Meet the ANSYS - DfR Solutions experts! The industry turns to our team first for electronics reliability and design consulting expertise.
Craig Hillman, PhD
Director, Software Development
craig.hillman@ansys.com
Craig Hillman is a Director for Software Development, currently leading ANSYS Sherlock team. Dr. Hillman previously served as the CEO and Managing Partner of DfR Solutions where he applied his broad-based expertise in Design for Reliability (DfR) best practices, Pb-free transition strategies, commodity and engineered products supplier qualification, passive component technology (capacitors, resistors, etc.) and printed board failure mechanisms.
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Nathan Blattau, PhD
R&D Fellow
nathan.blattau@ansys.com
Dr. Blattau brings nearly a decade of experience in failure analysis, accelerated testing methods, electronic equipment packaging and reliability, bolstered by extensive, focused research in design for reliability (DfR) in electronic packaging, nonlinear finite element analysis, solder joint reliability, fracture and fatigue mechanics of materials.
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Chris Montgomery
Regional Sales Director
chris.montgomery@ansys.com
Chris is a proven leader with over 30 years of experience spanning strategic business development, marketing, inside and outside sales team building and senior-level management. Chris captures and services key accounts by consistently innovating and executing marketing strategies to enter new markets, develop products, drive sales growth, architect turnarounds and create new service lines.
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Michael Howard
Senior Manager, Consulting
mike.howard@ansys.com
Michael brings a unique combination of engineering, program management, leadership and instructional skills to ANSYS - DfR Solutions. His 25-plus years of experience gives him the depth of knowledge and insight required to manage processes that assure product quality, facility security and personnel safety. Michael serves as the management representative for the ISO 9001:2009 certified quality management system and oversees project cost, technical needs and schedule performance on all projects. He also lends his expertise to proposal development and project execution as a senior engineering resource, and directs internal audit and training programs to ensure compliance with contract requirements and maintain employee awareness of security and safety best practices.
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Ashok Alagappan
Lead Consulting Engineer
ashok.alagappan@ansys.com
Ashok Alagappan is a semiconductor professional with 14 years of engineering experience in product development, process integration and yield enhancement. Mr. Alagappan has introduced and qualified a wide range of memory products in the Fab. He has been instrumental in improving yield, quality and reliability of lead products by managing process optimization efforts with cross functional teams. He has expertise in data analysis, problem solving, technology transfer and circuit design.
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Dock Brown
Lead Consulting Engineer
dock.brown@ansys.com
Dock Brown brings more than 30 years of electronics reliability experience. Prior to joining our team, he spent nearly 20 years at Medtronic where he concentrated on the transition to RoHS materials and processes of harsh environment Class III medical devices. He was also responsible for supplier assessment, approval and audits, failure analysis, corrective actions, MRB and sampling, as well as heading up quality and reliability of COTS and custom parts and assemblies from a worldwide supplier base.
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Greg Caswell
Lead Consulting Engineer
greg.caswell@ansys.com
A well-regarded leader in the electronics contract manufacturing and component packaging industries for the past 30 years, Greg is an industry expert in SMT, advanced packaging, printed board fabrication, circuit card assembly and bonding solutions using nanotechnology. He led application development for the RNT Nanofoil® and ensured a successful transition of product technology to Indium Corporation. Greg continues to be the leading authority in NanoBonding® implementation for component mounting applications.
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Vidyu Challa, PhD
Consulting Manager
vidyu.challa@ansys.com
Vidyu is an expert in diagnosing and solving engineering problems using characterization techniques and advanced data analysis. In addition to her skills in product development, electronic hardware reliability and design of experiments, she is well-versed in inbound marketing and business development. Vidyu has a love of learning with the capacity to take on new, complex challenges and deliver successful outcomes.
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Billie Early
Program Manager
billie.early@ansys.com
An executive-level military leader and manager backed by more than a quarter century of experience, Billie is adept in managing all aspects of customer projects, from defining project scope and objectives to scheduling and allocating teams, resources and budgets.
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Natalie Hernandez, PhD
Senior Product Manager
natalie.hernandez@ansys.com
Dr. Hernandez is the Senior Product Manager of the award-winning design reliability software, Sherlock Automated Design Analysis™. Natalie frequently engages with our clients to identify and understand their technical challenges and actionable issues. She assures that our product road map solves customer problems and aligns well with the industries’ evolving needs. Natalie is passionate about creating innovative, results-driven solutions.
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Gilad Sharon
Senior Application Engineer
gil.sharon@ansys.com
Dr. Sharon is a diverse industry expert with research specialties including mechanical reliability of electronic systems and characterization; embedded components failure analysis and particle beam accelerator mechanical fatigue; multidisciplinary reliability of complex electromechanical systems; characterization and modeling of material behavior; mechanical performance of flip chip packages; and Physics of Failure of electromechanical and MEMS systems. In addition to his responsibilities at ANSYS - DfR, Dr. Sharon serves as an adjunct faculty member at the University of Maryland.
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Ed Dodd
Business Development Manager
ed.dodd@ansys.com
Chris DiVecchio
Senior Product Sales Specialist
chris.divecchio@ansys.com
Doug Nolin
Senior Product Sales Specialist
doug.nolin@ansys.com
Mark Musitano
Account Manager
mark.musitano@ansys.com
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