Listed here are the
names of people that were associated with Optigan in some way or another. Some of
these people I've talked to, some I haven't, and some are dead or otherwise MIA.
Note that not all of these folks were official employees of either Mattel/Optigan
or Miner/Opsonar. Some were either contracted to work on a freelance basis or were
employees of other companies which were contracted by Optigan. Also listed here are
a few folks from the related companies of Chilton and Vako. This page will be under
construction for a long time, I imagine, as more of these people surface and tell
their stories!
| Barczak |
Edward Barczak |
Designer |
Optigan |
| Chang |
Richard Chang |
Engineer |
Optigan |
| Chilton, F |
F. Roy Chilton |
President |
Optigan/Chilton Corp. |
| Chilton |
Ken Chilton |
|
Optigan/Chilton Corp. |
| Cutler, |
Stan Cutler |
Vice President of Engineering |
Optigan |
| Daniels |
Charles Daniels |
Engineer |
Optigan |
| Dion |
Steve Dion |
Administrative |
Optigan |
| Ellison |
Bruce Ellison |
Recording Engineer |
Optigan |
| Flynn |
Ted Flynn |
Vice President- Sales |
Optigan |
| Fromander |
Art Fromander |
Midwest Sales Manager |
Optigan |
| Garvin |
Mark Garvin |
Engineer |
Opsonar |
| Jacobson |
Rich Jacobson |
Head of Technical Services |
Optigan |
| Jones |
Eugene Jones |
Engineer |
Optigan |
| La Branche |
Harvey La Branche |
Engineer |
Optigan |
| Lambach |
Adolph Lambach |
Designer |
Optigan |
| Largo |
Johnny Largo |
Music Director |
Optigan |
| LeDoux |
Mike LeDoux |
Software Engineer/Music Director |
Optigan/Opsonar |
| Mellette |
Gary Mellette |
Engineer |
Optigan |
| Merendino |
Salvatore Merendino |
Designer |
Optigan |
| Nelson |
Carl Nelson |
Engineer |
Optigan |
| Northrop |
John Northrop |
Engineer |
Optigan |
| Parnell |
Chic Parnell |
Sheet Music Arranger |
Optigan/Opsonar |
| Perlmann |
Marshall Pearlmann |
|
Optigan |
| Peterson |
Robert Peterson |
Engineer |
Optigan |
| Radin |
Bill Radin |
CEO |
Optigan |
| Reese |
Jodi Reese |
|
Optigan/Opsonar |
| Ryan |
John "Jack" Ryan |
Engineer ("Inventor") |
Mattel |
| Sioles |
George Sioles |
Engineer |
Optigan |
| Spaights |
Jim Spaights |
Engineer |
Opsonar |
| Swee |
Gene Swee |
President |
Miner Industries (Opsonar) |
| Toy |
Raymond Toy |
Engineer |
Optigan |
| VanKoevering |
Dave VanKoevering |
President |
Vako |
| Waltzer |
Bernie Waltzer |
Vice-President |
Miner Industries (Opsonar) |
| Wieman |
Paul Wieman |
Engineer |
Optigan |
| Woodraska |
Joann Woodraska |
Secretary to Mike LeDoux |
Opsonar |
| Wylde |
Gus Wylde |
Engineer |
Optigan |