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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Division VI Director Elect: 2008 Division VI Director: 2009-2010 Mark I. Montrose The opinions expressed on this website are the opinions
of the author and not necessarily the opinions of the IEEE. CAMPAIGN BY-LINE To facilitate and establish effective communication
and knowledge sharing among Society Presidents and the Board to increase
revenue, provide enhanced benefits, all at lower cost. Mark I. Montrose Principal Consultant Montrose Compliance Services, Inc. Home
Society: Product Safety Engineering (Founder and First President) BIOGRAPHY Mark
Montrose is principal consultant of Montrose Compliance Services, Inc., a
regulatory compliance firm specializing in Electromagnetic Compatibility and
Product Safety. Prior to becoming a consultant, Mark was responsible for
compliance at high-technology companies in the Silicon Valley region of Mark’s expertise lies in engineering management, education
(teaches workshops worldwide), professional communications, is a product
safety engineer (Division VI home society), and works on industrial
electronic systems helping ensure reliability and functionality while
monitoring social implications of new technologies worldwide. In addition, he
is an Assessed EMC test laboratory. His professional background in
engineering covers all member interests of Societies in Division VI. EDUCATION ·
BSEE and BSCS-1979, ·
MS-Engineering Management-1983, IEEE MEMBERSHIP
Student-1976, Member-1982, Senior Member-1993 IEEE
COMMITTEES/BOARDS ·
Technical Activities Board, 2004-05. ·
Division VI Director-Elect Nomination Committee,
2005. ·
IEEE Periodicals Committee, 2004-2005. ·
IEEE Press Board, 2004-06. ·
IEEE Press/John Wiley Executive Blue Ribbon
Committee, 2004-05. SOCIETIES
AND ACTIVITIES ·
Product Safety Engineering Society: Founder
and First President, 2004-05; Immediate Past President, 2006-07. ·
Electromagnetic Compatibility Society: Board of
Director, 2001-2007; Distinguished Lecturer, 1999-2000; Parliamentarian and
Governance Committee Chair, 2006-07; Special Projects Committee Chair, 2007. ·
IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Council: Board
Member, 2001-03. ·
IEEE Nanotechnology Council: Charter
Board Member, 2002-04, Various Standing Committees, 2003; Governance
Committee, 2003-2004 ·
IEEE Systems Council:
Co-founder, 2004-05; Governance Committee, 2006-07. ·
IEEE Transactions
on Electromagnetic Compatibility Associate Editor, 2004-05. ·
Authored and presented numerous conference
papers worldwide and a Transactions paper on applied engineering principals. SECTION
ACTIVITIES CHAPTERS ·
·
Santa Clara Valley EMC:
Society Angel Representative, 2003-07. STUDENT
BRANCH: CONFERENCES
(Management Aspects) ·
IEEE International Symposium on Electromagnetic
Compatibility: Steering Committee, 2003; Committee Member, 1996 and 2004; 50th
Anniversary Committee, 2007. ·
IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society: General
Chair and Committee Member, 2004-07. ·
REPRESENTATIVE/LIAISON
ACTIVITY ·
Product Safety Engineering Society: Liaison to
IEEE Systems Council, 2006-07. ·
EMC Society Liaison to IEEE Nanotechnology
Council, 2002-04. ·
EMC Society Liaison to Intelligent
Transportation Systems Council, 2001-03. ·
EMC Society Liaison to the Product Safety
Technical Committee, 1999-2003. ·
EMC and PSES Liaison to IEEE Press, 1998-2006. MAJOR AWARDS RECEIVED ·
IEEE EMC Society: Technical Achievement, 1999. ·
IEEE EMC Society: Laurence G. Cummings for
Outstanding Service, 2004. ·
IEEE EMC Society: Life Member, 2007. ·
Numerous EMC Society Certificates of
Achievement, 1999-2006. IEEE
ACCOMPLISHMENTS The IEEE
gives one an opportunity to establish a network of friends and professionals
while helping provide benefits to Society member worldwide regardless of
specialty or interest. As an IEEE volunteer, a partial list of
accomplishments includes: 1.
Established the Product Safety Engineering Society, becoming its first
President. 2.
Helped create and jump-start both the IEEE Systems and Nanotechnology
Councils. 3.
Assisted Societies and Councils with the development of new
Journal/Transactions proposals; started several successful publications. 4.
Organized successful technical co-conferences; helped integrate
Societies and Councils in providing technical content and additional benefits
to attendees and Society members. 5.
Created and/or amended governance documents (Constitution and Bylaws)
for: EMC & PSE Societies; Nanotechnology, Systems, and Intelligent
Transportation Systems Councils. 6.
Rewrote the IEEE Press/Wiley partnership contract as a member of an
IEEE Blue Ribbon Executive Committee. 7.
Helped form IEEE Chapters in several countries. 8.
Attended board meetings of various Societies and Councils to learn how
they function and to share knowledge on operational efficiencies and revenue
generation. 9.
Encouraged and successfully helped engineers become IEEE Press
authors. STATEMENT
OF CANDIDACY The
position of Division Director is one of IEEE’s best-kept secrets,
performing an important behind-the-scene role within the Institute. This
person is responsible for overseeing Societies and Councils to ensure
successful operation and viability. A Society or Council is a small entity
within a larger organization, the Technical Activity Board (TAB). Cooperation
between Societies, multiple IEEE publications, technical conferences, all
while providing enhanced membership benefits at the lowest cost possible is
required to survive in a competitive engineering and academic environment. As
Division Director, I will facilitate communication from the IEEE Board of
Directors, TAB Management, Product Services and Publications Board (PSPB),
and other IEEE operational entities to Society Presidents. Why should a
Society recreate a means of generating revenue and increasing membership when
another Society has already implemented a cost-effective process? I have
experience in facilitating knowledge sharing to member Societies of Division
VI, some who may be new to TAB administration and are not familiar with IEEE
operations to ensure they, as well as the Society they represent is
successful. It is
noted that extensive experience exists as a member of different Societies and
Councils. Although my specialty is in EMC and product safety (Division VI),
one will note most of my work and recognition is with EMC. This is because
PSES is IEEE’s newest Society, only a few years old. Prior to PSES, my
involvement with IEEE, through EMC and several Councils has allowed me the
opportunity to learn the secrets on how to be an efficient facilitator to
navigate the IEEE administrative infrastructure, especially related to
publications, governance, membership development, enhancement of benefits
available to members, and revenue generation. A Division Director needs to
understand all aspects of IEEE administration in order to product service to
those he represents, both at the Society/Council and Board level. |
