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Instructor/Speaker
Mr. Vern Solberg Principle Engineer STC- Solberg Technical Consulting Vern Solberg is an independent consultant specializing in SMT and microelectronics design and manufacturing technology. He has served the industry for more than thirty years in areas related to both commercial and aerospace electronic products and is active as an author and educator. Additionally, Vern has served IPC as chairman and co-chair in developing the current IPC 7900 series standards, is a recipient of the IPC Presidents Award, the Raymond E....
Mr. Vishwa Aluthge Chief Product Officer Softmatter by MAS Holdings (Pvt) Ltd Vishwa Aluthge is the Chief Product officer of Softmatter – the smart softgood & tech integration division of MAS Holdings. Currently focused on both technology pipeline development for Softmatter & concept-to-delivery execution for their customers, he counts over 15 years of experience in the apparel sector in product, R&D, operations and innovation....
Mr. Yusuke Watase Staff Engineer RESONAC My name is Yusuke Watase from Showa Denko Materials. I joined Showa Denko Materials in 2011 after conducting research on photo catalysts during my university years....
Ms. Adria Kajenski Research Assistant University of Massachusetts Lowell Adria Kajenski is a PhD student in electrical engineering at the University of Massachusetts-Lowell, with a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from the University of New Hampshire. She is a research assistant at the Printed Electronics Research Collaboration (PERC), a multidisciplinary facility for additive manufacturing in RF and microwave applications....
Ms. April Butterfield Vice President, Engineering, Regulated Industries, Automotive & Transportation Jabil Bio Coming Soon
Ms. Bethany Turner Technical Manager ELECTROLUBE a division of MacDermid Alpha Electronics Solutions Beth holds a masters degree in Chemistry and is an accredited member of the Royal Society of Chemistry. Her career to date has focused on polymer synthesis for a variety of applications including coatings, adhesives sealants and elastomers for numerous end markets....
Ms. Brenda Baney Product Stewardship Expert, CEO BCubed Consulting, Inc. Brenda was the Product Stewardship Manager at Delphi and has been involved with environmental topics since 1992. She joined General Motors in 1984 as a Materials Engineer at their automotive electronics division and has participated in both auto and electronics industries’ technical groups, leading teams on material compliance for CFC’s, ELV/RoHS/REACh substances, and Conflict Minerals/Responsible Sourcing....
Ms. Claire Hotvedt Senior Product Development Specialist Indium Corporation Senior Product Development Specialist for the PCB Assembly business unit based at Indium Corporation Headquarters in Clinton, N.Y. She is responsible for facilitating the transition of new solder paste products from developmental stages into fully launched and marketable solutions....
Ms. Heike Woldt Head of Product Development Press-fit technology - Technical Expert Diehl Metal Application During the last 26 years Heike has been working in the automotive supply industry. Her graduation as Electrical Engineer gives the respectable basis for continuous improvements and further developments of products and processes....
Ms. Jan Vardaman President and Founder TechSearch International, Inc Jan Vardaman is president and founder of TechSearch International, Inc., which has provided market research and technology trend analysis in semiconductor packaging since 1987....

Principle Engineer

STC- Solberg Technical Consulting

Vern Solberg is an independent consultant specializing in SMT and microelectronics design and manufacturing technology. He has served the industry for more than thirty years in areas related to both commercial and aerospace electronic products and is active as an author and educator. Additionally, Vern has served IPC as chairman and co-chair in developing the current IPC 7900 series standards, is a recipient of the IPC Presidents Award, the Raymond E....

Mr. Vishwa Aluthge

Chief Product Officer

Softmatter by MAS Holdings (Pvt) Ltd

Vishwa Aluthge is the Chief Product officer of Softmatter – the smart softgood & tech integration division of MAS Holdings.
Currently focused on both technology pipeline development for Softmatter & concept-to-delivery execution for their customers, he counts over 15 years of experience in the apparel sector in product, R&D, operations and innovation....

Mr. Yusuke Watase

Staff Engineer

RESONAC

My name is Yusuke Watase from Showa Denko Materials. I joined Showa Denko Materials in 2011 after conducting research on photo catalysts during my university years....

Ms. Adria Kajenski

Research Assistant

University of Massachusetts Lowell

Adria Kajenski is a PhD student in electrical engineering at the University of Massachusetts-Lowell, with a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from the University of New Hampshire. She is a research assistant at the Printed Electronics Research Collaboration (PERC), a multidisciplinary facility for additive manufacturing in RF and microwave applications....

Ms. April Butterfield

Vice President, Engineering, Regulated Industries, Automotive & Transportation

Jabil

Bio Coming Soon

Ms. Bethany Turner

Technical Manager

ELECTROLUBE a division of MacDermid Alpha Electronics Solutions

Beth holds a masters degree in Chemistry and is an accredited member of the Royal Society of Chemistry. Her career to date has focused on polymer synthesis for a variety of applications including coatings, adhesives sealants and elastomers for numerous end markets....

Ms. Brenda Baney

Product Stewardship Expert, CEO

BCubed Consulting, Inc.

Brenda was the Product Stewardship Manager at Delphi and has been involved with environmental topics since 1992. She joined General Motors in 1984 as a Materials Engineer at their automotive electronics division and has participated in both auto and electronics industries’ technical groups, leading teams on material compliance for CFC’s, ELV/RoHS/REACh substances, and Conflict Minerals/Responsible Sourcing....

Ms. Claire Hotvedt

Senior Product Development Specialist

Indium Corporation

Senior Product Development Specialist for the PCB Assembly business unit based at Indium Corporation Headquarters in Clinton, N.Y. She is responsible for facilitating the transition of new solder paste products from developmental stages into fully launched and marketable solutions....

Ms. Heike Woldt

Head of Product Development Press-fit technology - Technical Expert

Diehl Metal Application

During the last 26 years Heike has been working in the automotive supply industry. Her graduation as Electrical Engineer gives the respectable basis for continuous improvements and further developments of products and processes....

Ms. Jan Vardaman

President and Founder

TechSearch International, Inc

Jan Vardaman is president and founder of TechSearch International, Inc., which has provided market research and technology trend analysis in semiconductor packaging since 1987....