Dale C. Flanders, Ph.D. President and CEO, Chairman of the Board One of Axsun's founders, Dr. Flanders joined Axsun from Lasertron, Inc, where he served in several key technical roles, including Vice President of Engineering and Chief Technology Officer from 1985 to 1998. Prior to Lasertron, he performed research at Bell Labs and at MIT's Lincoln Laboratory. Dr. Flanders received a B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from MIT, and is the holder of 40 patents.

Chris Baldwin Chief Financial Officer Biography Coming Soon

Dr. Peter S. Whitney
Chief Scientist, Co-Founder
Dr. Whitney co-founded Axsun after working at Lasertron, Inc., where he was Director of Engineering responsible for development of packaging technologies and for development of the 980nm pump laser product line. Prior to Lasertron, he was employed as a research scientist for Nippon Telegraph and Telephone in Japan. Dr. Whitney holds a BSEE from Princeton University and a Ph.D. in Materials Science from MIT. Dr. Whitney also holds numerous patents in the areas of MEMS devices, as well as opto-electronic packaging and assembly.

L. James Newman III Vice President, Manufacturing and Product Engineering Mr. Newman joined Axsun from Active Control eXperts where he was Vice President of Engineering and Manufacturing Operations. Prior to ACX, he served as Manufacturing Engineering Manager at Analog Devices, a mixed signal semiconductor device manufacturer. Mr. Newman earned B.A. and B.E. degrees in Engineering from Dartmouth College, and a M.S. degree from MIT's Sloan School of Management. He holds two patents.

Bill Ahern
Director Marketing
Mr. Ahern joined Axsun from Lasertron Inc., where he was Director of Marketing for Transmission Products. Prior to Lasertron Inc., Mr. Ahern spent 13 years at Analog Devices, Inc, a leading mixed signal semiconductor device manufacturer, in various Technical and Marketing roles. Mr. Ahern holds a BSEE from Wentworth Institute of Technology and an MBA from Suffolk University.

Steve Harris
Electro Scientific Industries, Inc.
Vice President of Research, Development, & Engineering
Mr. Harris joined ESI in 1997 as a Senior Engineering Manager and was named Director of Central Engineering in 2000. He was elected Vice President of Research, Development, & Engineering in 2004. Prior to joining ESI, he held a number of engineering management positions at Tektronix, Inc. where he worked from 1984 to 1997.

Geoff Mott Vantage Point Venture Partners Geoff has been involved in the high-tech industry for 25 years as a consultant and entrepreneur in sectors ranging from sectors optical components and telecom systems to enterprise software. As a member of the Information Technology Group focused on communications and wireless technologies, he brings extensive experience working with entrepreneurs to develop successful corporate, product and market strategies, commercial partnerships, and operational plans. Prior to joining VantagePoint, Geoff was the Managing Partner of The McKenna Group and earlier in his career built a business strategy practice for technology firms at Lochridge & Co., where he was heavily involved in global telecom deregulation. Geoff is a graduate of Oxford University, England (BA and MA) and of MIT's Sloan School of Management (SM Management degree).

William Seifert Prism VentureWorks Mr. Seifert is an entrepreneur with over 23 years of experience in the data communications industry. Before joining Prism in 1999, he was the founder and CEO of Agile Networks Inc. Prior to founding Agile, he was a co-founder and Chief Technical Officer of Wellfleet Communications.

Fred Leonberger Principal of EOvation Technologies LLC Fred Leonberger is the Principal of EOvation Technologies LLC, a technology and business advisory firm. He serves on the Board of Directors and/or Advisors for a number of photonics companies, and is a Senior Advisor at the MIT Center for Integrated Photonic Systems (CIPS). Dr. Leonberger previously served as Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of JDS Uniphase (JDSU), a leading optical components supplier. He was also a co-founder and General Manager of UTP, an optical modulator company, and has held management positions at MIT Lincoln Laboratory and United Technologies Research Center. He received a BSE from the University of Michigan and a SM and PhD from MIT.