VENABLE - Key Persons


Don Woodward - President

Job Titles:
  • President

Donald Woodard - President

Job Titles:
  • President
Donald is president of Venable Instruments, a provider of electrical and electronic test and measurement instruments for companies across the globe. A 40-year veteran of the mechanical and electronics engineering industry, Donald has helped design, analyze and improve the products and processes of businesses in a wide variety of industries, including power electronics, defense, automotive, motion control aerospace, and utilities. Past APEC Exibits Chairman 2002-2014 and Psma Board of Directors 2011-2017.

ESTi Single

Job Titles:
  • Channel

Ford Mays

Job Titles:
  • Systems and Applications Engineer
Ford earned his BSEE from Texas A&M in 1983 and has worked in several technology segments, including high reliability aerospace, networking, and embedded applications areas.

Manfred (Manny) Trent

Job Titles:
  • Senior Staff Engineer
Manfred earned his BSEE from University of Oklahoma in 1988 and has worked as an embedded software/firmware engineer for the past 30 years. His background includes Aerospace, Military and Commercial software applications.

Melony Hodges

Job Titles:
  • Accounting Supervisor
  • Accouting Manager
Experienced Accounting Supervisor with a proven history of success navigating the power electronics and retail market place. Melony obtained her BA from Kennesaw State and worked with the public and private sector.

Michael Gray

Job Titles:
  • Senior Staff Engineer
Michael earned his BSEE from the University of Texas in 1997 and has worked in military aviation and power conversion test instruments design, development and applications.