Hillsboro, OR -- August 27, 2015 -- Fiber Sensys Inc. (FSI) is pleased to announce a new and important addition to our growing global sales team. Matt Bathalter has joined the FSI America's sales team as Western Regional Sales Manager, a key position that includes the full multi-state regional responsibility for the sales activities of the Fiber Defender® fiber-optic sensing product line.
 Bathalter joins the company with over seven years of direct sales management experience in the outdoor perimeter sector. His impressive background includes having previously worked for Optex Inc (a division of the Japan-based parent of FSI) and most recently with Senstar Inc. where he had sales responsibilities for a line of fiber-optic sensors.
 FSI's Vice President and Global Sales Officer Bill Evenson commented, "Matt's extensive market knowledge and skills are a welcome addition to our domestic team. Having a veteran sales manager like Matt onboard will immediately assist us to respond better to the growing demand for our fiber optic sensing solutions."
Matt will manage the FSI Western Region from his base in Southern California.
About Fiber SenSys, Inc. (FSI)
Fiber SenSys is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Optex Co. Ltd., the world's largest outdoor sensor manufacturer. As a member of the global Optex Group of Companies, FSI manufactures reliable, high-performance fiber-optic intrusion detection solutions for a wide variety of markets: military installations (permanent and tactical), airports, government facilities, prisons, nuclear and chemical plants, refineries, estates, power stations and other public utilities. These solutions have undergone rigorous testing by Sandia National Laboratories and the US Air Force, receiving approval for use in programs such as FPS2, BISS, TASS, IBDSS, Protected Distribution Systems, and the Nuclear Active Seals program. In addition, Fiber SenSys produces the only Protection Level-1 Nuclear-rated fence-mounted fiber optic security product in the world.
 To learn more about Fiber SenSys, visit http://www.fibersensys.com.
