Our Qualifications

 

Steve Weeks (MIT)

With over 30 years experience in the electronics industry, Steve offers insight into production flow, ESD requirements, quality and reliability. 

IPC Master Trainer Qualifications:

• 35 years electronics industry experience
• Owner -  Soldering.Biz Licensed IPC Technical Training Center, in business 13 years
• Master IPC Trainer - IPC-A-610E Inspection of Printed Circuit Boards
• Master IPC Trainer - J-STD-001E Procedures for How to Manufacture Printed Circuit Boards (lead-free)
• Master IPC Trainer - Space Application Module 6
• Master IPC Trainer - IPC/WHMA-A-620A Wire Harness Cable Assembly
• Master IPC Trainer - IPC 7711B/7721B Advanced Rework/Repair of Printed Circuit Boards (lead-free)
• Master IPC Trainer - IPC-A-600 Bare Board Inspection
• NASA Certified - Aviation Repair & Modification (previously certified)
• U.S Coast Guard - Aviation Electronics Technician, 10 years
• Certified vocational education teacher
• Bachelor degree, Vocational Education, Sacramento State University
• NEC Electronics - Semiconductor Manufacturing, 13 years
• Construction Manager 103,000 sq. ft. class 1 clean room
• Member of ESD Association, SMTA Association and IPC Organization
• Professor - Sierra College, Rocklin, CA, 5 years
  • Trained over 2,000 individual hands-on soldering, IPC based
  • Developed numerous courses for Sierra College and the community colleges of California

  Lisa Branum (MIT)

• 30 plus years manufacturing experience
• Customizes Hands on Solder training for company new hires
• Quality Assurance Manager 15 years
• Master IPC Trainer - J-STD-001Procedures for Manufacturing Printed Circuit Boards
• Master IPC Trainer - IPC-A-610 Inspection of Completed Printed Circuit Boards
• Master IPC Trainer - WHMA-A-620 Wire Harness Cable Assembly
• Certified IPC Trainer - IPC 7711B/7721B Advanced Rework/Repair of Printed Circuit Boards (lead-free)
• ISO Coordinator/Management Representative - 13 years
• 13 years training experience
•  Member SMTA association