Patrick McCollum

Patrick has been with Crossbows Optical since 1993.  He graduated from Queens university with an MEng degree in Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering and put this knowledge to use in the Research and Development department within Crossbows.  He has been responsible for the manufacturing of progressive glass moulds, plus toric moulds, aspheric bifocal moulds, glass progressive lenses and metal inserts for injection moulding of polycarbonate lenses.  Patrick has been involved in the creation of progressive design software and used this software to create many of the progressive lens designs that currently form Crossbows’ design portfolio.

Since joining the management team, Patrick has helped guide the strategic direction of the company through the products it offers and resources it employs to ensure that Crossbows remains at the forefront of progressive lens technology and in particular delivering this through freeform software.  Patrick has held the position of Managing Director since September 2019.