Dr. Christopher Lane is the Manager of the Olympus APAC Technology Centre. He graduated from the University of Bristol, UK with a First-Class degree in Mechanical Engineering in 2007 and was awarded an Engineering Doctorate (EngD) from the same University in 2011. His EngD concerned the development of 2D ultrasonic arrays and the total focusing method (TFM) for aerospace inspection applications.

Christopher has worked in the nondestructive testing (NDT) and inspection industry for the last 12 years, first as a Level III at Rolls-Royce plc and later developing advanced inspection systems at a research centre in Singapore. Christopher joined Olympus in 2018 as the Sales Manager for NDT Systems and Integration for the Asia Pacific region.

Christopher was awarded the British Institute of NDT Young Person's Achievement Award and the Rolls-Royce Award for Technical Innovation. He is a Chartered Engineer with the Institute of Mechanical Engineering and a Certified Project Management Professional from the Project Management Institute.

Christopher is an Honorary Technical Editor of the BINDT journal Insight.