Philippe Perrier, SVP of Optical Engineering leads the engineering efforts for researching, developing and commercializing Xtera’s innovative technology to support current and future generation optical solutions. Philippe has been with Xtera since October of 2000 when he was hired as the Director of Photonic Sub-Systems Engineering.

Prior to joining Xtera, Phillippe demonstrated superior technical and leadership skills while performing at various optical communications positions including Optics Manager in the Transmission Networks Division, Alcatel USA . As a leading member of Xtera’s research and development team, Philippe continues to add to his portfolio of more than a dozen patents. He also continues to contribute to the optics industry by adding to his list of more than 65 refereed papers in the field of optical networking and switching.