About Ed Ellis; International Inventor  and  
Leader
with
Superior Organizational Skills
Member Since 1970
Haven't been able to fill that
thick film engineering
position because you need
an  experienced senior thick
film process engineer,  while
your  budget permits only  the
hiring of a lesser experienced
 or entry level engineer?

Let
Ed Ellis help you reconcile
the situation!

Ed will come to your site to
work, hands-on, with and
mentor your entry level
engineer(s) in thick film
material, LTCC tape
formulating and process
technology.

You can meet your thick film
process engineering
objectives and stay within
your manpower budget at the
same time!  

FREE Initial
Telephone/E-Mail
Consultation !

Contact Ed now and
learn how he can
help you and your
company!

Telephone:  
(850) 476-1858
Cell:
(850) 748-5258
e-mail:
admin@consultedellis.com
Ed Ellis
President
Principal Consultant
46 years
Electronic Manufacturing
If your problem involves one or more of the following words or phrases ... You are at the right place !

Cost reduction, productivity improvement, Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property litigation, SBIR
proposal, project planning, R&D, research and development, design of experiments, six-sigma,
6-sigma, downsizing, lean and agile, electronic, circuits, microelectronic, interconnects, print, fire,
surface mount, solder, thick film, resistor, conductor, dielectric, capacitor, potentiometer, sensor, RF,
microwave  
     Ed Ellis began his career in 1962 with CTS Corporation's Research and Development Department
in Elkhart, Indiana where  he was privileged to work with many of the  pioneers in printed
electronics technology.   Ed, an avid student, became  an expert  printed electronic material
formulator under their mentoring and progressed  from a hands-on  R&D Technician   through a
series of engineering and engineering management positions, to Director of R&D at a major CTS
subsidiary before retiring from CTS with 26 years of service .

 Following his career  with CTS, Ed assumed the  position of Director of Engineering for Allen
Bradley Company's thick film operation in Greensboro, North Carolina.  After Allen Bradley closed its
business there,  Ed  joined Clarostat Company of Dover, New Hampshire as Manager of R&D and
Process Development where he spearheaded the implementation of infrared curing of Clarostat's
proprietary printed electronic polymer resistor films.  Pending Clarostat's purchase by British Tire
and Rubber; Ed returned to Indiana  in February 1991 and joined Delco Electronics, now Delphi
Electronics & Safety.

 While at Delphi, Ed spearheaded a development of printed electronic materials processes and
products designed  for the power handling and heat dissipation needed by  GM Hybrid Vehicles .  Ed
also formulated and developed printed electronic materials & processes for; pressure sensors;
accelerometers; lean and agile manufacturing; embedded passives; multi-layer hybrids and a  
void-free solder joint process.   Ed is an expert in IR firing and the formulating of IR fireable thick film
materials. His work  at Delphi resulted in 11 US Patents and numerous publications and awards
which included   Delphi Automotive System's "Boss Kettering" Award.  In September 2001  Ed was
inducted into the Delphi Innovation Hall of Fame, an honor extended to less than 1% of Delphi's
world-wide workforce.

  Upon retiring from  Delphi after 10 years of service,  Ed  joined Paratek Microwave, Inc., of
Columbia, Maryland, where he directed the development of tunable printed electronic dielectric inks
used in the fabrication of Paratek's  tunable miniaturized front ends and smart scanning antennas
for military and commercial telecommunications.  His work resulted in  US patent #6,905,989  
"Tunable Dielectric Compositions Including Low Loss Glass" which issued June 14,
2005.   Ed remained with Paratek until January 2003 when he relocated to Pensacola, Florida and
began soliciting thick film related consulting opportunities.

  Ed holds B.S.  &  Master of Business Science degrees from Indiana University and a Doctorate in
International Law from Columbus University.   
Recent Patents In Which Ed Ellis Named Inventor:

View Patents by number   www.uspto.gov/

US 61/196,445  Method For Determining Empty Oxygen Tank and
Alarming 10/17/2008

US 2070238593  Method For Increasing Fitness Level
While Losing Body Weight 10/11/2007

US 6,905,989  Tunable Dielectric Compositions Including Low Loss
Glass 06/14/2005

US 6,834,538 B2  Spark Plug Mounted Thick Film Strain Gauge
12/28/2004

US 6,799,451  Spark Plug Mounted Thick Film Strain Gauge  
01/20/2004

US 6,631,551 Method of Forming Integral Passive Electronic
Components on Organic Circuit Board Substrates  10/14/2003

US 6,233,817  Method of Forming Thick-Film Hybrid Circuits on A
Metal Circuit Board  05/22/2001

US 6,180,164  Method for Ruthenium-Based Thick Film Resistors  
01/30/2001

US 6,022,756  Metal Diaphragm Sensor With Polysilicon Sensing
Elements and Methods Therefor  02/08/2000

US 5,898,359  Diffusion-Barrier Materials for Thick Film Piezoresistors
and Sensors Formed Therewith  04/27/1999

US 5,803,344  Dual-Solder Process for Enhancing Reliability of
Thick-Film Hybrid Circuits  09/08/1998

US 5,621,240  Segmented Thick Film Resistors  04/15/1997

US 5,463,367  Method for Forming Thick Film Resistors and
Compositions Therefor  10/31/1995