Bios - IC Enable

Jim Bordelon

Launching his career at Intel in 1992, following his doctoral studies at UT Austin, Jim Bordelon now holds the position of CTO at IC Enable. His career, spanning over 30 years, is marked by specializations in integrated circuit design, electronic design automation, and semiconductor device optimization. Bordelon’s leadership skills are demonstrated in project management and engineering team leadership, complemented by significant contributions to business development. His knowledge of TCAD, coupled with a commitment to mentorship, underscores his diverse tech profile.

Kevin Ward

Kevin is an experienced leader at IC Enable, specializing in team building, management, and execution of business plans. He has a proven track record in various industries, including medical devices, aerospace, defense, and retail/consumer products. Kevin is also an accomplished author and educator, having published professional articles and taught continuous improvement and project management classes. He founded Innovision, Inc., a product development consulting firm focusing on quality, regulatory, and product development.

Matt Erhart

Matt earned a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering and a Master of Science in Microelectronics. Since then, he has taken on a design role in implantable microelectronics and worked on circuit design aspects, including BGR, LDO, SRAM, PLL, Oscillator, LDO, Charge Pump, SPI/I2C/MIPI, ADC, and Battery Monitor. Having worked with device physicists, process engineers, program managers, CAD engineers, PDK support, SPICE modeling engineers, design engineers, pattern generation/tapeout engineers, and yield and test engineers, Matt understands each stakeholder’s perspective in the design process.

Joe Pupo

Born in Pennsylvania, Joe earned an MBA from Pittsburgh’s Katz Graduate School of Business. A former customer, he joined IC Enable as a Finance and HR Manager and later as Operations and Program Manager, Joe developed a unique specialization in building, rebuilding, and reorganizing teams and organizations, including multiple leadership roles with company acquisitions and integrations. His organizations are talent magnets as he is renowned for identifying, supporting, transitioning, and developing teams across various functions and levels.

Ken Fung

Ken earned a Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Arkansas and has spent over 20 years in the technology industry as a designer or manager. After designing the first BiCMOS sRAMs and the 16Mb dRAM module at Texas Instruments, Ken moved to IC Enable, serving as the IC design manager and program manager of spatial light modulator chips and the driver ASICs.

Brooke Todd

Brooke earned a BBA in marketing from Stephen F Austin State University. Her diverse responsibilities include managing HR policy, employee benefits, and personnel files, and handling onboarding and recruiting. In addition, she systemizes both customer/supplier and IC Enable’s Quality Management System document control. Throughout all these efforts, Brooke focuses on building a team-centered culture.

Britney Penermon

Britney has worked to provide creative solutions in the semiconductor industry for over 15 years. Having been involved in both wafer fabrication and integrated circuit layout design, Britney now serves as a Design Services Manager for IC Enable. She strives to employ her innovative problem-solving skills to support others by offering technical advice, organizing educational opportunities, and engaging in continuous improvement efforts to maintain IC Enable’s standard of excellence.

Ben Tranchina

Ben brings 25 years of technology leadership to IC Enable. Having spent his formative years in the Navy, Ben understands that long-term success stems from high-performing teams. With a Master of Science in electrical engineering, Ben puts his problem-solving skills to work designing systems for attracting, developing, and retaining expert teams in the technology industry.