Summary
Lou Marchetti is a telescope engineer and hands-on technical leader with two decades of experience delivering extreme-precision optics, metrology, mechatronics, and manufacturing software for EUV and astronomical systems. He has led cross-functional teams to fabricate pico- to sub-nanometer optical surfaces and built the manufacturing processes and control software that made those results repeatable in high-pressure production environments. His career includes senior roles at TMT, Coherent, Zygo, ASML and Silicon Valley Group, where he combined project management with deep technical contributions spanning hardware, metrology, and automation. Based in Pasadena, he pairs academic training from UC Berkeley and Boston University with a rare mix of shop-floor problem solving and systems-level engineering, often integrating temperature, sensor, and control systems to push instrument performance beyond conventional limits.
13 years of coding experience
25 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (MSc), Mechanical Engineering, Master of Science (MSc), Mechanical Engineering at University of California, Berkeley
Bachelor of Science (BS), Mechanical Engineering, Magna Cum Laude, Bachelor of Science (BS), Mechanical Engineering, Magna Cum Laude at Boston University