Jabulani Dhliwayo

Jabulani Dhliwayo 4209 Ridge Top Road, Apt 325 Fairfax, VA 22030 Home:--  Summary   Management professional with exceptional skills and experience in the telecommunication industry Expert knowledge of fiber optics and photonics test and measurement Application engineer with experience trouble shooting technical issues Experience working with key telecommunication clients throughout the world   Experience   Independent Consultant 2014 - Present Marketing and sales agent for leading carriers and data center providers. Develops fiber optic training materials for professional development courses. Facilitates professional development courses for Engineers at telecommunication companies.   Corning Incorporated, Science and Technology Division               - Senior Research Scientist/Project Engineer Initiated and led research programs from conceptualization to prototype development. Led the development of manufacturing measurement systems for optical fiber, photonics,LCD glass and specialty materials for micro-lithography           Development of measurement techniques for a Stimulated Brillouin Scattering suppressed fiber.           Research of Photonic band gap fiber on-draw measurements           Developed a manufacturing measurement system for the measurement of optical networking devices improving the production rate from 3 to 20 units a day.           Led the investigation of polarization related impairments in a dispersion compensation product and developed a technique to eliminate polarization mode dispersion.            Organized and coordinated workshops for corning employees, vendors and National Institute of Standards and Technology involved with measurement of polarization related impairments in fiber and photonic components           Provide technical support to Corning’s key customers worldwide           Develop marketing collateral such as white papers, Q&As and specification sheets for all fiber optic products           Conduct technical tutorials to Corning Optical Fiber customers and new employees.   Ando Corporation, Rockville, MD                                                        1997 – 1999 Application Engineer - Fiber Optics Test and Measurement Instruments Provided Ando customers with high quality application and sales engineering           Supported Ando customers on the use of several optical communication measurement products, including:  OTDRs, Brillouin Optical Time Domain Reflectometers, Optical spectrum analyzers, laser sources, power meters and optical amplifier analyzers.            Served as a link between Ando customers in the United States and development scientists/engineers in Japan.           Assisted in exploring new markets for Ando’s products.           Assisted in building measurement systems for Ando’s customers such as Lucent Technologies and Tellabs resulting in an increase in sales.           Developed technical collateral, including white-papers and Instrument software for Ando’s products - adding value to Ando products resulting in increased revenues.     Harare Polytechnic College, Harare, Zimbabwe                            -           Facilitated lectures in physics, math and electronics to technical students. Chindunduma High School, Shamva, Zimbabwe                            -           Headed Science Department which included supervision of Science teachers, development of curriculum and overseeing administration of the department.           Taught Physics and General Science to high school students. Education and Training        MS, Applied Physics                                                                            1993 Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada Research in fiber optic sensors            BS, Physics and Certification in Education                                          1985 University of Sierra Leone, Njala, Sierra Leone   Selected Professional Development Courses          Advanced LabView Programming          Project Management for Science and Technology          High Performance Systems          Kepner Tregoe Project Management Skills          Photonic Components          Optical Applications of MEMS Technology          Effect of Hydrogen on Optical Fiber          Introduction to Innovation           Basics of Nonlinear Impairment          Photonics R&D and Technology          Optoelectronics-Active and Passive Components          Directly Modulated Lasers          Optical Amplifier Development          New Optical Modules          Modeling and Analysis of Optical Fiber           Alternate Modulation Formats          Free Space Optics          All-Optical Signal Regeneration          Introduction to Six Sigma          DMAIC Basic Yellow Belt          Conducting International Business Properly          Effective Intellectual Property Communications          Introduction to US Export Controls   References Linda Gaskill Director Corning Incorporated 1 Riverfront Plaza Corning, NY, 14831  USA --   James Trice Project Manager Corning Incorporated 1 Riverfront Plaza Corning, NY, 14831  USA --   Her Excellency Amina Salum Ali African Union Ambassador to the USA 1919 Pennsylvania Ave NW Washington, DC 20006  USA --