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Dr. Stan Swirhun joined Zarlink in June 2005 with responsibility for the strategic direction and growth of the company’s Opto Electronics business. As a veteran executive with 25 years of entrepreneurial management and technology experience in the micro and optical electronics industries Stan has a proven ability to define and execute high-growth product strategies.
Stan is well known in the industry as a founder and the CEO of Picolight Inc. a rapidly growing private company specializing in VCSEL (vertical cavity surface emitting laser)-based optical components and transceivers. He led Colorado-based Picolight from 1997 to 2004.
From 1993 to 1997 Stan was VP of Engineering and then CTO at Vixel Corporation where he guided the company’s product and customer strategies in storage area networks. In his executive roles with these early-stage companies Stan successfully oversaw large-scale market creation and product development programs business processes and funding and acquisition strategies.
In addition Stan held technology positions with Bandgap Technology Honeywell BNR/NorTel Semiconductor and Bell-Northern Research.
Stan earned a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Stanford University and is a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. He holds 21 U.S. technology patents. | 