For Immediate Release
September 6, 2006
Siemon Labs™ Research & Development Director Receives Prestigious IEC "1906" Award
Daniel J. Mullin
Watertown, CT — Daniel J. Mullin, Siemon Labs Research and Development Director, has been awarded the prestigious "1906 Award" by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC). The Award was created to commemorate the IEC's centennial and is presented for "recent achievement related to the technical work of the IEC that can be considered as a major contribution to furthering the interests of electrotechnology standardization and related activities." (IEC selection criteria excerpt)
Mullin achieved this recognition based upon his work as a project leader in IEC SC48B for the development of several cabling connector standards for commercial and industrial data transmission. His "outstanding" contributions for liaison work between IEC SC48B and ISO IEC JT SC25 were also cited.
Presented to no more than five individuals in the technical committee, Mullin's selection for this award by the IEC Executive Committee is a strong indicator of his close involvement with the development of international cabling standards.
According to John Siemon, Siemon's Chief Technology Officer, "Siemon is committed to the integrity of the standards development process and has been actively contributing to the content of both national and international telecommunications standards for over 15 years. Dan's leadership and project management skills will go far in ensuring that the IEC will continue it's tradition of developing state-of-the-art connecting hardware interface designs, requirements, and test methods in the years to come."
Mullin, through his role as Project Leader, recently completed two critical IEC interface projects: IEC 61076-3-104, characterizing the category 7/7A connector to 1000MHz, and the IEC 61076-3-106 industrial RJ45 style interface specification.
Just prior to this award, Mullin was appointed to a second 4-year term as Technical Advisor (TA) to IEC Technical Committee 48 (IEC TC48). In this role, Dan will continue his responsibilities for leading technical developmental work, drafting new and revised IEC standards, issuing standards for industry review, compiling ballot comments, and preparing documents for publication.
IEC TC48 is tasked with the standardization of telecommunications and other electric connectors, connecting devices, and mechanical structures (mechanical housings for connectors, printed circuit boards, and backbone assemblies). SC48B, a subcommittee to TC48, currently has 15 project teams assigned to new work items addressing leading edge developments in the telecommunications connector industry.
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