Alfalight - High Power Diode Lasers

Mohan Warrior – President and Chief Executive Officer
Manoj Kanskar – Vice President, Research and Development
Rajesh Nair – Vice President, Operations
Ron Bechtold – Vice President, Sales and Marketing
Aaron Marshall – Vice President, Finance

Mohan Warrior – President and Chief Executive Officer

Mohan Warrior joined Alfalight Inc. as president and chief executive officer (CEO) in February 2004. Prior to joining Alfalight, Mr. Warrior's career includes 15 years at Motorola Semiconductors (now Freescale) where he most recently led the test and assembly operations, a group of 3500 employees, in the US, Scotland and Korea. He previously held senior-level leadership positions at Motorola including managing operations for silicon wafer fabrication, and leading a global team of scientists and engineers to develop advanced packaging solutions.

Following Motorola, Mr. Warrior gained a successful track record as an entrepreneur launching two start-ups. Immediately prior to Alfalight, Mr. Warrior was the president and CEO of Nanocoolers, a thin film thermoelectric cooling company in Austin, Texas.

Mr. Warrior received a BS degree in Chemical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), New Delhi, an MS degree in Chemical Engineering from Syracuse University, and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University. He was a founding charter member of the Austin chapter of TiE (The IndUS Entrepreneurs), a non-profit global network of entrepreneurs and professionals and is currently a charter member of TiE Midwest. Mr. Warrior has also served as a reviewer for both the Texas State Education Board for Advanced Research Programs (Material Science) and the National Science Foundation (Electronics Materials).

Manoj Kanskar – Vice President, Research and Development

Manoj Kanskar has spearheaded the research and development efforts at Alfalight since June 2001, including the current drive towards high-efficiency and integrated wavelength stabilization. Prior to joining Alfalight, he was the Device Technology Manager at Lasertel. Previously he was Engineering Manager at Spectra Physics Semiconductor Laser Division, and a Senior Scientist at Nortel (previously CoreTek).

Dr. Kanskar has over 15 years of semiconductor and optoelectronic device design and fabrication experience in high-power laser diodes, edge emitters, and VCSELs. He has an outstanding track record of successfully leading technology and development teams to rapidly deliver a wide range of laser products and innovative semiconductor devices.

Dr. Kanskar received a PhD in physics from the University of Oregon and a BA with honors from Colby College. He holds several patents in the field of semiconductor device design and has published extensively, including several peer-reviewed journals.

Rajesh Nair - Vice President, Operations

As vice president of Operations, Rajesh Nair is responsible for driving manufacturing excellence and accelerating new product development at Alfalight. Mr. Nair has a wealth of operational experience and manufacturing expertise from the silicon semiconductor industry, which helps Alfalight deliver diode laser solutions with unmatched quality and manufacturability.

Prior to joining Alfalight, Mr. Nair was executive director of Wafer Fabrication at Maxim Integrated Products, where he led the technology development and manufacturing for mixed signal semiconductors. Previously, Mr. Nair served as director of IC Technology Development at ON Semiconductor, where he guided the company's global development and manufacturing team. Over a ten-year period, Mr. Nair also held various engineering and management positions at Motorola Semiconductor (now Freescale). Mr. Nair holds a Master's degree in electrical engineering from National Technological University, a Master's degree in chemical engineering from Syracuse University, and a Bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay.

Ron Bechtold – Vice President, Sales and Marketing

With more than fifteen years experience leading sales and marketing teams, Ron Bechtold has demonstrated a successful track record strategically positioning and focusing component businesses to drive growth and profitability. At PerkinElmer Optoelectronics he most recently held the position of Vice President of Sales and Marketing. At Hitachi, Mr.Bechtold rose from Product Manager to Director of Sales and Marketing and finally to Vice President and Division GM, covering a broad range of semiconductor, communication and storage products. Prior to Hitachi, he worked in sales at Advanced Micro Devices.

Mr. Bechtold has a BS in Electrical Engineering from Cornell University, and an MBA from Santa Clara University.

Aaron Marshall – Vice President, Finance

Aaron Marshall brings 15 years of manufacturing industry experience managing the financial operations of both publicly traded and privately held companies. As vice president of Finance, Aaron Marshall serves as the company secretary and treasurer and is responsible for driving excellence in the financial reporting of operations. Prior to joining Alfalight, he served five years as the controller for Bone Care International, a publicly traded pharmaceutical company, where he managed the SEC reporting and the overall financial operations. Previously he spent nine years at Kerry Ingredients, a global food ingredient manufacturer, where he most recently held the position of corporate controller for their North American division.

Mr. Marshall holds a Master’s degree in business administration from the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee and a Bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of Wisconsin – Parkside. Mr. Marshall also is a licensed CPA (certified public accountant) and has earned a certification as a CMA (certified management accountant).