The Interface

A conversation with Matt Shapson, Director of Marketing for Amphenol Broadband Solutions. Matt has been part of Amphenol since 2014. We talk about the tremendous sense of pride in being part of the Amphenol FRONTLINE team during the Covid-19 pandemic. We talk about the unique structure of ABS and how bringing a number of similar divisions into one storefront has paid huge dividends for their succe...

A conversation with Bob Brunetz, General Manager of Amphenol Borisch Technologies in Grand Rapids, MI. Bob has been with Borisch since 2006 and has worked his way up from an intern during his college days to becoming GM four years ago. We talk about the business of Borisch, their capabilities, and the value they bring to their customers that's rooted in their core values. We talk about the transit...

A conversation with Wayne Morrison, former General Manager of Cable Backplane Systems and long-time employee of Amphenol and Teradyne. Wayne has been retired for a few years but is still quite active with the Amphenol community, especially with his role on the Amphenol Frontline team over the last year. We talk about his work history, both with Amphenol and Teradyne. We talk about the fears he had...

A conversation with Gregory Fassbender, Business Development Manager for Amphenol based out of Berlin, Germany. Greg has been with Amphenol for almost 2 years after beginning his career in the space industry as an engineer. We talk about his early love of all things space, largely from the book Foundation by Isaac Asimov. We talk about his days working on the Ariane launch vehicle and trips to the...

A conversation with Alan Spencer, Global Business Development Director for Amphenol Procom.  Alan has been with Amphenol for 11 years and has taken on the task of expanding Procom’s business into new markets.  We talk about his efforts with opportunities in the military and industrial markets over the last year.  We talk about the strategy of partnering with other Amphenol divisions and how his su...

A conversation with Braden Ishaug, the new Engineering Director for Amphenol Aerospace in Sidney, NY.  Braden has been with Amphenol for almost 10 years and spent the last three years in Pasadena running the AMAO Design Engineering Center.  We talk about the excitement of the challenge before him of coming up to speed on so many product lines.  We talk about the experience of starting up the Engin...

A conversation with Lorenzo Vaccarella, Global Director of Engineering for Amphenol Alden in Brockton, MA.  Lorenzo has been with Amphenol since May 2018 after spending years in the medical device industry.  We talk about his time at Amphenol, the challenges, and the projects he's most proud of.  We talk about his past work experience, the satisfaction of working in the medical industry and moving...

A conversation with Victor Muller, General Manager of Amphenol Alden in Brockton, MA.  Victor has been with Amphenol for 11 years and with Alden for five.  We talk about the effects of the Covid pandemic on Alden’s medical business.  We talk about growing up in Argentina and the recent passing of Diego Maradona.  We talk about moving to the US for business school and finding Amphenol.  We talk abo...

A conversation with Jennifer Baumgartner, Director of Global Sales for the Casco Automotive Group.  Jennifer is based out of Novi, MI and has been with Casco for almost 20 years.  We talk about the expanding Amphenol presence in Novi and how that can help growth for multiple Amphenol divisions.  We talk about the challenges of helping to navigate Casco through a major product launch during the COV...

A conversation with Susan Prakash, General Manager of the Amphenol High Speed I/O Connector Division.  Susan has been with Amphenol for 10 years and has been with the Amphenol ICC group the entire time.  We talk about the products her division designs and manufactures.  We talk about the incredible growth of the business since she’s started and the excitement she has for the future.  We talk about...

A conversation with Julie Hoben, Global Compliance Director for the Amphenol Industrial Products Group.  Julie has been with Amphenol since 2010, first at Amphenol Alden, before moving to the Industrial Group.  We talk about a formative experience early in her career that made her realize the true potential her job has to change lives.  We talk about her current role and her enthusiasm for helping...

A conversation with Corinne MacDonnell, Environmental Health and Safety Manager for Times Microwave Systems in Wallingford, CT.  Corinne has been with Amphenol for 2 years after 7 years as an EH&S consultant outside of the interconnect industry.  We talk about how annual summer trips out West and an inspirational college professor inspired her to get into environmental science.  We talk about how...

