SERCOS N.A. has a board of directors consisting of three
individuals. The members of the board are the current officers of the
organization -- President, Secretary and Treasurer. Individuals are elected yearly
from the membership of SERCOS N.A.
 President -- Dr.
Kenneth Ryan, director of Manufacturing Automation Research and
Education
at The Center for Automation and Motion Control (CAMC) at Alexandria Technical
College in Alexandria, Minnesota.
Dr. Ryan is the founder and director of the Manufacturing Automation
Research Laboratory and has directed the Automation Systems Integration
program at the center during its 7 years of existence. He teaches electricity, electronics,
programmable logic control, industrial automation, industrial networking and motion control programming,
stressing digital interface standards such as SERCOS.
Dr. Ryan holds a Bachelor of Science, Chemistry & Biology from Loras College, 1980; a Doctorate of Medicine
from the University of Iowa, 1985; is board certified in Adult & Pediatric Urologic Surgery, 1990;
and is certified as a Fluid Power Technician, a Fluid Power Accredited Instructor and a
Profibus Engineer.
He is currently the chairman of PackLearn, the education team of the OMAC Packaging Working Group.
PackLearn is charged with promotion and education of open modular architectural guidelines and their application to advanced packaging automation.
 Treasurer -- Scott Hibbard,
Vice President of Technology, Bosch Rexroth Electronic Drives &
Controls (formerly Indramat), Hoffman Estates, IL.
Scott Hibbard joined Indramat in 1980, playing a key role in Indramat’s pioneering introduction
of the first practical industrial brushless AC servo drives. A
VP of Technology for Bosch Rexroth's Electronic Drives & Controls
division, Scott is responsible for industry management, product management,
and engineering for the division’s target markets.
Mr. Hibbard was graduated from DeVry Technical Institute in 1977, and has been
associated with the industrial motion control industry
since that time. He is the author of numerous technical articles and papers
on AC servo, digital drive control, and open control system technology.
 Secretary -- Robert
Hirschinger, Motion Product Manager, Rockwell Automation.
Bob Hirschinger is a product manager for Rockwell Automation, with responsibility for Logix
motion controller/software products. Bob has over 23 years experience in
the motion
industry in a variety of roles including application development
and support, motion controller R&D, and product marketing.
Management
SERCOS NA management carries out the transactions of the organization as stipulated in the
bylaws, the resolutions passed and according to the instructions of the Board.
The office was moved to Santa Rosa Beach, Florida in 2006 and is handled by:
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Ronald Larsen, Managing Director
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SERCOS North America
405 Loblolly Bay Drive
Santa Rosa Beach, Florida 32459
Toll Free Tel: 800-573-7267
Local Tel & Fax: 850-269-0908
Email: info@sercos.com
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