Section

The Buenaventura section of the IEEE was founded in 1963 and has been serving IEEE members for nearly 50 years.  The Section began with electron device and aerospace industries and has since grown to include robotics, power and energy, computer, microwave, and medicine/biology chapters.  These support engineers in the local defense, electronics, automation, biotech, and communications, and software industries.

BV section comprises the County of Ventura and is host to Cal State Channel Islands, California Lutheran University, and the “101 Tech Corridor”.  Neighboring Sections are

  • Central Coast Section – covering Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo and other counties, including UC Santa Barbara and Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
  • China Lake/Bakersfield Section – covering the high desert and the military and space tracking stations there
  • Coastal Los Angeles Section – covering the coast of LA county to the Orange County line and including UCLA, Cal State Long Beach
  • Foothill Section – covering the eastern San Gabriel Valley, Pomona Valley, and Riverside and San Bernadino Counties, including Cal Poly Pomona, UC Riverside
  • Metropolitan Los Angeles Section – Covering the central city, Burbank/Glendale/Pasadena, including CalTech, USC, Cal State Los Angeles, and JPL
  • San Fernando Valley Section – covering the SFV and Santa Clarita Valleys and northern LA County, including Cal State Northidge

Map

Map Data are hosted at Google Fusion Tables.  Go to the dataset, then select the “Visualize” tab and select the “Map” item to see the complete, zoomable map.

Major local employers include

  • Aerovironment
  • Amgen
  • Anthem Blue Cross
  • Bank of America / Countrywide
  • Baxter Healthcare
  • BMW Design
  • DTS Sound
  • Haas Automation
  • Harbor Freight Tools
  • Ixiacom
  • Naval Base Ventura County (CBs)
  • Point Magu NAS
  • Procter & Gamble
  • Semtech
  • Skyworks Networks
  • St. Judes Regional Medical Center
  • Technicolor Imaging
  • Teledyne Scientific Imaging
  • Teradyne
  • THQ Games
  • Vitesse Semiconductor

Many engineers commute to jobs in adjoining Los Angeles and Santa Barbara Counties as well.