Emil Nierges studied electronics, telecommunications and information technology at the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania where he graduated with a degree in Electrical Engineering. After graduation he moved to Canada and worked in the hardware development of telecommunication testing products. In 2012 he relocated to Germany to join Wurth Electronics Midcom as a Product Applications Engineer supporting leading IC manufacturers with custom magnetics for reference designs. In 2019 Emil was promoted to a Product Management role with a focus on developing standard magnetic components.