John Schmidt

John Schmidt is CommScope’s Vice President of Global Data Center Solutions where he leads a team of Solution Architects and Data Center Segment Leaders.  He has 21 years of experience in the telecommunications and networking industry having held various positions in Design Engineering, Product Management, Business Development, and Sales Management.  John began his career with ADC Telecommunications which was acquired by TE Connectivity and subsequently by CommScope.  Since the acquisition, John has been leading CommScope’s data center solutions team, defining and implementing CommScope’s data center strategy, and launching new solutions for this market.  During his career John has acquired 18 patents for telecommunications and networking equipment design and has contributed to various industry committees within TIA and BICSI.  John holds a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering from the University of Minnesota, an MBA from the University of Saint Thomas, and a Master of Science in Management Science and Engineering from Stanford University