Philippe Perrier, SVP of Optical Engineering leads the engineering efforts for researching, developing and commercializing Xtera�s innovative technology to support current and future generation optical solutions. Philippe has been with Xtera since October of 2000 when he was hired as the Director of Photonic Sub-Systems Engineering.

Prior to joining Xtera, Phillippe demonstrated superior technical and leadership skills while performing at various optical communications positions including Optics Manager in the Transmission Networks Division, Alcatel USA . As a leading member of Xtera�s research and development team, Philippe continues to add to his portfolio of more than a dozen patents. He also continues to contribute to the optics industry by adding to his list of more than 65 refereed papers in the field of optical networking and switching.