Author: Craig Hillman
About the Author: Craig Hillman is a director of software development at ANSYS. He served as the CEO and managing partner of DfR Solutions prior to its acquisition by ANSYS. Hillman holds a Ph.D. in materials science from the University of California – Santa Barbara and a B.S. in metallurgical engineering and materials science from Carnegie Mellon. He has expertise in design for reliability (DfR) best practices, lead-free (Pb-free) transition strategies, commodity/engineered products supplier qualification, passive component technology and printed board failure mechanisms.