Talks And Presentations by Gene Bridgers

Applied Reliability Modeling Classes

(Joe Dzekevich and I taught 4 evening classes)

IEEE Boston Reliability, Marlborough, MA, May 2000

Applied Reliability Modeling Classes

(Joe Dzekevich and I taught 4 evening classes)

IEEE Boston Reliability, Marlborough, MA, March 2000

A Beginner's HALT Process Structure

IEEE Boston Reliability, Burlington, MA, 1/12/2000

A Beginner's HALT Process Structure

AST99, Wakefield, MA, 10/271999

Focus-on Physics (FoP) Introduction

Aavid Thermal Products, Concord, NH, 10/21/1999

Early Customer Safety/Hazard Analysis Can Accelerate Development Cycles

Electro99, Boston, 6/16/1999

Overview of Thunder and Lightening Accelerated Testing
IEEE Boston Reliability, Southboro, MA, 9/16/98

Comparing Reliability Prediction Processes
IEEE Boston Reliability, Southboro, MA, 9/9/98

CSHA and FMEA Can Accelerate Development
IEEE Engineering Management Society, Wilmington, MA, 9/8/98

CSHA and FMEA Program for CTI
CTI Cryogenics, Mansfield, MA, 5/27/98

Focus-on-Physics (FoP) Enables Accelerated Environmental Testing (AET)
HALT Workshop by Bell Technologies & SEA, Burlington, MA, 5/13/98

Introduction to Accelerated Environmental Testing (AET)
IEEE Boston Reliability, Lexington, MA, 4/29/98

HALT/HASS on a COTS Product
IEEE Boston Reliability, Southboro, MA, 3/18/98

Facilitator for SOCE Session on Application of Brainstorming as a Tool
SOCE Conference, Tyngsboro, MA, 10/30/97

Solder Tips & Technology
IEEE Boston Reliability, Bedford, MA, 10/15/97

Replacements for Aluminum Electrolytic Capacitors
IEEE Boston Reliability, Bedford, MA, 10/15/97

Concurrent Engineering Overview
M/A - COM/AMP, Lowell, MA, 10/10/97

Focus-on-Physics (FoP) Introduction
IEEE Boston Reliability, Bedford, MA, 10/8/97

Benchmark Planning
IEEE Boston Reliability, Hanscom AFB, MA, 9/10/97

Concurrent Engineering Overview
M/A - COM/AMP, Lowell, MA, 9/3/97

Using Benchmarking to Evaluate Technology Transfers
M/A - COM/AMP, Lowell, MA, 6/6/97

Design-for-the-Environment
M/A - COM/AMP, Lowell, MA, 6/3/97

Design-for-the-Environment
M/A - COM/AMP, Lowell, MA, 6/2/97

Concurrent Engineering Overview
M/A - COM/AMP, Lowell, MA, 5/22/97

Design-for-the-Environment
M/A - COM/AMP, Lowell, MA, 2/27/97

Design-for-the-Environment
M/A - COM/AMP, Lowell, MA, 2/21/97

Design-for-the-Environment
M/A - COM/AMP, Lowell, MA, 2/20/97

Design-for-the-Environment
M/A - COM/AMP, Lowell, MA, 2/6/97

Accelerated Environmental Testing: An Old Method Answers New Problems
Gordon Institute's Distinguished Speaker, Tufts University, Medford, MA, 1/31/97

Presentation on Concurrent Engineering and led CE Discussions
M/A - COM/AMP, Lowell, MA, 1/9/97

Intermittents - Examples of Real Causes
IEEE 96 Fall Lecture Series, Needham, MA, 10/16/96

ESS Fundamentals
IEEE 96 Fall Lecture Series, Needham, MA, 9/25/96

Introduction to Accelerated Environmental Testing (AET)
IEEE 96 Fall Lecture Series, Needham, MA, 9/25/96

Reliability Test and Analysis
Thermal Seminar, Lexington, MA, 10/27/95

An R&M Program on a COTS Product for the US ARMY
IEEE Boston Reliability, Southboro, MA, 9/13/95

Small Companies User Guide to Environmental Stress Screening
IEEE Boston Reliability, Framingham, MA, 4/20/95

The Nuts & Bolts of One HALT/HASS Project
IEEE Boston Reliability, Hanscom AFB, MA, 1/6/95

Random Vibration-The Emerging Cost-Effective ESS Technique
IES Monthly Meeting, Framingham, MA, 12/6/94

ESS Fundamentals
IEEE Boston Reliability Fall Lecture, Southboro, MA, 11/9/94

ESS Fundamentals
Wellfleet, Billerica, MA, 9/13/94

ESS Fundamentals
R&G Associates, CT, 9/10/94

FMEA and Safety/Hazard Analysis Methods (3 hours)
Branson Ultrasonics Corp., Danbury, CT, 8/24-25/94

Unifying MTBF and Mission Reliability
IEEE Boston Reliability, Framingham, MA, 4/21/94

