Get to Know Us

Tom Ellam, President Emeritus

 Tom is a third generation Californian who founded Altamont Technical Services in 1999. Educated with a BS degree in Electrical Engineering from California State University Fresno. He then joined Lockheed Missiles & Space in Sunnyvale CA in the Antennas & Electromagnetics Group developing and testing antennas and networks for space based systems. In 1988, he joined the Rantec Anechoic Chamber group as RF Engineering Manager. He remained there for 7 years designing and testing EMC absorbers, RCS and EMC anechoic chambers. In 1995, he joined Fair-Rite Products Corp as Product Manager for Ferrite Tile products and automotive components. He then managed and operated Fair-Rite’s west coast Sales Manager for Fair-Rite. Tom routinely offers his extensive background in EMC, RF and microwave testing facilities as a resource to Altamont’s customers.

tom@atsemc.com

Kevin Kiersey, President

Kevin completed his undergraduate studies at UC Irvine and continued on to study patent law at Northwestern. Kevin has  been working with the EMC and Wireless industry for over 20 years.  He has been with Altamont since 2001.  Prior to joining Altamont, Kevin worked for various industrial product and telecommunication companies including Berkshire Hathaway and SBC. Most recently he served as a Regional Sales Manager for a technical publications firm specializing in the computer electronics industry.

kevin@atsemc.com

Cary Chai, Sales Engineer & Inside Sales

Cary has extensive inside sales support experience in the EMC world and is considered to be one of our most valuable assets.  She has a degree in astrophysics from University of Oregon and extensive sales history.

cary@atsemc.com

Ron Ahlquist, Account Manager - San Diego & Orange County

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Ron brings an extremely well rounded set of skills to our group in addition to his electrical engineering background, and long experience in the EMC industry. In 27 years at Thermo/Keytek and more recently as the North American Technical Manager at EM Test, he has done everything from standards committee work, to marketing and sales. Additionally, he has been integral in the introduction of new products, the application & engineering support, and the management of service & calibration groups. His experience and history has made him well known and respected in the industry and by our customers.

ron@atsemc.com

Eric Hahn, Account Manager - Los Angeles & Las Vegas area

Eric Hahn joined Altamont’s team in 2015 and manages sales for the Los Angeles area. Previously, Eric held several positions in the electronics industry for General Dynamics and Raytheon. Eric earned a Bachelor’s degree from the California Maritime Academy and a Master’s degree from the University of San Diego.  Erik is still serving in the US Navy -Reserves, and holds full Top Secret Clearances.

  eric@atsemc.com

Eduardo Lopez , Account Manager - Northern CA

The latest member of our staff is Eduardo Lopez .   Eduardo has over twenty years of industry experience and a a strong background in antenna engineering and OTA expertise. He has an impressive resume in engineering and antenna design for leading companies in the consumer electronics and cellular markets.  Along with multiple patent credits , Eduardo has an extensive background in antenna design, with significant experience at Apple,  and most recently was the lead field and application engineer for MVG OTA chamber offerings

  eduardo@atsemc.com

 

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