Ernie began his career in electronic design and instrumentation, specializing in emulators and logic analyzers. Since then, he has leveraged his knowledge of hardware instrumentation to become experienced in the software tools used for electronic design. He has worked with various PCB layout, schematic capture, analog simulation, and signal integrity analysis tools, and is especially interested in the integration of these tools into a design environment. He currently specializes in RF and Digital simulation, doing presentations, and working one-on-one with customers using the EDA tools from Cadence and EMA Design Automation.
He graduated from Massachusetts Institute of Technology with Bachelor’s & Master’s degrees in electrical engineering. His hobbies include chasing Total Solar Eclipses to interesting parts of the world.

Chris is the Director of Marketing at EMA Design Automation. He is responsible for all marketing and outreach activities at the company. Chris has been with EMA for over 20 years in various Sales, Product Management, and Marketing roles and has been a speaker at numerous partner and industry events. His focus is on driving long term value for EMA and their customers. Chris holds a bachelor’s degree in Environment Economics from the University of Rhode Island.