Payman Bavandpouri

Payman Bavandpouri currently serves as the Head of Information Technology at EMCORE Corporation, where significant achievements include leading IT cost optimization strategies that resulted in a $4 million annual budget reduction and enhancing customer satisfaction by 20% through effective management of service providers. Previously, as Sr IT Manager II at EMCORE Corporation, Payman successfully integrated systems post-acquisition and streamlined operations by divesting the Broadband and CHIP business. Prior experience includes roles such as Sr. Manager of Datacenter and Cloud Services at Impossible Foods and Senior Quality Engineer at Philips Lumileds, among others. Payman's educational background includes a Master of Science from Chelsea University, a Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering from San José State University, and an Associate of Arts from De Anza College.