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Technovate.One Welcomes Cira Collins as Optical Industry SME to Advance Digital & AI Transformation Across the US Optical Ecosystem

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Technovate.One Welcomes Cira Collins as Optical Industry SME to Advance Digital & AI Transformation Across the US Optical Ecosystem

Bringing real-world optical expertise into technology conversations to help build a more connected industry.

Technovate.One, a global technology company with over a decade of engineering experience in the optical sector, welcomes Cira Collins as its Optical Industry Advisor and Subject Matter Expert (SME).

With experience across optical retail, eyewear, buying, dispensing, and professional education, Cira brings practical industry insight to Technovate.One’s work in system integration, automation, data, and AI. Her advisory association will help connect the day-to-day needs of optical businesses with meaningful technology opportunities.

Connecting Optical Industry Needs with AI-ready Solutions

Across the optical value chain, businesses often rely on multiple systems that do not work seamlessly together. Depending on the business, challenges can include:

  • Manufacturers and brands: Coordinating product information, inventory, orders, and sales channels.
  • Lens laboratories: Managing prescription details, order tracking, turnaround times, and communication.
  • Retailers and eye care practices: Managing inventory, supplier and sales information, appointments, patient communication, and administrative workflows across systems.
  • Distributors and buying groups: Improving stock visibility, demand planning, and information sharing.
  • Optical SaaS: Integrating practice management, EHR, POS, and other business platforms.

Technovate.One helps address these gaps through custom software development, system integration, data engineering, and AI-enabled automation. Its approach focuses on understanding existing systems and workflows, then identifying opportunities to improve connectivity, reduce repetitive work, and support better decisions, without necessarily replacing platforms businesses already use.

Collins’s industry perspective helps keep these technology discussions grounded in real business needs.

Bringing Cira Collins’s Experience to the Conversation

Cira is the founder of Optical Intuition and has more than 20+ years of experience across optical retail, eyewear, dispensing, buying, management, and professional education.

She holds a Master of Public Health from Tulane University, the American Board of Opticianry’s Master in Ophthalmic Optics designation (ABOM), and the National Contact Lens Examiners Certified Contact Lens Examiner credential (NCLEC).

Her contributions have been recognized by Vision Monday’s Most Influential Women in Optical and Eyecare Business magazine’s #EBGameChanger in 2024. In 2026, she was named a finalist for International Optician of the Year by the International Opticians Association in partnership with SILMO.

Through her advisory association with Technovate.One, Cira will contribute her industry perspective to conversations about practical innovation and the evolving technology needs of the optical ecosystem.

Making Digital and AI Transformation Work for Optical Businesses

For Technovate.One, digital transformation is about more than adopting new platforms or adding AI. It starts with understanding business requirements and finding practical ways to connect systems, improve access to information, and streamline workflows.

The company combines expertise in AI and automation, data engineering, cloud and DevOps, product engineering, ERP, and system integration to develop solutions around specific business needs. Cira’s experience complements this approach by bringing the realities of the optical profession into the conversation.

“Technology needs to solve real business problems, and that starts with understanding the industry. Cira brings valuable experience from across the optical profession. Her perspective will help inform conversations about how connected systems, digital engineering, and AI can better support optical businesses.” — Anish Jhaveri, Founder and CEO of Technovate.One

About Cira Collins

Cira Collins, is a US-based optical industry professional, educator, speaker, and founder of Optical Intuition. With over 20+ years of experience, she contributes to the profession through consulting, education, speaking, and mentorship.

Cira Collins is an optical industry futurist, keynote speaker, and CE provider with more than 20 years of experience across optical retail, frame brands, and public health. She is the Patient Care & Experience Coordinator, Optical, at Kaiser Permanente and the founder of Optical Intuition. A 2026 International Optician of the Year finalist, Cira has received Eyecare Business's Game Changer Award and was named one of Jobson's Most Influential Women in Optical.

About Technovate.One

Technovate.One is an AI-driven custom software development and digital engineering company delivering solutions across AI and automation, data engineering, cloud and DevOps, product engineering, ERP, and system integration.

The company helps businesses connect systems, streamline workflows, and explore practical technology and AI solutions aligned with their operational needs.

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