Lightwave's Optical Networks for Enterprises Conference
October 4-6, 2010
Los Angeles Convention Center, Los Angeles, CA
Speaker List
Monday, October 4, 11:00 – 11:45 AM
Enterprise Optical Networks: Carrier Managed, Do it Yourself, or Something in Between
Speaker:
Kyle Hollasch
Consulting Systems Engineer, Cisco Systems
Kyle Hollasch is a Consulting Systems Engineer within Cisco’s Enterprise Optical Sales organization, with responsibility for marketing and strategic customer engagements involving DWDM and Packet Optical technologies. He has been working with Cisco’s optical portfolio for 10 years across both service provider and enterprise markets.
Prior to joining Cisco, Kyle was a Member of Technical Staff at Lucent Technologies, performing research involving high speed data transmission over unshielded twisted pair cabling and leading the deployment of long haul DWDM systems. Kyle has a Masters degree in Electrical Engineering from Cornell University, and a BS in Electrical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Monday, October 4, 12:15 – 1:00 PM
The Role of Optical Networks in Cloud Computing
Speaker:
Andres Belloni
Product Manager, Optical Terrestrial Transmision, Carrier Business Group, Alcatel-Lucent
Since 2008, Andres Belloni has been a Product Manager for Optical Terrestrial Transmission, at Alcatel-Lucent. His main are of expertise is on system solutions for photonics networks with a prime focus on network management/OSS systems and data center interconnection arising from next-generation cloud computing services.
Prior to joining the Optical Terrestrial Transmission product group, Andres worked for the IP Product Division as a Product Manager/Strategist in the Network and Service Management product group.
He has been working for more than 15 years in Alcatel – Lucent. Andres has a degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina and a Master in Business Administration from Queen’s University in Canada.
Monday, October 4, 1:15 – 1:45 PM
Low Latency Network Strategies
Speaker:
Shawn Morris
Manager of IP Development, NTT America, Inc.
As manager of IP development for NTT America, Shawn Morris coordinates the NTT Communications Global IP Network Development Testing staff and facilities, which are responsible for qualifying both hardware and software for the NTT Com Global IP Network.
Mr. Morris has thirteen years of experience in the IP networking industry and previously served as a member of the IP engineering staff at Verio, which was acquired by NTT Communications in August of 2000. Prior to joining Verio, he was a part of the networking and engineering staff at a Fortune 100 property and casualty insurer.
Monday, October 4, 2:00 – 2:45 PM
Panel: Data Center Interconnection
Moderator:
Jim Theodoras
ADVA Optical Networking
Jim Theodoras is Director of Technical Marketing at ADVA Optical Networking, where he actively promotes the company’s portfolio of Optical+Ethernet transport products and related technologies. Jim has over 20 years of industry experience in electronics and optics, spanning a wide range of diverse topics.
Prior to ADVA Optical Networking, Jim was Senior Hardware Manager and Technical Leader at Cisco Systems, where he managed Ethernet switch development on the Catalyst series product. At Cisco, Jim worked on optical multi-service, switching and transport products and related technologies, and was fortunate to participate in the “pluggable optics” revolution. Prior to acquisition by Cisco, Jim worked at Monterey Networks and was responsible for optics and 10G hardware development. Jim also worked at Alcatel Networks USA on DWDM long-haul transport systems, IMRA America on a wide range of research topics from automotive LIDAR to femtosecond fiber lasers and at Texas Instruments’ Defense unit.
Jim has a Masters in Electro-Optics from University of Texas at Dallas and was optical liaison editor for IEEE Communication Magazine from 2006-2010. He is currently a member of the Board of Directors of the Ethernet Alliance and simultaneously chairs its Carrier Ethernet subcommittee. Jim holds 14 patents in the fields of telecommunications, is a frequent contributor to industry publications, presenter at international conferences and an active contributor to the Blogosphere.
Panelist:
Svein Karevik
Sr. Network Architect, VMWare
Senior Network Architect with VMware Inc, who has more than 13 years experience in networking industry. Extensive experience with data center build out and migration plans, large scale virtualization implementations, and MPLS campus wide solution. Experience with building out infrastructure to support scalable Cloud Based Solutions for: SaaS, IaaS, and PaaS. In depth knowledge of MPLS, L2VPN, L3VPN, BGP, OSPF Protocols, and DWDM, and WAN transport technologies. Extensive knowledge of VMware technology requirements and implementations.
