Our test engineers have many years’ experience of testing many types of products across a wide range of standards.
Derek Barlow BSc CEng MIET
Derek is the founder (1988) and Managing Director of dB Technology. His pragmatic approach to EMC along with sound engineering principles soon attracted a wide customer base and built the strong foundations of a successful business. Derek continues to be our principal consulting engineer, providing highly sought after EMC design advice to customers.
Dave Smith BSc MSc
Joining us back in 1995, Dave has worked his way to the position of Senior Engineer and oversees all elements of testing, calibration and reporting, holding responsibility for many of the technical issues within the laboratory. Dave also acts as a consulting engineer and his in depth knowledge of regulatory areas of EMC and Radio Approvals is highly regarded by our customers.
Peter Barlow BSc (Hons)
Peter has worked within the business since 1998 and is a highly experienced engineer who also fulfils the role of Operations Manager. Peter is particularly
skilled in guiding customers through planning EMC test strategies and offers constructive advice on preparing to make the most of test sessions – something that is highly valued by our customers.
Stephen Browning BSc, Pg.Dip
Stephen has been with dB Technology since 2005 and is an experienced engineer. Prior to joining the company he had many years’ experience of system test, ATE development and manufacturing test with emphasis on trunk communications equipment.
Russell McDonnell
Russell has over 10 years’ experience of EMC testing at dB Technology. He arrived at dB Technology having spent many years in hardware production and test. His previous role as a Production Manager has lent itself to his understanding of the production process and the implications of the modifications and fixes that customers may need to consider.
Claire Arber BSc
Claire has been with the company since 2001 and now oversees the day-to-day running and organisation of the business in her capacity as General Manager.
She also works closely with the engineering team in her role as Quality Manager overseeing regulatory compliance.
Mihai Andries
Mihai joined the engineering team in 2016 as a test engineer working in the areas of both EMC and Radio Approvals. He has quickly got to grips with the systems and processes on site and has a strong interest in automation and works hard to streamline our systems where possible.