About Ludvik

Ludvik Kindl founded Bekera Consulting after a successful career as a senior electrical engineer and senior engineering manager for hardware companies in the United States, Europe, and Asia. With 27 years of electrical engineering experience, Ludvik is an expert in the design and development of analog circuits and applying that knowledge to the design of high-speed PC boards and systems.

Ludvik has a wealth of experience in signal integrity analysis, SPICE and IBIS modeling, computer simulation, power integrity analysis, and more to ensure project success. He is a high-energy individual who is adept at mastering new technologies quickly.

Ludvik has an outstanding track record of helping engineers design, build and test prototype PC boards and systems on schedule. He interfaces effectively with diverse groups of people, while transferring his knowledge to team members.

Although Ludvik is especially skilled at problem evaluation and turnaround, it is to your advantage to bring him in early in the design phase to prevent SI mistakes that can become quite costly if they are discovered in production or after product release.

With 15 years of management experience, Ludvik brings the leadership skills and first hand-experience to effectively direct all aspects of a design project – from doing feasibility studies and component selection, through building and testing prototypes.

Prior to founding Bekera Consulting, Ludvik worked as an SI expert and manager at Spirent Communications where he lead the efforts of a team of 29 engineers in the definition, design, and development of high-speed telecommunications equipment.

Prior to Spirent, Ludvik was a principal engineer at Aureal and Turbo Instruments. He designed high-speed testers for GaAs digital circuits at California Eastern Laboratories. He also designed high-speed fiber optics communication links at Aydin Microwave and Harris Corporation. As testimony to his leadership skills, Ludvik launched and built a successful engineering company in Prague.

Having designed analog circuits at Ampex Corporation and taught analog circuit design at a University in Alger, Ludvik brings unique experience in analog design. His knowledge of analog has proved extremely valuable in using signal integrity analysis to troubleshoot transmission line interconnects for high-speed digital boards.

Ludvik’s knowledge of ICs and PC boards goes beyond the circuit level. He also has extensive experience with the mechanical aspects of PCBs and quality assembly practices. Using mechanical tools and special techniques, he can test signals without altering them. With clients and other business contacts in many countries, Ludvik can also provide advice on "Asianizing" a bill of materials (BOM), as well as designing and mass producing IC packages, circuit boards, backplanes and systems in Asia and Eastern Europe.

Ludvik obtained BSEE and MSEE degrees from California State University and San Jose State University, respectively. He is a member of IEEE and the Professional and Technical Consultants Association (PATCA). Born in the Czech Republic, Ludvik is a US citizen with DOD top-secret clearance. He is fluent in English, Czech, French, and Russian.

Check out Ludvik’s complete resume (254Kb) in PDF format for a more detailed review of his experience.