KIMMEL GERKE ASSOCIATES - Key Persons


Daryl Gerke

Job Titles:
  • Kimmel Gerke Associate
  • Engineers
Daryl received his BSEE fr om the University of Nebraska, and has worked in the electronics industry for over 50 years. His experience ranges from product and systems design to sales/application engineering and technical marketing with industry leaders such as Collins Radio, Sperry Univac, Tektronix, and Intel. Since 1987, he has been involved exclusively with EMC engineering as a founding partner of Kimmel Gerke Associates, Ltd. Daryl's formal EMC experience dates back to 1970, and includes design,test, and qualification of military systems to MIL-STD-461 and TEMPEST; commercial and industrial systems to FCC and CE requirements; medical devices to FDA and IEC 60601-1-2; vehicular electronics to SAE requirements and derivatives; avionics systems to DO-160 and derivatives; telecomm systems to GR1089; and more. Daryl also has EMP experience, and conducted an in-depth one year classified EMP research project for the US Navy. Daryl is a Registered Professional Engineer, holds/has held FCC Commercial & Amateur Radio Licenses (K0FBF), Master Electrician License, and is a NARTE Certified EMC Engineer. Life Member IEEE EMC Society.

William Kimmel

Job Titles:
  • Kimmel Gerke Associate
Bill received his BSEE with distinction from the University of Minnesota, and worked in the electronics field for over 50 years. His experience ranged from electronic design and systems engineering to technical management with industry leaders like Control Data Corporation and Sperry Univac Defense Systems. He was involved exclusively with EMC since 1987 as a founding partner of Kimmel Gerke Associates, Ltd. Bill Kimmel's passing was a grim reminder that life is not infinite. So I've been reassessing what to do next. It has been a rough year - Bill and I were good friends and business partners for almost 40 years. I miss him every day. But life goes on. Here are some current plans: