Technical Committee
Conference Chair: Diganta Das, Ph.D., CALCE/ University of Maryland
Dr. Diganta Das (Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, B.Tech, Manufacturing Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology) is a member of the research staff at the Center for Advanced Life Cycle Engineering. His expertise is in reliability, environmental and operational ratings of electronic parts, uprating, electronic part reprocessing, counterfeit electronics, technology trends in the electronic parts and parts selection and management methodologies. He performs benchmarking processes and organizations of electronics companies for parts selection and management and reliability practices. His current research interests include electronic parts supply chain, counterfeit electronics avoidance and detection, light-emitting diode failure mechanisms, cooling systems in telecommunications infrastructure and their impact on reliability, and power electronics reliability. In addition, Dr. Das is involved in prognostics-based risk mitigation of electronics. Dr. Das has published more than 75 articles on these subjects and presented his research at international conferences and workshops. He had been the technical editor for two IEEE standards and is currently vice-chair of the standards group of IEEE Reliability Society. He is a subgroup leader for the SAE G-19 counterfeit detection standards group. Dr. Das leads the Educational Outreach of CALCE with the responsibility to develop inter-organizational agreements on joint educational programs, training and internship program, and professional development. He is an Associate Editor of the journal Microelectronics Reliability. He is a Six Sigma Black Belt and a member of IEEE, IMAPS and SMTA.
Bill Cardoso, Ph.D., Creative Electron
Bill started his first company in Brazil at age 17 and sold it a few years later when invited by the US Department of Energy to work at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab) to do nuclear and high energy physics research. As the Department Head for Systems Engineering and after a 10-year long career at Fermilab, Bill moved from Chicago to sunny California to start Creative Electron. True to the American Dream, Creative Electron quickly grew from Bill’s garage to the largest US manufacturer of Xray machines for the electronics industry (no longer in his garage). At Creative Electron Bill leads the team of engineers who designs and manufactures x-ray systems that are shipped worldwide. Starting with an associate degree at age 13, Bill has a BS, MS, and PhD degrees in Electrical and Computer Engineering and an MBA from The University of Chicago. An industry thought leader, Bill has been recognized as IIT's 2011 Outstanding Young Alumnus Awardee for his contributions to science and technology. He is also a Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Surface Mount Technology Association (SMTA), American Physics Society (APS), and the International Society for Optics and Photonics (SPIE). Bill is the president of the SMTA San Diego chapter and a member of the technical committee for SMTA International, SMTA Counterfeit Conference, and SMTA LED Conference, Components for Military and Space Electronics Conference, SPIE Photonics, and the IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium. He is the author of over 120 technical publications, a contributor to 2 books, owner of a few patents, and a frequent speaker at technical conferences.
Michael Ford, Aegis Corporation
Working for Aegis Software provides Michael with the opportunity to apply his years of electronics assembly manufacturing experience, to drive both business process and technology solution innovation with customers and partners, that satisfies evolving needs in digital manufacturing, in a way that is value-driven and sustainable. Starting his career with Sony, including eight years working in Japan, Michael has been instrumental in creating and evolving leading software solutions for assembly manufacturing, that meet the most demanding expectations, leading the industry forward. Today, Michael is an established thought leader for Industry 4.0 and digital Smart factories, an active contributor to IPC industry standards, including the Connected Factory Exchange (CFX) and IPC-1782 traceability standard, as well as helping promote and position others that together form IPCs digital manufacturing “best practices”. Michael regularly contributes articles, columns and blogs in several leading industry publications.
Tom Katsioulas, GSA Trusted IoT Ecosystem Security solutions (TIES)
Tom Katsioulas has many years of experience in management, strategy and engineering in EDA, semiconductors, embedded systems, enterprise software and IoT applications. Tom is the Board Chair of the GSA Trusted IoT Ecosystem Security solutions (TIES). Before that he was the head of TrustChain Business at Siemens focusing on supply chain security and traceability solutions from chip-to-device and device-to-cloud with ecosystem partners. Tom has held various executive, management, business strategy and marketing positions in large companies and startups including, Digital Equipment, Cadence, Synopsys, AmmoCore Technology and Forte Design Automation.
Jerry Martinez, Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Jerry Martinez is a part specialist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab in La Cañada Flintridge, California. He started in the space parts field in 1984, right out of UC Berkeley, in the failure analysis lab at Hughes Aircraft and has been working on space parts of every kind since then. Jerry became involved with the counterfeit issue at Boeing Satellite Systems, then served as the counterfeit focal at Trident Space & Defense, and is now one of the subject matter experts at JPL. He has presented at the International Symposium for Testing and Failure Analysis and at this symposium and served as a panellist.
Anthony Mestre, Micross
Responsible for end-to-end customer management including new business, operational performance, P&L ownership, employee performance and the development team. Accomplished seasoned test engineer with a solid background in test engineering/development, test procedures, test hardware/software and manufacturing processes. Solid management capabilities with a consistent track record of anticipating consequences of new designs, initiating solutions and completing projects to specifications. Detail driven with outstanding communication skills; proven success interfacing with both customers and co-workers.
