IRVINE, Calif., April 25, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- OpVista, Inc., the company delivering tomorrow's converged WDM networks today, has made a solid commitment to its future by securing several top industry veterans to bolster and strengthen its sales organization throughout North America.
The company has added four new individuals across the country to its already entrenched sales force. Chuck Fusco joins OpVista as a regional Vice President. Fusco will be heading up the Western Region, including Alaska and Hawaii. He has over 20-years of experience, beginning his career with Cox Communications in Rhode Island. Other key personnel joining OpVista include Tim Kurten, Great Lakes Region Account Manager with responsibility for business in a nine-state area surrounding the Great Lakes; Jay Lazorcik, Sr. Application Engineer for the Northeast Region; and David Musser, Sr. Application Engineer for the Great Lakes Region.
"This highly-motivated, experienced, technical team will propel OpVista to new levels in 2005 and beyond," said Judy Donovan, OpVista's Vice President of Sales. "We offer such a unique solution. The scalability and flexibility of our DWDM system is unmatched in the industry, and these new additions to the sales team will make the company that much stronger."
David Musser comes to OpVista from Harmonic where he served as a Sales Engineer. David possesses over 15-years of experience and holds a B.S. degree in electrical engineering from Penn State University. Tim Kurten has over 10-years of experience and comes to OpVista from Harmonic. He holds a B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from Penn State University. Jay Lazorcik brings with him 26-years of experience and was a Sr. Sales Engineer with C-COR before joining OpVista. Jay graduated from Penn Sate University with a BSEE Degree. He also holds an Associates Degree completed during his enlistment in the USAF.
With these additions, OpVista rounds out its coverage of North America and strongly positions itself to meet service providers' needs for advanced metro and regional DWDM networks.
About OpVista, Inc.
OpVista develops, manufactures, and markets optical transport systems that deliver scalable and reconfigurable Metro wave division multiplexing (WDM) for leading organizations in the cable and telecommunications industries. OpVista's approach to WDM provides previously unattainable levels of density and distance without the operational inefficiencies associated with first generation Metro platforms. OpVista's flagship product, MetroVista(tm), is a catalyst for the deployment of "everything-on-demand" services. OpVista's investors include leading investment firms Excelsior Venture Partners, Incubic, Sevin Rosen Funds, United Venture Capital Partners and WK Technologies. The company maintains its headquarters in Irvine, CA. For more information, visit http://www.opvista.com.