About Author

Cliff’s musical tastes are as varied as his electrical engineering experience. He loves metal, jazz and orchestral music. And when it comes to relaxation, he has a nice collection of radio-controlled planes, cars and boats. 

Cliff Ortmeyer is Global Head, Technical Marketing, Farnell. He holds multiple patents and is an electronics enthusiast who has a passion for understanding and leveraging new technologies. He has an electrical engineering degree and has worked in the electronics industry for over 25 years in a variety of engineering and marketing management positions. He has been with Farnell for 11 years and previously worked for STMicroelectronics and Coilcraft in positions ranging from applications engineering to market and business development. He holds an electrical engineering degree from Iowa State University and a marketing degree from Loyola University of Chicago.