Reliability Engineer Consultant: Predictions, Circuit Stress Analysis, Silicon Valley. • identify design weaknesses, and verify improvements to give longer product life and robustness • Reliability Test Plans, training for ruggedizing products, including MTBF model, HALT & HASS testing, Reliability Predictions, FMEA / FMECA, Reliability testing with RDT and ALT, Stress & Derating analysis, and Product Quality reviews. Physics of Failure analysis (Sherlock), Weibull. • Developed Quality and Reliability strategies for medical instruments / surgical robots, telecommunications products, networking equipment, power, consumer products, medical instrumentation, artillery, industrial equipment, toys, from concept to production. • Developed compliance, safety and quality strategy for batteries, consumer products and educational toys; battery safety compliance • Implemented overseas Reliability & Quality methods at Contract Manufacturers