LWLG CEO most impressive credentials, read this!
Michael Lebby
Global executive and entrepreneur in photonics and electronics technology
Business
~Demonstrated broad technological semiconductor experiences (especially opto related)
~Entrepreneur with two venture-backed start-ups (Ignis Optics, OneChip Photonics)
~Investment in a number of photonic start-ups as part of the Intel Capital Optoelectronics team
Networking
~Headed OIDA - optoelectronics trade association in Washington DC to promote industry issues/voice
~Internationally recognized with 10+ BoD, BoD observer positions
~Broad communication/media skills with over 200 media achievements (Keynotes, talks, papers, reports, talks, panel sessions, courses, videos, webinars etc)
Technical
~Ability to both zoom into technical detail (as CTO) as well as see the big picture (as CEO/BoD)
~Full professor of optoelectronics at Glyndwr University, Wales, UK (with part-time responsibilities)
~Intrapreneur within the corporation: Intel's silicon photonics; Motorola's Optobus; Translucent's solar photovoltaic cells, GaN-on-Si epitaxy; OneChip's photonic integrated circuits (PICs)
~Technical specialties: Fiber optics, optoelectronics, compound semiconductors, photovoltaic solar cells, sensors, epitaxy, transceivers, wafer fab, foundry, photodetectors, optical components
~Fellow grade with IEEE and OSA
Patents/Intellectual Property
~Creative innovator/inventor with over 450 utility patents (>200 utility & primary with USPTO)
~Experienced with intellectual property processes: prosecution, invalidity, infringement, claim construction, deposition, trial (ITC and District Court), and patent DD evaluation
~Expert witness with 50+ IP cases, 25+ depositions, 9 trials (inc testimony on Capitol Hill), well over 30 expert reports
Academic
~PhD compound semiconductor photonics and electronics
~D.Eng (higher Doctorate) optoelectronics
~MBA focus with small business planning
~B.Eng (Hons) in EE
Commitment
~Passionate about photonics: academic, industrial, and technological, governmental issues
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