John George

John George has extensive work experience in the telecommunications industry. John started their career at AT&T as a Yeild Improvement Engineer, where they successfully improved yield rates and saved millions of dollars. John then worked as a Product Engineer, leading the transformation of customers' printed circuit board designs into high-quality products. Later, they became a Field Engineer, focusing on improving designs for manufacturability and resolving field quality complaints.

In 1997, John joined Bell Labs Lucent Technologies as an Offer Manager, where they developed optical cabling system solutions for Local Area Networks.

Since 1999, John has been working at OFS in various roles. Initially, they served as a Systems Engineering and Technical Marketing Manager, leading the development and market introduction of the SYSTIMAX LazrSPEED 10G MMF Cabling System Offer. John then became the Director of FTTX Solutions, where they facilitated significant growth in FTTX revenues and successfully launched the FOX System, an end-to-end FTTH Solution.

In their subsequent roles as Director of Technical Marketing and Professional Services, Director of Solutions and Professional Services, and Senior Director of Solutions Engineering and Fusion Splicers, John led teams in developing optical fiber-based solutions for global telecommunications and data communications customers. During this time, they successfully created and delivered differentiated solutions, engaged customers to identify their needs, and collaborated with PLM and R&D teams to develop winning value propositions.

John George completed their Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1983. John furthered their education by obtaining a Master's degree in Engineering Administration and Marketing from Virginia Tech between the years 1986 and 1988.