EMERALD TECHNOLOGIES                                                                                                                                                                                            2243 Lundy Ave   |   San Jose, CA 95131   |   925-401-2004

For over 30 years, Optimum has been privileged to collaborate with a wide variety of amazing customers. And we continually strive to be their most valuable asset for Electronic Design & Engineering services.

When it comes to today’s technologies of RF/ High-Speed Digital/ Analog/ Power integrity, Mixed-Signal and downstream manufacturing, we’re process driven and creatively motivated. Our innovative methodologies are tightly integrated with documented standards and guidelines to ensure the highest quality deliverables and customer satisfaction.

Our customer’s demands are our demands. Our customer’s success is our success.

We are passionate

We absolutely love what we do. And we wouldn’t be doing anything else.

We are professional

We hire and retain the best designers and engineers, support them with whatever they need to be successful, and empower them to do their best work.

We are proactive

We strongly believe that effective communication is integral to the success of product realization. This is why we assign a Project Manager to every project.

History of success

Optimum Design Associates was founded in 1991 by Nick Barbin and Roger Hileman as a PCB design service bureau located in the San Francisco Bay Area. Ten years later, in 2001, Optimum extended its reach into Australia with the acquisition of EDA Technologies and renamed it to Optimum Design Associates Australia with Brendon Parise as its director. Seven years later saw further expansion with its acquisition of Rock Solid Design, located in San Jose to bolster its tool and design capabilities. Over the past 30 years, seven Optimum designers have competed and have won the coveted PCB Top Gun award. Today, Optimum has grown to over fifty engineers and designers located throughout the US and Australia.

LEADERSHIP

Nick Barbin
Nick Barbin

CEO/Co-Founder

Roger Hileman
Roger Hileman

CFO/Co-Founder

Jason Petras
Jason Petras

Director of Engineering

Scott Nance
Scott Nance

Director of PCB Design

Brendon Parise
Brendon Parise

Director of PCB Design | Australia

Linda Cahill-Arklay
Linda Cahill-Arklay

PCB Layout Project Manager

Randy_Holt_1
Randy Holt

PCB Layout Design Manager

Mason Parrone
Mason Parrone

ECAD Library Manager

Patrick Tam
Patrick Tam

IT Manager

Tara Dhupelia
Tara Dhupelia

Accounting Manager

Team

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Job Title

TEAM

Adam_Nance1-1
Adam Nance

Sr. PCB Designer

Brian_Noble1
Brian Noble

PCB Project Manager

Carol
Carol Rasmussen

Sr. PCB Designer

Chad_Glein1
Chad Glein

Sr. PCB Designer

Chris_Horn1
Chris Horn

Sr. PCB Designer

Danny_Hukill1
Danny Hukill

Sr. PCB Designer

Darin_Holt1
Darin Holt

Valor/DFM Specialist

David_Wyskiel1
David Wyskiel

Sr. Hardware/FPGA Engineer

Derrick_Good1
Derrick Good

Sr. PCB Designer

Gus_Snyder1
Gus Snyder

Sr. PCB Designer

Hieu_Dang1
Hieu Dang

Sr. Hardware Engineer

Hunter_Green1
Hunter Green

PCB Libarian

Jim_Dalton1
Jim Dalton

Sr. PCB Designer

John_Babcock1
John Babcock

Sr. PCB Designer

John_Girvan1
John Girvan

Sr. PCB Designer

Juliet_Wang1
Juliet Wang

Sr. PCB Designer

Justin_Parise1
Justin Parise

Library Quality Manager

Kandi Fulmer
Kandi Fulmer

Sr. PCB Designer

Mark_Gutierrez1
Mark Gutierrez

Sr. PCB Designer

Mathew_Kyle1
Mathew Kyle

Sr. PCB Designer

Mike_Beard1
Mike Beard

Sr. PCB Designer

Nicholas_Mack1
Nicholas Mack

Electrical Engineer / Sr. PCB Designer

Paul_Cahill_Arklay1
Paul Cahill-Arklay

Sr. PCB Designer

Rick_Dachauer1
Rick Dachauer

Sr. PCB Designer

Robert_Pierce1
Robert Pierce

Sr. PCB Designer

Ryan_Krsacok1
Ryan Krsacok

Sr. PCB Designer

Tim_Neihouse1
Tim Neihouse

Sr. PCB Librarian

Tom_Stout1
Tom Stout

Sr. PCB Designer

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