Panelist:
Mike Henson
Chief Security Officer, NoaNet
Mr. Henson has been with NoaNet since 2001 where he provides security and network design guidance for telecommunications and high capacity networking. Prior to NoaNet Mike worked for Oracle Corporation as Technical Manager for Utilities and Telecommunications for Western Region. Mr. Henson has been working in telecommunication and utilities since 1993. During this time Mike has consulted on data center interconnectivity, high capacity networking and next generation telecommunications networking. Mr. Henson studied Chemistry and Physics at the University of South Alabama.
Monday, October 4, 3:00 – 3:45 PM
Today’s Enterprise Network: Make Yours Modern
Speaker:
Assaji Aluwihare
Director and General Manager, Network and Enterprise Test, JDSU
Assaji Aluwihare currently serves as director and general manager of the Network and Enterprise Test business for JDSU Communications Test and Measurement. Assaji plans and oversees strategic direction, drives product and business development, and helps manage the technical engineering behind cutting-edge test expertise addressing the needs of enterprise and service provider customers.
In his 15-years serving the telecommunications industry, Assaji has played a critical role in developing solutions that help customers manage network complexities for effective service deployments. His contributions have also supported successful triple-play service delivery – from testing the head end to verifying the inside-the-home and enterprise network wiring. Assaji holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Cornell University.
Tuesday, October 5, 8:30 – 9:15 AM
Optical Connectivity Enables the Green Data Center
Speaker:
Doug Coleman
Manger of Technology & Standards, Corning Cable Systems
Since joining Corning Cable Systems in 1979, Doug Coleman has held positions in materials engineering, process engineering, product engineering and applications engineering. He currently serves as a marketing manager responsible for technology and standards in the private networks market.
Coleman is active in the development of optical specifications in multiple industry organizations. He has served in various capacities in ICEA, TIA/EIA, IEC, IEEE, Fibre Channel Standards groups, SCTE, Telcordia and BICSI.
Coleman was recently named a Distinguished Associate, an honor which recognizes long-term and continuous exemplary performance and significant contributions to Corning Incorporated. In 1987, he was recognized as Corning Cable Systems Inventor of the Year and has received multiple Marketing Excellence awards. Coleman has been awarded nine domestic patents and 12 international patents, has published numerous technical articles, and made presentations at technical forums such as BICSI, ACUTA, 7x24, AFCOM and SCTE.
He is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Tuesday, October 5, 9:30 – 10:15 AM
Cabling the Data Center: Best Practices Panel
Speakers:
Rodney Casteel
Technical Manager, CommScope
Rodney is a Technical Manager, for CommScope’s Enterprise division. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, he provides optical, copper, wireless and intelligent infrastructure design, engineering and technical support for CommScope’s Enterprise customers; as well as, high-level pre-sales technical consultation services for the CommScope sales team. In addition to his role within CommScope, Rodney is also serving his third term as Chair of the TIA Fiber Optics LAN Section where he works closely with the TIA staff and other manufacturers within the industry to develop tools and resources to assist end-users, consultants and engineers with the decision process, design phase, and deployment of fiber optic networks within the enterprise.
Rodney joined CommScope in 2003 serving as a technical and applications specialist for copper and fiber network infrastructures. Prior to joining CommScope, he was a Master Instructor and Field Engineer for Lucent Technologies. He worked closely with Bell Labs scientists to develop products and processes for both outside plant and in-building network infrastructures. As a liaison between the labs and field teams, he also contributed to several technical books and journals.
Rodney is a 13 year BICSI member and holds the designations of Registered Communications Distribution Designer (RCDD), Network Transport Specialist (NTS) and Outside Plant Specialist (OSP). Prior to being elected as chair of the FOLS he served three terms as vice chair of the communications subcommittee. Rodney is a frequent speaker at industry conferences and seminars and a contributor to many industry trade publications and author of industry technical papers.
