HECTOR E. ESCOBAR

 

HECTOR E. ESCOBAR

 

15746 Saticoy Street

Van Nuys, CA 91406

Telephone:  (626) 422-5891

Email: hescobare@hotmail.com

 

OBJECTIVE:

To obtain a senior engineering or product management position in optical networking, telecom, data/computer networks or semiconductors, where I can utilize my technical expertise in systems engineering, network design engineering, network architectures, operations, management, business/marketing and business development experience.

 

EDUCATION:                   

Master of Science, Electrical Engineering (MSEE).

Optoelectronics and Optical Communications.

Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering (BSEE).

Lightwave and Microwave Communications.

New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, N.J.

George Washington University (Graduate studies), Washington DC

Master of Business Administration (MBA).

University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, Texas.

 

 

QUALIFICATIONS SUMMARRY:

Extensive and intensive technical expertise and business knowledge of the domestic and

international telecommunications networks and markets. Solid experience and competence in network architecture, design and engineering, network provisioning and operations of optical fiber networks for carriers and service providers, network systems, subsystems and devices for optical transmission, optical and electronic switching and network architectures. Experience leading engineering teams and providing technical direction. Extensive working experience with Infinera DTN and ATN DWDM Equipment, Alcatel-Lucent DWDM, SONET/SDH(Lambda Unite, DMX) and Data (RS-7750 Service Routers) networking equipment as well as Fujitsu. Extensive experience in long haul and metro optical networks; knowledge of broadband access (DSL, ADSL, xDSL, FTTP, FTTH), LAN/WAN (Ethernet) IP, GFP, VCAT, LCAS and distribution networks. Mastery of optical fiber communications, broadband transmission and electronic and all-optical switching technologies and standards. Highly proficient in semiconductor lasers, optical transceivers, optical amplifiers (EDFAs), transponders, DWDM, ROAMD technology, optical switching devices, dispersion compensation, all-optical wavelength conversion and optical regeneration, SONET/SDH, ATM (Voice over ATM and IP), Ethernet, routing protocols include MPLS, RSVP, OSPF, RIP, ISIS. Experience in digital and wireless communications, analog and digital video, digital image processing and compression (MPEG) for high definition television (HDTV). Knowledge of video generation, encoding, transmission (broadcast, CATV, DBS, digital network), decoding and video displays. Competency in management, marketing, strategic planning and decision making. Solid experience in product management, optical hardware development, systems engineering, network architectures and network deployment. Working experience developing and executing business plans and business cases. Effective oral and written interpersonal communications skills and the ability to interact with different cultures in the global market. Experience working for carriers (including AT&T) and with customers, long distance carriers (AT&T, Verizon (MCI), Sprint) and regional operating companies and PTTs internationally. Experience in components and subsystems and working with system vendors and major system customers (Ciena, Nortel, Cisco, Siemens, Fujitsu). Serve on the OFC Technical Program Committee. Enjoy working, researching and developing new and emerging technologies trends.

 

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Proficient in the use of microwaves and fiber optics test equipment; Network and

Spectrum Analyzer, Lightwave Analyzer, TDR, OTDR, lasers; simulated microwave amplifier using

Supercompact CAD. Programmed in Fortran, Pascal, Basic, Micro-Cap, Mathematica. Working

knowledge of UNIX, PC software packages including AUTOCAD, Word, PowerPoint, Visio and Excel.

 

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

Multi-lingual proficiency. Read, write and speak Spanish and Italian fluently and have given technical and marketing talks and presentations to engineers and executives. Read and speak German; speak basic French.

 

HONORS:                                            

Distinguished Guest Lecturer at Stanford University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Penn State,

Boston University, other universities, AT&T and PictureTel. Employee Scholarship Award. Dean's List.

 

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:

Appointed Optical Fiber Communications Conference (OFC) Technical Committee member. Optical

Internetworking Forum (OIF) Speakers Bureau Ambassador. Institute of Electrical and Electronics

Engineers (IEEE), member and lecturer.

