PATCA Featured Consultant: Carl Angotti

Carl Angotti is President of Angotti Product Development  and a long-time PATCA member. Angotti Product Development has a wealth of electronic design experience and knowledge. Recent projects have involved the use of Bluetooth LE, BLE designs and special purpose medical and non-medical wearable products. He has also designed and worked on instrumentation systems and several consumer products. He began his early career as an Aerospace engineer.

He has been a member of PATCA for over 40 years having joined in 1975. Except for a short hiatus, has been a member since then. Several years ago he was President of PATCA, and has been actively involved throughout his membership.

Throughout his career he has been a line manager with 30 persons reporting to him, as well as a project manager on numerous of the many projects he has worked on.

Carl has also designed a large number of lab and production testers. His development work on these testers includes definition, architecture, test procedures, design, test and implementation into the production line. Recent testers include: 

  • Glucose Meter Tester – Electronic Strip Simulation
  • Trocar Tester – Electro Mechanical
  • Inhaler Tester – Electro Mechanical, Optical
  • Special Purpose Analog Tester – Electronic
  • High Accuracy Continuity Tester – Electronic

His avocations include studying technical management, psychology, philosophy, economics and other related subjects.

He presently leads the PATCA New Consultants, and Management Consultant’s Roundtables. He is also an Associate Board member of the Santa Clara Valley IEEE Technology and Engineering Management Society.

Carl holds an BSEE from Carnegie-Mellon University, an MSEE from the University of Southern Calif, and an MBA from San Jose State University.

What others say about him:

“I have worked with Carl on many projects over 30 years. I highly value his skills and expertise. I recommend him to anyone doing new product development in electronics.” – Richard Fellows

“I have known Carl for more than 20 years and seen him take many challenging product development projects and complete them successfully. Professional approach, and creative solutions has won him respect from colleagues as well as clients.” – Kris Kapadia, InSol