Terry D Kozlyk, C.I.D., C.E.T.

EMS companies I have worked with

Celestica, Sanmina SCI, Trilogy-Net, DDI (Dynamic Details Inc)

The skills I often see lacking in the EMS industry today

Experienced personnel with a diverse skillset

What I think about low-cost manufacturing

It's fine, as long as it doesn't impact the quality of the finished product

My thoughts on what makes a good program manager

An excellent communicator with a broad array of industry experience.

A book I recommend to others or am currently reading

"The Leader Who Had No Title" - by Robin Sharma

One of my favorite quotes

"Just because you haven't heard any feedback on how you are doing at your work", doesn't mean you are doing a great job. It simply means, "You haven't heard any feedback on how you are doing at your work" - TDK, circa 2002

Someone I would most like to sit next to at a dinner party

Richard Branson, Jimmy Carter, Anthony Bourdain, Glenn Gould, Peter Gzowski, Pierre Trudeau

Some of the countries I have visited for work or play

Mexico, Ukraine, United States

A helpful travel tip I often use

Be open to customs and practises of countries you travel to. Don't expect the same as you have been accustomed to in your home area.

A favorite electronics gadget

iPad, iPhone, iPod

One of my favorite toys as a child

My Bike

I am an all-around PCB Designer having insight and analytical skills allowing me to design the best possible Printed Circuit Board (PCB). I have performed the full sweep from library part creation and maintenance to final output data and drawings for fabrication, assembly and archiving in a data repository. I have performed design functions from R & D prototype concepts to maintenance and improvement of legacy designs.

Seeing problem solving as the basis for next design respin and improvement, I have been called upon many times to assist both PCB fabricators & assemblers in resolving concerns. As new technologies emerge, I try to peruse the IPC blog to keep abreast of how others tackle recurring and surfacing issues with PCB design, fabrication, assembly & manufacture.

I have used the full suite of Mentor Graphics and ECAD design tools. I have also used HyperLynx to design multi-layer stackups with controlled impedance and briefly used Mentor Graphics CES (Contraint Editor System) design rule system on a design.

To augment my PCB Design career, I have also performed SMT assembly of prototype assemblies along with rework, repair & trouble-shooting of fine pitch high density interconnect (HDI) assemblies. I have worked in several product development environments performing sourcing and costing of parts. Most of the environments I have worked in had tight integration with the mechanical design group for form-factor fit using 3D envelope data and thermal design.

In my current PCB Design Consultancy sole proprietorship I use Altium Designer 10 as my core ECAD design tool.

Specialties

Cost Reduction & Problem Solving on PCB issues. DFM - Design for Manufacture. DFT - Design for Testability. SMT - Surface Mount Technology - Repair, Rework & Assembly of SMT assemblies. Public Speaking, Facilitating & Training one-on-one or to large groups (this is another sideline I do - contact me directly if you would like more info).