Hall of Fame Spotlight Series: Highlighting Dan Feinberg

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Editor’s note: The article series on the Raymond E. Pritchard Hall of Fame spotlights the achievements of past Hall of Fame members. Gene Weiner, a HOF member and colleague and friend of Dan’s, generously wrote this installment.

Many members of the Global Electronics Association who have given significant contributions were awarded the Raymond E. Pritchard Hall of Fame (HOF) Award. Though many early HOF members have passed away and are unknown to today’s membership, their contributions still resonate. This special series on Hall of Fame members provides a reminder of who was honored and why. As a bonus, for those who are still around, we get to find out what these talented individuals are up to today.

This Hall of Fame spotlight features Dan Feinberg.

Dan and I have been friends in a variety of relationships and activities for more than half a century.

His journey in the electronics and the PCB industry is a testament to dedication, innovation, and leadership. His contributions span over five decades, introducing new technologies, mentoring professionals, and advocating for policies that strengthened manufacturing in the United States. As a Hall of Fame member, Dan’s legacy continues to inspire new generations of engineers, technologists, and business leaders.

His engagement with the industry began in the early 1960s at Atlantic Research, where he set up a prototype PCB line. He then joined Trans/Circuits, where he became process engineering manager. He was approached to join an East Coast distributor providing sales and service for Dynachem, a then-fledgling company making photoresists. His career changed with this move, and he soon became Dynachem’s Atlantic Regional Manager. Dan’s ability to analyze a situation, create and implement a plan, and drive to succeed made him an early “standout,” which led to his initial involvement with IPC (now the Global Electronics Association) in the late 1960s.

In the early 1980s, Dan moved to California to succeed me as Dynachem’s Vice President of Marketing and Sales. In this role, he became even more involved with IPC. He received a number of promotions over the next decade, leading to his presidency of the company, which he had grown to $240 million, and later, became the Division Vice President for Morton, when it acquired Dynachem.

To read the entire article, which originally appeared in the September 2025 issue of PCB007 Magazine, click here.

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