Its current President, Albert G. Murrietta, founded Murrietta Circuits in 1980 as a circuit board design service bureau. In 1983 he opened his first facility in Anaheim with approximately 2,000 square feet and a few employees. By 1984 the company received its first major financing, which was used to invest in leading edge computer workstations for the engineering and design of Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs). By 1987, with 12 employees and a growing business, Mr. Murrietta began plans to turn Murrietta Circuits into a full manufacturing company. With an additional round of financing and a move to a new facility, Murrietta Circuits officially entered the market for circuit board fabrication in January 1989. After two financially difficult years, a turnaround was managed that saw seven years of 30%+ sales and earnings growth.