2023 BOD Candidates

Three candidates have been nominated to serve on the AMTA Board of Directors starting in 2023: Daniel Aloi, Michelle Lepage, and Larry Mandeville.

 

Please review their position statements below and click HERE to view the candidates' speeches. Once you've done that, please go to HERE to vote!

 

Daniel Aloi 

 

 

Position Statement

It is a great honor to be nominated to the election ballot for the AMTA Board of Directors (BoD). If elected, I will consider it a great privilege to serve on the BoD and to contribute to the continued growth and excellence of this organization.

 

My research has been predominantly in antenna design and antenna measurements and I’ve relied on advancing my knowledge in these technical areas via my membership in AMTA.  Specifically, I’ve relied on AMTA’s digital library and its annual symposium to contribute technical papers and grow my technical network of colleagues and vendors. It is amazing that AMTA started in 1979 and has grown from 40 to 500 members during that time. With the proliferation of new wireless technologies and sensing systems there is significant opportunities to grow its membership further. If elected, I will collaborate with the BoD to do the following: 1) Grow AMTA membership; 2) attract papers from emerging industries to AMTA conferences, and 3) increase attendance by diverse audiences at AMTA conferences.

 

The automotive sector has seen rapid growth in wireless and sensing technologies as it moves beyond infotainment systems to advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) which rely on automotive radars, 5G cellular communication, Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS), and Cellular-V2X or Dedicated Short Range Communication Systems. The characterization of these systems at both a component-level and system-level are AMTA’s forte. My experience as an academic based at a public university in Southeast Michigan in the heart of the US automotive industry along with my experience in automotive antenna measurements and design for the past 20 years will be utilized to help AMTA achieve the three aforementioned goals. In addition, my leadership and technical experience along with my collaborative approach will be a good fit with other AMTA BoD members. Please support me with your vote to serve on the AMTA BoD and to contribute to its continued growth.

Biography

Daniel N. Aloi has over 23 years of experience in antenna design and antenna measurement experience. He received his B.S. (1992), M.S. (1996) and Ph.D. (1999) degrees in electrical engineering from Ohio University, located in Athens, Ohio, USA. He served as a Research Assistant from 1995–1999 in the Avionics Engineering Center within the School of Engineering and Computer Science at Ohio University; Summer Intern at Rockwell International in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and Senior Project Engineer at OnStar, Incorporated, a subsidiary of General Motors from 2000–2002. He has been employed in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan from 2002 until present. He is currently a full professor, Director of the Applied Electromagnetics and Wireless Lab, and the Director of Research for the School of Engineering and Computer Science. He has garnered over 12 years of academic administrative leadership as department chair (9.5 years) and Director of Research (2.5+ years) throughout his career.

Dr. Aloi's research interests reside in the areas of applied electromagnetics with emphasis on antenna measurements, antenna modeling/analysis and antenna design. He is a member of the Applied Computational and Electromagnetics Society (ACES), the Antenna Measurement Techniques Association (AMTA), 5G Automotive Association (5GAA), Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) and is a senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) (Antennas and Propagation Society, Vehicular Technologies Society and Aerospace and Electronic Systems Society). He has participated in many roles of professional service such as paper reviewer for conferences/journals, associate/guest editorship for various journals, conference organization, session chair and member on standards committees (SAE J3161/1 On-board System Requirements for LTW-V2X V2V Safety Communications).

Dr. Aloi received a National Science Foundation Major Research Instrumentation Award in 2005 for the acquisition of an on-campus, outdoor, Automotive Spherical Quasi/Near-field Antenna Measurement System manufactured by MI-Technologies at the time and is now part of NSI-MI. He has attracted over $4M dollars in both research funding and measurements from over 70 companies in the automotive sector and federal entities while at Oakland University. And has authored/co-authored over 46 journal papers, 75 conference papers and is an inventor on 6 patents.

 

Michelle Lepage

Position Statement

Michelle has been involved on the AMTA Host committees for the past two years. She holds the position of Exhibits Coordinator. While working alongside the Conference Management Team, she is responsible for organizing, coordinating, and communicating with the exhibitors, host committee members and board members as required regarding exhibitor and sponsorship topics. She hopes to continue to grow her role in the AMTA community by proudly becoming an AMTA Board Member. If chosen for this role, she will continue to put her best efforts forward to grow with the AMTA community and assist the dedicated team in expanding and achieving new goals.

Thank you for your consideration.
 

Biography

Michelle grew up in the shielding and anechoic chamber industry starting from the young age of 12. Consistently learning new products, industry standards and keeping up with evolving technologies kept her interested and engaged in the subjects of shielding, EMC, and antenna measurement.
As an employee of a prominent shielding and anechoic chamber solutions company, she has matured and evolved into multiple different roles along the way, which has led her to becoming an enthusiastic and successful contributing member in business development within the industry. These roles have included operations, customer service and responsibility for direct sales to important clients in the EMC and antenna measurement industries. While constantly striving for positive growth, her determination to improve and develop complex offerings as well as a commitment to supporting industry organizations in different environments does not go unnoticed. 


Michelle attended Carleton University to complete a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics and has continued her knowledge base in shielding, EMC, and antenna measurement industries for over 14 years.  
 

Lawrence Mandeville

 

 

 

Position Statement

As a member of the AMTA Board of Directors, Lawrence was responsible for establishing the Senior Membership Award and the Edmond S. Gillespie Fellowship Award. Lawrence was also the Local host for the very first local Technical Exchange Meeting in Tucson, AZ in 2009 and the Co-Host of the 2014 AMTA Symposium in Tucson, AZ.

As a member of the AMTA Board of Directors, if elected, Lawrence plans to continue in promoting the AMTA as one of the significant professional organizations for the betterment of antenna technology, antenna test measurement techniques, radar cross section measurements, antenna design, and antenna modeling. Lawrence would like to champion efforts for the AMTA towards furthering the inclusion of more electromagnetic and antenna students and young engineers.

Lawrence would greatly appreciate Your Vote for him in the 2022 AMTA Board of Directors election for the 2023 Board of Directors at the AMTA Symposium in Denver, CO.

Biography

Lawrence has been a continuous attendee to the AMTA since 1979. Lawrence has been a presenter, session chair, technical paper submittal evaluator, and a Board of Directors member (2004-2008), where he held positions as AMTA Secretary, AMTA President, and AMTA Past President.  Lawrence has received the AMTA Distinguished Service Award, and the Outstanding Service Award and is a member of The Edmond S. Gillespie Fellowship, and a Senior Member of the AMTA.

Lawrence attended Northeastern University and holds a Master of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering Technology from Alameda University.  Lawrence has been in the aerospace industry since his early years at MIT Lincoln Laboratory (1968 -1978), Scientific Atlanta Instrumentation Division (Now AMETEK NSI/MI) (1978-1987), the Operations Manager at the McDonnell Douglas Radar Measurement Center in Rancho Bernardo, CA  (1989-1991), and a US Navy Consultant at both the China Lake Weapons Systems Center, and the Point Mugu Weapons Systems Facility Chief Scientist at Diatech Engineering Inc. (1991-1996).  Lawrence held positions at Raytheon Missile Systems as a Design Engineer, Manufacturing Engineer, Test Systems Engineer, and a Supply Chain Consultant for Supplier Engineering. (1996-2018) specializing in RF and Antenna Technologies. Lawrence is presently a Consulting Engineer for Northrop Grumman Defense Electronic Systems in Northridge, CA.

 

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