 

 

SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS AND PATENTS:

All-Optical Wavelength Band Conversion Enables New Scalable and Efficient

Optical Network Architectures; Optical Fiber Communications (OFC)

Conference: WH, Anaheim, March, 2002.

10 Gbit/s, 25 GHz Spaced Transmission over 800Km Without Using Dispersion Compensation Modules; Optical Fiber Communications (OFC) Conference: ThT1, Los Angeles, February 2004.

Broadband Dispersion Compensation Using Mid-Link Spectral Inversion Enables Performance Improvement and Cost Reduction in Optical Networks;

National Fiber Optics Engineers Conference, Orlando, September 2003

Broadband Dispersion and Fiber Non-Linearity Compensation; National Fiber Optics Engineers Conference, Dallas, September 2002

                                                        Band Architecture Improves Performance; Laser Focus World, Vol. 38, No. 9, September 2002

High Capacity WDM System Performance; National Fiber Optics Engineers Conference; Chicago, September1999.

Optical Networks Seek Reconfigurable Add/Drop Options, Photonics Spectra, Vol. 32, Issue 12, December 1998.

Acousto-optical tunable filter enables dynamic optical add/drop multiplexing; LIGHTWAVE, September 1998.

Optical and Wavelength Division Multiplexing Networks, IEEE Symposium, Dallas, April 20, 1999.

Optimum Protection Schemes for Multi-Wavelength Inter-office Network: A Comparative Analysis; National Fiber Optics Engineers Conference, Denver, 1996

All-Optical Switching Systems Near Practical Use; All-Optical, free-space SEED technology, Laser Focus World, Vol. 30, Oct. 1994.

Optical Automatic Protection Switching and Restoration; U.S. Patent pending.

 

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:             

 

Edison Carriers Solutions, Irwindale, CA             

Senior Network Architect/Engineer, 2006 to Present                           

Responsible for optical network architecture, design, engineering, planning, network operations and maintenance of a major Metropolitan and Regional optical fiber communications network in the Los Angeles and Southern California area. As a carriers’ carrier, provide network design service to all major carriers and wireless service providers. Identify, research, evaluates new technologies and equipment.

Lead network architect responsible for detailed engineering and network design for the inside plant (ISP) and outside plant (OSP) including new fiber cable deployment for providing SONET/Data services including, Gigabit Ethernet, 10 Gigabit/s Ethernet, Wavelength services as well as Dark Fiber Service.

As a carriers’ carrier, perform network design, provide service and responds to RFPs/RFQs for customers including AT&T, Level 3, Qwest, Telepacific, XO, Charter, Verizon Wiresless, T-Mobile and MetroPCS.

Perform network design to provide service from a DS3 level/Ethernet to High Speed SONET OC-48 and OC-192 (10 Gb/s) using Alcatel-Lucent LambdaUnite, DMX transport equipment, 7750 Service Router, which include self healing network architectures such as Bidirectional Line Switched Rings (BLSR) and Unidirectional Path Switched Rings (UPSR) and 1+1 network protection, network architectures and routing protocols.

Received training on Alcatel-Lucent on routers and data networking equipment including the 7750 Service Router and routing technologies and protocols such as MPLS, RSVP, IGP, BGP,OSPF, RIP and ISIS.

Designs implements and provide fiber backhaul service to cell sites to wireless service providers.

Designs DWDM networks using Infinera DTN equipment for core networks and Infinera ATN for metro network applications, Alcatel-Lucent WSM DWDM and Zhone/Sorrento transport equipment using EDFAs and Raman Optical Amplifiers for providing transport, which include wavelength services to customers.

Provide technical support to the Network Operations Center and customers when escalation is required in resolving network problems such as unplanned network outages, service interruptions and troubleshooting.   

                                                       

Intel Corporation, Hillsboro, OR

Strategic Planner, 2005 to 2006

Responsible for short and long-range (3-5 year and beyond) strategic product planning for the LAN Access Division and key components for Intel’s next generation dual-core and multi-core processor platforms.

