About Dr. Rainer Iraschko

Vice President Research

Dr. Rainer Iraschko holds a Ph.D. from the University of Alberta and a Bachelor of Applied Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Toronto. Upon graduation in 1997, Dr. Iraschko joined MCI's Network Technology Development group. Here he investigated methods to increase the survivability and efficiency of MCI's North American transport network. When WorldCom bought MCI, Dr. Iraschko moved to Silicon Valley to launch ONI Systems. As Senior System and Network Architect, Dr. Iraschko was involved in the design and development of ONI's optical transport equipment. Within 3 years he helped ONI grow from a small startup to a public company with a market capitalization in the millions. Dr. Iraschko left ONI in 2001 to open an office in Calgary, Canada for Network Photonics Inc. Two years later Dr. Iraschko started AccessNetware Inc, a company intent on delivering broadband access solutions. In 2004, Dr. Iraschko joined TELUS' Technology Strategy team as an Optical Networking Strategist responsible for defining a strategy for the evolution of TELUS' transport network.