David Sykes joined Stratalight in December of 2006 with responsibilty for all sales and marketing functions. David has over 22 years in the Telecommunications industry. Prior to joining Stratalight, David was Vice President of Global Market Development at Turin Networks with responsibility for Market Development, Corporate Development, System Engineering, Proposal Management, and the Turin Partner Program. Before Turin Networks, David served in various leadership positions at Nortel Networks, Bay Networks, and Network Equipment Technologies including responsibilities for Global Sales Management, Systems Engineering, and Market Development. He holds a BSEE degree from the Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA.