Turn-Key Analog & Mixed Signal IC Development & Production Support

Board Members

Dino Farfante

Dino Farfante
Dino Farfante is currently President and COO of American Barcode and RFID (AB&R). Prior to joining AB&R, Dino was CEO of MotionLingo. In addition, Dino spent nine years with Insight in the position of President of Worldwide Sales and Sr. VP of Sales. Dino has a B.S. degree from the University of Florida in Computer and Information Science Engineering.

 

 

James T. GreenerJames T. Greener
James Greener is a retired executive from Medtronic, Inc. James was one of the original founders of Micro-Rel in 1973, which grew into a $250M business and was eventually acquired by Medtronic, Inc. Prior to founding Micro-Rel, James worked for Motorola Semiconductor as a Marketing Manager. Most recently, James was on the founding Board of Directors of Lifelock, Inc. and served as their COO. Currently, James is active on numerous boards including the Valley of the Sun YMCA and Delta Sigma Phi Foundation.

 

 

Jerry KarlsJerry Karls
Jerry Karls is a retired executive from Medtronic, Inc. Jerry was General Manager and Sr. Director of the semiconductor operations at Medtronic. Prior to re-joining Medtronic in 1999, Jerry was President and CEO of Integrated Circuit Engineering, Inc. With more than 40 years in the industry, he has held various corporate finance and operations management positions. He also had many years running his own management consulting firm. Jerry has a B. S. degree in Management from St. Cloud State University, St Cloud, MN.

 

 

Dr. Brenda McCaffreyDr. Brenda McCaffrey
Dr. Brenda McCaffrey is the founder and CEO of Brilliant Biometrics, a digital health R&D company. Brenda has over 25 years of semiconductor industry experience with companies such as Motorola and Brooktree. She was the founder and CEO of White Mountain Labs, a semiconductor test facility serving over 90 global companies. Brenda has Ph.D. and M.S. degrees in Electrical Engineering from Arizona State University and has completed the advanced management program at the University of Chicago, Booth School of Business.

 

 

Lynelle McKayLynelle McKay
Lynelle McKay is currently President of Leadership Essentials, L.L.C. Prior to starting Leadership Essentials, Lynelle was Sr. VP and GM of Freescale’s Networking and Multimedia Group. Prior to Freescale’s IPO, Lynelle was VP and GM of the RF and DSP Infrastructure Division at Motorola. In total, Lynelle spent 16 years with Motorola in various engineering and engineering management positions. Lynelle has a B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Hawaii.