About RoHSwell
The name came to me in 2004, a couple of months into a contract job with a local electronics firm here in Fort Collins, Colorado. I was helping to define and implement a RoHS compliance program. The requirements were new to me and to all but a few of the employees at the company. I quickly realized that information about RoHS and WEEE was hard to come by. The whole program had an alien feel, and Roswell, New Mexico sprung to mind. It was a short skip to RoHSwell.
My contract work ended with the cancellation of the compliance program. However, my interest in RoHS and WEEE remained. I had learned a great deal about the specifics of implementing a compliance program and developed contacts within the industry. Information on the web was still sparse and hard to locate. I resolved to eliminate that particular barrier, and within a month I had launched RoHSwell.com.
The original purpose was to provide a one-stop shop for the most useful compliance information available. I think I have succeeded at that goal. Now I find that the purpose is expanding to cover more regulations, like EuP, China RoHS or the battery directive. Compliance itself is a process, so I am not surprised that monitoring the compliance regulations is also a process.
I hope you find this site useful. I also welcome comments and questions. The best way to reach me is by email: green at rohswell.com. Though I care deeply about this work, it is not my full time occupation. The effort takes my evenings and weekends. Consequently, it is of little use to try calling me. You will only wind up speaking with my wife, whose expertise is in medical records, not electronics. Email is by far the best, and I will do my best to answer within a day or two.
Ray Franklin
Big Leaf, LLC
705 Eastdale Drive
Fort Collins, CO 80524
970.493.1149
