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Expert is an iNARTE certified EMI/EMC engineer and is the owner of an independent EMI/EMC consulting company in the state of Arizona.

He specializes in a variety of Electromagnetic Interference and Electromagnetic Compatibility disciplines, including:

MIL-STD-461/4 box and large system level EMI compliance, EMI compliance on space products, such as satellite and boost vehicles, EMI/EMP on Aerospace systems and boxes for commercial aircraft and Air Force programs, FCC Part 15, EN55022, EN55024, VCCI and Bellcore-1089 compliance on information technology and telecom equipment, and EMI/EMC Test Facility design, construction and management.

Requirements Definition – Commercial electronics products need to have the right kind of regulatory compliance markings before they can be offered for sale to the US market and before they can be offered to Europe or Worldwide. The expert can help you wade through the myriad of regulations, standards, markings and test methods needed for you to successfully market your product – at home or abroad.

Systems integrators have to take numerous RF environments into account when preparing top level requirements that ultimately have to flow to subcontractors. Legal, Inter-system, Intra-system and natural environments all must be considered before a meaningful specification can be produced. Expert has the experience working with systems integrators to generate clear and accurate specifications.

Military and Aerospace subcontractors are sometimes faced with top level requirements that are often confusing or non-standard. These requirements may lead to costly product redesign if not properly managed. We can help flow top level specifications into solid requirements.

FCC Compliance, CE Marking, MIL-STD-461, DO-160

Design – Expert can help by working with your electrical and mechanical design engineers to produce a compliant product with a rapid development cycle. In some cases, moving an existing product into a new market changes requirements and ultimately can affect the EMI design. Updates or changes to existing designs are often needed, even if the requirement changes appear benign. He can help you understand the scope of the changes needed for new requirements and to help you work through all aspects of the design cycle. He can also solve EMI problems in ‘real time’… when the product is undergoing test. Expert has the experience to modify EMI designs on the fly, ultimately leading to compliant products while reducing cost impacts and without months in the lab.

Analysis – EMI analysis is often needed to determine if a product can be compatible in a given environment or if it can meet legal or contractual requirements. Expert offers a number of analyitical techniques to let you and your customers rest assured there will be no surprises when your product hits the lab: SPICE Circuit modeling, Shielding analysis, Field to wire, RF system EMC (intermod, harmonics, spurious response/emissions), Self Compatibility.


Expert has the experience to act as your representative in the test lab, watching out for your best interests. Product EMI testing is where up-front design and analysis pays off. However, a poor test can lead to false results, either introducing unneeded costs to mitigate false positives or to allow problems to go uncovered, exposing your company to possible contractual or legal risk. Expert has the experience needed
to manage your product’s test accurately and efficiently.

Test labs range widely in capability, cost and experience. Proper lab selection often balances cost versus risk. He has worked with a number of labs in the past and has learned the lessons of what makes a lab right for a particular product line.

Documentation -Accurate and thorough documentation is critical to any product – whether it’s a computer system sold worldwide, a $200 Million satellite or a complex communications system. Expert has the background needed to generate supporting EMI/EMC documentation – whether it’s for a computer system sold worldwide, a $200 Million satellite, or a complex communications system.

Commercial:Technical files, Test Reports, Declarations of Conformity

Military/Aerospace: Proposal Support, PDR/CDR packages, Control plans, Test Plans/Procedures/Reports

Customer Representation - He will represent your company and product to your customers, in working groups, design reviews, EMCABs or other critical meetings. He has the professionalism and confidence needed to take the job seriously and to provide your customer with the assurance that their needs are being met.

Test Facility Design and Support - After leading the construction effort for two complete EMI/EMC test labs, he has the experience needed to help a client develop test facilities - from engineering a single test method to designing an entire lab. He can work with building architects, test equipment suppliers and chamber vendors to create a solution that will meet your test facility needs in an effective and cost efficient manner.