David Bean, President
David Bean, BSME / MBA, has extensive experience in engineering, manufacturing, marketing and business development with Corning Incorporated. Bean managed the marketing of Corning's optical components for telecommunications which included their market-leading pump laser business. Mr. Bean's significant accomplishments include helping launch InfiniCor™ optical fiber (the industry's best-selling multimode fiber), recommending and supporting the successful acquisition of Lasertron Inc., and growing Corning's pump laser business to be the market share leader.
Dr. John Callahan, Development
Dr. John Callahan, Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, now heads our development activities. John comes to SemiNex with a long career as Director of Engineering for Xanoptix and Cubic Wafer. John has helped pioneer semiconductor laser technology for telecommunications, datacom, and industrial applications. Prior to joining SemiNex, Dr. Callahan was Director of Research and Development for Cubic Wafer where he lead the efforts to develop a high density packaging technology for the semiconductor industry. From 2002 to 2005, Dr. Callahan was with Xanoptix, Inc. While there he served as the Director of Research and Development where he oversaw the IC, Mechanical and Processing Engineering teams. He was responsible for overseeing the development of a high density fiber coupled optical transceiver composed of 36 transmitter and 36 receiver channels integrated within a package containing the control circuitry and coupling optics. Dr. Callahan was significantly involved with the design and fabrication of the optical components and the packaging technology. Prior to Xanoptix, Dr. Callahan developed processing and packaging technology for VCSEL's, p-i-n detectors and other custom optoelectronics.
Neal Stoker, VP Sales and Marketing
Mr. Stoker heads the Sales and Marketing efforts for SemiNex with over 25 years experience in the laser industry. Prior to SemiNex, Mr. Stoker was the Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Avo Photonics where his market pursuits included military, industrial and medical fields. He has developed a set of skills and expertise in lasers, packaging, RF and system design. Mr. Stoker worked at an array of well-respected companies, including PD-LD where he was the Director of Marketing and New Business Development. As VP of Sales and Markeing at Pirelli Optical Systems, Stoker developed their North American business for telecom and datacom applications. Other sales experience includes Novera Optics, Spectra-Physics Inc., and SpecTran Inc. Stoker’s market experience goes beyond sales in the Americas and Europe and extends into government contracting. At JDSU he was the government, aerospace, and defense manager where he hired six nationally recognized representative firms with over 45 individuals to pursue all aspects of government sales. He also worked at Loral Infrared & Imaging Systems Inc. as the Senior Marketing Representative of Components and Missile Sensors. Stoker has a Bachelor’s of Science in Materials Engineering from North Carolina State, along with an MBA in Marketing from Boston University.
Dan Pulver, Engineering
Dan Pulver, MME Optoelectronics, is responsible for semiconductor laser design and qualification. He has more than 12 years experience in related product research and development and has demonstrated a strong track record in developing industry-leading high-power lasers. Prior to founding SemiNex, Pulver was Staff Engineer for Corning Lasertron where he was responsible for several key laser diode improvements that lead to Lasertron's achievement of industry-leading performance for pump laser diodes. Specifically, Pulver led the process improvements and qualification of laser chip and packaging efforts. He coordinated fabrication processing, chip characterization, and reliability testing. Mastery of these technical elements enabled Pulver to greatly improve the optical performance, reliability, and yield for Lasertron pump lasers. Under Pulver's technical leadership, Corning Lasertron designed and qualified the highest power pump lasers in the world.
