Global business development manager, Ethernet services and NFV markets
Michael Heffner
Michael Heffner
Vice president PLM, Ensemble division
Mike leads the company’s cross-functional efforts to define and build innovative new NFV, SDN and big data analytics solutions. His focus is on defining solutions that create value and optimize profitability for the CSP community by transforming how services are created, activated and managed.
Mike joined the company in 2016 as part of the Overture Networks acquisition and his 25-year telecom career spans roles in R&D, product marketing and product management. In previous roles, he has served as the director of product management for Oracle’s big data analytics team and as senior director of technical product marketing at Overture. He has a degree in aerospace engineering from Texas A&M University.
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