Surprise, Arizona, United States
30+ years of electronics industry experience in PCB Design to include technical leadership and management Recognized by the industry as a Global Subject Matter Expert (SME) Current: • Principal Technical Product Marketing Manager for Siemens Corporation - providing thought leadership and industry influence for electronic systems design and supply chain resilience, adding value for an international user community • Chairman of the Printed Circuit Engineering Association (PCEA) – leadership of an international organization which he co-founded in 2019, that produces educational programming and events, for professional development of individuals associated with PCB design, fabrication, and assembly • Co-author and Master Instructor Trainer (MIT) for the PCEA Training curriculum and certification program • Editor/contributor to industry publications – iConnect007, Circuits Assembly, and Printed Circuit Design & Fab (PCD&F) • Podcast Host of The Printed Circuit Podcast Prior Experience: • Subject Matter Expert and Principal Printed Circuit Engineer for Collins Aerospace / Raytheon Technologies - Headed a global team while creating and managing design training and best practices across the organization • Former IPC Executive Board Member of PCB Designer's Education and MIT for the IPC Designer Certification program • US Marine Corps – Avionics
As a Principal Technical Product Manager, my role expands into thought leadership for supply chain resilience and electronic systems design. After successfully using the Siemens EDA tools for 20+ years, I can add real value for my team – and the design community.
Mission Statement – Collaborate, Educate, and Inspire The Printed Circuit Engineering Association™ (PCEA) is an international network of engineers, designers, fabricators, assemblers, and anyone related to printed circuit development. Our mission is to promote printed circuit engineering as a profession by encouraging and facilitating the exchange of information and the integration of new design concepts through education, certification, communications, seminars, and workshops. This is facilitated by a network of local, regional, virtual PCEA-affiliated chapters and the support of our sponsors.
A Principal Engineer and Subject Matter Expert (SME) of PCB Design within the Collins Aerospace division of the Raytheon Technologies Corporation, working out of the Engineering Core Services - Power and Controls division within Collins Aerospace located in Windsor Locks, CT. I hold industry certifications as an IPC Mater Instructor Trainer (MIT) of PCB Designers certifications CID and CID+, a PCE-EDU Master Instructor of the PCEA Certification (CPCD) of PCB design, and hold both advanced IPC certified CID+ and PCEA CPCD certification for PCB Design of a printed circuit boards.