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Design Essentials for Robust Systems

June 10, 2025

Veteran engineering consultant Jerry Twomey talks about electronics and system design and the challenges encountered during the process.

Alix Paultre

Jerry Twomey

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Jerry Twomey is an engineering consultant with a deep background in electronics design, medical devices, electromechanical systems, and board-level integrated circuits. He’s the author of the book Applied Embedded Electronics – Design Essentials for Robust Systems, a comprehensive reference that covers the design process from initial concept to final PCB for all embedded system electronics.

In this podcast, we talk with Jerry about electronics and system design.

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About the Author

Alix Paultre | Editor-at-Large, Electronic Design

An Army veteran, Alix Paultre was a signals intelligence soldier on the East/West German border in the early ‘80s, and eventually wound up helping launch and run a publication on consumer electronics for the US military stationed in Europe. Alix first began in this industry in 1998 at Electronic Products magazine, and since then has worked for a variety of publications in the embedded electronic engineering space. Alix currently lives in Wiesbaden, Germany.

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About the Author

Jerry Twomey | Founder and Engineering Consultant, Effective Electrons

Jerry Twomey is an engineering consultant with Effective Electrons. He has extensive experience designing electronics, medical devices, electromechanical systems, and transistor-level integrated circuits. He is also the author of the book Applied Embedded Electronics – Design Essentials for Robust Systems. This is an in-depth reference that covers the design process from initial concept to final PCB, for all embedded-system electronics.

In addition to design, he teaches in both industry and academia and is a Senior Member of the IEEE. He holds an MSEE from Worcester Polytechnic Institute.