Harj Ghuman

I am very happy to share that I have started a new position as Vice President of Strategic Products at Precision OT, a leading provider of optical equipment to the telecom industry.

Innovation, design & development of COX optical access residential & business networks • Invented patented Optical Module (OCML) for COX HFC, PON, & business services ‐ Coexistence of Coherent 100G/200G/10G/25G & PON on same fiber ‐ Over $300M projected savings ‐ OCML has been widely deployed in COX, recognized as an industry leading platform • Invented Raman Optical Module (ROCML), 80km solution for 10G/25G PON, removing the need for ROLT, drastically reducing cost & improving network reliability, patents filed • Developed patented Hybrid Fiber Millimeter wave system for multi-gigabit connectivity • Architected patented network Coherent 100G - 600G backhaul solution for pooling 10G RPHY networks, resulting in smaller hub size & cost reduction • Architected In-Service OTDR solution, improving network reliability and downtime • Created solution for analog/10G DWDM optical transport on same fiber • Developed innovative analog optical wavelength plan, $20M annual cost savings • Represent COX in CableLabs working group on Coherent PON (CPON) • Recognized as innovative, out of the box architect developing today’s access solution platforms scalable to tomorrows needs • Twelve patents & eight publications

• Developed HFC/RFoG solutions and models for Innotrans Fiber optics transmitters • Product planning, roadmaps and market positioning of InnoTrans products.

BKtel is a German company focussed on Video and Data transmission products for the Cable and Telecom industries. BKtel is a German manufacturer of video, RFoG and Satellite equipment for Service Providers. • Developed a novel architecture solution for CATV and Satellite over a single fiber • Active in developing SCTE RFoG standards

• Prepared technology roadmaps for venture capital funding • Developed PRDs for laser and optical transmitter modules

Emcore manufactures laser components and subsystems for broadband applications. • Product Marketing for a complete line of CATV and broadband products. • Developed new products customers which created $10 M additional revenue.

JDSU manufacturers components and subsystems for the Telecommunications industry. • Managed a $70M Business unit with a staff of 80. Unit manufactured transmission products for Service Providers. • Responsible for R &D, Operations, Product Line Management and Marketing. • Turned business unit into profitability by identifying new revenue opportunities and cost reductions of over 15%.

ARRIS manufactures broadband products and services for Service Providers. • Initiated development of new products increasing revenue by $20 million • Product Management for $100 M product line of CATV products with14 direct reports. • Worked closely with customers and sales to introduce new products and network solutions. • Revamped product line into an industry leader in performance and packing density.

Comlink is a Canadian distributor for Cisco and other US Broadband equipment manufacturers. • Main technical support for national sales force. • Developed extensive suite of software for fiber optic cable network architectures. • Designed fiber network for major MSO network rebuild resulting in award of $4M. • Designed microwave video systems with several multi-million-dollar award wins