Management Team
Shri Dodani is the President and Chief Executive Officer at StrataLight Communications, Inc., the leading supplier of 40G DWDM systems. Shri is a veteran executive of computer and communications industry with engineering, sales and marketing experience at major silicon, systems and software companies. Prior to joining StrataLight, Shri held several executive positions at Intel (INTC) including business development in the Consumer Electronics Group and general management in the Communications Group. Shri was the President & CEO at VxTel, a Silicon Valley Voice-over-IP silicon and software start-up that was acquired by Intel. Before VxTel, Shri was Vice President, Engineering and Operations, at Carrier Access Corp. (Nasdaq: CACS), with responsibility for engineering, product development, manufacturing and market introduction activities. He joined the company at an early stage, and managed its triple digit growth which led to a successful IPO. Prior to Carrier Access, he served as an executive with major computer & communications companies such as Nortel, Alcatel, ADC Telecommunications and Computer Automation.
Bruce Horn
Chief Financial Officer
Bruce Horn joined StrataLight in July 2007 and has responsibility for finance, accounting, information technology and human resources. Prior to joining StrataLight, Bruce was Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Oplink Communications Inc. a manufacturer of optical components and subsystems, which he took public in 2000. Prior to Oplink, Bruce was Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer of Larscom Incorporated, a manufacturer of telecommunications equipment, which he took public in 1996. Bruce has over 20 years experience in senior financial management in private and public high technology companies. Bruce received his B.A. in Accounting from the University of Northern Iowa, and his MBA in Finance from the California State University, East Bay.
David Sykes
Vice President, Sales and Marketing
David Sykes joined Stratalight in December of 2006 with responsibilty for all sales and marketing functions. David has over 22 years in the Telecommunications industry. Prior to joining Stratalight, David was Vice President of Global Market Development at Turin Networks with responsibility for Market Development, Corporate Development, System Engineering, Proposal Management, and the Turin Partner Program. Before Turin Networks, David served in various leadership positions at Nortel Networks, Bay Networks, and Network Equipment Technologies including responsibilities for Global Sales Management, Systems Engineering, and Market Development. He holds a BSEE degree from the Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA.
Roberto R. Marcoccia
Vice President of Engineering
Roberto Marcoccia has 21 years' experience in the development of high-speed telecommunications and data networking equipment. Roberto joined StrataLight in May 2001. Prior to Stratalight, Roberto was Director of Software Development for Calient Networks, an optical switch manufacturer. At Calient, he was responsible for the development of GMPLS control and management software. Previously, Roberto was Director of Engineering for WaveSpan Corporation, a wireless telecom systems vendor, where he managed the development of the industry's first and highest capacity Wireless IP Integrated Access System, with responsibility for both hardware and software. Roberto previously held senior engineering and engineering management positions at Airwave Technology, Xircom and Condor Systems. He received a BSCS degree from San Jose State University.
Jin Hong
Vice President of Product Line Management
Jin Hong joined StrataLight as Vice President of Product Line Management in June 2007. Jin has 15 years of experience in R&D, Product Line Management, Sales, and Marketing in optical communications. Prior to joining StrataLight, Jin served as Vice President of Technology at Oplink Communications and was General Manager for their private label sub-system business. Before Oplink, Jin was Director for Product Line Management at Ciena Corporation. Prior to Ciena, Jin was with ONI Systems in San Jose, Nortel Networks and Bell Northern Research in Canada with various responsibilities in research and product management. Jin has authored over 60 technical papers and holds multiple US and international patents in the fields of semiconductor lasers and optical communications. He received his B.S. and M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Science and Technology of China, and Ph.D. degree in Optoelectronics from the University of Waterloo, Canada, where he was awarded the "Governor's General Gold Medal of Canada."
Pat Rezza
Vice President of Operations
Pat Rezza joined StrataLight Communications as VP of Operations in October 2006; bringing over 24 years of multi-disciplinary management experience in international business development and investments, operations, and engineering in high technology areas including wireless and optical networking, microprocessors, and system and component technology. Before joining StrataLight, Pat was VP of Business Development for ArrayComm, a wireless smart antenna signal processing company. Prior to ArrayComm, Pat spent 10 years at Intel in various senior management roles including Director of Business Development for Intel's Mobility Group, Strategic Investment Manager in Intel Capital, and Plant Manager of Intel's server manufacturing factory. Prior to Intel, Pat spent 9 years at Kaman Electromagnetics Corp, as a Director of Land Systems Division developing advanced electric drive propulsion systems for commercial and military applications. Pat has an MBA from Harvard Business School, an MS in mechanical engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and a BS in mechanical engineering from Northeastern University.
Bryson Wallace
Vice President Module Development
Bryson Wallace has 25 years experience in the development of microwave and millimeter wave communications systems products. Prior to joining StrataLight, he served as Chief Technologist at SafeView, where he assisted in development of a leading edge microwave holographic imaging system. Before SafeView, Bryson was Vice President of Development at Alta Microtec, an RF-MEMS startup company. Previously, he served as Vice President of Engineering for Endwave Corporation, where he was responsible for engineering and product development efforts for OEM programs at Nokia, Stratex Networks, Hughes Network Systems, and others. Before Endwave, Bryson served in Engineering Management and Staff roles at C&K Systems, The Boeing Company and at ARGOSystems. He holds a BSEE in Microwave Engineering from the University of California at Davis, and a MSEE in Electromagnetics from the University of Santa Clara. Bryson is the author and co-author of several U.S. patents related to RF antenna and circuit design.
Pat Day
Vice President System Development
Pat Day joined StrataLight as VP of Systems Engineering in June of 2007 with responsibility for all hardware, software and mechanical engineering functions. Pat has 24 years experience in the development of telecommunications and data networking equipment. Prior to joining StrataLight, Pat was Director of Engineering for ADTRAN (ADTN), a broadband access equipment manufacturer. At ADTRAN, he was responsible for the development of Multi-Service Access Platforms. Previously, Pat was Vice President of Engineering for Carrier Access Corporation (CACS) with responsibility for all aspects of product development. Pat has held senior engineering and engineering management positions at Pulsecom, Seiscor Technologies and the Williams companies (parent company of Williams Telecommunications). Pat holds a BSCS degree from University Center at Tulsa (now OSU-Tulsa).
Ross Saunders
General Manager, Next Generation Transport
Ross Saunders has 15 years experience in development and product management of high speed optical transmission technology. Ross joined StrataLight in August 2003. Prior to joining StrataLight, Ross led Product Management at a ULH start-up company, Ceyba Inc. and Pirelli Optical Systems (purchased by Cisco Systems in 1999). From 1992 thru 1998, Ross worked on OC-192 DWDM system development at Nortel Networks in the UK and Canada, from initial concept through to final product verification. He also worked on advanced research in 40Gb/s and 100Gb/s transmission, optical regeneration and nonlinear fiber optics. Ross graduated from Napier University, Scotland with a B Eng (Hons, 1st class) in Communication and Electronic Engineering, has authored over 80 technical papers and has 14 US patents granted in the field of optical communications.