector. Mr. Miller has been granted four U.S. patents in aspects of laser manufacturing.
Without any third-party financing, Mr. Miller grew CMS to more than 55 employees and more than $10 million in annual revenue, operating from a 40,000-square-foot facility, before its sale in 2019 to The 600 Group PLC for more than $10 million. CMS is now part of LASE. Mr. Miller holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from the University of Central Florida.
Committees: Nominating and Corporate Governance (Chair) · Audit · Compensation
Troy Parkos has served as an independent director of LASE since August 2023. He chairs the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and is a member of the Audit Committee and the Compensation Committee.
Mr. Parkos has spent more than three decades with Fastenal Company (Nasdaq: FAST), a global distributor of industrial and construction supplies. He joined Fastenal in 1994 as a sales representative and advanced through roles as Regional Sales Consultant Manager and District Manager before being named Vice President in 2018, a role in which he oversees approximately 1,000 employees.
Mr. Parkos brings expertise in industrial sales, operations and supply chain management, including partnering with federal government prime and Department of Defense contractors and working with MRO and OEM manufacturers. He graduated magna cum laude from the University of Wisconsin–Platteville with a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Technology Management.
