Daniel Blumenthal
Corporate Officer/Principal at Santa Barbara Technology Group LLC
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Dr. Blumenthal is Senior Systems Architect and Co-Founder of Calient Networks, where he focuses on advanced optical networking.
He is also an associate professor of electrical engineering at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and is a leader in the field of optical switching systems, earning many prestigious awards such as the 1999 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers.
Prior to his seven years as an associate professor, he held engineering positions at StorageTek and Sievers Research, Inc., and numerous engineering research positions at Columbia University and the universities of Colorado and Pennsylvania.
He has authored a number of papers in the optical networking field, such as MOSAIC: A Multiwavelength Optical Subcarrier Multiplexed Controlled Network and OPERA: An Optical Packet Experimental Routing Architecture with Label Swapping Capability.
Dr. Blumenthal received his PhD in electrical engineering from the University of Colorado, an MS in electrical engineering from Columbia University and a BS in electrical engineering from the University of Rochester.
Daniel Blumenthal active positions
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Santa Barbara Technology Group LLC
 Santa Barbara Technology Group LLC Investment ManagersFinance Founded in 2000 by Dennis Cagan, Santa Barbara Technology Group LLC is a private equity firm located in Santa Barbara, California | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Former positions of Daniel Blumenthal
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CALIENT Technologies, Inc.
 CALIENT Technologies, Inc. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology CALIENT Technologies, Inc. manufactures photonic optical circuit switching systems. Its systems enable dynamic optical layer optimization in next generation datacenters and software defined networks. The firm designs and fabricates its systems using state of the art MEMS equipment in its own fabrication facility. The company was founded by Daniel Blumenthal, Charles M. Corbalis and John E. Bowers in 1999 and is headquartered in Goleta, CA. | Founder | - |
| University of Pennsylvania | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
| The Trustees of Columbia University in The City of New York | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
| The University of Colorado | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
| StorageTek, Inc. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Training of Daniel Blumenthal
| The Trustees of Columbia University in The City of New York | Graduate Degree |
| The University of Colorado | Doctorate Degree |
| Rochester Christian University | Undergraduate Degree |
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Santa Barbara Technology Group LLC
Santa Barbara Technology Group LLC Investment ManagersFinance Founded in 2000 by Dennis Cagan, Santa Barbara Technology Group LLC is a private equity firm located in Santa Barbara, California | Finance |
| StorageTek, Inc. | |
CALIENT Technologies, Inc.
CALIENT Technologies, Inc. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology CALIENT Technologies, Inc. manufactures photonic optical circuit switching systems. Its systems enable dynamic optical layer optimization in next generation datacenters and software defined networks. The firm designs and fabricates its systems using state of the art MEMS equipment in its own fabrication facility. The company was founded by Daniel Blumenthal, Charles M. Corbalis and John E. Bowers in 1999 and is headquartered in Goleta, CA. | Electronic Technology |
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