Tower Optical Seeks Current College Students from Florida for Sales Initiative

Optics Manufacturer is Looking for Students Who Are Currently Enrolled at
Select Universities for Campus Sales Positions

BOYNTON BEACH, Fla., Aug. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Tower Optical Corporation, the
Boynton Beach-based precision optics manufacturer, is seeking Floridians
currently enrolled at a select group of colleges to spearhead the company's
new initiative to increase sales and develop more robust relationships in its
university market.
Mel Kantor, Tower's President and CEO, said, "We think this is really a
great opportunity both for us and for college students from Florida looking to
get a head start on their business careers." Tower's program hopes to hire
college students at research universities to act as liaisons between Tower and
its university customers. The students representing Tower would be
independent contractors paid on a commission basis for their assistance in
bringing business to Tower from their own campuses.
"Basically," says Kantor, "we know they're very busy with classes so this
would give them an opportunity to earn some money and to learn the ropes of a
fascinating and growing industry at whatever pace they're comfortable with."
While the students are home from school, the company plans on holding
training programs at its facility in Boynton Beach with the objective of
familiarizing the students with the optics industry in general and the
company's products in particular. While the program would be open to students
in any area of study, the company believes students studying business might be
the best fit for the program. "We think the emphasis on sales, client
management and the importance of understanding one's product and industry can
be a valuable lesson in business for those students who are inclined to pursue
careers in business," said Perry Sofferman, Tower's Chief Strategy Officer and
General Counsel who is also an adjunct professor of business at Florida
Atlantic University.
Tower recently hired a freshman at the University of Arizona as its first
campus representative. The company is currently seeking Floridians who attend
the following schools, although others might be added: University of Central
Florida, MIT, University of Rochester, Stanford University, California
Institute of Technology, Harvard University and the University of New Mexico
Tower Optical Corporation is a premier manufacturer and distributor of
high quality precision optics. Its stock and "build to spec" custom products
are used in leading-edge photonics technology, electro-optics, lasers,
telecommunications, medical instruments, optical imaging and optical
computing. Products include, but are not limited to, crystal quartz waveplates
and achromatic waveplates (retarders), lenses, prisms, beamsplitters, windows
and mirrors. Its customers represent a broad variety of companies and
industries including military, aircraft, aerospace, medical, university
researchers and key U.S. Department of Defense contractors.
SOURCE Tower Optical Corporation

Perry F. Sofferman, Tower Optical Corporation, +1-561-740-2525