When:

This meeting ocurred on Wednesday, February 20, 2008, 6:30pm - 8:30pm.

RSVP TO:

Mark Briggs

Meeting Place:  University of Portland Engineering Hall room #216 (see building #22 on the Campus Map provided below), 5000 Willamette Blvd. Portland, OR.  There is construction causing the closure of some of the parking immediately behind building 22.  One may need to park in the large parking area and walk a short distance.

 Map to University of Portland

Campus Map of the University of Portland

Subject: RTCA DO 160F and MIL-STD 461F Update

In December of 2007, both RTCA DO-160F and MIL-STD 461F were published.  DO-160F introduced several significant changes which will impact future designs for commercial aircraft.  Mr. André will present an overview of the changes made in Sections 15 through 22, and Section 25.  In addition, he will discuss changes made in MIL-STD 461F.

As time permits, Mr. André will discuss aspects of HIRF test standards and test methodology which may be important to equipment and subsystem manufacturers.

About the Speaker:  Pat André

Patrick G. André received his physics degree in 1982 from Seattle University, with post graduate work in Electrical Engineering and Physics.  He has worked in the Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) field for almost 25 years.  He is a NARTE Certified Engineer in both EMC (Electromagnetic Compatibility) and ESD (Electrostatic Discharge).  He has worked in the military and aerospace environment for his entire career, and worked with commercial electronics since 1995.  Mr. Andre has a strong ability in the test and measurement area of EMC.  He is president of André Consulting, Incorporated.

 Patrick has been a member of the IEEE EMC Society for almost 24 years, serving as chairman, vice chairman, secretary (currently), and arrangements chairman of the Puget Sound Section.  He also works for the Seattle Gilbert and Sullivan Society and Pro A/V Incorporated as a Sound Design Engineer.  He enjoys recording musical groups, mostly in the Seattle area, and has engineered and mastered several CD’s.