Michael Derby is well known in the radio test and approvals industry as a test engineer, certification body, consultant, and educational speaker, and is a Notified Body for the Radio Equipment Directive (RED), a Certification Body for the FCC USA and ISED Canada.
He has been in the industry for more than 30 years, with a career that started with an equipment manufacturer, then commercial EMC and radio testing, and then product certification and approvals. He is the author and contributor of many technical papers and seminars on the topics of new radio equipment, measurement and approvals.
Michael is the Technical Director for Regulatory Approvals in the Connected Technology group of Element Materials Technology, providing technical leadership and support to Element’s laboratories, certification teams, customers and partners, as well as assisting with the development and implementation of strategic and tactical growth plans within the Connected Technology industry.