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Mr. Garabet has a long history of leading successful companies in the optical communications market. Prior to founding EM4, Inc., Mr. Garabet was the Senior Vice President of Marketing and Sales for Altitun, an advanced manufacturer of tunable lasers for DWDM telecommunication applications. While a member of Altitun's senior management team, Mr. Garabet was responsible for all global commercialization activities and played a leading roll in the eventual sale of the company to ADC Telecommunications. Prior to joining Altitun, Mr. Garabet was the Chief Operating Officer of Melles Griot's Photonics Division, an international manufacturer and distributor of lasers and photonics components serving the telecommunications, semiconductor and medical markets. Mr. Garabet also has experience at Pirelli Cable Corporation where he led the North American Optical Communication Systems Sales and Marketing Group specializing in WDM and optical amplifier based systems. In addition, Mr. Garabet held senior sales management positions at Lasertron and Micracor, manufacturers of IR laser and detector components. Mr. Garabet holds a Masters of Science degree in Lasers and Applications from Essex University in Essex, United Kingdom, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Applied Physics from Portsmouth Polytechnic in Portsmouth, United Kingdom. | 