Responsible for the product definition of 10 Gigabit Ethernet MAC and PHY components for high performance Blade Servers and Rack & Tower servers for network applications in Data Centers.

Knowledge of Virtualization applications and product implementation.

Developed expertise in Blade Server Architectures and interfaces including KX/KX4 and KR high speed interfaces.

Planned product features for congestion management, including backward congestion notification (BCN), traffic engineering, traffic classes and priority flow control.

Developed plans for a 10Gb/s Ethernet converged fabric to support different traffic types including (latency-sensitive) high performance computing (HPC), storage and LAN traffic.

Security protocols including LinkSec and IPSec.

Interfaced with customers including IBM, Dell and Sun. Wrote market requirements documents and specifications.

Developed and executed business plans/business cases, determined and projected financials such as development and manufacturing costs and average sales prices.

 

Larscom (Acquired by) Verilink, Newark, California

Director, Product Management and Marketing reporting to VP, 2004

Responsible for Product Definition, Product Management and Marketing of Data and TDM optical networking products for Access/Enterprise networks.

Responsible for the Ethernet over SONET/SDH, Orion 7400 Multi-Service Access Platform product line and M13 and SONET multiplexers, Orion 5000 optical multiplexers and Orion 4510, an Ethernet over DS-3 Interface Unit.

Define the products, new releases and features. Work closely with Engineering, Sales, Executive Team, CEO and customers to provide product vision and company strategy and product direction.

Defined next generation Ethernet over SONET/SDH by writing Product Requirement Documents (PRD) and System Engineering Specifications (SES).

Utilize generic framing procedure (GFP), Low order and high order virtual concatenation (VCAT) and link capacity adjustment scheme (LCAS) to map Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet to SONET/SDH for aggregation and transport over Enterprise, Access, Metro and Core networks.

Responsible for systems engineering and sales support. Responsible for formulating customer strategy and response for proposals to RFIs, RFPs, RFQs.  

Set marketing strategy including pricing, competitive analysis, public relations (PR) and marketing communications.

 

Lightbit Corporation, Mountain View, California.

Director, Product Management, reporting to CEO, 2001 to 2003.

Lead Systems Engineering, Product Management, Marketing, Business Development and Sales.

Actively engage with Board of Directors and venture capital firms for fund raising, M&A activities/due diligence and develop partnerships with other firms to strengthen the company, product development, marketing and strategic planning.

Responsible for product definition, market requirements and technical specifications, from concept to product development, customer lab and field trials and product introduction for the WaveXchange^TM Optical 2R Regenerator and dispersion compensation, BandXchange^TM All-Optical Wavelength Band Converter for all-optical switching (OXCs) and Reconfigurable and Wavelength Selective Optical Add/Drop Multiplexers (ROADM) applications and parametric and EDFA optical amplifiers. Write marketing requirement documents (MRD), product requirements documents (PRD) and engineering specifications and system architecture for these products.

Developed company strategy, provided technical direction and product roadmap. Successfully created and executed a push and pull market strategy with direct customers, system vendors (OEMs) such as Nortel, Ciena, Cisco, Siemens, Fujitsu, and end-users, major carriers including Sprint, MCI and AT&T. Developed and executed business plans which clearly identified target market segments, perform market research, including market size, revenue projections, time to revenue and product deployment plans.

Developed value proposition and product positioning for WaveXchange^TM and BandXchange^TM products.

Successful product introduction to major system integrators and carriers for product qualification and actual trials even in declining market conditions.

Developed partnerships with major vendor and major carriers and created joint proposals in response to government and defense projects.

Explore non-telecom applications and markets for Lightbit’s PPLN technology.

Contribute to product engineering and design. Clearly developed product applications, product documentation and device and develop system test plans.

Promote Lightbit’s technology and products through trade shows, PR campaign, publications and speaking at major conferences, including OFC.

