Hector Menendez is Product Marketing Manager, IP/Optical Networks at Nokia. He is focused on end-to-end 4G LTE / LTE-Advanced solutions. In this role, he develops and markets service provider solutions spanning the Radio Access Network (RAN), backhaul, packet core, service delivery environment, network and service management, and professional services. Hector has over 25 years of telecommunications experience and has held a variety of positions including project analyst, events management, market development and solutions marketing at AT&T, Lucent Technologies, Alcatel-Lucent and Nokia. He is co-author of several technical articles and papers and is a frequent speaker at events. Hector holds an MBA from the School of Business at Rutgers University, New Jersey.