WHEATON, Ill. (Jan. 19, 2015) – TouchSensor Technologies announced today the promotion of Jay Orellana to business development manager – LevelGuard.

TouchSensor’s general manager Gregg Schreiber stated, "As an electrical engineer with over 15 years of experience in the electronics industry, Jay understands the field-effect sensing technology used in our LevelGuard products. Additionally, his deep involvement with the development of LevelGuard enables Jay to accurately assess customer requirements and applications. He is a skilled communicator who works passionately with his customers.”

Mr. Orellana joined TouchSensor in 1999 serving as New Product Launch manager as well as in other business development roles. Prior to joining TouchSensor, he served as senior product engineer for Underwriter Laboratories for 10 years. Orellana earned his bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering from the University of Illinois at Chicago.

TouchSensor™ Technologies, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Methode Electronics, is a provider of touch-sensitive user interface and fluid level detection products.

Methode Electronics, Inc., is a developer of custom engineered and application specific products and solutions with manufacturing, design and testing facilities in China, Germany, India, Italy, Lebanon, Malta, Mexico, the Philippines, Singapore, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States.