Kerry Eubanks has over 30 years of experience in reliability engineering. He has held roles at several companies developing and implementing reliability programs for lighting, agricultural, and industrial control systems. Currently, he is a Staff Reliability Engineer at Musco Sports Lighting where he develops reliability programs for lighting systems and provides manufacturing and field support. He has expertise in reliability risk assessment, failure analysis, and data analysis.
Too little quality will lead to disappointed users, while too much quality is costly, inefficient, and unsustainable. In this talk we show how to elicit appropriate quality levels with quality-impact relationships. The results help to adjust quality in case of negative user feedback and to prespare service level agreements (SLA) based on empirical evidence.
Too little quality will lead to disappointed users, while too much quality is costly, inefficient, and unsustainable. In this talk we show how to elicit appropriate quality levels with quality-impact relationships. The results help to adjust quality in case of negative user feedback and to prespare service level agreements (SLA) based on empirical evidence.
Appetite For Risk - Continuous Delivery In A Regulated EnvironmentUXDXConf
Software needs to be released early and often AND it needs to be thoroughly tested. But in life sciences, customers are responsible for verifying every upgrade of your software. How do you reconcile your need for fast learning and feedback with the burden that each release puts on your customers?
In this talk Kevin will cover:
- The multiple levels of validation required in life-sciences software
- The technical challenge of automating validation at each level
- How to ensure regulator approved quality with multiple autonomous teams and codebases
- Getting buy-in from the developers, internal QA, customers and regulators
Reliability Engineering 101 : Tonex TrainingBryan Len
Reliability Engineering 101 training is a 2-day basic reliability engineering training course for electrical, mechanical, software, maintenance, reliability and quality assurance engineers, project managers and technicians covering the fundamentals of reliability.
Learning Objectives:
Describe basic concepts of reliability engineering
List the motivations for reliability and reliability engineering
List the various reliability benefits applied to process, design, products and systems
Explain different reliability terms and concepts such as MTBF, MTTR and MTTF
Discuss differences and similarities between failure rate, reliability, availability and unavailability
Discuss reliability of a repairable vs.a non-repairable system
Discuss different reliability predictions models including MIL-217, Telcordia,
Explain the role of design tools for reliability predictions
Describe FMEA, FMECA, Process FMEA, Design FMEA, FTA, RDB, Markov, and Event Tree Analysis (ETA)
Course Content:
What is Reliability?
What is Reliability Engineering?
Reliability Management
Reliability Modeling and Predictions
Reliability Engineering 101 course is intended for anyone interested in understanding what reliability and reliability engineering are and how it will transform their products and systems development to the desired state.
Learn more about reliability engineering 101. Visit Tonex.com link below
Reliability Engineering 101
https://www.tonex.com/training-courses/reliability-engineering-101/
Appetite For Risk - Continuous Delivery In A Regulated EnvironmentUXDXConf
Software needs to be released early and often AND it needs to be thoroughly tested. But in life sciences, customers are responsible for verifying every upgrade of your software. How do you reconcile your need for fast learning and feedback with the burden that each release puts on your customers?
In this talk Kevin will cover:
- The multiple levels of validation required in life-sciences software
- The technical challenge of automating validation at each level
- How to ensure regulator approved quality with multiple autonomous teams and codebases
- Getting buy-in from the developers, internal QA, customers and regulators
Reliability Engineering 101 : Tonex TrainingBryan Len
Reliability Engineering 101 training is a 2-day basic reliability engineering training course for electrical, mechanical, software, maintenance, reliability and quality assurance engineers, project managers and technicians covering the fundamentals of reliability.
Learning Objectives:
Describe basic concepts of reliability engineering
List the motivations for reliability and reliability engineering
List the various reliability benefits applied to process, design, products and systems
Explain different reliability terms and concepts such as MTBF, MTTR and MTTF
Discuss differences and similarities between failure rate, reliability, availability and unavailability
Discuss reliability of a repairable vs.a non-repairable system
Discuss different reliability predictions models including MIL-217, Telcordia,
Explain the role of design tools for reliability predictions
Describe FMEA, FMECA, Process FMEA, Design FMEA, FTA, RDB, Markov, and Event Tree Analysis (ETA)
Course Content:
What is Reliability?
What is Reliability Engineering?
Reliability Management
Reliability Modeling and Predictions
Reliability Engineering 101 course is intended for anyone interested in understanding what reliability and reliability engineering are and how it will transform their products and systems development to the desired state.
Learn more about reliability engineering 101. Visit Tonex.com link below
Reliability Engineering 101
https://www.tonex.com/training-courses/reliability-engineering-101/
Final Project from the Subject: Doing business in the Americas.
Certificate: International business management.
