Certified Professionals

After receiving his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Arizona, Mike went to work in the Manufacturing Engineering Department at Hughes Aircraft Co. in Tucson, AZ where he became involved in the ESD protection business almost immediately. Over the years, and after a couple of purchases and mergers, his company is now known as Raytheon Technologies and Mike remains as the ESD site coordinator as well as the chair of Raytheon’s Corporate ESD Council. Mike has now been a participant in the progression and maturity of the ESD program both in Tucson, and at Raytheon, for several decades.

Mike believes that by becoming a Professional ESD Program Manager, it shows both a personal and Company commitment to maintaining a focus on ESD as a major concern in the defense and aerospace industry.

Outside of work, Mike spends time with his wife and their two French Bulldogs and enjoys hunting, fishing, running, weightlifting, and building/modifying high performance cars.

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Michael Schumacher received his BSEE in 1986 from California State University Long Beach. He has worked in the USA for NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Southern California Edison, and Purvis Systems. In Europe he has worked for ABB, Elcoteq, and Enics, all in Turgi, Switzerland. Over the years he has held positions in semiconductor research, systems engineering, test engineering, microprocessor technique instruction, technology management, life cycle project management, supply chain management, and ESD coordination. Currently, he is the strategic buyer/supply quality manager for PCBs, and ESD coordinator for Enics Switzerland.

Michael has been active with ESD topics since 1994 and a member of the ESDA since 2010. He received his iNARTE ESD Technician certification in 2012. He is active in many IEEE societies (CPMT, ED and the Reliability Society) and is one of the authors of the IEEE standard on PHM (Prognostics and Health Management). His hobbies include skiing, running and family research.

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