Dean Miroulis is the CEO at LightGrid, LLC. A Telecommunications industry veteran with 25 years\u00a0of telecommunications experience, he has a background in optical transport technology, wireless\u00a0communications, satellite communications, implementation engineering, and service lifecycle\u00a0management.<\/p>\n
Most recently, Mr. Miroulis supported the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) in their global\u00a0technical evolution strategy. In this capacity, he supported both technology refresh and service\u00a0realization. In addition, he supported DISA\u2019s Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) effort.<\/p>\n
Prior to establishing LightGrid, LLC, Mr. Miroulis worked for Science Application International\u00a0Corporation (SAIC) for eight years. He spent several years working on the TSAT\/TMOS military satellite program (led by prime contractor Lockheed Martin). He developed aspects of the architecture design and functional requirements for the TSAT to GIG Border Element (TGBE). Dean served as the primary\u00a0liaison between the Lockheed Martin TMOS team and DISA\u2019s DoD Gateway engineering team.<\/p>\n
Mr. Miroulis was SAIC\u2019s lead optical engineer for the technical selection process for both the Optical\u00a0Transport System (OTS) and Optical Digital Cross Connect (ODXC) equipment for the new Defense\u00a0Information Systems Network (DISN). He led two technical teams (OTS & ODXC) in delivering a final\u00a0recommendation for $250M+ in equipment. He prepared the optical portion of the RFP, performed the\u00a0technical and business analysis of the RFP responses, coordinated 7 months of equipment testing at\u00a0AT&T Labs, and managed the turn up, test and evaluation for the first six DoD sites.<\/p>\n
Prior to SAIC, Mr. Miroulis was the Director of Sales Engineering for AboveNet (formerly Metromedia\u00a0Fiber Network [MFN]) in Manhattan, New York. He supervised Sales Engineers in support of enterprise\u00a0clients in major metropolitan areas along the East Coast. He was recognized as a top performer for\u00a0exceeding revenue targets and MBO objectives.<\/p>\n
Prior to AboveNet, Mr. Miroulis was the Manager of Internet Sales Engineering for HarvardNet, and a\u00a0strategic accounts manager for AT&T in Manhattan, New York.<\/p>\n
Mr. Miroulis is a graduate of Clarkson University, where he earned a B.S. in Electrical Engineering.<\/p>\n
Mr. Miroulis has been a strong community supporter. He served on the Board of Directors of Big\u00a0Brothers\/Big Sisters of South Hampton Roads, Virginia for five years. He was a past President of the\u00a0Virginia Beach Junior Chamber of Commerce (recognized with the Charles\\ Kulp Jr. Award; one of\u00a0America\u2019s 60 outstanding chapter Presidents). Mr. Miroulis was the co-chairman of the 28th Annual\u00a0Hanes Activewear ECSC Beach Festival (1991) which was selected as a TOP 20 Event by the Southeastern\u00a0U.S. Tourism Society.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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