John George

Senior Director, Solutions and Professional Services
OFS

John George has served with AT&T, Lucent Technologies and OFS in systems engineering, applications engineering, marketing and manufacturing for 35 years. He has published and presented more than 30 papers on fiber optics and FTTH in trade journals and industry forums. An active member of IEEE, TIA, ISO and IEC, he facilitated the development of numerous standards, including 10 Gb/s Ethernet, Ethernet in the First Mile, OM-3 optical fiber and small form factor optical connectivity. George has been an active member of the Fiber Broadband Association from its founding and has served on its board of directors since 2008. He helps guide the association’s technical and conference program and in 2010 received its Photon Award. He has a B.S. in mechanical engineering from Georgia Tech, an MS in engineering administration and marketing from Virginia Tech, and nine patents.