Ralph Rondinone is senior vice president of global operations and services and joined VIAVI (then JDSU) in April 2012. Rondinone is responsible for the company's manufacturing, supply chain, services and support, IT, and corporate real estate functions. Throughout his career, Rondinone has achieved impressive operational results across a broad range of organizations, from early-stage startups to large multinational public companies. At BigBand Networks, Rondinone served as senior vice president of operations from 2006 to 2012, where he successfully designed and implemented the operations function prior to the company becoming public. He also has held executive positions in operations at companies that include Lucent Technologies, Ascend Communications, and Digital Equipment Corporation. Rondinone holds a B.S. degree in mechanical engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute.