Mark Boxer is Technical Manager, Solutions and Applications Engineering for Lightera, formerly OFS In this role, he assists customers deploying fiber in a wide variety of network design scenarios around the world and analyzes trends in telecommunications markets that drive new product innovation. Mark has a BME degree from Georgia Tech and has spent his 30+ year career in the fiber industry. His experience includes varied roles in manufacturing and applications engineering for fiber-based products and markets. Other activities include inventor of several US Patents, Board of Directors member of the Fiber Broadband Association (FBA) and North Carolina Broadband Matters, member and past Secretary of the IEEE Power Engineering Society Fiber Optic Working Group. Mark is also a current member of the FBA Technology and Education committees and has been a driver of the FBA OpTIC Path™ fiber optic technician course and certification program.