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Palomar Names New Company President
January 23, 2006 |Estimated reading time: 1 minute
CARLSBAD, Calif. — Palomar Technologies has named Bruce W. Hueners as its new president, having most recently held the position of COO. Since joining the company in 1981 when it was Hughes Aircraft, he has played significant roles in elevating Palomar to its market position in the optoelectronics industry, bringing about a series of acquisitions and partnerships, and in expanding the company's business in the U.S., Europe, and Asia.
Hueners has experience and engineering knowledge in the microelectronics, microelectronic packaging, and interconnects; microwave and RF; and optoelectronics fields. He collaborated in developing laser interferometric measurement and die attach and wire bond systems and processes, has written more than 50 technical papers, and currently serves on SMT's sister publication, Advanced Packaging's Editorial Advisory Board. He is on the Board of Directors of the San Diego World Trade Center, and represented San Diego on their recent trade mission to China.
Prior to joining Palomar, Hueners was Advanced Manufacturing Engineer with the Semiconductor Products Department at General Electric, where he developed mechanized processes for high-volume optoelectronic assembly. He received a BS degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Southern California, an MBA from Indiana University, and a Certificate from the Executive Program for Scientists and Engineers at UCSD. He is a member of IMAPS, SMTA, IEEE, and the Optical Society of America.