DR. MICHEL RONDEAU
President, CEO & Director
Dr. Rondeau achieved a B.S. Mathematics, San Jose State University-1971, a M.S. in Applied Mathematics, San Jose State University-1973, and a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering/Applied Mathematics, Michigan State University-1977. From 1972-1977 he served as the Mathematics Specialist/Assistant Coordinator, UC Berkeley, CA, and in 1978 as a Faculty Member, Dept. of Mathematics, Michigan State University, MI.
From 1979-1984, Dr. Rondeau held the position as MTS-Scientist/Engineer, AT&T Bell Laboratories, NJ, where he designed, engineered, implemented, and patented a new type of flexible high pressure housing (FHPH) for opto-electronic devices for underwater signal transmissions; designed, engineered, and patented a new fiberoptic cable strain relief; designed and engineered a new miniature high pressure fiber optic cable seal, and developed a new laser welding process for miniature titanium and beryllium underwater opto-electronic device housings.
From 1984-1985, he held the position of Manager/Research Scientist, Bell Communication Research, NJ, where he designed, engineered, implemented, and managed a state of the art fiber optic telecommunication devices research laboratory; designed new optics connectors; developed new micro-drilling and molding techniques for thermoplastic materials, and recruited Ph.D. candidates for Bellcore from various universities.
In 1985, Dr. Rondeau founded Valde Fiber Optics Inc., a private company that went public in Canada on the TSX Venture Exchange in 2000 via a reverse take over. Through a consolidation in capital and name change in 2008, Valde Fiber Optics Inc. became Valdor Technology International Inc. (VTI-TSXV). Dr. Rondeau is President and CEO of the company.
Dr. Rondeau has over 30 years experience in the fiber optics industry. Under his leadership, Valdor has developed, patented, and successfully commercialized several fiber optic product lines. Valdor s enabling Impact Mount™ technology is a fundamental breakthrough technology that is a perfect solution to field installable connectors, opto-electronic device packaging, optical switches, and miniaturization. Dr. Rondeau has recently registered new patents that will expand the Impact Mount ™ application into Dense Wave Division Multiplexers (DWDM) modules, attenuators, fused couplers, and other passive components.