Fiber optic connector specialist Valdor expands sales team - Connector Specifier

Fiber optic connector specialist Valdor expands sales team


Jun 23, 2011

Valdor Technology International Inc. announced that Ralph Kettell, II, P.E., located in Houston Texas, has joined the Valdor sales team.

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Kettell received degrees of Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering and Master of Science in Electrical Engineering (BSEE & MSEE) from Lehigh University and has worked as a Consulting Electrical Engineer for several high profile aerospace and industrial engineering companies. He has worked principally as a microwave and radio frequency (RF) circuit and systems design engineer on military, space and commercial programs.

Kettell was the lead RF Engineer at Litton Space Systems on the Space to Space Communications System used in the construction of the International Space Station. He has consulted for many of the largest aerospace firms in the U.S. including 14 years with Northrop Grumman and three years with Lockheed Martin. He is an independent investor and owns more than 5% of the Valdor stock.

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Dr. Michel Rondeau, CEO/President of Valdor, commented,"Ralph's background in electrical engineering coupled with his large equity position in Valdor, gives him both the expertise and the motivation to be successful in his sales objectives." For Valdor's sales efforts, Kettell will service the south central portion of the USA, where five of the sixteen largest US cities are located within 400 km (250 miles) of his home base.

More Info:  www.valdor.com


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