MARCUS ENGINEERING - Key Persons
As the Operations Administrator, Bernadette brings a wealth of experience from her diverse background. She holds a degree in Early Childhood Development from Pennsylvania, and was an early elementary educator for seven years. Following her passion for learning and tackling new challenges, she submerged herself in the optics world and became a Certified Ophthalmic Technician for some of the nations leading laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) and cataract ophthalmic surgeons. For nearly two decades, Bernadette successfully managed clinical and administrative operations for high-volume and dynamic medical practices. Throughout her life Bernadette has been richly involved with philanthropic organizations, such as "Crops of Luv" volunteering to craft scrapbooking albums for terminally ill children. She enjoys creating mosaic tile tables and homemade cards, gardening, traveling, hiking, and 4-wheeling with her husband in their 1948 Willys Jeep.
Job Titles:
- Electrical Engineer
- Senior Engineer
Christian Johnson is an electrical engineer with an embedded-systems background and has 15+ years of experience in military, aerospace, and telecommunications industries. Hardware design and low-level hardware/software interfaces are his area of expertise, but he has a broad background and experience in both electrical engineering and embedded systems. Professionally, he enjoys challenging, hands-on, technical-design work in the fields of electrical engineering and embedded systems. Outside of work, Christian likes bicycling, counting stacks of cash, and hiking. He enjoys Marcus Engineering for the small-company work environment and practical approach to problem-solving.
David Ormand is a Senior Embedded Engineer at Marcus Engineering. David holds a MSEE from The University of Arizona and has extensive experience in product development and manufacturing acquired in the defense industry. He provides systems engineering, embedded software development, and electronics design capabilities to the company. When not at the job, David pursues interests in antique computers, system-on-module devices, home automation, and Linux on the desktop. He is also passionate about his native Tucson, supporting the dramatic arts, historic preservation, and private-sector solutions to civic problems.
Dr. Patrick Marcus is the president of Marcus Engineering, LLC. His company supports product development, project management and instrumentation development for a variety of industries with a preferential focus on medical devices and medical instrumentation.
Dr. Marcus' background includes founding and growing high technology companies and he is well versed in operations, infrastructure development, IT, and managing engineering organizations in small companies. He also has extensive experience in electronics, scientific imaging, biotechnology, neuroprosthetics and solar.
Dr. Marcus teaches, mentors, and servers on advisory boards for the University of Arizona, College of Engineering, Arizona Center for Innovation, and SALSA (Southern Arizona Limb Salvage Alliance) in the Department of Surgery at U of A. Dr. Marcus is passionate about the success of his community and enjoys rich involvement in AZBio (Arizona Bioindustry Association), BioSA (Bioindustry Organization of Arizona), AOIA (Arizona Optics Industry Association), Startup Tucson, and the Arizona Technology Council. He is also a proud graduate of the prestigious Flinn / Brown Arizona Civic Leadership Academy and is a member of SALC (Southern Arizona Leadership Council).
Dr. Marcus earned his PhD in Biomedical Engineering and BS in Electrical Engineering with Honors, Cum Laude from the University of Arizona. He is a graduate of the McGuire Entrepreneurship Program at the Eller College of Management, University of Arizona.
Outside of Marcus Engineering, Dr. Marcus enjoys creating public sculptures that integrate solar powered displays of light located around the country (www.solarsculptures.com). He is a public art sculpture designer and engineering resource for local artists. He is active in several engineering fraternal organizations and enjoys salsa dancing.
Dr. Patrick Marcus is the President of Marcus Engineering, LLC and a principal of Apparently Connected, LLC. Dr. Marcus has extensive background in electronics design, industrial automation, design for manufacturing. Dr. Marcus has founded and run several successful companies in technology and high reliability industrial manufacturing.
Dr. Patrick Marcus is a recipient of an Up & Comers award from Inside Tucson Business. Each year the award goes out to candidates who are nominated by readers of Inside Tucson Business. Candidates were nominated for making a difference for the better in the community. Those nominated are destined to make even bigger contributions […]
Dr. Patrick Marcus was recently selected as a "Leader Under 40" by Control Engineering Magazine. 19 young professionals were selected from the industrial control and automation control engineering profession as top in their field. Not only were the awarded professionals selected for technical contribution in their field, but also for contribution to education, community, […]
Dr. Patrick Marcus, president of Marcus Engineering LLC, received two honors recently in separate ceremonies held in Tucson, Ariz. The first, given by the University of Arizona's College of Engineering, was presented to Marcus as part of the University's 100th Homecoming celebration in November during the College's 51st annual Engineering Breakfast. The event helps support the student scholarship […]
Job Titles:
- Software and Electrical Engineer
James Rowley is a Software and Electrical Engineer at Marcus Engineering, and has been with the company since January 2017. His skills range from embedded firmware development to desktop software development, to designing, developing, testing, and manufacturing electronic systems, as well as reverse engineering of the same. At Marcus Engineering, he has led the development of products for both medical and commercial applications, and has also led software and hardware reverse engineering efforts. In his spare time, James enjoys working on personal electronics and software projects similar to the ones at Marcus Engineering; often as open-source submissions to engineering competitions.
Job Titles:
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Job Titles:
- Electrical Engineer
- Embedded Engineer
Kyle Cerniglia is an Embedded Engineer, and has been with Marcus Engineering since 2018. Kyle holds a BSECE from The University of Arizona and has experience with embedded design, low power devices, and lightweight mechanical design. Outside of the office, Kyle enjoys gaming, airsoft, shooting, and hiking.
Job Titles:
- Director of Engineering
- General Manager
Mark Omo will be giving a presentation on Qi Wireless Charging at Microchip Technology's 2019 Worldwide MASTERs conference, along with Santosh Bhandarkar from Microchip. Their class is 23104 PC12: Fundamentals of Wireless Power, and if you'll be at MASTERs this year, you should check it out. To accompany his presentation, Mark developed a spreadsheet that […]