Mitch is vice president of regional and IOC sales for Calix and has over 14 years of direct sales and sales management experience. Mitch oversees all sales efforts to IOCs, CLECs, developers, and municipalities. Prior to joining Calix, Mitch was a senior account manager at Zhone Technologies, where he was responsible for developing overall sales strategy, acquiring new accounts, and developing business activities within the emerging-carrier market. Before Zhone, he held various sales management positions at Ascend Communications and Lucent Technologies. At Ascend, Mitch oversaw sales efforts and helped develop product direction in the VOIP business unit, targeting global service providers. Mitch graduated with honors from the University of California at Berkeley.