Summer Hawk Optics, Inc.

We make and sell patented, high-performance, headset-friendly sunglasses.

  • Stage Full Product Ready
  • Industry Consumer Products
  • Location Austin, TX, USA
  • Currency USD
  • Founded September 2013
  • Employees 1
  • Website flyingeyes.biz

Company Summary

Summer Hawk Optics is a new sunglasses company with a unique product, Flying Eyes: high-performance, headset-friendly sunglasses for the aviation market. From the smallest light-sport plane to the biggest jumbo jet, pilots wear both headsets and sunglasses and no other sunglasses are as well-suited to the task as ours. New frame styles are being developed, to expand sales and to grow to include equestrian, medical, and other specialty markets.

Team

  • Dean Siracusa
    President and Founder

    A serial entrepreneur for more than twenty years, Mr. Siracusa has built several successful companies. A private pilot, he recognized the need for sunglasses like Flying Eyes and decided to seize the opportunity.

  • Marcel Schiro
    VP of Product Development

    Mr. Schiro is a veteran of twenty-five plus years in the optical business and has been a leading designer for product lines such as Callaway Golf, Panoptx/7 Eye Sunglasses, and others.

  • Russell Ross
    VP of Sales and Marketing

    Mr. Ross is a veteran of twenty-five plus years in eyewear and has been affiliated with companies such as Reebok Eyewear, PGA Tour Sunglasses, Tommy Hilfiger Sport, Smith, Optic Nerve, and others.

  • Scott Abels
    Fractional CFO

    Mr. Abels is a CPA with over 25 years of experience as a financial executive and CFO for businesses ranging from startup to Fortune 100.

  • Buck Hollister
    Legal Council

    Mr. Hollister has a broad spectrum of business, and legal experience from which to draw in advising us. He also assisted in moving the company to Texas.

  • Dean Siracusa

Advisors

  • Buck Hollister
    Lawyer
    Unconfirmed
    Fenton & Ross
    Accountant
    Unconfirmed

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