Respected leader of the optoelectronics community.
Various senior positions in telecoms multinationals specialising in technology management incl running a $100M optical technologies business
CTO of JDSU (~$2bn market cap) (2005 - 2008),
Senior VP of JDSU (2004 – 2005), Lucent Technologies and AT&T Bell Labs (1982-1999).
External advisory board member for Tyndall Institute.

PhD from Dublin City University in 2009;
Scholarship position at Bell Labs, Crawford Hill, New Jersey;
Research Fellowship at Dublin City University;
Co-founded Pilot Photonics in 2011;
Raised more that €2m in investment and funding to develop the company's innovative products.
Co-founded the CONNECT Centre for Future Networks in Trinity College Dublin securing €50m in funding;
>80 papers published; expert reviewer for European Commission

Graduated from Dublin City University in 1987;
Research Officer in Tyndall National Institute for 8 years;
CTO and engineering director in a number of university spin-outs commercialising Tyndall research including CorkOpt and Plasma Ireland; Principal inventor and researcher for Phoseon Technology, Portland USA; Held senior roles in Helia Photonics, Scotland, and Andor Technology, Belfast;
Holds 4 granted worldwide patents

Expertise in global sales, marketing, business development and operations for both public and early stage private companies;
CEO of Thoroughbred Capital and WorkHorse Capital;
Board Member for Sunora Foods and LeoNovus;
Director of Sales, Marketing and Business Operations of Enablence Technologies Inc.
Head of Marketing for Iridian Spectral Technologies which was acquired by JDS Uniphase.