Michael R. Bernique CHAIRMAN, has served on our Board since October 1997 and as Chairman of the Board since November 1999. Mr. Bernique also served as Chairman of the Board of TelOptica Inc., a developer of software that helps companies design and optimize fiber-optic telecommunications networks, from January 2003 until July 2004. Prior to January 1, 2003, Mr. Bernique served as President and Chief Executive Officer of TelOptica, Inc. From 1999 to 2003,
Mr. Bernique served as a director of Ceramics Process Systems Corporation, a manufacturer of advanced metal-matrix composites and ceramic components. Mr. Bernique served as President of Satellite Data Networks Group for Next Level Systems, Inc., a telecommunications company, in 1996 and 1997. From 1993 to 1995, Mr. Bernique served as Sr. Vice President, North American Sales and Service at DSC Communications (DSC), a telecommunications company, and from 1992 to 1993 he served as Vice President and General Manager of the Transmission Products Division of DSC. |