Lynn E. Lawrence, CMSgt(ret), USAF

CPOT, ABOC, COA, COA, OSC

 

Lynn E. Lawrence is currently a national lecturer and an ophthalmic technician for Mills Eye and Facial Plastic Surgery.  He is an approved speaker for the American Optometric Association, American Board of Opticianry, and Joint Commission for Allied Healthcare Personnel in Ophthalmology.  He retired after 30 years of service in the United States Air Force.  During his military career he was promoted to Chief Master Sergeant and worked directly for the Air Force Surgeon General’s Office. It was then that he was appointed by the Air Force Surgeon General as the Ophthalmic Career Field Manager for 540 Optometry/ Ophthalmology technicians at 90 locations and overseeing quality control for 133 optical stores world-wide. He develops training, compliance, and staff development materials because of his passion to see others grow in their professions and advance in certification. Lynn has been a COPE approved speaker since 2008 and has had the opportunity to speak to student optometrists at the Pacific University.

LECTURE EXPERIENCE:

Provided Professional speaking for: Air Force Special Operations Senior Enlisted Professional Development Course (2005-2007), American Optometric Assoc Paraoptometric Section, South East Conference of Optometry (SECO) Speakers Bureau (2003-2008),  Armed Forces Optometric Assoc Paraoptometric Section, East/West Optometry Conference (Ohio), Texas Optometric Assoc, Florida Optometric Assoc, Maine Optometric Assoc, Tennessee Optometric Assoc,  New Jersey Optometric Assoc, West Virginia Optometric Assoc, Mississippi Optometric Assoc, South Carolina Optometric Assoc, , Virginia Optometry Assoc, Alabama Optometry Assoc, Wisconsin Optometric Assoc, and lectured on the importance of American National Standards Institute requirements to technicians in the countries of Korea and Japan.