Brendon is one of the world’s foremost PCB designers. His 30 year career in PCB design began at Philips Industries in Adelaide, Australia, later moving to Codan PTY Ltd., where he designed boards used in satellite communications. Brendon joined Optimum in 2000, relocating to the United States in 2005. Brendon has executed hundreds of PCB designs used in medical, military, and consumer hardware, and is considered a leading expert in RF, PC motherboards, and high speed network communications. In 2003, Brendon was awarded the Mentor Technology Leadership Award for his work in data communications design, and has won the PCB West Top Gun Competition. When he isn’t hard at work, Brendon can be found playing golf, building models, or at the movies with his wife.

Randy began his career with Optimum 16 years ago and today he is one of the industries top designers. Randy is IPC CID certified and a Top Gun Award winner. He's designed commercial, medical, military, and aerospace boards utilizing analog, RF, and high speed digital circuitry. Randy's recent article "Lean NPI at Optimum Design Associates: Part 1 Where Are We Now?" was featured in Printed Circuit Design & Fab Circuits Assembly magazine and was the most read article of 2013. In his spare time, Randy is an outdoorsman who enjoys fishing, hiking, and riding motorcycles.

Doc has been with the company since 1998. He is IPC CID certified and has a strong technology background in military, automotive, medical, and consumer electronics involving HDI and DDR. In 2000, Doc was awarded the Top Gun award for his excellence in PCB design and his passion for his work has continued to grow over time. On the weekends, Doc works on cars and loves spending time in and around water.

Mark has over two decades of experience, ten years working as a designer for Optimum. Prior, Mark worked for a number of high tech OEM’s including Motorola and Blaze Networks, where he acquired a strong understanding of board design for communications. His design portfolio also includes high-performance medical equipment and advance military design. When he’s not working on a design, Mark enjoys boating, as well as the occasional round of golf with his co-workers.

Frank came to Optimum in 1998, and with over 20 years of experience, has continued to go above and beyond expectations with his design work. An IPC CID certified designer, Frank has helped author a number of articles relating to different aspects of PCB design. Throughout his career, Frank has developed boards used in the gaming, aeronautics, and consumer electronics industries and utilized advanced technologies such as RF, Embedded Components, high transient supplies, PCIe, DDR/JEDEC, and dense HDI complex SBC's (single board computers). Frank enjoys spending time at Disneyland with his family when he can and works on computers and cars in his free time.

Scott is a veteran designer with over thirty years of experience and a breadth of knowledge in all aspects of PCB design. Scott came to Optimum in 2005, and has created multiple boards utilized for NASA and the military. Scott has also used his talents as a designer to create PCBs for audio, aviation, and consumer electronics industries. In 2013, Scott represented Optimum as a featured speaker at PCB West 2013, one of the industry's largest tradeshows and authored the article, "A Whole Lot of Switchin Goin On". In addition to working as a designer, Scott enjoys staying in shape and running half-marathons.

Brian has been with the company since 2007, and has become a vital part of the design team. An IPC CID certified designer, Brian developed his skills at well-respected PCB manufacturers, including Flextronics and Fineline Circuits. His technology background includes both medical and military hardware, as well as a variety of commercial electronics. Outside of his passion for design, Brian has a love for backpacking, dirt bike riding, and other outdoor activities.

Tom became a part of Optimum in 1996, and during that time has firmly established himself within the industry as an expert in PCB design. Tom has a strong technical background in the automotive industry, and has designed boards for NASA and the military. In addition to being a Top Gun award winner, Tom is a published writer whose article "How to Make an Autorouter Sing" was featured in Printed Circuit Design & Fab Circuits Assembly magazine. During his time off, Tom enjoys woodworking, and occasionally golfing with his co-workers.

Juliet has been with Optimum for three years, and has continued to impress customers with her keen eye for PCB design. Juliet started her career in China designing boards for Intel, and created PCBs used in a variety of fields including automotive, communication, and backplanes for both commercial and industrial use. Juliet joined the Optimum family in 2011 and has done a variety high-tech medical PCB’s with mixed analog, digital, and motor driven circuits. Juliet enjoys reading in her spare time, as well as shopping on the weekends.

Rob is the newest member of the design team and has already shown a tremendous talent and passion for PCB design. He is an IPC CID certified designer and has assisted in the design of a wide range of high-end medical assemblies. When he’s not working on developing himself as a designer, Rob enjoys going to concerts and reading books.