As an IPC CID Designer Instructor, Kelly shares more than his personal experience as a PCB Designer. His connection to the electronics industry as an interviewer for I-CONNECT007’s exclusive event coverage, REALTime with…, allows him to query and share perspectives from some of the industry’s most dynamic and influential personalities in the interviews he conducts.
- More than thirty years’ PCB Design experience
- Design in aerospace, medical, telecom and gaming industries
- IPC CID Designer Certification Instructor
Industry Experience
PCB Designer, International Game Technology
- PCB design for the gaming industry including rigid, muli-layer FR4, flex, rigid-flex and HDI boards
- Technical liaison for PCB design and manufacturing challenges that arise between engineering, supplier management and EMS suppliers
PCB Designer, ICS Advent (Industrial Computer Source)
- PCB design – CPU’s & backplanes for the telecom markets
Senior Applications Engineer, CAD2000 (PADS Value Added Re-marketer)
- PCB design for various industries in parallel with supporting VAR sales by providing PADs software demonstration & training
PCB Designer, I.N., Incorporated
- PCB designer supporting various customer product development including dental curing lamps, RAID backplanes and flex harnessing
PCB Designer, Bird Products Corporation
- Design & documentation of virtually all PCB designs for Bird Products from 1989 – 1997
Electronic Packaging Designer, Parker Hannifin, Bertea Control Systems Division
- Designed and fabricated electronic test equipment including sheet metal chassis, panels and PCBs used on C-5, Gulfstream and Embraer aircraft flight control systems
Educational Experience
- IPC CID Designer Certification
- IPC CID+ Advanced Designer Certification
- AA General Education and Design Drafting Certification