Richard N.

Richard N. is an experienced engineering and marketing professional with a robust career spanning multiple decades. Currently serving as an Associate Technical Fellow at Microchip Technology Inc. since June 2007, Richard specializes in strategic marketing and product planning, focusing on the requirements for next-generation security architecture. In addition to this role, Richard is a member of the Board of Directors and Secretary for the Theta Tau Educational Foundation since September 2023. Prior experience includes senior roles such as Senior Hardware Engineer at Zonare, Hardware Marketing at Mentor Graphics, and Director of Hardware Marketing at Aptix Corporation, where Richard managed consulting services and defined product architectures. Earlier in Richard's career, significant contributions were made as a Principal Engineer at Systron Donner, designing inertial instruments, and as an Engineer at Rockwell Collins, where Richard designed automatic pilots. The career began at Motorola as an Electrical Engineer, focusing on communications systems. Richard holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Iowa.