Mark Boxer is the Applications Engineering Manager for OFS. In this role, he assists customers deploying fiber in a wide variety of network design scenario and analyzes trends in telecommunications markets that drive new product development and innovation. Mark has a BME degree in Mechanical Engineering from Georgia Tech, and has spent his 20+ year career in the fiber industry. His experience includes varied roles in fiber manufacturing and applications engineering for fiber-based products and markets. Mark has a deep background in fiber applications for cell, telephone, cable TV, and power utility companies, with a special focus assisting customers in Fiber to the Home and Cell Site deployments. He is an inventor of two US Patents and has an additional patent application in process. Mark joined NC Broadband Matters in 2019.