Giovanna Mura, University of Cagliari
Giovanna Mura received the PhD. Degree in Electronic Engineering and Computer Science from the University of Cagliari (Italy) in 2004, and since 2012, she is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electric and Electronic Engineering. She teaches Reliability of electronic systems and Diagnostic of electronic devices in the MSc courses on Electronic Engineering. Her research activity is mainly focused on failure physics, diagnostics of microelectronics, reliability in harsh environments. Her current research interests include the physical detection of counterfeit electronics. Since 2012, she has been involved in the TPC of several editions of the European Symposium on Reliability of Electron Devices, Failure Physics and Analysis (ESREF). She is the author of more than 67 papers published in international journals or presented in international conferences. She is also a member of IEEE and SMTA.
Anne Poncheri, InterCEPT
Anne Poncheri has collaborated with Kristal Snider and Kirsten Koepsel to create InterCEPT (International Counterfeit Electronics Personnel Training). InterCEPT provides web-based training programs designed exclusively for the unique needs of the electronics industry. The training is designed to provide crucial information for an organization’s employees: from introducing new employees to the complex supply chain to adhering to industry standards. Anne Poncheri, Principal at AP Quality Consulting, also provides consulting services for test methods of counterfeit electronic parts for the global electronics industry and the implementation of the Quality Management Standards ISO 9001:2015and ISO/IEC 17025:2005 . She is a lead auditor for a third party Accreditation Body for ISO 9001:2015. Ms. Poncheri is a member of the SAE Aerospace G19 Counterfeit Electronic Components Committee whose charter is to address aspects of preventing, detecting, responding to and counteracting the threat of counterfeit electronic components. Ms. Poncheri has in-depth knowledge of AS5553, AS6081, AS6171, ISO 9001:2015 and ISO/IEC 17025 and is a long-time member of the American Society for Quality.
John Radman, NTS
John Radman is currently the Senior Technical Director of Trace Laboratories. John has a BS in Physics from University of Maryland and has worked for Trace Labs for the past 24 years. John heads a group of engineers and scientists who specialize in the areas of contamination and root cause failure analysis. Our primary focus is electronics and materials testing which includes new product development and material properties comparison. Recent work has focused on counterfeit electronic components. John is the author of many articles and technical presentations on topics which include failure analysis, test techniques, and counterfeit component analysis. John is the Co-Chair of SAE-G19A-MISC (Advanced Methods for Counterfeit Component Detection) and Chair of the IPC Ion Chromatography / Ionic Conductivity Task Group, past treasurer of the SMTA Rocky Mountain Chapter, and an active member of SMTA, IPC, ASTM, American National Standards Institute (ANSI), ASM International, and Electronic Device Failure Analysis Society (EDFAS).
Cameron Shearon, Raytheon Technologies
Cameron Shearon is a Principal Materials Engineer with Raytheon’s IDS Division. Prior to his current role he was the owner of Shearon-Consulting, co-chair of IPC 1782, and an SMTA Distinguished Speaker. Cameron has given invited speeches at many international events. He earned a BS and MS in Materials Science and Engineering from North Carolina State University. He obtained a Physics minor for his BS and a Solid State Science minor for his MS. Cameron initiated and chaired the development of IPC 1782, a global component traceability standard that contains four traceability levels for materials and four independent traceability levels for the process that was completed in record time with the help of many outstanding contributors, IPC Staff support, and his leadership. As a result of his contribution to this standard, Cameron received a Committee Leadership Award from IPC at IPC APEX EXPO 2017. He has also worked as a Process Engineer in a Wafer Fab, Failure Analysis Engineer and Product Safety Engineer in an R&D Environment, a Lead Quality Engineer with AT&T’s Global Supply Chain, and a Reliability Engineer with AT&T Labs. ETSI adopted and published his contribution in early 2016, which established the fundamental foundation for his current work of developing a standard portfolio of very granular in situ custom probe level metrics, as well as, an expandable & extendable framework for those metrics along with an associated governance structure for the new global software defined telecommunications networks that can be used by Big Data groups among others to help make everyday decisions. Cameron is chairing the Multi-Standard Development Organization (SDO) metric effort for TM Forum and includes members from ETSI, NIST, and QuEST Forum. In addition, he chaired the NFV Metric Landscape effort for Quest Forum. Cameron has participated as a member in a multiple phase TM Catalyst project that has won several awards (e.g.; Best Technical Contribution, Best In Show, etc.).
Kevin Sink, TTI, Inc.
Kevin Sink is the VP, Total Quality at TTI, Inc., the global authorized distributor of electronic components based in Fort Worth, Texas. Kevin participates in three SAE committees developing standards for counterfeit mitigation, as a member of the SAE G-19D for Independent Distribution, G-19T for terms and definitions and is the Co-Chair of SAE's G-19AD for Authorized Distribution. He has spoken at several industries and OEM symposia on the topic. Much of Kevin's research is centered around the industry's experience with standards and outside regulations and the translation of these into specific company practices. Kevin holds a BBA and MBA from Texas A&M University and has served in capacities within TTI from Sales to Product Management to Sales Operations before assuming responsibility for Quality. Prior to joining TTI, Kevin worked in Purchasing with General Dynamics. Coupling his experience in the mil/aero and electronics industries since 1988 with his interests in the issue, Kevin brings the perspective of authorized distribution to bear on best practices in counterfeit risk mitigation.
Jenny Tsang, U.S Customs and Border Protection Laboratory
Experienced Chemist with a demonstrated history of working in the government administration industry. Skilled in Environmental Awareness, Gas Chromatography, Research and Development (R&D), Science, and Analytical Chemistry. Strong research professional with a Bachelor of Science (BS) focused on Analytical Chemistry from San Francisco State University.
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