Technology >> CEO Interviews >> September 22, 2003
DR. AMR ABDELMONEM is the Chief Executive Officer of ISCO International,
Inc. Dr. Abdelmonem joined ISCO in 1995 to direct the design and
implementation of the first successful worldwide field trial of a
superconductor filter in a cellular base station. He was promoted to
Director of Engineering in August 1998, to Vice President of Development
Engineering in March 1999, to Chief Technology Officer in December 1999,
and finally to Chief Executive Officer in June 2002. He was responsible
for defining the optimal direction of the technology and strategic
partnership efforts with major OEM wireless equipment providers. Dr.
Abdelmonem assisted in the acquisition of Spectral Solution Inc. and the
ANF business unit from Lockheed Martin Canada during 2000. Dr.
Abdelmonem started his career with Exxon Corporation in Egypt.
Subsequently, Dr. Abdelmonem held teaching positions at Ain-Shams
University in Cairo, Egypt, and at the University of Maryland. During
that time the majority of his research focused on superconducting
technology, advanced filter design, semi-conductor laser design and
optical communication. Dr. Abdelmonem earned his BS and MS degrees in
Electrical Engineering from Egypt, and his PhD from the University of
Maryland. Dr. Abdelmonem holds an MBA from the University of Chicago. He
is an IEEE Senior Member (elected at the age of 31) and has published
numerous papers for industry conferences and trade journals. He
currently holds four patents and has six additional patent applications
pending. Profile
Dr. Abdelmonem: ISCO was founded in 1989 to commercialize a revolution
in superconductor technology that was initially
