Our People

We take pride in our highly trained workforce. As an IPC-A-601 certified training facility, OSDA's technical expertise and assembly methods are always state-of-the-art. We intend to keep it that way.

Dave Ingraham, President
203-878-2155, dave@osda.com

Throughout his career Dave has been involved with small, highly technical, innovative companies in the fields of aerospace, specialty metals fabrication, industrial controls and aerial lifts. Dave, along with George Grom, founded OSDA in 1987 and grew the company into the premier electronic manufacturing service in Connecticut. OSDA is now a full service provider, offering turnkey services, box build, test and state of the art PCB assembly from prototype to production. Dave is responsible for all financial aspects of OSDA and has worked hard to maintain the very highest D & B ratings.

Prior to starting OSDA, Dave was quality director for a $25MM electronics controls company, materials manger for a specialized sintered metal fabricator supplying abradable seals for use in jet engines, and was hired by banks to reorganize companies in bankruptcy. He has been a member of the IPC for a number of years, and has served on the EMS Management Council Steering Committee.

Dave has a BS degree from Southern Connecticut University and an MBA from University of New Haven.

George Grom, Vice President of Operations
203-878-2155, george@osda.com

George has been involved with electronics since 1977. He began his career in the U.S. Marine Corps, operating and maintaining the Raytheon Hawk Missile System. George received numerous awards, including the Navy Achievement Medal for the success of his battalion. He later studied electrical engineering and joined Parametrics Corporation where he was responsible for manufacturing AC Speed Controls.

After co-founding OSDA with Dave Ingraham in 1987, George helped establish the SMTA Nutmeg chapter and served as chapter president. With the emergence of surface mount technology, George became a proponent of Design for Manufacturing, giving presentations throughout the industry, and continues to work closely with new product development. George is senior member of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers.

Mark Forcier, Program Manager
203-878-2155, mark@osda.com

Mark has over 25 years of diverse manufacturing experience. He began his career in the U.S. Air Force, completing technical school in Colorado and serving in Germany with the 36th Tactical Fighter division that supplied parts for F-15 planes. His tour in Germany was followed by two years of service with the Civil Engineering Squadron in Arkansas, where Mark was responsible for ordering material and scheduling work orders for the entire base. Prior to joining OSDA in 1997, Mark held manufacturing positions of increasing responsibility with T-Bar, Data Switch and General Signal.

Bill DeProfio, Process Engineering Manager
203-878-2155, bill@osda.com

Bill assures that OSDA maintains the level of Quality and Efficiency that our customers have come to expect.  In this capacity Bill is responsible for SPC, root cause analysis, lean manufacturing and our continuous improvement programs. Bill also manages our documentation department, assuring that customer files are quickly reviewed and integrated into our paperless, processing system.

His 12 years of experience prior to joining OSDA included managing materials for a large EMS, buying and selling brokered components and specializing in obsolete or long lead-time items for a start up company, consulting in ESD implementation and providing the materials to ensure a static-free workplace.

Bill is a certified IPC 610 Trainer.