Staff

• David Kiddoo
  

  CEO/Director

  dkiddoo(at)iwcs(dot)org

• Michelle Melsop
  

  Operations Manager

  mmelsop(at)iwcs(dot)org

Board of Directors

• Chairman: Dr. Scott H. Wasserman
  

  The Dow Chemical Company

  Collegeville, PA

  wassersh(at)dow(dot)com

• Vice Chairman: Guy Castonguay
  

  Corning Optical Communications LLC

  Glendale, AZ

  castongug(at)corning(dot)com

• Treasurer: Jeff Barker
  

  Prysmian Group

  Claremont, NC

  jeff.barker(at)prysmiangroup(dot)com

• Robert Canny
  

  TE Wire & Cable

  Saddle Brook, NJ

  rcanny(at)tewire(dot)com

• Professor Alistair Duffy
  

  De Montfort University

  Leicester, United Kingdom

  apd(at)dmu(dot)ac.uk

• Dave Fallowfield
  

  Edmonton, Alberta, CANADA

  davemfallowfield(at)gmail(dot)com

• Steven A. Galan
  

  UL LLC

  Melville, NY

  Steven.A.Galan(at)ul(dot)com

• Katayama Kazunori
  

  NTT Access Network Service Systems Laboratories

  Ibaraki, Japan

  kazunori.katayama.xt(at)hco.ntt.co(dot)jp

• Markus F. Kemmler
  

  Kemmler Consulting GmbH

  Denkendorf, GERMANY

  mfkemmler(at)kemmler-consulting(dot)de

• Mike Patel
  

  Teknor Apex Company

  Pawtucket, RI

  mpatel(at)teknorapex(dot)com

• Ben Waite
  

  Fiber Optic Center, Inc.

  New Bedford, MA

  bwaite@focenter.com

• Chairman Emeritus: Robert A. Wessels, Jr.
  

  CommScope, Inc.

  Claremont, NC

  rwessels(at)commscope(dot)com

2020 Symposium Committee Officers

• Chairman: Robert LaRocca
  

  Underwriters Laboratories, llc.

  Melville, NY

  Robert.S.LaRocca(at)ul(dot)com

• Vice-Chair: Dr. Brian Risch
  

  Prysmian Group

  Claremont, NC

  brian.risch(at)prysmiangroup(dot)com

• Second Vice-Chair: Charles Glew
  

  Cable Components Group

  Pawcatuck, CT

  glewcm(at)cablecomponents(dot)com

2020 Symposium Committee Members

• Ad Abel
  

  DSM Functional Materials

  Hoek Van Holland, The Netherlands

  ad.abel(at)dsm(dot)com

• Dr. C. Bertil Arvidsson
  

  Arvidsson Fiber Optics AB

  Hudiksvall, SWEDEN

  cbertilarvidsson1(at)gmail(dot)com

• Dmitriy Bodik
  

  UL LLC

  Melville, NY

  Dmitriy.Bodik(at)ul(dot)com

• David Braun
  

  Teknor Apex Company

  Pawtucket, RI

  dbraun(at)teknorapex(dot)com

• Kenneth Cornelison
  

  Wire & Cable Technology Resources

  Cincinnati, OH

  Kenneth.cornelison(at)hotmail(dot)com

• Hélio Durigan
  

  Furukawa Electric LatAm S.A.

  Curitiba-PR-BRAZIL

  helio.durigan(at)furukawaelectric(dot)com

• Mehdi Emad
  

  Solvay Specialty Polymers

  West Deptford, NJ

  mehdi.emad(at)solvay(dot)com

• Dr. Mohamed Esseghir
  

  The Dow Chemical Company

  Collegeville, PA

  esseghm(at)dow(dot)com

• Eduardo Garza
  

  Hitachi Cable America, Inc.

  Manchester, NH

  eduardo.garza.vx(at)hca.hitachi-cable(dot)com

• John Gavilanes
  

  LAPP USA, Inc.

  Florham Park, NJ

  jgavilanes(at)lappusa(dot)com

• Michael J. Gimblet
  

  Corning Optical Communications LLC

  Hickory, NC

  mike.gimblet(at)corning(dot)com

• Michael Gurreri
  

  CommScope, Inc.

  Middletown, PA

  michael.gurreri@commscope.com

• Trent Hayes
  

  CommScope, Inc.

  Claremont, NC

  thayes(at)commscope(dot)com

• Jeff Hofstetter
  

  Anixter Inc.

  Glenview, IL

  Jeff.Hofstetter(at)anixter(dot)com

• Dr. Svend Hopland
  

  Hopland MarinInstal

  Oslo, Norway

  sven-hop(at)online(dot)no

• Dr. Bianca Hydutsky
  

  The Chemours Company

  Wilmington, DE

  bianca.hydutsky(at)chemours(dot)com

• Wayne Kachmar
  

  Technical Horsepower Consulting LLC

  North Bennington, VT

  wkachmar(at)focenter(dot)com

• Eric Lawrence
  

  Berk-Tek

  New Holland PA

  eric.lawrence(at)nexans(dot)com

• Richard Mack
  

  CRU International

  Bethlehem, PA

  richard.mack@crugroup.com

• Xavier Mann
  

  Superior Essex

  Atlanta, GA

  Xavier.mann(at)spsx(dot)com

• Michael McNulty
  

  Wire & Cable Technology Int'l / WCISA®

  Akron, OH

  mcnulty(at)wiretech(dot)com

• Dr. Akira Murata
  

  Fujikura Ltd.

  Chiba, Japan

  Akira.murata(at)jp.fujikura(dot)com

• Douglas A. Parker
  

  FO Connect Consulting

  Camarillo, CA

  doug49(at)gmail(dot)com

• Dr. Rick Pimpinella
  

  Panduit Corp.

  Tinley Park, IL

  Rick.Pimpinella(at)panduit(dot)com

• Matteo Solari
  

  S.I.C.C.E.T S.r.l.

  Brescia, Italy

  Matteo.solari(at)siccet(dot)com

• Dr. Durgesh S. Vaidya
  

  OFS, a Furukawa Company

  Sturbridge, MA 01566

  dvaidya(at)ofsoptics(dot)com

• Eric Whitham
  

  OFS

  Carrollton, GA

  ewhitham(at)ofsoptics(dot)com

• Daniel Winkler
  

  Leoni Cable Inc.

  Rochester, MI

  daniel.winkler(at)leoni(dot)com

• Zhuang (Frank) Xiong
  

  Yangtze Optical Fibre and Cable Joint Stock Limited Company

  Wuhan, P.R. China

  xiongzhuang@yofc.com