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DICA Electronics Ltd.
The DICA Electronics Ltd. team consists of over 75 world class industry experts
that are highly skilled and trained in all aspects of the electronics manufacturing
industry. Our team includes engineers, programmers, purchasers, technicians,
assemblers and support staff that ensure all of our clients manufacturing
needs are met, and exceeded.
Spencer Grabe, CA
President
As President, Spencer has been providing financial and strategic
leadership to DICA through the company's recent growth phase. The son
of company founder Guenter Grabe, Spencer was appointed President of
DICA in 2006 after serving six years in various capacities within the
company. Previous to that, Spencer spent five years as a public
accountant in Vancouver where he provided assurance and advisory
services to newly listed technology start-ups and manufacturing
companies. Spencer is a graduate of Mount Allison University in New
Brunswick.
Steve Vaughan, M. Eng.
Vice President, Operations
Steve joined DICA in April of 2002 after having spent five years with
Nortel Networks and Sanmina-SCI. Steve holds an undergraduate degree
from the University of Western Ontario and a Masters of Engineering from
the University of Waterloo. With his education and industry experience,
Steve is providing strong leadership to DICA's manufacturing operations
in support of the company's current growth strategy.
Steve Moore, BA
Production Manager
As Production Manager, Steve Moore is responsible for manufacturing
scheduling, labour resources allocation and warehouse operations.
Although new to the DICA Electronics team, Steve brings with him 14
years of manufacturing experience from his last position at Tyco
Electronics. Steve graduated from Carleton University with an Honours
Bachelor of Arts degree.
Nicole Roberts, B. BA
Marketing & Program Manager
As a recent addition to the DICA team, Nicole brings with her 10 years
of marketing and client relationship management expertise. Nicole
joined DICA as a Program Manager as well as in the capacity of Marketing
Manager. Nicole's in depth knowledge of project management and client
relations, enables her to provide exceptional service to her clients.
Her goal is to ensure that DICA is known as one of the top contract
manufacturers in the Ottawa area. Nicole is a graduate of Mount Saint
Vincent University in Halifax, Nova Scotia where she obtained a Degree
in Business Administration, specializing in Marketing.
Kristina Illingworth
Purchasing Manager
As Purchasing Manager, Kristina has become familiar with many areas
involved in the manufacturing process to help her in making more
strategic and beneficial purchasing decisions for DICA. Since joining
the company in September of 2006, Kristina has been involved in many
different roles within the company which has helped lead to her current
role as Purchasing Manager. With her previous experience at another
Ottawa based electronics company, she has been able to apply all
acquired skills to make improvements to some day to day activities at
DICA. Kristina is a graduate of the Materials & Operations Management
program at Algonquin College.
Mary Condie
Purchaser
Mary is new to DICA and brings 17 years purchasing experience to the company. Throughout her career, she has procured a vast range of commodities for both prototypes and high volume production. Most recently Mary worked for a large contract manufacturer where she took on the role of Customer Supply Chain Manager. Her focus was developing cost reduction strategies and has had much success in this area. Her commitment is to provide outstanding quality and service to customers at all levels.
Tracy Doucette
Technical Service Representative
Tracy joined DICA Electronics in 2004 as a TSR and brings with him over 25 years of experience in the electronics manufacturing industry. He quickly tackled all aspects of DICA’s technical processes and assembly support and was an integral part in the implementation of a RoHS manufacturing process as well as quality control procedures.
Bill Craig
Technical Service Representative
Bill has been with DICA for over 5 years and has worked in several facets of the assembly process. With Bill’s quick ability to learn and apply his skills, he was recently moved into the role of Technical Services Representative. Bill has an Electro-Mechanical Engineering Technician in Robotics diploma from Algonquin College.
José Polanco
Manufacturing Engineering Support
José has brought extensive experience with lean manufacturing implementation and ISO 9001 environments to DICA. Having spent 5 years in a Project Engineering role at Solectron Kanata, José has been involved with provision of manufacturing engineering & technical support within cross functional teams. José has an Electronics Engineering Technician Diploma as well as a Certificate in Project Management from Algonquin College.
Tatiana DaSilva
Office Manager
Tatiana is a new and welcome addition to the DICA team. She joined us
after having spent 3 years working at General Dynamics as Manufacturing
Operations Analyst, and with her brings a strong understanding of the
manufacturing industry and cost structure. Tatiana graduated from CDI
College in 2004 with a Diploma in Payroll and Accounting, and is
currently working towards her CGA.
Natalie Echlin
Office Administrator
Natalie is the friendly and cheerful voice that greets you on the phone
or at the front door here at DICA. She has been an integral part of the
company for almost 2 years working with the team in many facets of the
business. Her role also includes working with the production staff in
payroll management as well with the administrative team on accounts
payable.
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