The Interface

A conversation with Thomas Ricko, General Manager of Amphenol Antenna Solutions in Conover, North Carolina. Tom has been with Amphenol for 24 years in many roles and has been with Antenna Solutions for three years. We talk about the challenges and rewards of transitioning the focus of his business from being one of many antenna manufacturers to a trusted design solution partner. We talk about hiri...

A conversation with Fabien Dijols, Business Development and Engineering Manager for Amphenol Auxel. Fabien is based in France and has been with Auxel for 22 years. We talk about Auxel's business, both their legacy business and their newer customized power interconnects, specifically their value-added insulated busbar solutions. We talk about the 25-year history of Auxel and his time there, includi...

A conversation with David Rosenboom, Director of Marketing at Amphenol AssembleTech. David is based in Houston, TX, and has been with AssembleTech for 26 years. We talk about AssembleTech's business, its core competency in internal high-speed cable assemblies, and the endless possibilities of the Internet of Things. We talk about how AssembleTech began in Texas as a small business and the wild sto...

A conversation with Karl Ridderlind, the new General Manager of Amphenol ConneXus in Stockholm, Sweden. Karl has been with Amphenol for over two years but assumed the GM position in January. We talk about the Amphenol ConneXus business building cable assemblies and wire harnesses for multiple markets. We talk about his challenges as a new GM and using his passion and enthusiasm to help set up a su...

A conversation with Weiying Sörlin, Senior Field Applications Engineer for Amphenol Global Interconnect Systems. Weiying works out of Sweden and has been with Amphenol since 2016. We talk about her current role for AGIS, the vast product portfolio she manages, and the markets she supports. We talk about growing up in China and studying electronics engineering at university in large part because it...

A conversation with Mark Cunningham, General Manager of Amphenol Industrial Operations. Mark has been with Amphenol for almost 10 years. We discuss his AIO business and production facilities, and the continued proliferation of RADSOK contact technology into a wide variety of applications. We talk about the explosion of growth in the industrial market and how the AIPG continues to be so successful....

A conversation with Rick Schneider, Senior Adviser for Amphenol Corporation. Rick has been with Amphenol for over 16 years but has been part of the interconnect industry for over 30 years. We talk about his current role advising the next leaders of Amphenol as the corporation restructures to keep up with the tremendous growth. We talk about the rewarding experience of helping to lead the Amphenol...

A conversation with Kyle Brown, the new Business Unit Director for Amphenol Aerospace in Sidney, NY. Kyle has been with Amphenol for 12 years. We talk about his new role which adds engineering to his team that also includes product marketing, distribution, and customer service. We talk about developing more front-end systems to better engage with customers in the military and aerospace markets. We...

A conversation with Roxane Debaty, Business Development Manager for the Amphenol Corporation. Roxane has been with Amphenol for a little over a year now. We talk about her business development role and her year-long crash course learning about a wide variety of Amphenol businesses. We talk about growing up in both South Carolina and France, the differences, the similarities, and what she's taken f...

A conversation with Kevin Cornacchio, who heads Sales and Marketing at PCB Piezotronics. Kevin is based out of Buffalo, NY, and has been with PCB for over 20 years. We talk about the science and technology behind piezoelectricity and the use of crystals in sensors. We talk about the wide range of sensor products they produce and the diverse market application opportunities, including designing an...

A conversation with Mette Brink, General Manager of Amphenol Antennas and Private Network Solutions. Mette is based out of Denmark and has been with Amphenol for almost five years. We talk about overseeing the operations of Amphenol Antenna Solutions and Amphenol Procom in both Europe and Asia. We talk about her excitement with her team's development of Integra, the world's first upgradeable anten...

A conversation with Jerry Laguerre, Region Sales Manager for AMAO in the central U.S. Jerry has held several sales roles since joining Amphenol in 2008. We talk about what he's learned leading his regional sales team over the past two years. We talk about being a first-generation U.S. citizen, raised by his grandparents from Haiti and observing their genuine kindness to others, and how he brings t...

