Julia Craven

Julia Craven serves as the Director of Engineering and Director of Systems Engineering at CVI Laser Optics since October 2019. Previously, Julia held multiple roles at Sandia National Laboratories from June 2011 to September 2019, including R&D Manager, Principal Member of Technical Staff, and Senior Member of Technical Staff. Julia's early career included research as a Graduate Research Associate at The University of Arizona from August 2006 to May 2011, focusing on imaging spectrometer and imaging spectropolarimeter development. Julia began professional experience as a Style Consultant at Gap Inc from 2003 to 2006. Julia earned a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Optics/Optical Sciences from The University of Arizona and a Bachelor of Science (BS) in Physics from San Diego State University.