A conversation with Luis Reyes, Amphenol PCD Product Specialist, based out of the Pasadena, CA engineering center.  Luis joined Amphenol a few months ago and is quickly getting up to speed on all things Amphenol.  We talk about working with PCD’s in-flight entertainment product line and how different it is from his previous experience with fiber optic connectors.  We talk about how his passion for...

A conversation with Carlos Diaz de Leon, Power Electronics Product Line Manager for Casco Automotive Group.  Carlos has been with Amphenol for two years after spending the early part of his career with General Motors and Valeo Systems.  We talk about his excitement for Casco’s successful and game-changing 2-kilowatt inverter for the automotive market.  We talk about how his past experiences workin...

A conversation with Anthony Annunziata, Core Product Line Manager for Amphenol Aerospace.  Anthony has been in a number of roles since joining Amphenol in 2014.  We talk about his time as a Customer Service Manager and an Operations Manager and how much perspective that experience has given him in his current role.  We talk about his excitement with the new Tracer Rapid Prototyping product line an...

A conversation with Eric Rushbrook, Group General Manager for the Amphenol Commercial Air Group.  We talk about the divisions and products within the Commercial Air Group and how they’ve leaned on the strengths of the organization to get through the coronavirus pandemic.  We talk about his years working and living abroad in both China and Ireland for Teradyne, then for Amphenol.  We talk about his...

Another conversation with two former interns who recently became full-time employees, Alex Dills, a graduate from Clarkson University who works at Times Microwave Systems; and David Wright, a graduate from the University of New Hampshire who works at Amphenol TCS.  We talk about their internship experience with Amphenol.  We talk about their knowledge of the company before they even started.  We t...

A conversation with two former Amphenol interns who recently became full-time employees – Sina Duncan, a graduate from the University of Massachusetts Amherst who works at Amphenol TCS; and Greg Stanton, a graduate of Worcester Polytechnic Institute who works at Amphenol Printed Circuits.  Sina just started full-time in the HR Department at TCS while Greg was recently hired as a Process/Industrial...

A conversation with Scott Brown, General Manager of Casco Automotive Group in Frankfurt, Germany.  Scott has been with Amphenol since 2014 when Amphenol acquired Casco.  We talk leading his team’s push into power electronics in the automotive industry.  We talk about his early years after college working for Caterpillar before Casco.  We talk about choosing the adventure of living and working in G...

A conversation with Milan Stojkov, Industrial Engineering Manager in Antenna Production for Amphenol Antenna Solutions in Macedonia.  We talk about his work at the expanding manufacturing facility in Macedonia as more business units move into the facility there.  We talk about his working relationship with the R&D team in France and how they collaborate to ensure they're making the best products....

A conversation with Cyrille Leblanc, Project Leader for Amphenol Antenna Solutions in France.  Cyrille has been with Amphenol for seven years after coming here right out of college. We talk about being a university exchange student for a year at Rochester Institute of Technology in upstate New York.  We talk about finding RF and antenna technology during his time at university.  We talk about the...

A conversation with Ulrich Tröster, General Manager of Amphenol Tuchel Electronics in Germany.  Ulrich has been Amphenol over 3 years after spending much of his career in the automotive industry.  We talk about his fascination with the automotive manufacturing processes even more than his passion for high-performance machines.  We talk about his product portfolio and his new high voltage, high pow...

A conversation with Ross Young, Sales and Marketing Manager for Martec Limited in the UK.  Ross has been with Martec since 2016 after working in an industry that couldn’t be more different than custom hermetic connectors – the food industry.  We talk about the transition he made when first starting at Martec, we talk about the great storytelling process he uses when speaking to potential customers...

A conversation with Bill Callahan, General Manager of Times Microwave Systems in Wallingford, CT.  Bill has been with Amphenol since 2014, first as the General Manager of Amphenol Borisch Technologies before moving to TMS a few years ago. We talk about his work history and how his well-rounded experience with many facets of the business fueled his desire to be a general manager.  We talk about the...

A conversation with Dan Gorsage, Director of Sales and New Business Development for the Amphenol Mobile Consumer Products Group.  Dan has been with Amphenol for 14 years but has been in the connector industry for nearly 30 years.  We talk about adjusting to working with customers and developing business during the coronavirus pandemic.  We talk about the inherent volatility in the mobile consumer...