GMI Hires Soldering Process Engineer

Mooresville, NC (09/20/2010) – General Microcircuits, Inc. (GMI) has hired Phil Biron as their Soldering Process Engineer. Biron comes to GMI with more than 25 years of industry experience. As a Field Service Engineer for both Hollis Automation and Speedline Technologies, Biron gained valuable expertise that will greatly benefit our customers.

Biron’s responsibilities will include the organization’s Wave, Convection Reflow, Vapor Phase Reflow, and Selective Solder Processes for Mooresville, NC and San Jose, Costa Rica.

On Biron’s joining the GMI staff, Nick Harris, VP of Operations stated; “Phil will be a great addition to the team. We always appreciated and respected Phil as a supplier. He was our FSE for Hollis back in the 80s and more recently Electrovert. Having him on board will allow our other PEs to focus more on other process areas.”

Evaluating selective solder machines to determine the platform best suited for the North Carolina and Costa Rica facilities will be a primary objective of Biron’s.