Tune in as connector industry guru, John C. Colwell of Bishop & Associates, Inc., along with experts from Amphenol RF and Tyco discuss the latest technologies and applications in RF connectors.

Lew Lafornara is Vice President of Supplier Marketing at TTI. He has more than 28 years experience in the electronic components industry working on both the manufacturing and component distribution sides of the business. While working for Amphenol Aerospace in the military/aerospace market and for FCI/Berg Electronics in the commercial connector market, LaFornara spent the majority of his career managing the distribution channel both domestically and globally. Prior to joining TTI, he was Vice President of Interconnect at Future Electronics and has experience with Avnet’s Hamilton/Hallmark Electronics unit. In addition to his work experience he has served on the Board of Directors of NEDA, as well as on the Board of the NEDA Education Foundation.

John C. Colwell, Research Director - Telecom and Instrumentation Sectors, Bishop & Associates

John has more than 30 years of engineering and marketing experience, including 10 years with Amphenol where he served as Director of Business Development. Prior to joining Bishop & Associates, he held positions of Market Development Manager and Director of Global Product Development for Nortel Networks, Cable Group. Currently, John is with Bishop & Associates, Inc., where he is responsible for market research activities in the telecom, instrumentation and medical equipment sectors.

Don Watterworth, Amphenol RF

Don Watterworth has been employed with Amphenol RF for nearly a decade working with various areas of business such as Inside Sales, Marketing, Technical Support and is currently the Distribution Coordinator for all RF efforts. Don combines both marketing and technical support for maximum customer satisfaction in regards to new product designs and on-going program management.

Dave Gravina, Tyco Electronics

Dave Gravina has been with Tyco Electronics for 11 years, starting with the M/A-COM/Omni-Spectra Division as a Senior Product Design Engineer. Since then he has held supervisory positions in design engineering and product management. Currently, as Global Marketing Manager for Tyco Electronics’ RF Coax group, his responsibilities include identifying new markets, coordinating new product and business development, and working with MarCom on new coax product releases.

John Garing, Molex RF Connector and Cable Assembly Division

John has more than 10 years of experience in the RF coaxial connector and cable assembly industry. Prior to joining Molex, John worked at Andrew Corporation specializing in RF connectors, cable assemblies, and cell site accessories. In John’s role at Molex he is responsible for new product management, pricing, technical assistance, and major account management. John’s extensive RF experience, product knowledge, and marketing background enables him to help customers find standard and custom RF solutions for any application while also meeting the customer’s budgetary requirements.