Auriga Microwave Establishes Department of Defense Industry Advisory Board

LOWELL, Massachusetts, April 26, 2010

Auriga Microwave announces the creation of a Department of Defense (DoD) Industry Advisory Board and the appointment of four advisors.

Appointed to the Auriga’s Advisory Board are:

• General (ret) Tom Hobbins, USAF retired as Commander of US Air Force in Europe (USAFE)
• Brigadier General (ret) John Meincke, USAF retired from the US Air Force as director of command, control, communications and computer systems (J6) at the U.S. Central Command
• Rear Admiral (ret) George Wagner retired from the Navy as Commander of Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR)
• Anthony M. Valletta has spent 40 years in the C3/C4ISR and IT business area. He is presently an independent consultant, assisting companies in the DoD space

“Our Board is comprised of highly respected retired military personnel who have served our country honorably and then transitioned into industry,” said Bruce Cohen, president and CEO of Auriga. Cohen continued, “Their unique experiences, relationships, business sense, and leadership will help guide us with strategy, market direction and the often complex personnel and project networking challenges of the Department of Defense.  We are thrilled to have such a group of proven leaders assisting us.”

The Industry Advisory Board will especially be instrumental in the near future, as Auriga transitions many of its Phase II Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) programs into commercialization.

Visit the new Auriga Microwave website at aurigamicrowave.com to learn more about these gentlemen and the Company’s evolving business.

About Auriga Microwave

Auriga Microwave is a recognized international leader in modeling, measurement and design of RF, microwave and millimeter-wave technologies. Auriga believes extensive solid-state experience is critical for improving the current state of device modeling, and that a sound understanding of the physics of novel active devices is mandatory for delivering cutting-edge solutions in order to meet the RF/microwave industry’s never-ending demand for higher power, higher linearization, and higher efficiency. By providing improved design, modeling and measurement services, Auriga's customers benefit from the team’s years of experience delivering timely and cost-effective solutions. Auriga’s headquarters, lab and manufacturing facility is based in Lowell, Massachusetts, USA with a sales office in The Netherlands.

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