Charlotte Blair, PhD. is the Global Technical Support Manager for Electronic and Electromagnetic simulation tools for ANSYS Inc. She received her BS in Electrical Engineering at Rutgers-College of Engineering and her MS and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from New Jersey Institute of Technology. She has supported electromagnetics simulations using industry-known tools for over 25 years. Her real-world experience extends from the design of laser diode transmit modules for Lytel/Lockheed to design of filters for wireless communications applications at Celwave/RFS. She is a professional, self-motivated team player committed to excellence with hands-on RF, microwave, and laser-optic experience, strong field service, customer service, project management and communication skills.

Charlotte also serves as the IEEE Connecticut Section Chair for the local Microwave Theory and Techniques Society (MTT-S), Antennas and Propagation Society (APS) and WIE Chapters.