Drive sales growth for cutting tools across the Greater Chicago Area by developing customer and distributor relationships, recommending tooling solutions, presenting products, updating CRM records, and supporting manufacturing process improvements. The role requires CNC and metal-cutting knowledge, customer follow-up, market analysis, test data preparation, and collaboration with engineering and product development teams. Some overnight travel is required.

Owns the technical roadmap for hyperscale AI cluster solutions spanning CPO, silicon photonics, optical interconnect, networking, and compute architectures. Tracks GPU, switching, and photonics ecosystems; advises R&D and executives on technology strategy, partnerships, and competitive positioning; represents the company at conferences, standards bodies, and co-innovation forums; and delivers technical presentations and keynotes. The role requires deep systems expertise, ecosystem relationships, strategic leadership, and significant external engagement.