M. Roman Hachkowski

Boston
Optical Systems Developer, Business Manager

Roman Hachkowski is an executive in high-tech businesses that create and deliver optical systems for industrial, security and defence purposes. 

Hachkowski has a PhD and MS in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Colorado Boulder, which boasts 13 astronauts among its alumni.  His doctoral studies were completed under a NASA Scholarship.

From 1989-1993, Hachkowski worked with Payload Systems to develop space payloads for the US Space Shuttle and Soviet Station MIR. He also helped train astronauts for in-orbit operations. 

Hachkowski holds four patents for deployment operations of the petals of a segmented mirror on an optical telescope.

Memories of… Marshall Park School  

I have fond memories of our family home on Lakeshore (still in the family), and competing for the Titan swim team in the Ontario and National Championships. But in terms of later career, I am most thankful to Mr. Edwards, the principal of Marshall Park School. When another student and I were behaving badly during Math (because of boredom), we were pulled out of class and “sent to the principal”. Only in this case, it was for special tutoring by the principal himself. Later, in Grade 8, we walked down the street to West Ferris Secondary to join a Grade 9 math class. This was before the days of “enrichment” classes, so I appreciate the “exceptions” that these teachers made, and the extra work they did.