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t's with a heavy heart to report the passing of Douglas "Doug" McIlvoy. Doug passed away on August 28th due to complications from a recent heart operation.
PSMA first came in contact with Doug when he was the vice president of OECO Corporation in Milwaukie, OR. He later led a management buyout of the business in 1995 after serving there for 26 years. Years later he founded VXI Electronics and Power Electronics Strategies while staying active in our industry. One of his early volunteer responsibilities was serving as PSMA Industry-Education Committee Co-chair.
Don Staffiere and Doug McIlvoy
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A very early member of the PSMA, Doug wore many volunteer hats in broadening the recognition of PSMA over the years. He was part of the team engaged in the PSMA relationship with the Applied Power Electronics Conference (APEC) and the merger of APEC with the IEEE PELS and IEEE IAS societies.
Doug became a member of the PSMA Board of Directors in 1990 and served as Vice President in 1995 and later as PSMA Chairman in 1996-1997. After leaving the Board, Doug continued to serve as a member of the PSMA Advisory Council.
Doug served as APEC Program Chair in 1993 where the Conference and Trade Show was held in San Diego. The following year he was General Chair of APEC 1994 held in Orlando.
Being in the "power" industry it is no surprise to learn that Doug enjoyed working on muscle and sports cars when he was younger. My kind of guy.
Doug's family includes his wife Beth, 3 sons (Sean, Scott, Lane), step-daughter (Missy Chartier), 6 grandchildren, 3 great grandchildren and his sister Sheila Warmuth.
A memorial service will be held on Saturday September 21 at 11:00 at the Highland Baptist Church in Redmond, Oregon.
Provided by Larry Gilbert,
former Board Member PSMA,
APEC and IEEE Working Group Chairman.
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