Directed a successful marketing campaign, which contributed for the BandXchange product to win the 2002 Photonics Spectra Award for most Innovative Product. Lightbit  was ranked in the top 4 companies by (Lightwave) analysts at OFC 2003 with the BandXchange Optical 2R Regenerator.

Sold Lightbit to provide return to investors even in declining market conditions. 

 

Centerpoint Broadband Technologies, San Jose, California.

Director, Advanced Network Architecture, 1999 to 2001.

Responsible for the engineering and development of the next generation add/drop multiplexer (ADM) and dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) transmission to support different network architectures.

Evaluated optical technologies and components for system implementation, including optical multiplexer/demultiplexer, tunable lasers, optical switches, optical amplifiers, optical variable attenuators and optical performance monitoring devices.  

Instrumental in the definition and design, from concept to implementation, of the first generation optical fiber transmission ADM equipment, with capacity of 20 Gb/s per wavelength channel, and providing additional functionality such as cross-connect, transparent transport, and ring topologies.

Joined Centerpoint at early stage as a key member of the team. Since then the company grew over ten times.

Actively contributed in the development and execution of the company’s business pan and strategic planning.

Lead the engineering team and provided technical direction to the engineering team and company as whole.

Defined the product; developed system requirements, product architecture, specifications and implementation using a new technology of optical frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) or subcarrier multiplexing (SCM).

Manage component suppliers, contractors and interacted with key customers.

Active participant and principal member of standards organizations, including the Optical Internetworking Forum (OIF), American National Standards Institute (ANSI) T1 Committee and closely followed ITU-T optical networking standards.

 

 

Fujitsu Network Communications, Richardson, Texas.

Senior Product Line Manager/Senior Product Planner, 1998 to 1999.

Directly responsible for the product planning and management of the next generation, high-speed dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) and optical networking transmission (OC-192) product line.

Designed the system architecture of the next generation 1.76 Tera-bit/s (176 channels at 10 Gb/s per channel) DWDM network equipment, using the latest optical devices and technologies L band optical amplifiers, tunable lasers, optical tunable filters (AOTF), optical switches and dispersion compensation.

Successfully manage and introduced to the market the 32 Channels, OC-192, 320 Gbit/s optically amplified WDM/SONET FLASHWAVE product line.

Responsible for leading the planning and overseeing the development of the next generation optical networking products including a dynamic optical add/drop multiplexer (OADM), all-optical survivable rings (OBLSR, OBPSR) and all-optical cross-connect (OCCS) products.

Develop business and strategic plans, which provide direction on new product development to executive management in the US and Japan for better business decision making, based on market requirements, trends and evolution of technology.

Specify product requirements to the Research and Development (R&D) group, domestically and in Japan. Negotiate technical specifications and business issues internally and externally with customers. Participate in hardware and software design reviews with R&D in Japan. Assess technology and capabilities of suppliers and stay up to date with technology trends.

Contribute to emerging Bellcore (Telcordia) standards, including GR-2979-CORE, GR-3009-CORE for photonic cross connect equipment requirements.

Performed work in the Switching Division with the FETEX 150 Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) broadband integrated services digital network (ISDN) switch for the public network.

Experience in ATM switching architectures, network design, provisioning, operations, maintenance, and internal ATM cell processing and routing in the switch.

Integration and processing of different protocols such as frame relay, SMDS and circuit emulation for voice (VoATM), data and switched video services. ATM and SONET compatibility and switch interfaces at DS1, DS3, OC-1, OC-3, OC-12 and other optical interfaces.

 

NEC America, Public Networks Group, Herndon, VA.

Product Line Manager, 1997 to 1998

Worked very closely with customers and carriers, including Sprint and AT&T, in providing solutions to their network needs and requirements. Successfully manage product evaluations, lab qualifications, field trials and deployment.

Formed part of the NEC Management team, which gained AT&T’s business (one of the largest contract in North America).

Management responsibility for broadband optical fiber communications transport products including wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) and time division multiplexing (TDM) SONET, with focus on OC-48 and OC-192 bidirectional line switched ring (BLSR) and next generation SONET equipment.

