Who We Are at FiberNext
Ryan Irving - CFOT Operations Manager Ryan Irving is a registered CFOT (Certified Fiber Optic Technician) with the Fiber Optic Association and has years of development and design experience in fiber optic testing equipment and methodologies and standards, with a focus on short reach star topology and PON/FTTH networks. In addition to these distinctions, Ryan has held the President-elect position of the New England Fiber Optic Council and continues to be an active member. Ryan is also a corporate member of both BICSI and the Maine Technical User’s Group. Ryan has also worked extensively with companies such as Verizon, SBC, British Telecom in their FTTH deployments.	Craig Bowden - CFOS/I Technical Sales & Services Craig Bowden is a registered CFOS/CFOI (Certified Fiber Optic Specialist & Instructor) with the Fiber Optic Association, a BICSI sanctioned fiber optic trainer and an adjunct instructor with the NH Community Technical College System. In addition to these accreditations, Craig also sits on the NH Technical College System Advisory Board, is an active New England Fiber Optic Council member, is a current BICSI member and is a participating member of the Maine Technical User’s Group. Craig currently holds certifications with various manufacturers including Hitachi, Hubble, Molex and AFL and is OSHA confined space certified.
Aaron Henderson - TPM, CFOS/I Technical Sales & Services Aaron Henderson is a registered CFOS/CFOI (Certified Fiber Optic Specialist & Instructor) with the Fiber Optic Association, a BICSI and FOA sanctioned fiber optic trainer and is BICSI Telecommunications Project Manager (TPM) certified. Aaron has 15 years experience in testing and troubleshooting fiber optic networks in a wide variety of environments using a full assortment of test and splice equipment. In addition to field services, Aaron has worked as a product manager and engineer in designing, manufacturing and testing various military cable assemblies and networks. Aaron is also OSHA Confined Space Certified.	Eric Keeler OSP Design, Construction Mgmt. & Training  Eric joined FiberNext in January 2009, bringing with him over 25 years of proffessional outside plant installation experience. As an expert in the field of WAN cable construction of fiber optic networks, Eric expands the abilities of FiberNext in OSP design, planning, implementation, feasability studies, right-of-way analysis and more. Eric has also achieved CFOT (Certified Fiber Optic Technician) status with the FOA and is working on his OSP specialty with the FOA and BICSI. Eric is also confined space and fall arrest certified to OSHA standards.
John Maxwell Customer Service John has been in the technical fiber optic trade providing customer service, purchasing coordination, engineering and consultation for over 15 years. Formerly with Noyes Fiber Systems and Optical Design Manufacturing, John honed his skills in customer service and technical support primarily on test and measurement equipment. John now provides daily support to FiberNext clients on a wide variety of fiber optic needs and manages many ongoing projects for our customers.	Justin Pinard Production Manager Assuming the role of cable assembly Production Manager and Inventory Management, Justin is responsible for keeping all materials moving through our production process flowing smoothly. Coming to FiberNext after a successful career in the Financial Services sector, Justin brings with him a strong background in personnel management and teambuilding within an organization. Justin also currently supervises the materials management efforts, which support our growing distrubution plans with the help of several inventory control specialists.
Jarad Elliott, CFOT Fiber Optic Field Services & Documentation Jarad joined the FiberNext team in early 2010 and obtained his CFOT certification shortly thereafter. Jarad performs fiber splicing, system auditing, OTDR testing and troubleshooting. Jarad also provides GIS mapping, data entry, Visio documentation, various construction and network auditing services on site for clients.	Karen Quiet Sales and Marketing - - - - Info Coming Soon - - - -