Elkhart, IN - Oct 20, 2006 - Alvaro Medina has accepted the position of engineering department manager for the International Radio and Electronics Corporation (IREC) (Crown Broadcast). Medina will begin in this capacity on Oct. 23, 2006.

Medina will primarily be responsible for IREC engineering and product design. As engineering manager, he will be responsible for current product support, new product development and day-to-day operations of the engineering department.

Medina has a Masters degree in electrical engineering from the University of Colorado and a B.S.E.E. from Universidad De Santander in Columbia. He has a wealth of practical experience in RF design and management from such companies as Larcan-TTC and Special Teknik Aps.