Altium Experts

Altium's resource library is a collection of content from our industries most forward thinking contributors. You can browse the list below to discover some of our more popular authors.

Willem Gruter

Willem is an electrical engineer with a software background. He has been involved in various products related to HDL design, FPGA and PCB. His expertise is in software product development and translating customer requests into product functionality.

Yizhak Bot

Mr. Bot is a Certified Reliability Engineer from American Society for Quality Control (ASQC) 1982 and Electronic Engineering from Tel-Aviv University (1977-1981). Mr. Bot has more than 25 years of experience in Reliability, Availability, Maintainability and Safety (RAMS) and Integrated Logistic Support (ILS). He was the RAMS/ILS manager of many

John Medina

With over 30 years of extensive experience in PCB and Package design, training and Signal integrity analysis using state of the art tool sets, including Expedition, CES (Constraint Editor System), Altium, Hyperlynx, Interconnectix (ICX), Power SI, Boardstation RE/XE and Allegro v16.x including CMS (Constraint Management System). John has expertise

Barbara Kanegsberg

Barbara, widely known as "The Cleaning Lady", is an expert and trusted adviser in critical cleaning. Critical cleaning is soil removal where, if you don’t do it, product quality suffers. Her manufacturing activities encompass optics fabrication as well as assembly of aerospace components, medical devices, advanced automotive, additive manufacturing

Diego Petracca

Diego Petracca leads the hardware development team in Toradex AG, a global company founded in Switzerland. Toradex offers Arm® System on Modules (SoMs) and focuses on the ease of handling highly reliable embedded systems. Mr. Petracca holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electronic Engineering and a Master of Science degree in Mechatronic

Aljaž Titorić

Aljaž is an electronics engineer whose professional background spans hardware design, multilayer PCB design, mechanical engineering, and 3D printing and prototyping. He refined his knowledge while working in multiple industries and markets on products for data encryption devices, dental testing and repair equipment, and embedded software and

Gerald Weis

Gerald Weis works as a Hardware Development Engineer for AT&S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik Aktiengesellschaft, a leading global manufacturer of printed circuit boards. His area of ​​activity includes the creation of circuit diagrams and PCB designs and the optimization of designs through electrical and thermal simulation. His focus is on

JF Brandon

I work where advanced Technology and Business intersect, putting them together in the right manner to make them greater than the sum of their parts. I also invent and make machines. I like meeting people and making deals. I prefer working with startups or as a part of a small, dedicated team in a big company. I like to think that if you can't scale

Fabian Winkler

Fabian Winkler is a versatile Product Marketing Manager with a rare combination of deep technical expertise and market-driven strategy. At Altium, he drives new product launches for Altium 365, developing compelling educational content and engaging hundreds of participants through technical webinars that bridge theory with practical application

Dorian Simpson

Dorian Simpson, the Managing Director at Agile PD Pros, brings a dynamic approach to enhancing product development capabilities in companies ranging from innovative startups to leading Fortune 500 tech firms. His expertise lies in embedding agility within these organizations, enabling them to define and deliver high-value solutions at an

Dario Fresu

Dario Fresu is an electronic engineer and IPC certified designer with extensive experience working for both small and large companies, as well as a top university worldwide. Coming from a family that has been involved in the electrical and electronic field for four generations, Dario has been exposed to this industry since childhood, developing a

Mark Forbes

Mark Forbes is Director of Product and Persona Marketing at Altium. He has been involved with marketing PCB design software for the last 11 years. He has also worked in the semiconductor space, networks, embedded software design, and was editor of an electronics trade magazine. Mark earned a BS in Electrical Engineering from Bradley University and

John Magyar

With an emphasis on microprocessor systems design, John earned his Bachelor of Science degree from SUNY Polytechnic Institute. He initially worked as a design engineer in the Defense industry developing diagnostic test programs for complex PCBs. Subsequently, John has worked as a senior application engineer in the EDA industry supporting a wide

Rafał Stępień

Rafał Stępień is an electronics engineer (and electronics hobbyist for over 30 years), specializing in analog, mixed, and RF electronics with over 20 years of industry experience. During this time, he has worked as a hardware engineer and electronics advisor for many companies. He holds a PhD in electronic engineering and has numerous scientific

Jon Barrett

Jon Barrett is a qualified industrial designer who started his engineering career in the automation and robotics arena working across sectors including nuclear, food, and pharmaceutical. Jon has an uninterrupted technical writing career spanning 40 years including launching, editing, and contributing to leading engineering titles. Jon currently

Charley Yap

Charley currently serves as a Field Application Engineer at Altium and is responsible for providing technical assistance to Corporate Strategic Account Managers, Sales Managers, Resellers, and Application Engineers. He is also in charge on establishing and managing technical relationships with clients, partners and industry leader. Charley

Derek Jackson

Derek brings electronic experience with over 20 years as a support EDA specialist. After earning a Certified Electronics Technician certificate, he continued on to earn a Bachelor of Engineering degree from California State Fullerton focusing in computer architecture and design. Initially supporting embedded development platforms, he began