Stevenage Circuits - Taking Technology Further

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John Brown - Managing Director

John Brown John Brown has been involved with the printed circuit industry for more than 38 years, in which time he has founded Stevenage Circuits and developed it into a multi-million pound turnover company.

The Stevenage Circuits Group employs over 130 people and has a reputation for high quality products within short lead times.

Dougal Stewart - General Manager (Stevenage)

Dougal StewartDougal Stewart has been manufacturing pcbs since 1982 when he was appointed as Production Manager of the circuit facility at Plessey in Poole. He has since worked in both operational and technical roles in various companies, of various sizes, in the UK, Netherlands and Spain. His knowledge of manufacturing, technology and finance, enables him to visualise the future of Stevenage Circuits, and continue to provide technical solutions for increasingly complex products.

Robert Brown - General Manager (Royston)

Rob Brown has held the position of General Manager of Tru-lon Printed Circuits for over 9 years. In that time he has used the 25 years of experience gained within top-level management positions, in four different PCB companies, to turn Tru-lon into a profit making business.

His experience in PCB Manufacture and his exceptional Technical background enable him to pursue future resource investments and contracts to enable sustainable growth within the leading edge of printed circuit manufacture.

Roger Hammond - Technical Manager (Stevenage)

Roger HammondRoger joined Stevenage Circuits in 1986 as Quality Manager with responsibilities for QA, Inspection and Process Control.

Roger has been working in the Printed Circuit industry for over 40 years, first joining Technograph after leaving school, following up with successful spells at STC where he worked in site services, ICL and GEC Radio and Television as a Chemist. Roger's career was propelled forward in 1979 by an appointment at Plessey as Process Control Manager in their Printed Circuit manufacturing division where he gained invaluable experience, culminating in his promotion to Quality Manager in the same plant. With such a varied and extensive background in PCB manufacture, it is of no surprise that Roger is one of the most well respected and recognisable faces in the industry today.

David Brown - Production Manager (Stevenage)

David has over 22 years experience in the PCB industry of which 20 years has been spent at Stevenage Circuits. Through a variety of positions, David has gained experience with all aspects of high-technology PCB fabrication.

As IT Manager, David’s achievements included overseeing our first network system, web site and dedicated ERP system. David‘s last position as Operations Manger saw him support the development of major accounts through overseeing their associated scheduling and manufacturing requirements.

David brings a wealth of experience of company procedures and manufacturing practices to the production of our advanced PCB and flex circuit products.

Jeremy Rygate - Engineering Manager (Stevenage)

Jeremy RygateAfter earning his Honours Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Southampton University, Jeremy joined GEC Marconi in 1980. After working for GEC for nearly 20 years in the role of Engineering Manager, Jeremy moved to Stevenage Circuits in 1999.

Jeremy's main responsibilities include managing all complex products from quotation to delivery, and providing technical support to our customers worldwide using his extensive knowledge of substrates and engineering techniques.

Tim Gee - Technical Manager (Royston)

Tim GeeTim originally trained as an Electrical Engineer back in 1983, working within a strict military approved PCB manufacturing plant. After successfully achieving qualification, Tim became involved with the intracacies of the ever complex and demanding manufacturing process.

From there, Tim moved on to become involved in the challenges of PCB population and design, before finally joining Tru-Lon in 1987. Since then he has used his array of skills and close alliance with specialist materials manufacturers to develop advanced fabrication processes and testing procedures for high frequency substrates, PCB design and manufacture. In his time at Royston, Tim has fulfilled many roles in Technical and Quality Management whilst providing support to customers and all other aspects of the business.

David Wyllie - Sales Manager (Stevenage)

David WyllieDavid joins the Stevenage Circuits organisation bringing a wealth of both UK and European sales background. Having operated within the pcb manufacturing industry for in excess of 25 years David will stimulate significant development and growth of our client base in terms of high complexity / fast response product demands.

Beverley Cording - Quality Manager (Stevenage)

Beverley CordingBeverley began her career in Quality with ICI Interconnect in Runcorn, and then moved to Exacta Circuits as a Quality Improvement Engineer where for 9 years she spearheaded various quality improvement programmes, being appointed Senior Business Improvement Engineer. Spells with Flextronic (now Teknoflex), and Classical Circuits, eventually saw her transferred to DDI, Marlow.

Beverley joined Stevenage 5 years ago, and as part of her responsibilities as Quality Manager, Beverley is utilising her considerable experience in championing the application of Six Sigma, SPC, FMEA, and other quality procedures to ensure Stevenage Circuits maintain their leading edge.

Ram Pall - Area Sales Manager

Southern, Central England and Wales (Stevenage)

Ram Pall Ram Pall joined Stevenage Circuits in 1987. Gaining experience with every aspect of high-tech PCB fabrication, he became responsible for multilayer manufacture and controlled impedance circuits. Ram is particularly experienced with flex and flex-rigid and all forms of HDI printed circuits. During the last 6 years he supervised the manufacture of special products within the Engineering Department and has become well known to many of our customers.

Ram joined the sales team as Area Sales Manager in December 2006, and is uniquely experienced to discuss your PCB and flexible circuit requirements. He can be contacted directly on 07795 398103