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Optelian Leadership Team
David Weymouth, Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Weymouth combines his education in Engineering with over 25 years of experience in design and management within the telecommunications industry. Early in his career, Mr. Weymouth was Manager of R&D for Mitel Semiconductor’s Hybrid Design group, where he managed a team developing thick-film-based hybrid telecommunications modules. In 1992, he joined Fitel-PMX (acquired by JDS-Uniphase in 1998), where he became Director of R&D for the Optical Network Solutions group. In January 2002, Mr. Weymouth co-founded Optelian Access Networks, where he is currently President and CEO along with serving as Vice President of the R&D and Operations groups.
Mike Perry, President
Mr. Perry has over 30 years of experience in the telecommunications industry serving the North American carrier market. Mr. Perry began his career at Bell Canada, where he held a variety of sales, management, training and marketing positions. In 1991, Mr. Perry joined Unitel Communications, where he was the Business Manager of the Financial Customer Service Group before becoming the Director of Alternate Channels, then the Director of the USA Business Development program in Chicago. In 1996, Mr. Perry joined Fitel-PMX (JDSU) where he was appointed to the position of Director of Sales, then transferred to Atlanta. In 2002, Mr. Perry co-founded Optelian Access Networks. Mr. Perry is currently President and also serves as Executive Vice President of Sales, Service and Marketing, responsible for the Americas, as well as International Business Development.
Sheldon Walklin, Chief Technology Officer
Mr. Walklin studied at the University of Alberta, graduating in 1992 with a BSc in Electrical Engineering with distinction, and in 1997 with a PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering. In the mid ‘90s he pioneered research at TRLabs on advanced modulation formats for high-speed optical transmission. He was a Radio System Designer at Nortel, Senior Designer at RIM, Optical System Designer at Innovance, and a Control System Designer and Manager of Hardware and Software at Metconnex. Mr. Walklin started as Systems Architect at Optelian in 2006, advanced to Director of Systems Architecture, and was promoted to CTO in 2010. As CTO, he is responsible for technology strategy and overall product architecture. Mr. Walklin is a member of the IEEE Communications Society, Photonics Society and CREATE Program Committee for Next Generation Optical Networks.
Dave Mills, Vice President of Sales & Marketing
Optelian is proud to announce that Dave Mills has been promoted to the role of Vice President of Sales, Service and Marketing, where he will continue to expand on our unprecedented growth. Mr. Mills joined Optelian Access Networks in September 2002, soon after it was launched, and has been a key element of its growth from a start-up through its position today as one of the industry’s most respected optical transport solutions providers. His background of over 20 years in telecommunications, including technical and sales leadership roles in both the service provider and network equipment vendor organizations gives him a unique understanding of the needs of our customers.
Brenda Snarr, Vice President of Finance
Ms. Snarr is a Certified Management Accountant (CMA) with over 25 years of experience in senior finance and administration positions. Ms. Snarr started her career as Controller at Spar Aerospace. In 1991, she joined the Canadian Intellectual Property Office as Director, Finance and Administration, where she staffed and managed a finance team of 30 people. In 1998, she went to Kanata Hydro as Director, Finance and Corporate Services. Ms. Snarr transitioned back to the high-tech community joining Spotwave Wireless as Controller in 2002, and Xmark Corp. (acquired by Stanley) as Corporate Controller in 2006. In 2007, Ms. Snarr joined the Optelian executive team and currently holds the position of Vice President of Finance. She is responsible for financial management, and financial and operational reporting.
Louise Boyling, Vice President of Corporate Quality and Administration
Ms. Boyling has worked for over 15 years in the high-tech sector after studying Business Administration and Human Resource Management. Ms. Boyling began as Senior Manager Human Resources at Entrust, where she was instrumental in facilitating the growth of the company from 30 employees to 1200 employees. In 2002, Ms. Boyling provided human resources consulting services to the federal government supporting the information technology sector. In 2004, she joined the Versatel Networks executive team. Ms. Boyling came to Optelian in 2006. She is the Vice President Corporate Quality and Administration, where she is responsible for human resources, quality, administration, IT and facilities management.
Nemer D. Abourizk, General Counsel
In his role as General Counsel, Mr. Abourizk directs Optelian’s legal activities in support of the company’s business, including sales and licensing, operations, HR and IP management. Mr. Abourizk serves as General Counsel for an evolving portfolio of mid-sized technology corporations. Within these roles, Mr. Abourizk has successfully managed numerous acquisitions and private placements. He has also negotiated complex, multi-year, multi-million dollar agreements for the sale of products/software to Tier 1 vendors and manufacturers located in North America, Europe, South East Asia and Japan. Mr. Abourizk is a member of the Law Society of Upper Canada and holds a Bachelor of Law, a Master of Business Administration and a Bachelor of Applied Sciences (Chemical Engineering) degree. Mr. Abourizk was selected as a 2006 Forty Under 40 award recipient by the Ottawa Business Journal.