Rodney majored in science and computer information systems while attending the Emory University and Georgia State University educational systems. He is very active in his local church and community
Adrian Young
Senior Customer Support Engineer, Fluke Networks
Adrian is currently the Senior Customer Support Engineer (Level III) within the Technical Assistance Center at Fluke Networks in Everett, Washington. Young has been in the cabling industry for 24 years, starting at KRONE (UK) Technique LTD in 1986. He played a key role in the development of KRONE's first category 5 connector and the testing of cabling systems. Adrian moved to Fluke (UK) Ltd in 1996 as a Product Specialist with the introduction of the DSP-100 CableMeter and progressed to European Segment Manager in 1999 with the launch of the DSP-4000 CableAnalyzer. During this period he was an active member of the British Standards Expert Cabling Group and Cenelec's EN50173 Cabling Standard. In 2000 he spent a brief period at Optical Technology Training Ltd before moving the Fluke Networks (Seattle) in 2001. His current responsibilities includes product development, training, presenting, troubleshooting cabling systems and key holder for the Fluke Networks Knowledge Base for fiber and copper premise cabling.
Alfred Flores
Berk-Tek, a Nexans Company
Alfred Flores, RCDD, is the global pre-terminated optical products manager for Berk-Tek. Alfred has been with Berk-Tek for six years. He previously held product management positions for DWDM optical architectures in Central and South Americas as well as engineering/design/training positions in the optical cabling industry. Alfred has over 15 years of experience in the telecommunications cabling industry and has presented at numerous industry forums including BICSI (Building Industry Consulting Service International) and IWC West (International Security Conference West).
Alfred graduated with a BS in Chemical Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania and a Masters in Business Administration from the University of West Florida. Prior to joining Berk-Tek, Alfred held product marketing and engineering positions with Cisco, Corning Cable Systems, and Fiber Systems International. He served ten years in the United States Navy as an officer and an aviator.
Tuesday, October 5, 10:30 – 11:15 AM
Power Over Ethernet and Fiber Networks Are Not Mutually Exclusive
Speaker:
Ty Estes
Marketing Communications Director, Omnitron Systems
Ty Estes is the Director of Marketing at Omnitron Systems Technology, Inc., where he oversees worldwide promotion of the company’s optical Enterprise and Carrier Ethernet technologies. Ty has been with Omnitron for five years, and has over fifteen years experience marketing network technology. He participates in several committees for the Metro Ethernet Forum, and possesses a Bachelors Degree in English from California State University, Long Beach.ite textthi
Tuesday, October 5, 11:30 – 12:15 AM
Ensuring Enterprise Security in Optical Backhaul Networks
Speaker:
Zeev Draer
MRV Communications
Prior to his role as vice president of marketing, Draer served as vice president and product line manager for MRV International Carrier Ethernet Division. In this position, he was responsible for leading and promoting MRV’s flagship Carrier Ethernet product lines in the Metro Ethernet access market. Draer is a member of the Metro Ethernet Forum and is active in making technology outlook presentations at industry seminars, conferences and tradeshows. Draer has more than 15 years of experience in the telecommunications industry. Prior to MRV, he worked for a subsidiary of Elbit, a leading military telecommunications systems integrator and cellular application startup company.
Tuesday, October 5, 1:15 – 2:00 PM
Powering Desk to Desk Dynamic Ethernet Lightpaths
Speaker:
Chris Janson
Senior Industry Market Manager, Government & Military
Ciena
Chris Janson is currently Senior Industry Market Manager, Government & Military sector at Ciena Corporation. In this role, he follows networking technology trends and their application to government and military customers. Chris is also an adjunct lecturer at
Wednesday, October 6, 8:30 – 9:00 AM
Fiber-optic Innovations- Minimizing Network Cost & Complexity With Air-blown Fiber
Speaker:
Kurt Templeman
Product Manager for Enterprise Networks, Sumitomo Electric
Kurt Templeman (RCDD), product manager of enterprise networks at Sumitomo, brings 30 years of design and installation experience in both conventional and Air-blown Fiber LAN infrastructures.
Wednesday, October 6, 9:00 – 9:30 AM
Fiber-optic Innovations- The Considerations, Economics and Benefits of Passive Optical LANs
Speaker:
Vibhoosh Gupta
Senior Manager, Marketing, Passive Optical LAN Solutions, Motorola
Vibhoosh Gupta has more than 10 years of experience in telecommunication and IT industry. In his current role, Mr. Gupta is responsible for Motorola’s Passive Optical LAN solutions business worldwide. During his career Mr. Gupta has held various positions within Engineering, Market Development and Solutions Architecture organizations.
