Ben Klein is the Quality Manager for Teledyne FLIR Defense, Inc in Bozeman MT.

Ben earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Optical Engineering from the University of Rochester in 1990. From 1990 through 1999, he pursued a career in music performing professionally throughout the Northwest. He began working for Scientific Materials Corporation in 2000 as a polishing technician. 2001 he became Quality Control Technician; 2003 promoted to quality control supervisor; 2006 led the organization in implementing a Quality Management System certified to ISO 9001, following the acquisition by FLIR Systems, Inc.

Ben is the Quality Manager for Teledyne FLIR Defense, Inc. Bozeman operations in Bozeman, MT. He led the implementation of the Global Trade Compliance program in 2019. Ben has over 100 hours of leadership training, earned a six sigma blackbelt, received reliability engineering training, and is a certified internal auditor. Ben serves on the board for the Montana Photonics and Quantum Industry Alliance (MPQA) and is serving as the Chair of the MPQA Quality Alliance; a subcommittee of the MPQA.

Outside of work, Ben enjoys skiing, mountain biking, hiking, travel, soccer, and is a professional musician. He has earned U.S. soccer coaching licenses. He has twin sons.