John Connolly
President & CEO

Mr. Connolly brings more than twenty-five years of experience in optical component and systems engineering to Innovative Photonic Solutions, including expertise in the growth & manufacture of GaAs, InP and GaSb device structures, 650 -3,000 nm high-power diode- and fiber-based laser systems, single-frequency laser systems, semiconductor optical amplifiers, and optical integration technologies. Mr. Connolly founded and served as the Chief Technology Officer for Princeton Lightwave, Inc. and previously served as Director of Sarnoff Corporation's Lightwave Technology and Products Laboratory (formerly RCA Laboratories). Other start-up and small business experience include Lytel, Inc. (Amp Corporation) and Optical Information Systems (Exxon Corporation). In his prior roles, his responsibilities encompassed business development, sales, product development, and technology commercialization for active component and materials technologies with commercial applications in the telecommunications, electronic sensing, medical diagnostics, and energy based industries. Mr. Connolly has received many technical achievement awards including three RCA and Sarnoff outstanding achievement awards. He attended Rutgers University and Polytechnic University where he received a BS in Mechanical Engineering and a MS in Metallurgical Engineering, respectively. He has authored or co-authored over one-hundred and fifty scientific publications as well as presenting many contributed, invited and post-deadline conference presentations. He holds more than twenty-five US patents has served on numerous conference committees including the International Semiconductor Laser Conference (ISLC), the Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), the Lasers and Electro-Optics Society (LEOS) Annual Meeting, and SPIE Photonics West Symposium.

Scott Rudder
V.P. of Sales & Marketing

Mr. Rudder's career has focused on the development and production of advanced opto-electronic and fiber optic systems. His work experience includes more than 12 years of program management and advanced systems development with the US Army, and 6 years of commercial success marketing and selling high performance optical components with companies such as Princeton Lightwave and Sensors Unlimited. Mr. Rudder holds a BS degree in Optics from the University of Rochester and a Masters degree in Management of Technology from the University of Pennsylvania.

Nancy Morris
V.P. of Operations

Nancy Morris has over 20 years experience in the optical component industry including device development, product realization and operations. In 2000, Nancy co-founded Princeton Lightwave, an optical subsystem manufacturer, served as Director of Operations and successfully attained ISO 9001 certification for the facility. As a Member of the Technical Staff at the Sarnoff Corporation, her roles included III/V material growth technology, engineering technology transfer and product commercialization. Nancy's expertise spans the development and manufacture of state-of-the-art semiconductor laser technologies. With a strong knowledge of MOCVD growth, wafer processing, and device packaging methods and processes, she possesses unique insight into the issues associated with high volume/high reliability manufacture of semiconductor laser devices. Responsible for all quality control and operations functions at IPS, Nancy has successfully implemented ISO 9001:2000 procedures to assure that all products manufactured utilize conforming materials and meet product specifications. Nancy holds a BS degree in Chemistry from Rutgers University and a Masters degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania.

Dr. Harald Guenther
V.P. Photonic Products