Kopin Corporation announced David Nieuwsma has joined Kopin Corporation's Board of Directors. David brings decades of experience in corporate leadership, defense technologies and a long track record of leading
innovative and diverse teams. A former US Air Force officer, over his 32-year career with Collins Aerospace, Mr. Nieuwsma accumulated a broad range of experience in engineering leadership, product line management, sales, marketing and strategy development. He led numerous lines of business at Collins Aerospace including roles as Executive Vice President, Information Management Solutions, President, Interior Solutions and President, Avionics Solutions. Mr. Nieuwsma holds a Bachelor of Science, Management from the US Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado, a Bachelor of Science, Computer Science, from Chapman College, Orange, California, and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Iowa. He spent five years in the US Air Force, completing his military career attaining the rank
of Captain, as an Acquisition Project Officer, Ballistic Systems Division, Norton AFB, California.