Dr. Alexis Mendez

Dr. Alexis Méndez is President of MCH Engineering LLC, a consulting firm specializing in optical fiber sensing technology. Dr. Mendez has over 20 years of experience in optical fiber technology, sensors and instrumentation. He was the former Group Leader of the Fiber Optic Sensors Lab within ABB Corporate Research (USA) where he led R&D activities for the development of fiber sensors for use in industrial plant, oil & gas, and high voltage electric power applications. He has written 50 technical publications, taught several short courses on fiber sensors, holds 5 US patents and is recipient of an R&D100 award. He was past chairman of the International Optical Fiber Sensors Conference (OFS-18); is editor of the “Specialty Optical Fibers Handbook”; and is a Fellow of SPIE. Dr. Mendez holds a PhD. degree in Electrical Engineering from Brown University.