Al brings more than 25 years of executive leadership experience in both commercial and defense industries. Most recently, Al was the CEO of Inplane Photonics, a startup company providing broadband, optical communication ICs for telecom and defense applications which was successfully sold to a private equity group. Previously, as VP of Product Management, Marketing and Strategy for JDS Uniphase, Al brought inspired leadership to the optical networking division, making it the company s fastest growing and largest business segment ($250M). He was also CEO of the Microelectronics and Computer Technology Corporation (MCC) creating revolutionary technology and spinoff opportunities to consortium companies. In the defense industry, Al led significant business growth (>$200M) within the Government Communications Group of the Harris Corporation as Director of Business Development and Director of Advanced Programs. Al has a BSEE from the University of Pittsburgh and an Executive MBA from the University of Florida.