Former IEEE-USA President Highlights IEEE-USA Innovation Institute at IEEE Globecom 2007
WASHINGTON (30 November 2007) — Former IEEE-USA President Ralph W. Wyndrum highlighted the IEEE-USA Innovation Institute during a panel session on entrepreneurship at IEEE Globecom 2007 on Wednesday.

Wyndrum, who served as IEEE-USA president in 2006 and is now president of the IEEE-USA Innovation Institute, told attendees that “innovation is everything from invention to the final sale.”

The seven-person panel, sponsored by IEEE GOLD (Graduates of the Last Decade), was designed to help graduate students and young professionals learn about what skills and techniques are key to the successful commercialization of research ideas. (more…)

The Cincinnati Section of IEEE is pleased to announce that Charles Nash is our new Member-At-Large.  Charles will serve in this capacity for two years.  Mr. Nash is also our webmaster.

Our December meeting was a big success.  Please see “December Meeting Follow-Up” for more information.

If you are renewing your Professional Engineer’s license, please read “Continuing Professional Development Hours” for details regarding our technical meetings.

Job hunting?  Click on the “Career Opportunites” category under “Articles” in the right-hand column.  

Our next Section Meeting will be held at Raffle’s on January 24, and will feature Paul Ritchie of Ethicon Endo-Surgery sharing his experiences with offshore outsourcing.  There is sure to be lively discussion. 

Have a safe and happy holiday!

We are grateful to Steve Jones and Iaasen Hristov of the Cincinnati Linux Users Group for two excellent presentations.  This well attended meeting provided a thorough introduction to Linux for embedded systems applications.  Mr. Jones fielded questions on the history and current direction of Linux, and Mr. Hristov presented a look at the hardware.

Iaasen Hristov’s presentation:  Special Purpose Linux Devices

During 2006 and 2007, the Cincinnati Section provided eleven technical meetings that qualify as professional development hours towards your Ohio PE requirements.  We provided the required summary of the activity in our newsletter, we kept an attendance list, and we provided a certificate to those who attended.

If you need a reminder of those activites, please see the “Meetings” page, where you will find a list of all meetings for 2006 and 2007.  The qualifying meetings have bold dates. 

Election of Officers for Term Beginning 01/01/08 and Ending 12/31/09
MEMBER-AT-LARGE
Candidate #1 – Steve Olenick

Candidate #2 – Charles Nash

Background of Candidates:

STEVE OLENICK – Director of Engineering, Tindall Associates, a veteran-owned small business, servicing the DoD communications marketplace. Previously: CFO of L-3 Nova Engineering, focused on Software Defined Radios (SDRs). Education: BSEE from Youngstown State University, 1972; MSEE from Fairleigh Dickinson University, 1976; MBA from the University of Cincinnati, 2002 and graduate course work at NJIT, 1977. Previuosly held positions included COO, NSS and Director of Programs, Nova Engineering; Research and Development Manager, Cincinnati Electronics Corp.; Group Leader, CMC Electronics; New Business Manager, ITT Avionics; and a Member of the Technical Staff for the US Army CECOM. Member of Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA) and a Senior Member of the IEEE; Organized Professional Development Seminars for the Fort Monmouth AFCEA Chapter; Published/Presented at MILCOM 86 and TCC 92; One Patent. He has held the positions of Chairman, Vice Chairman, Secretary and Member-at Large of the Executive Committee in the Cincinnati Section of IEEE in previous years.

CHARLES NASH – Software Engineer Advanced at Siemens PLM Software. Siemens PLM Software, formerly UGS/SDRC, develops CAD/CAE/CAM engineering and manufacturing software for a wide customer base, offering products such as NX, Teamcenter, and Nastran, used by a customer in automotive, aerospace, consumer products, healthcare, and apparel industries. Charles develops custom networking software that interconnects their products deployed at their customers’ multinational operations. Earned an MSEE from the University of Illinois in 1981 and a BSEE from The Ohio State University in 1975. Prior development positions include: Network Systems Analyst at Convergys Corp; Advanced Manufacturing Engineer at GE Aircraft Engines; and Project Engineer at Cincinnati Milacron. Member of IEEE for 30 years and a Senior Member and has been active in the Cincinnati Section for 5 years, serving as the Arrangements Chair for 3 years and has served as Webmaster for past year. Completely redesigned our section’s website at ieeecincinnati.org. The goal of the new website is to provide a more dynamic communication channel for all of us to interact. Hobbies include bicycling, camping, fishing, and building custom computers. Married with three children.

Please e-mail your selection of either Steve Olenick, Charles Nash, or a Write-In Candidate for Member-at-Large. E-mail must be sent to j.r.morrison@ieee.org by December 7th, 2007.

Please include your Name and IEEE Member Number.