Wed, Aug 20, 2008
Brings Defense, ATC Radar Background To Job
Avidyne Corporation announced
Wednesday that Tom Neufelder has been named Vice President of
Engineering for the avionics manufacturer.
An experienced manager of multi-disciplinary, multi-site
engineering development organizations in the medical device
industry, Neufelder also has past experience in the development of
defense avionics systems and ground-based air traffic control radar
equipment while serving as a senior engineer at Westinghouse
Electric Corporation in Baltimore, MD.
Notably, Neufelder holds three patents for methods and devices
developed for use in the defense and graphic arts industries.
"Tom Neufelder possesses creative, technical, and managerial
talents that will be extremely valuable to Avidyne," said Patrick
Herguth, Avidyne's chief operating officer. "In each of his
previous assignments he has been involved in strategic planning,
tactical project oversight and all aspects of the functional
management of high-tech development organizations. We are very
pleased to have him as a member of the Avidyne team."
Neufelder comes to Avidyne from General Electric's Healthcare
organization in Plano, TX where he served as Vice President and
General Manager for Independent Practice Engineering. In that role
he was responsible for overall management of the development of the
physician practice Electronic Medical Record (EMR) and Practice
Management (PM) applications. He previously led the engineering
organization for GE Medical System's Invasive Cardiology business
at sites in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin and Houston, TX.
A graduate of the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in Terre
Haute, IN with a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical
Engineering, he earned a Master of Science Degree in Electrical
Engineering from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore in 1990. He
also participated in Management Development courses at General
Electric during his tenure there and is certified as a Six Sigma
Greenbelt and has completed Master Black Belt DFSS training, as
well.
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