Helge Lottmann has been at Materion Balzers Optics since the beginning of 2015 and started as product specialist. At the beginning he was responsible for products in the markets lighting & projection as well as astronomy/space & defense. Later he transitioned to the product manager. Since a couple of years, the responsibility changed to the broad range of different types of optical filter, as well as opto-mechanical assemblies. After completing his studies in Jena at the University of Applied Sciences a diploma degree (2004) and M.Sc. (2009) was lent to him.