PCB design to production consultant

Rick Hartley, retired from L-3 Avionics, is the principal of RHartley Enterprises, through which he consults and teaches internationally. Rick’s focus is on correct design of circuits and PC boards to prevent and/or resolve EMI, noise and signal integrity problems. He has consulted with major corporations in the US and 14 other countries. His career has focused on telecommunications, computers and aircraft avionics, as well as medical, appliance and automotive circuits. Rick has taught seminars at numerous conferences, including the IEEE EMC Symposium, PCB West, AltiumLive, Freescale Technology Forum, IPC Apex/Expo and others. He is on the Board of Directors of the ‘Printed Circuit Engineering Association’, is a past member of the Editorial Review Board of Printed Circuit Design Magazine and has written numerous technical papers and articles on methods to control noise, EMI and signal integrity.