Rick Nelson is a consulting editor who works with a variety of technical publications and product companies in the electronics industry. He has served as a contributor to EEWorld Test & Measurement Tips since January 2023. He previously worked as executive editor of EE-Evaluation Engineering (since folded into Electronic Design) and has held various other editorial roles, including chief editor of Test & Measurement World and EDN magazines. He has won several editorial awards from the American Society of Business Publication Editors (ASBPE). Before becoming a technical journalist, he worked as a field-service engineer and systems engineer for General Electric and as a development engineer for Litton Industries (subsequently acquired by Northrop Grumman). Nelson attended Penn State University, where he earned a B.B.E.E. degree and served as managing editor of The Daily Collegian.