Carl Pavarini is currently an advisor to technology-based start-up companies in the telecommunications, Internet infrastructure, optical and communications components, and applications software markets. He works actively with angel investors and VCs, and serves on the boards of several start-ups. Dr. Pavarini is also currently an adjunct professor in the School of Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and visiting executive in the School of Engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology. Prior to his advisory roles, Dr. Pavarini was a vice president and a corporate officer with Lucent Technologies and AT&T, enjoying a successful career spanning more than 25 years at these organizations. During his early tenure, he spent 10 years at Bell Laboratories in applied research and product development. Subsequently, he held numerous business management positions at AT&T and then Lucent, most often with profit and loss responsibility for global products and services. Dr. Pavarini’s responsibilities ranged from over $1 billion in existing businesses to internal start-ups in new market and new product areas.Dr. Pavarini holds a BS, a MEng, electrical engineering, and a PhD, systems engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. |