John C. Mein

John C. Mein has over 13 years of professional work experience. John C. began their career in 2007 as Vice President of Sales at Iamba Networks. In 2009, they moved to OneChip Photonics as Vice President of Worldwide Sales, where they were responsible for driving design wins and sales for photonic integrated circuits. In 2013, they became an Independent Sales Consultant for Miller Heiman Group, certified in facilitating Strategic Selling, Conceptual Selling, and Large Account Management. In 2015, they joined Petzila Inc. as Vice President of Business Development. There, they were responsible for fundraising, business development, and sales channel development, and grew sales from zero to $3M/year. In 2017, they became Vice President of Sales at DustPhotonics, Inc., leading the way with new and innovative ways of designing and manufacturing high speed optical modules. In 2020, they became Business Development Manager at both HyperLight and Mobile & Cloud Labs. Theircurrent role is Director of Business Development at Tartan Silicon Systems, Inc., which they began in 2022. John C. also works as Business Recruiting Partner at Launch Global, which they began in 2022.

John C. Mein holds a Master's Degree from Stanford University in EE quantum electronics / lasers and a BSEE from Kansas State University in Power.