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Lute Maleki, Ph.D.
President & CEO | Prior to joining OEwaves as President & CEO, Dr. Maleki was a Senior Research Scientist at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) where he created and grew the Quantum Sciences and Technologies Group over a period of 23 years. In that capacity, Lute Maleki was responsible for the multi-million dollar budget of the group, and the management of one of the largest technical groups at JPL that was internationally recognized as a leader in atomic clocks, frequency standards, and an array of photonic and quantum sensors. Dr. Maleki engaged in the development of atomic clocks based on ion traps and laser cooled trapped atoms; development of sensors based on atom wave interferometers; study and development of ultra-stable photonic oscillators, the opto-electronic oscillator (OEO), and photonic signal distribution systems; study and development of whispering gallery mode microresonators and their applications in RF-photonic systems; and tests of fundamental physics with clocks. Dr. Maleki's group at JPL achieved the highest stability with an atomic standard, demonstrated the highest stability photonic link for analogue signal distribution, and applied whispering gallery mode microresonators as novel, ultra-high sensitivity filters, modulators, and sensors. He is an inventor on over 20 U.S. Patents and applications, including the OEO, and has authored and co-authored over 100 refereed publications, and over 200 conference proceedings. He serves on the technical committees of major international conferences devoted to frequency and timing, and optical sciences and engineering. He is a Fellow of the IEEE, a Fellow of the American Physical Society, and a Fellow of the Optical Society of America. He served as the Associate Editor for Frequency Control, Atomic and Optical, and IEEE Transactions on UFFC. Lute Maleki was awarded the distinguished IEEE I.I. Rabi Award for his scientific and technical leadership in atomic frequency standards, and the NASA Exceptional Engineering Achievement Medal for the development of atomic clocks and oscillators supporting the U.S. space program. Dr. Maleki holds a B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. in Physics.
| Julie M. Schoenfeld
Founder A founder of OEwaves, Ms. Schoenfeld served as the President and CEO of the company from its inception in 2000 to February of 2007. During this time, she raised the financing, built the executive team, and provided the leadership to grow OEwaves. She is currently the President and CEO of Perfect Market, Inc. Prior to 2000; she served as the President and CEO of Net Effect Systems, Inc. In her 18-month tenure as CEO of Net Effect, she raised two rounds of financing from Greylock Management, Trinity Ventures and TL Ventures, built a world-class management team, launched the company and product, became a recognized industry spokesperson, and sold the company to Ask Jeeves, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASKJ) for over $288M. Before Net Effect, Ms. Schoenfeld was VP Worldwide Sales for Stream International, where she grew sales from $30M to over $200M in 3 years. She has held sales and marketing positions for various companies including Hewlett-Packard, where she worked in product management and helped launch the industry leading network management product, Open View. Ms. Schoenfeld holds a B.S. in Engineering from Tufts University and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.
| | David J. Seidel, Ph.D.
VP of Engineering and Product Development | David J. Seidel joined OEwaves from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). During his time with JPL, Dr. Seidel served as Project Manager for the Laser Cooling and Atomic Physics Experiments office, which was responsible for the development of several instruments to be deployed aboard the International Space Station as well as the Primary Atomic Reference Clock in Space (PARCS) program. During his eighteen year tenure with JPL, Dr. Seidel conducted basic research, performed system engineering functions, and served as a Project Technologist for the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna project (LISA). Dr. Seidel earned an M.S. and Ph.D. from the University of California, Riverside. | | | Vladimir Ilchenko, Ph.D.
Chief Scientist, | Dr. Ilchenko is a world-recognized pioneer and expert in whispering-gallery mode resonators and related technologies. Dr. Ilchenko joined OEwaves in 2001 from a position at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) where he served as a senior member of the technical staff in the Quantum Sciences and Technology Group. In 1987, Dr. Ilchenko and his colleagues at Moscow State University invented the ultra-high-Q solid optical microresonator with whispering-gallery modes, initiating a new R&D field that now is pursued in dozens of academic labs and several technology startups around the world. In 1987-1996 he worked as a Research Associate and then Associate Professor in the physics department at Moscow State University. Since 1998, Dr. Ilchenko has focused on developing practical devices based on microsphere technology. He is a member of Optical Society of America (OSA), International Society for Optical Engineering (SPIE), and co-chairs the annual SPIE Conference on Laser Resonators. He has authored over 60 peer-reviewed papers and numerous international conferences presentations, and is the inventor of 22 granted and several pending U.S. Patents. Dr. Ilchenko earned his M.S. (1983) and Ph.D. (1986) degrees in Quantum Radiophysics from Moscow State University. |
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