Wayne Pelouch

WAYNE PEOUCH VICE PRESIDENT OF PHOTONICS Wayne Pelouch received his B.A. degree in Physics (Honors) and B.S. degree from Northwestern University in 1987, and his Ph.D. degree in Applied Physics from Cornell University in 1992. His thesis covered ultrafast lasers and...

Tony Frisch

TONY FRISCH CHIEF TECHINCAL OFFICER Tony Frisch joined Xtera in 2004 initially managing Marketing and Proposals for terminal equipment and upgrades and then responsible for products such as Repeaters and Branching Units, and now serves as CTO. Tony started work at...

Vijay Rudravajjala

VIJAY RUDRAVAJJALA VP ENGINEERING  Vijay Rudravajjala has over 25 years of experience in design and development of SDH and DWDM systems. Vijay joined Xtera in 2000 and was responsible for development of software for the Nu-Wave DWDM product. He and his team developed...

Jeff Kight

JEFF KIGHT CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Jeff Kight joined Xtera in 2018 as Chief Financial Officer. Jeff is a seasoned business executive with experience in building and managing companies across numerous industry verticals–from ground-up company formations to business...

Joerg Schwartz

JOERG SCHWARTZ CHIEF PARTNERS AND SOLUTIONS OFFICER Joerg is responsible for Xtera’s partner relationships, supply chain and business delivery activities. As part of his role, he has driven the successful delivery of various submarine systems and numerous upgrades by...