Technical Horsepower Consulting CONTACT US

Welcome to Technical Horsepower Consulting, LLC. (THC)

THC is an international high technology consulting company incorporated by Wayne Kachmar and built on his 40+ years of optical cable industry experience. Work includes consulting for wire companies adding fiber optics line in their manufacturing, cable companies developing and testing new cable designs and assembly houses determining cable specs or incoming cable quality tests programs.
Additional services include program guidance for certified test houses, optical cable spec requirements, independent outside expert review of cables or installations, optical patent attorney support, independent lab support of environmental chamber time, physical tests etc. and United States cable operation set up consulting (specifically for foreign companies) including but not limited to spec conversion, plant operation set-up, overall equipment and product line evaluation.

WAYNE KACHMAR

With over 50 granted patents in fiber optic cables, connectors and tools and over 60 patents published or in process, Wayne’s path to TE Connectivity started when he founded and ran Northern Lights Cable, Inc. in 1988. He sold the company to Prestolite Wire in late 1997 continuing as division CEO until 2000. In 2000, Prestolite Wire was packaged with other holdings of the owner to become GenTek (a publicly held company), which also acquired Krone that year. Wayne’s position transitioned to Director of R&D, managing the RD&E center. In 2004, all Krone divisions were acquired by ADC who itself was acquired by TE in December 2010.

In 2012, Wayne was named a TE Fellow in electro-optic engineering based on the length and depth of his technical knowledge and accomplishments. This is the highest technical title within the TE structure with less than 20 persons worldwide out of 8000 scientists and engineers within TE.

In 2015, Wayne incorporated his consulting company Technical Horsepower Consulting, LLC. and joined Fiber Optic Center, Inc. as their Optical Cable Technical Expert.

Contact Wayne

Wayne Kachmar • 802-379-1130 • WKachmar@focenter.com

Kathleen Skelton

Director Strategic Marketing

Mobile: 617-803-3014

Kathleen Skelton

Director Strategic Marketing

Mobile: 617-803-3014

Kathleen has been a leader in the corporate business sector since 1991. Her experience includes management positions at Lightwave, KMI Research, PennWell Publishing, Beacon Communications, and Security Innovations, Inc.

As a strategic marketing director, she utilizes her expertise in business development, online strategy, marketing planning, digital best practices, standard operating procedures development, and database design, management and training. Kathleen has global business and marketing experience.

Outside of FOC, Kathleen is passionate about her volunteer work for several organizations. She works with youth groups teaching business strategy for various community projects. Kathleen is committed to developing tomorrow’s leaders through exciting, strategy-focused business education. This mission guides all of her work outside of the corporate office.

Kathleen is a graduate from Curry College and currently resides outside of Boston, MA with her family.
Ethan Weiss

Account Manager

Direct: 508-717-8583
508-992-6464 with ext. 8583
Sandra Araujo

Accounting Manager

Direct: 508-717-8353
508-992-6464 with ext. 8353
Michael Thorpe

Customer Service Manager

Direct: 508-717-8493
508-992-6464 with ext. 8493