Guillaume Blanchette Product Line Manager – Space Optical Interconnect Guillaume Blanchette has been active at the product management level and the business development level as a Space industry manager for Reflex Photonics since 2017. Over that period, he was instrumental in structuring the radiation tolerant modules portfolio of the company. Prior to joining Reflex Photonics, he held product line manager positions and technical positions in various high-tech optics company. He is a multiple inventor or co-inventor and patents author in the field of laser and electro-optic systems.
Arlen Martin Product Line Director – Fiber Optics Arlen is responsible for the PLM and Applications Engineering Teams for the Smiths Interconnect Fiber Optics product group. The product lines include rugged 10G and 25G optical transceivers for the defense, space and commercial aerospace markets. Arlen has held various optics-related roles over his 30+ year career including product marketing & management of SFP transceivers and silicon photonics for the datacom and telecom markets, as well as IP licensing across diverse end markets.
Benoit Reid Global Engineering Director - Fiber Optics and RF Components Benoit Reid has over 25 years of product and technology development in the field of photonics for multiple markets, and has held several technical and managerial positions for different high-tech companies. At Smiths Interconnect, he is responsible for leading the Fiber Optics and RF Components engineering team and managing product development from early technological phase to transfer and support into production. Benoit is an inventor or co-inventor of more than two dozen patents and has been involved in IP management and prosecution.