News Archive
Dan (Dhananjaya) Turpuseema Joins R&D Circuits
October 23rd, 2006R&D Circuits is pleased to announce the addition of Dan (Dhananjaya) Turpuseema to our staff as Director of Engineering. Dan, who most recently served as Director of Engineering for ISU Petasys, comes to R&D with over 14 years experience obtained working in various capacities with such companies as Ambitech and Pentadyne/Pentaflex. Having spent many years supporting the PCB needs of his Semiconductor Test Customers, Dan will be well matched with R&D Circuits core competency, fabricating and assembling advanced technology, fine pitch performance boards for the ATE Industry.
Dan holds an M.S in Mechanical Engineering from California State University and a B.S in Mechanical Engineering from Mysore University, India.
Tom Bresnan is 1 of the 51 Members Honored at IPCWorks 2006
September 20th, 2006BANNOCKBURN, Ill., September 15, 2006 –I
PC–As the saying goes, they do things big in Texas and IPC – Association Connecting Electronics Industries® did just that as it honored 51 members for their contributions to the association and the electronics interconnect industry at IPCWorks 2006. This year’s meeting was held September 10-14 in Fort Worth, Texas.
"The last set of distinguished committee service awards went to the team that helped develop IPC-4101B, Specification for Base Materials for Rigid and Multilayer Printed Boards:
Cai Qiaoer, Guangdong Shengyi Sci.Tech Co. Ltd.
Werner Engelmaier, Engelmaier Associates
Herbert Fick, The Bergquist Company, Prescott
Terry Fischer, Hitachi Chemical
Robert Hearn, Dow Chemical USA
Karl Sauter, Sun Microsystems
Wally Younger, Isola
Louis Lin, Nan Ya Plastics Corporation
Daniel Welch, Arlon MED
Thomas Bresnan, R&D Circuits
Gerard O’Brien, Photocircuits
Antonio Senese, Taconic-STL
William Varnell
Crystal Vanderpan, Underwriters Laboratories
Patricia Goldman, Dielectric Solutions
Jack Bramel, Jack Bramel & Associates
Doug Leys, Nelco North America
R&D Circuits is Awarded ISO 9002 Certification 9-13-2006
September 20th, 2006September 2006:
R&D Circuits has submitted for, and been awarded ISO 9002 certification. The registrar is QAS Certification, certificate number A2594US.
The drive to become an ISO Certified Supplier demonstrates R&D Circuits' continued dedication to organizational improvement as well as continued technological growth.
IMAPS Member in the spotlight, Michael Salloum of R&D Assembly
August 15th, 2005February/March 2005
For those of you who have attended IMAPS Symposia, ATWs, and Garden State chapter events, our February-March 2005 Member in the Spotlight is very familiar to you. Michael Salloum is easy to spot at these events as he is usually behind the Registration Booth lending a hand to IMAPS staff and volunteers.
We all appreciate and value Michael’s assistance and wish we could “clone” him several times over, because he is such a great and helpful resource for IMAPS. Michael really puts forth an effort in support of our IMAPS events and does it always with a smile and friendly demeanor.
Please read a bit about his background and the testimonial from a colleague in the Garden State Chapter.
Michael Salloum
Garden State Chapter Michael Salloum was born in Lebanon; he moved to the US in 1980. He is married to a beautiful woman (Lina), who is also the mother of their 3 children (Eli-7, Remy-5 and Julie-4 months); they reside in Somerset, NJ.
Michael attended Northeastern University where he graduated in electrical engineering in 1986.
Working in the industry since the late '80s, Michael has worked on Thick Film, SMT and TH Processes and Packaging. He also has four years of experience in Semiconductor Testing Support.
A member of ISHM/IMAPS since 1992, he started with the New England Chapter as a membership chair, later becoming a technical chair. Michael also presented several papers in Thick Film and SMT. He also served on the 1994 Symposium Committee as the Student Activity Chair.
Michael moved to NJ in 1998, where he joined the Garden State chapter as the VP and is currently serving as the Chapter President.
Currently he is Vice President of R&D Assembly in Allentown, PA. R&D Assembly offers complete turnkey products in Advanced SMT (www.rdcircuits.com).
A dedicated member and volunteer of IMAPS, Michael will serve as the IMAPS 2005 Symposium Registration Chair.
Kathleen Kriskewic, Vice President of IMAPS Garden State Chapter, HED International, shared her thoughts on Michael:
I’ve served with Mike Salloum for at least two years as an executive board member of the Garden State Chapter of IMAPS. During that time, the GS chapter has sponsored symposiums for which Mike has recruited and organized exhibitors. Although each of the executive board members had a task to do, Mike did not limit his efforts to his alone, and never hesitated to help another. When I think of Mike, I think of an individual who can get the job done. His dedication and attention to detail inspire those who serve with him.
Thank you for this opportunity to voice my admiration and respect for an exceptional individual.
Tom Bresnan Chosen for "Who's Chairing your IPC Committee" Featured Article
July 28th, 2005R&D Circuits is proud to support and point out our employee's extra efforts within the industry and encourages all employees to volunteer for industry organizations, that will assist with professional development.