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Andy Spector

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Co-Founder & COO at IR Medtek

Columbus, Ohio, United States

FoundedIR Medtek

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About

Andy Spector is Director of Sales at Enablence USA Components Inc., with over 30 years of experience in marketing and sales of photonic components, primarily for the fiber-optic telecommunications industry as well as the aerospace, defense, and bio-sensor markets. He is also co-founder of a medical device start-up developing a spectroscopy technology for cancer detection. His areas of specialization include planar lightwave circuit technology, DWDM filters, dispersion compensation, passive optical networks, ROADM, EDFAs, and laser diodes.

Co-Founder & COO at IR Medtek

Co-founders at IR Medtek

DCDoug Cohen
Doug CohenCo-Founder & CEO

Experience

  1. ENABLENCE USA COMPONENTS INCDirector of Salescurrent2024 — present
  2. AMS Photonics, LLCIndependent Consultant - Fiber Optic Component Marketing and Salescurrent2015 — presentColumbus, Ohio Area
  3. Photonic Lattice, Inc.North American Sales Representative2019 — 2025Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
  4. IR Medtek LLCCOO2018 — 2024Columbus, Ohio, United States
  5. Enablence Technologies, Inc.VP Marketing and Custom Product Sales2008 — 2015
  6. AMS Photonics LLCPresident2006 — 2008
  7. ANDevicesVP Marketing2005 — 2008
  8. Little Optics, Inc.Sr Director, Marketing2002 — 2004
  9. JDS UniphaseSr. Director, Marketing2001 — 2002
  10. Photonic Integration Research, Inc.Director, Marketing and Sales1993 — 2002
  11. PIRIGeneral Manager, Marketing1993 — 2000
  12. Mitsubishi International CorpManager, Business Development1989 — 1993
  13. Hughes Aircraft CompanyMTS1984 — 1989

Skills & more

Fiber Optics11R&D2Product Management12Engineering Management6Sales5PON5Laser Diodes2Program Management2ROADM2Business Development1Business Strategy1Competitive Analysis1
+10 moreCross-functional Team LeadershipDWDMElectronicsEthernetInternational BusinessManagementManufacturingMarketingNew Business DevelopmentStrategy

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Andy Spector?
Andy Spector is Director of Sales at Enablence USA Components Inc., with over 30 years of experience in marketing and sales of photonic components, primarily for the fiber-optic telecommunications industry as well as the aerospace, defense, and bio-sensor markets. He is also co-founder of a medical device start-up developing a spectroscopy technology for cancer detection. His areas of specialization include planar lightwave circuit technology, DWDM filters, dispersion compensation, passive optical networks, ROADM, EDFAs, and laser diodes.
Where does Andy Spector work?
Andy Spector is Co-Founder & COO of IR Medtek.
What companies did Andy Spector found?
Andy Spector founded IR Medtek.
Where did Andy Spector go to school?
Andy Spector studied at Stanford University (MS, Mechanical Engineering); University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (B.S., Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering).

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