Active participant in executive and strategic business development planning and executive meetings.

Determine market requirements and provides direction to and constantly interacts with R&D in Japan. Define new product requirements, specifications and features. Keeps track of technology trends.

Successfully manage the product internally through its life cycle, from planning to manufacturing and deployment by implementing ISO procedures.

Provide technical support to Sales and Marketing organizations, and conduct technical presentations which contributed in obtaining the business of two major customers. Negotiates major customer contracts and address technical issues.

 

Pirelli Telecommunications Systems, Milan, Italy; Lexington, S.C.

Senior Product Line Manager, 1994 to 1997             

Responsible for planning and managing the optically amplified dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) system products.                              

Defined the next generation 32 channels (80 Gb/s) DWDM system.

Determine technical and commercial market requirements, define product characteristics, features and technical specifications. Interact regularly with R&D and manufacturing in Italy and France. Maintain up to date on emerging technologies, industry trends, standards and competition.

Responsible for the domestic and international management, including Canada, and Mexico, of optical amplifier system products. Perform technical and commercial presentations to customers at engineering and at executive levels.

Developed strategic partnerships for providing a complete solution to customers. Negotiated distributor, sales reps contracts for international markets.

Analyze customer needs and requirements to provide network design and engineering solutions for digital telecommunications for major long distance carriers (MCI, Sprint) and Cable TV service providers (MSOs) using optical amplifiers, WDM products. Provide advise/consultant on network design and architecture.

Perform product management and marketing functions for optical amplifiers and SDH transmission equipment. Provide technical support in laboratory qualification of products and in network field trials. Perform internal and customer training on DWDM and bidirectional optical amplifier systems.

Spent the first year in the R&D in Milan, Italy and France in the early stages of design and development of a four-channel SONET/SDH compatible 10 Gb/s Multi-Wavelength Optical Amplifier (EDFA and WDM) System. This is the first WDM to be mass produced and deployed in the market place at the time.

Participate in Engineering product design reviews, write technical specifications and detailed procedures.

Manage product documentation, wrote a series of optical amplifier and WDM technical data sheets, application notes and technical manuals.

Coordinated and participated in the company’s presence in large trade shows and conferences; interacted with the media and assisted as the technical subject matter expert/source in technology publications and literature.                           

 

 

AT&T Bell Laboratories, Middletown, N.J.

Member of the Technical Staff (MTS), 1991 to 1993

Optical fiber communications and photonic switching researcher and instructor, as well as high definition television (HDTV).

Researched, developed and taught courses in optical communication systems and photonic switching and next generation, all-optical network. Worked with R&D on emerging technologies, which let to the publication of a paper.

Managed an optical communications laboratory. Designed, developed, wrote a book, and taught an Optical Communications Laboratory course which successfully trained R&D employees by demonstrating principles through hands-on experience in fiber optics components and systems, including fiber optics attenuation measurements, splicing, optical sensors; characterization of semiconductor lasers, LEDs and filters using optical spectrum analyzer; directional couplers and wavelength division multiplexing (WDM).

Participated in proposals dealing with broadband access networks including fiber in the loop, fiber to the premise (FTTP), fiber to the curb (FTTC) fiber to home (FTTH) and ISDN.

Researched, designed, developed and taught a course in High Definition Television (HDTV) that includes video, signal generation and transmission, NTSC video signal standards, HDTV systems, HDTV video compression and JPEG/MEPEG standards, video signal reception, CRT and flat-panel displays, including liquid crystal (LCD) and thin-film transistor (TFT) elements, human factors in audio and video systems. Wrote a book on HDTV.

Acquired a solid and extensive knowledge of the telecommunications network, including analog digital and wireless transmission, RF, microwaves, cellular and satellite communications, switching, signaling, network architecture, network management and traffic engineering.

Knowledge of cellular and wireless systems, wave propagation, antennas, RF and microwave amplifiers, analog and digital modulation, FDMA, TDMA, CDMA.

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