Experienced engineering executive in both start up and corporate company environments with over 20 years in product development and bringing new products to market. Has high technical competence with deep knowledge and experience of building optical networking equipment for public carrier networks. Product architecture, requirements definition, SW architecture, protocol and state design are areas of technical competence and experience. Created, executed and delivered Product Road maps, in the Product Manager role, working closely with customers and sales. Pre sales engineering, techno economic modelling, and generally presenting, pitching and defining product value and applications in sales support. Holds over 20 patents and has considerable experience with Intellectual property management including drafting submissions, dealing with examiners reports and determining business strategy around disclosure.