Mr. Gupta received his MBA degree from F.W.Olin Graduate School of Business at Babson and Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science and Engineering degree from National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra in India
Wednesday, October 6, 9:30 – 10:15 AM
Fiber-Optic Innovations - Active Optic Cabling
Speaker:
Christian Urricariet
Director of Product Markting for High-Speed Optics
Finisar Corporation
Christian Urricariet is Director of Marketing for High-Speed Optics at Finisar, responsible for its 40Gb/s and 100Gb/s product lines for LAN/WAN applications. Since joining the company in 1999, he has also managed the 10Gb/s, 2Gb/s and 1Gb/s transceiver product lines.
Wednesday, October 6, 12:45 – 1:30 PM
Evolved Packet Transport and Enterprise Services
Speaker:
Matthew Smith
Network Marketing for the IP & Broadband Product Area, Ericsson
Matthew is Head of Network Marketing, responsible for communicating Ericsson's vision on IP & Broadband subjects (Ericsson's IP & Broadband organisation includes segments such as Optical & Microwave Transport, IP Routing, Mobile Core, and Broadband Access). Up until spring 2010 he was Head of Optical Product Marketing, responsible for all product and portfolio messaging and collateral, and related business analysis. Matthew led the Optical marketing activities of Ericsson and formerly Marconi since 2005, and he has played an important part in the development and delivery of the marketing of Ericsson’s Mobile Backhaul business solution. For almost a decade Matthew has been involved in shaping the marketing of Ericsson's (and Marconi prior to that) optical transport solutions towards service providers who have enterprise connectivity services at the heart of their businesses.
After graduation from Loughborough University in the U.K. Matthew joined Marconi in 2000 and held SDH, Ethernet, DXC and WDM marketing and product management roles. In his role as product line manager for Marconi’s data and optical edge portfolio, Matthew was primarily focused on Ethernet technology, but also covered a wide range of SDH edge equipment. Matthew drove the early introduction of NG-SDH technologies to the market-place, such as GFP, LCAS and Layer 2 functionality to support MEF-services, and helped design further Packet Transport product evolutions. For most of his career, Matthew has focused on strategies for optical network migration to carrier Ethernet technologies, and helping operators to realize the cost and revenue generating opportunities those strategies provide.
Matthew is currently based in San Jose, California, at Ericsson’s Silicon Valley campus.
Wednesday, October 6, 1:45 – 2:30 PM
In-service Preventive Maintenance of CWDM Networks
Speaker:
André Girard
Senior Member of Technical Staff, EXFO
Andre Girard joined EXFO in 1994. In addition to writing technical papers, reference books and guides, he is currently responsible for international standards as well as worldwide customer training, seminars and conference presentations.
He is Canada delegate at the ITU-T Standardization Sector and president of Canada National Committee for the IEC Technical Committee (TC 86) and International Convenor of Working Group 7 on Passive Components of Sub-Committee 86B on Passive Components and Interconnecting Devices. Dr. Girard is also a member of Engineering Committee TR-42 of the TIA and liaison officer for Canada to the US ANSI Technical Advisory Group (IEC TC 86). He has been the editor of TIA/ANSI-published standards.
Over the past thirty years, Dr. Girard has held various management, teaching and specialist positions—all related to optics—in military, university and private sectors.
André Girard holds a Ph.D. and M.Sc. in high-power lasers from the Quebec National Scientific Research Institute, a B.Sc. in physics from Laval University, as well as a post-doctorate fellowship at Laval University’s Centre of Optics, Photonics and Lasers.
Wednesday, October 6, 2:45 – 3:30 PM
Giving Enterprises the Competitive Edge With Advanced FTTB Services
Speaker:
Nathan Seybold
Regional Sales Manager -West
Enablence Technologies
Nate comes to Enablence with more than 25 years of proven experience and technical knowledge in the telecommunications industry. He has held many positions in the telecom industry, including Western Region Sales Manager at Tekno Telecom, Director of Sales (Americas) at NewStep Networks, Major Accounts Manager at Empirix, President of Seybold & Associates, Inc., and Senior Field Sales Engineer, Business Development Manager and Division Sales and Marketing Manager at Hewlett-Packard