A conversation with Catey Cavender, Sales and Distribution Manager at Amphenol Pcd. Catey has been with Amphenol for almost 12 years. We talk about being a people person and how much she enjoys working with her customers and distribution partners. We talk about growing up with three older brothers, one of whom chose the spelling of her name. We talk about moving around a lot as a child, from Alask...

A conversation with Katie Bedard, the new General Manager of Amphenol IPC in Endicott, NY. At the time of this recording, she was still the Global Product Marketing Manager for Amphenol ICC's Mezzanine Products. We talk about AICC's mezzanine products and their compression portfolio as the core technology. We talk about growing up in the historic town of Salem, MA, and dealing with the tourism rus...

A conversation with Raul Gomez, Site Manager for Amphenol ICC's Mexicali facility, which houses both AICC and ABSI business, and is responsible for mezzanine, high-speed IO, cables, and backplane manufacturing. We talk about the challenges of overseeing the variety of product builds under his facility. We talk about his team designing a wheeled video conferencing center for the factory floor to ha...

A conversation with Klaus Doerr, Director of Organizational Development for Amphenol. Klaus has been with the company since 2010 and we talk about the process of finding the next generation of leaders for Amphenol with a team of two -- including himself. We talk about finding the right cultural fit in a potential candidate, how it's not one size fits all, and how he tells the Amphenol story. We ta...

Annette has been with FCI and Amphenol for over 20 years. We talk about her role at a high level and how often the most successful distribution partnerships with Amphenol are the ones that best understand our culture. We talk about the desire to get back in front of the distributors to develop the vital three-dimensional relationship that's suffered due to Covid. We talk about growing up in Montre...

A conversation with Phil Provost, Director of Business Development for Amphenol Borisch Technologies. Phil has been with ABT for almost nine years. We talk about his team and how superior customer service and deep customer relationships are the keys to their success as a business. We talk about growing up in eastern Michigan, then going to college in western Michigan and playing collegiate golf. W...

A conversation with Erika Frank, Amphenol's Environmental Health Safety and Sustainability Manager for the Americas. Erika has been with Amphenol since 2014. We talk about her role working with the various locations in her region to provide guidance and direction on all things EHS&S. We talk about her connection with sustainability, why it's so essential to the business, and why it's so important...

A conversation with Jonathan Plappert, Business Development Manager for Amphenol Automotive, based out of Germany. Jonathan has been with the company for one year. We talk about his role as the group business development manager and what it's like to work in mergers and acquisitions. We talk about the challenges of learning the Amphenol automotive businesses, products, and technologies during the...

A conversation with Kelly Byers, Global Product Marketing Manager for Amphenol ICC Power Products. Kelly has been with Amphenol since 2014. We talk about how her marketing team is structured to put them in the best position to continue winning power products business. We talk about how her previous jobs selling office supplies taught her how to take a different approach to connect with customers....

A conversation with Linda Chan, Vice President of IT for the Amphenol Corporation. Linda has been with Amphenol since the beginning of 2021. We talk about her first year on the job, getting to know how the various Amphenol divisions work, and building a more tight-knit collaborative IT community. We talk about growing up in Long Island and working 40 hours a week during high school simply because...

A conversation with Ray Cummings, General Manager of Amphenol Commercial Air Division in Sidney, NY. Ray has been with Amphenol for over 20 years after time working for other aerospace manufacturers. We talk about his Commercial Air Division, its mission, its products, and how it's evolving in the current market environment. We talk about being a part of the expanded Commercial Air Group in Amphen...

A conversation with Sergio Diaz, Director of Research and Development for Ardent Concepts in Hampton, NH. Sergio has been with Ardent for 15 years. We talk about his research and development team and some of the exciting new projects they're working on, like micro-LinkOVER. We talk about how a class in product development at MIT got him interested in engineering and design. We talk about the magic...

A conversation with Michael Piessens, a Mechanical Engineer for Amphenol Antenna Solutions in Conover, NC. Mike is part of the ARFOB Engineering Rotational Program and this is his first of three rotations. We talk about using his experiences in electrical engineering and coding to help with his mechanical engineering while working with antennas. We talk about his interest in the rotational program...