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, CFOT OSP Design, Construction Mgmt. & Training  Eric joined FiberNext in January 2009, bringing with him over 25 years of professional 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, feasibility 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.	Jennifer Williams, CFOT Key Project Coordinator Joining FiberNext in late 2010, Jennifer brings significant prior experience in technical fiber optic sales and customer service. With 15 years of experience in fiber optic sales and customer service, Jen has also successfully acquired significant experience in industrial networking and connectivity with employers such as Vanguard National Alliance, Horizon and Optical Fiber Components, Inc. Jennifer currently handles key account project coordination for several national clients at FiberNext.
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,  various construction and network auditing services on site for clients. In addition to these varied tasks, Jarad has also evolved to head the professional documentation services at FiberNext, including Visio and CAD documentation control.	Karen Quiet Sales and Marketing Karen arrived at FiberNext in early 2010, bringing with her over 15 years of outstanding customer service and sales support from companies such as PowerSum Technologies, Anicom and Yankee Electronics. Karen has a wealth of experience in copper and fiber optic infrastructure sales and years of first hand understanding of customers expectations when purchasing such products. Karen currently provides sales and customer service at FiberNext and is also developing print and electronic marketing materials for our clients.
Ed Hernandez, CFOT Fiber Optic Field Services & Documentation Since becoming an Assistant Project Manager on the FiberNext Field team in the Spring of 2011, Eddie has rendered technical services on dozens of client accounts and travelled across the country in support of our clients. With strengths in network documentation, auditing and data center/comm room infrastructure fitup, Eddie has become a valued member of the field team. eddie has also obtained his FOA CFOT and regularly provides Visio documentation services for all of FiberNext's clients as well as switch programming and active networking support.	Adam Evans, CFOT Training and Field Services Adam has over 5 years of experience at FiberNext in the field services group and has been providing clients with on site support (such as fusion splicing, testing and network troubleshooting), fiber optic training classes, auditing services for national clients and emergency restoration. Adam has obtained his CFxT- Certified Fiber-To-The-Home Technicians and CFOT credentials, and works with clients on wide area networking projects, GIS mapping and field construction services regularly at FiberNext.
John Polidori NY/NJ Regional Sales Since FiberNext's inception, John has been representing FiberNext in the NY and NJ areas. In early 2012, John became a territory sales manager for the NY and NJ geographic region and handles all of our sales efforts for clients in this territory. With over 16 years of sales expertise in fiber optic tools, networking and communications, John is an incredibly valued and tenured member of the FiberNext sales force. John has earned his sales and product knowledge expertise through manufacturer's representation of industry leading manufacturers such as Sumitomo Electric Lightwave, AFL telecommunications, Fiberdyne Labs and others.	Mike DeClerck GA Regional Sales As a former area and national sales manager, Mike has developed and implemented fiber cable technology for fiber to the home systems and he has a background in sales and training of fiber and copper connectivity. Mike has also been a certification trainer for developing technologies in copper & fiber. He represented AFL Telecom & Noyes Fiber Test Equipment in the sales and training of end users, contractors, and design consultants for the use of fiber systems. Currently Mike represents Sumitomo, Amphenol, Media Max Technologies, and FiberNext for the sales and training of fiber components, fusion splicing, fiber/copper cable and connectivity systems to the Enterprise & Broadcast Industries.