10 Classes on Benchmarking (20 hours)
Northeastern Univ. SOA, Lexington, MA, April-Jun 94

10 Classes on Affordable Stress Screening (20 hours)
Northeastern Univ. SOA, Lexington, MA, April-Jun 94

MIL-HDBK-217 Realism
IEEE Boston Reliability, Hanscom AFB, MA, 2/9/94

10 Classes on Affordable Stress Screening (20 hours)
Northeastern Univ. SOA, Westwood, MA, Jan-March 94

ISO 9000 Requirements for Production & Inventory Control
APICS, South Shore, Stoughton, MA, 9/14/93

Comparing Actual to Predicted MTBF for Commercial Benign Conditions
IES ATM, Las Vegas, NV, 5/5/93

Combining MTBF & ESS Predictions to Enhance Commercial Competitiveness
IEEE Boston Reliability, Framingham, MA, 4/29/93

Lessons Learned about ISO 9000
ASQC Old Colony, Accusnet, MA, 3/18/93

Total Quality Management Tutorial (2.5 hours)
Mobile World Expo (DCI), Hynes Auditorium in Boston, MA, 3/4/93

5 Classes on Problem Solving (TMG 5987) (10 hours)
Northeastern Univ. SOA, Lexington, MA, Feb-March 93

5 Classes on TQM (TMG 5980) (10 hours)
Northeastern Univ. SOA, Lexington, MA, Feb-March 93

ESS Tutorial (8 hours)
IES ATM, Nashville, TN, 5/1/92

Using Customer Satisfaction Weighting to Join H/W and S/W Reliability
IEEE Boston Reliability, Framingham, MA, 4/23/92

Combining MTBF & ESS Predictions to Enhance Commercial Competitiveness
IEEE Boston Reliability, Framingham, MA, 4/23/92

ESS: Theory & Application Spring Lecture Series (8 hours)
IEEE Boston Reliability & IES, Various sites in MA, Feb-March 92

Designing for EMC in Electronics Manufacturing
AUTOFACT 91 (SME), Chicago, IL, Nov 10-14, 91

ESS: A Tool To Control Latent Defects in Electronic Equipment
ASQC in Connecticut, North Haven, CT, 10/16/91

ESS: A Tool To Control Latent Defects
IEEE Boston Reliability, Various locations, 3/27,4/3, 4/10/91

ESS Roundtable
IEEE Boston Reliability, Framingham, MA, 3/20/91

ESS: A Tool To Control Latent Defects
DEC, Shrewsbury, MA, 9/12/90

ESS Tutorial (3.5 hours)
ELECTRO 90, Hines Auditorium, Boston, 5/11/90

Environmental Stress Screening and Surface Mount Technology
IEEE Boston Reliability, Framingham, MA, 4/19/90

Tomorrow, As Seen From Yesterday
XYPLEX, Boxborough, MA, 6/20/89

M7 Awareness
Codex, Mansfield, MA, 6/7/89

ESS Overview
Apollo/Codex, Canton, MA, 2/14/89

High Reliability in the Commercial Arena
RAMS, Atlanta, GA, 1/27/89

Reliability is Alive and Well at CODEX Corporation
IEEE Boston Reliability, Framingham, MA, 4/21/88

How Does The Science Of Reliability Fit With Design
Maine IEEE Computer Society, Portland, ME, 4/20/88

Improved 'Dynamic Random Access Memory' Prediction Improves Design Decisions
RAMS, LA, CA, 1/27/88

Codex's Reliability Approach to 6 Sigma
Codex, Canton, MA, 1/8/88

Hardware Quality Assurance: Symbolics MTBF Doubled Last Year
Symbolics SP Tech Forum, Cambridge, MA, 9/9/87

ESS, How To Get Started (8 hours)
IES Boston, Waltham, MA, Jun-July 87

Environmental Stress Screening RAP Session
IES Boston, Woburn, MA, 5/27/87

Environmental Stress Screening and Surface Mount Technology
IEEE Boston Reliability, Framingham, MA, 4/23/87

The New New Analysis of DRAM Reliability
IEEE Boston Reliability, Framingham, MA, 4/23/87

ESS: Selection of Test Conditions, Benefits and Pitfalls
IES Boston, Woburn, MA, 2/26/86

ESS Tutorial (16 hours)
INES (IES), Hyannis, MA, Oct 9-11/85

Reliability- A Key to Achieving Product Success and Strength
IEEE Boston Reliability, Hanscom AFB, MA, 9/19/84

Simulations - Simple Solutions To Complex Problems
IEEE Boston Reliability, Framingham, MA, 4/28/84

ESSEH - An IES Progress Report
IES Boston, Woburn, MA, 3/28/84

Defogging Logistics
SOLE, Bedford, MA, 11/11/83

System Reliability at Northrop PPD
Industry-Govt. Quality Meeting, Chicopee, MA, 10/9/83

GPSS/H Class Simulations- Simple Solutions To Complex Problems
Northrop PPD, Norwood, MA, 3/22/83

ESS - An IES Progress Report
IES Boston, Woburn, MA, 11/2/82

Session on Reliability Comparisons of Manufacturing Processes: Military and Commercial
Westcon 76, LA Convention Center, CA, 9/14/76

Reliability Program Elements - Who Needs Them?
RAMS, LA, CA, 1/27/74