Fred Schipp is an electrical engineer with the Naval Surface Warfare Center in Crane, IN. Over the past 8 years he has spent the majority of his time addressing counterfeit electronic parts prevention for Navy and Missile Defense Agency programs, including broker and contractor audits, authentication of suspect parts, policy development, and training. He has also supported the development of various DoD procedures and industry standards. Fred also enjoys sunset walks, a good micro-brew, and short biographies - not in that order.