Dave Mehuys joined IonQ in March of 2022 as its first VP of Production Engineering, where he is responsible for Manufacturing and Facilities operations. Dr. Mehuys has served in a variety of Engineering and Operations roles in his career, developing and commercializing semiconductor lasers and laser-based sub-systems for Optical Communications and Scientific markets. At quantum computing company PsiQuantum, he was responsible for leading Systems Engineering. At optical networking provider Infinera, he led Systems Manufacturing, Customer Service & Technical Support teams, and Hardware Engineering over an 18-year period. At laser and sub-system supplier SDL, he developed and commercialized high-power single-mode semiconductor lasers, fiber lasers, and Raman/EDFA amplifiers over a 13-year period. Dr. Mehuys holds Masters and Ph.D. degrees from the California Institute of Technology, and an undergraduate degree in Engineering Science from the University of Toronto.