About JSA Photonics LLC JSA Photonics LLC was restructed from the assests of JSA Photonics Inc in 2009 , a consulting engineering firm for design, manufacturing and systems integration of industrial automation components and systems.  The Company developed an optical refractometer based on an entirely new operating principle originally conceived at one of the nations national laboratories. From this development arose a number of potential products including an inexpensive sensor for the determination of the state of charge of lead acid batteries. Other products are currently in development. Dr. Joseph Accetta, President and CEO Dr. Accetta is a senior executive with 35 years of experience in new product development, engineering and management activities in optics, electronics and industrial automation spanning the military, industrial and national laboratory environments. Prior to founding JSA Photonics, he held the position of Vice President of Engineering at Perceptron Inc., a leading manufacturer of 3-D machine-vision equipment for automotive and industrial applications. He is a former Director of the Infrared and Optics Laboratory, Environmental Research Institute of Michigan (ERIM) and has held both management, engineering and research positions at a number institutions including Georgia Tech Research Institute, Los Alamos National Laboratory, LockMart and the Air Force Research Laboratory. He received his BS in Physics from the University of Wisconsin , an MSEE from the University of Florida and the Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of New Mexico . Other significant credits include: Managing Editor, Directed Energy Professional Society, Principal Scientist and Instructor of Hyperspectral and Polarimetric Imaging at Georgia Tech, Fellow of the Optical Engineering Society, Past Director SENSIAC, Adjunct Research Faculty, New Mexico Tech., Adjunct Research Scientist, Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Michigan, Adjunct Professor of Electrical Engineering, Wayne State University, Chairman and Instructor, Advanced Infrared and Electro-Optics, University of Michigan, Past President, Ann Arbor Chapter, Optical Society of America, Executive Editor, Infrared and Electro-Optics Handbook, Editorial Board, The Journal of Infrared Physics and Technology. .