STEVEN COLBY

Director, Engineering Services Corning Optical Communications

Steven is the Director of Business Development within the Engineering Services organization of Corning Optical Communications (COC).  In this role, he manages teams that provide daily support for COC’s carrier networks customers in North America and CALA, and teams that provide passive optical network EF&I services.  Steven joined Siecor (now Corning Optical Communications) as a field engineer in 1995.  In his 25-plus years with Corning, he has held numerous management positions in Engineering Services and Cable Technology including field engineering, application engineering, systems engineering, project services, and product testing.  His focus since the mid-2000’s has been Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH), helping customers design and build these networks.  Corning has also used Steven’s experience to directly support FTTH initiatives in several emerging markets outside of the America’s.  Prior to employment at Siecor/Corning, Steven was a Surface Warfare Officer in the U.S. Navy specializing in nuclear propulsion.  Steven holds a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from Northeastern University and Master’s degree in Business Administration from Lenoir Rhyne University.