David Rips Email & Phone Number

Torrance, Ca, Us

I began working at Younger Optics when I was 5 years old. My dad, Irving Rips, started Younger in 1955 by developing the first commercially viable "Invisible Bifocal" to make people look younger. That is the origin of the name "Younger." When I became President of Younger in 1992, the company was just a fraction of its current size. My first and best decision was to bring Tom Balch, one of the founders of Sola USA, on board as a partner and begin to build a professional management team. We were located in downtown Los Angeles, and moved to world class facilities in Torrance, CA. Younger needed to become more international in both manufacturing and sales. Younger started a manufacturing facility in Guaymas, Mexico, and sales offices in Europe, Australia, Brazil and Singapore. Close to 50% of Younger's sales today are international. Younger prides itself on being "The Easiest Company To Do Business WIth." Since we do not operate our own optical labs or retail, we can always put our customers' needs first, since we do not compete with them. I have the best job in the world… no question about it!

Torrance, Ca, Us

Before I succeeded my father as president of the company in 1992, I worked, since my youth, in many capacities throughout the company. Not all of these jobs were glamorous, but all of them expanded my understanding of the optical industry.I worked in just about every job you can think of in optical manufacturing: casting, injection molding, mold making, shipping, customer service, office support, R&D. I truly feel as if I have had a unique chance to be exposed to every aspect of ophthalmic lens making and the general optical industry.