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Lumera Corp.

(LMRA) is in the Technology Industry

Last Fiscal Year Sales:$2.7M
  • Public
  • US
Dow Jones Description

Lumera is a leader in the field of photonic communications. The company designs electro-optic components based on proprietary polymer compounds for the communications/computing industries. The company also has developed proprietary designs and processes for fabricating such devices.

President & Interim Chief Executive Officer
Joseph J. Vallner
Number of Employees 65
Contact Information

19910 North Creek Parkway

Suite 100

Bothell, Washington 98011

www.lumera.com

(425) 415-6900

NAICS Code Semiconductor and Related Device Manufacturing: 334413

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News & Analysis

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Joseph J. Vallner President & Interim Chief Executive Officer
Lora L. Tarabeih Chief Accounting Officer
Peter J. Biere CFO, Vice President & Treasurer
Robert J. Petcavich Senior Vice President Chief Technology Officer
Daniel C. Lykken Vice President of Sales and Marketing
Helene F Jaillet Director, Investor Relations and Corporate Communi
Ronald Dudek Director of Business Development

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
C. James Judson Chairman
Donald Guthrie Board of Directors
Fraser Black Board of Directors
Robert Ratliffe Board of Directors

Organization Position Status
Plexera Corporation Interim CEO, Lumera, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Plexera Bioscience Llc Current
Lumera Corporation President & Interim Chief Executive Officer Current
Freesky Research LLC Director Current
GigOptix, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Lumera Corporation Board of Directors Current
Cell Genesys, Inc. President & Coo Former
The University of Georgia Associate Professor Former
ALZA Corporation Former
SEQUUS Pharmaceuticals Former
Syntex Corporation Former
Alza Technologies Corp Former
Plexera Corporation Director Former
California Healthcare Institute, Inc. Board of Directors Former
University of Wisconsin M.S. in physical Former
University of Wisconsin B.S. In Pharmacy Former

Lora L. Tarabeih has served as Controller since August 2003 and as Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer since April 2004. From July 1998 to August 2003, Ms. Tarabeih served as Financial Reporting Analyst, Operations Controller and Division Controller at Siemens Medical Solutions, Inc. Ultrasound Division, one of Siemens Corporation s largest multi-national medical divisions. Ms. Tarabeih earned her CPA license in 1998. Ms. Tarabeih has an MBA with an emphasis in Finance from City University, Bellevue, Washington, and a B.A. in Business Administration from Southern Oregon University.

Organization Position Status
Lumera Corporation Chief Accounting Officer Current
Lumera Corporation Controller Former
Southern Oregon University B.A. In Business Administration Former

Organization Position Status
Lumera Corporation CFO, Vice President & Treasurer Current

Robert J. Petcavich, Ph.D. has served as Chief Technology Officer since October 2003. From July 1992 to December 2002, Dr. Petcavich served as Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Technology Officer of Planet Polymer Technologies, Inc., an advanced materials company that he founded in 1991. From 1996 to December 2001, Dr. Petcavich served as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Alife Medical Inc., a natural language processing software services provider that he founded in 1996. Dr. Petcavich has a Ph.D. degree in Polymer Science, an M.S. degree in Solid State Science, and a B.S. degree in Chemistry from Pennsylvania State University. Dr. Petcavich currently serves as a director of Planet Polymer Technologies.

Organization Position Status
Lumera Corporation Senior Vice President Chief Technology Officer Current
A-Life Medical, Inc. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Former
The Pennsylvania State University B.S. Degree In Chemistry Former

Daniel C. Lykken has served as Vice President of Sales and Marketing since April 2004. From February 2003 to February 2004, Mr. Lykken served as Vice President Worldwide Sales of TeleSym Inc., a voice-over-Internet Protocol software company. From February 2002 to February 2003, Mr. Lykken served as a Strategic Account Team Manager of WatchMark Corporation, a service assurance and operational support system software provider. From October 2000 to August 2001, Mr. Lykken served as Director of Sales of Talk2 Technologies, Inc., an enhanced services provider to telecommunication carriers. From November 1999 to October 2000, Mr. Lykken served as Partner and Director of Sales of Meridian Venture Catalyst, LLC, a venture catalyst firm. From June 1999 to November 1999, Mr. Lykken served as Senior Sales Executive of Hitachi Data Systems, a data storage company. Mr. Lykken has a B.S. degree in Economics from Concordia College.

Organization Position Status
Lumera Corporation Vice President of Sales and Marketing Current
Plexera Corporation Vice President Sales and Marketing Current
WatchMark-Comnitel Team Manager Former
Hitachi Data Systems Corporation Sales Executive Former
Concordia College Bachelor Degree In Economics Former

Organization Position Status
Lumera Corporation Director, Investor Relations and Corporate Communi Current

Organization Position Status
Lumera Corporation Director of Business Development Current

C. James Judson has served as a director since August 2004. In 1995, Mr. Judson co-founded Eagle River Investments, LLC, a Kirkland-based venture capital fund that focuses on communications. Since 1975, Mr. Judson has been a business law partner at Davis Wright Tremaine in Seattle. Mr. Judson has a B.A. from Stanford University in Economics and an L.L.B. from Stanford Law School. Mr. Judson currently serves as a director of China Unicom Limited, Port Blakely Tree Farms, Airbiquity, Sonata Capital, Garrett and Ring, and Joshua Green Corporation.

Organization Position Status
Lumera Corporation Chairman Current

Donald Guthrie joined the Board of Directors in August 2004. From February 2006, Mr. Guthrie has served as a Managing Director of Trilogy Equity Partners, a private investment firm. From 1995 to 2005, Mr. Guthrie served as Vice Chairman of the Western Wireless Corporation, a wireless communications company, where he also served as Chief Financial Officer from February 1997 to May 1999. From 1995 to 2002, Mr. Guthrie served as Vice Chairman of VoiceStream Wireless, a wireless communications company, now T-Mobile USA subsequent to its acquisition by Deutsche Telekom AG. From 1986 to 1995, Mr. Guthrie served as Senior Vice President and Treasurer of McCaw Cellular and, from 1990 to 1995, as Senior Vice President - Finance for LIN Broadcasting. Mr. Guthrie has a B.A. in Economics and Statistics from the University of California, Berkeley and M.B.A. from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Mr. Guthrie serves as a director of Junxion, Inc.

Organization Position Status
Lumera Corporation Board of Directors Current
Junxion Co Director Current
Plexera Corporation Director Current
Western Wireless Corporation Chief Financial Officer Former
McCaw Cellular Communications, Inc. Senior Vice President Former
McCaw Cellular Communications, Inc. Treasurer Former
VoiceStream Wireless Corporation Vice Chairman Former
Western Wireless Corporation Vice Chairman Former
The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania M.B.A. Former
Wharton Graduate School of the University of Pennsylvania M.B.A. Former
University of California, Berkeley B.A. In Economics and Statistics Former

Organization Position Status
Lumera Corporation Board of Directors Current

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Seattle University Board of Directors Current
10-99 Foundation Board of Directors Current
Plexera Corporation Director Current
Lumera Corporation Board of Directors Current
AT&T Wireless Services, Inc. Senior Vice President, Communications Former
Seafirst Bank Vice President Former
Eagle River Vice President Former
Eagle River Principal Former
McCaw Cellular Communications, Inc. Former
University of Washington Former

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