Drs. Fred Glover, James P. Kelly and Manuel Laguna founded OptTek Systems, Inc. in 1992. An optimization software and services company, OptTek is the leading provider of optimization software to simulation companies. OptTek employs state-of-the-art techniques based on many years of research in the area of optimization, in which the OptTek founders are internationally recognized leaders. OptTek specializes in developing and customizing its software to enable solutions for business problems characterized by significant uncertainty and complexity. The innovations underlying this software have been featured in invited plenary lectures and tutorials by the OptTek principals at meetings of the leading optimization societies in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Europe and the Pacific-Rim.