Student: Carlos A. Espino Valles
TecMilenio Campus Durango
1. 2056 Carter Drive 515.205.5863
Pella, Iowa 50219 kerry.eubanks@Reagan.com
EXPERIENCE
Musco Sports Lighting Oskaloosa, Iowa 2010-Present
Staff Reliability Engineer
Develop and implement a comprehensive reliability engineering program for all product development functions related to
advanced sports and architectural lighting systems emphasizing system design, program-specific reliability risk assessment,
design analysis and quantitative reliability demonstration.
Provide support for the manufacturing and quality assurance functions of the business for production support, component
quality control, reliability-related evaluation of production materials and product field reliability analysis and corrective
action including technical failure analysis when required.
Assist other groups, including Product Support, Customer Service and Warranty, with advanced data analysis and data
visualization.
Advise on technical issues to the Advanced Engineering department and Special Applications groups for investigation and
selection of new materials and components for use in future lighting and systems applications.
Support the Musco management team in long term planning for system maintenance and overall product warranty costs.
John Deere Intelligent Vehicle Systems Urbandale, Iowa 2001 - 2010
Staff Engineer, Reliability Engineering*
Group Lead, Hardware Reliability and PV & V
Reliability Engineer, PV & V
Execution of reliability engineering activities during product development of off-road GPS systems, in-cab displays and
implement controllers.
Led (with CALCE, University of Maryland) physics-of-failure thermal and vibration fatigue analysis of electronics printed
circuit boards.
Developed and implemented several new tools and processes including technology risk assessment, failure rate prediction,
diagnostic coverage analysis and warranty forecasting.
Designed and utilized tools for tracking the field reliability of all major IVS products. Regularly presented reliability
outcomes to the IVS Business Council.
Supervised a team of six Product Test and Reliability Engineers who were responsible for all electronics/electro-mechanical
hardware verification activities.
Led the development and implementation of a comprehensive design-for-reliability program for all new IVS products and
systems.
Provided technical manufacturing support for resolution of quality and reliability issues.
Fisher Controls International, Inc. Marshalltown, Iowa 1999 - 2001
Engineering Specialist, Reliability
Established a reliability engineering function within a group responsible for the design of electro-pneumatic process control
instruments. Incorporated reliability engineering methods into the product development process for intelligent valve
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positioners and liquid level controllers including critical technology reviews, FMEA (Failure Mode Effects Analysis), HALT
(Highly Accelerated Life Test) and Weibull (life data) analysis.
Technical Lead for the first ever project to certify a microprocessor-based valve positioner for use in safety critical
applications, in accordance with international standards. Experienced in Markov Modeling of safety related systems.
Provided extensive support to sustaining engineering functions including field reliability measurement, failure analysis and
corrective action.
Compressor Controls Corporation Des Moines, Iowa 1992-1999
Senior Reliability Engineer
Responsible for the development and implementation of a company-wide ISO 9001 compliant quality system. Certification
was achieved in August of 1994.
Performed product and system reliability modeling for advanced turbomachinery control systems in support of the Research
and Development, Project Engineering and Sales Engineering functions.
Provided support to CCC's manufacturing operation, including resolution of material and product quality problems and
evaluation of manufacturing subcontractors; participated in and led audits of key suppliers.
Developed new database systems for tracking and reporting product manufacturing yields and field reliability performance.
Fisher Controls International, Inc. Marshalltown, Iowa 1980 - 1992
Test Engineer, Reliability Engineer
Developed and implemented tests to demonstrate the integrity of industrial process control instrumentation products.
Responsible for qualification of all new electronics components within R&D, including establishment of all qualification
requirements and supplier selection; regularly analyzed and reported on the field reliability and quality performance of
instrumentation products and components.
Coordinated and led failure analysis and corrective action activities, including the use of third party laboratories, in support of
the electronics manufacturing organization and to address potential reliability problems in fielded equipment.
Developed procedures for auditing the design reliability processes of key suppliers; represented the Reliability Engineering
group as a member of cross-functional teams performing quality system audits of a wide variety of component and product
suppliers.
SKILLS
Highly adaptable to changing priorities to meet critical time deadlines
Professional attitude, able to handle sensitive and company proprietary information
Strong oral, presentation, interpersonal and written communication skills
Proactive and effective in process implementation and problem solving
Proficiency with Microsoft®
software products, including; Word, Access, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook
Advanced level of proficiency with ReliaSoft®
suite of reliability analysis tools including: Weibull++®
(life data analysis),
ALTA PRO®
(Accelerated Life Test Analysis) and BlockSim®
(reliability block diagram simulation and analysis).
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EDUCATION AND TRAINING
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering May, 1980
Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS
KCK Community College, Kansas City, KS 1977 - 1980
Selected Professional and Technical Training Courses
Electronic Design Reliability
Statistical Process Control (SPC)
Design of Experiments
Failure Mode Effects Analysis (FMEA)
Highly Accelerated Life Testing (HALT)
Semiconductor Device Failure Avoidance/Failure Analysis
Physics of Failure
Quantitative/Calibrated Accelerated Life Testing
Lead-free Solder Joint Reliability
ACCREDITATIONS
American Society for Quality: Certified Reliability Engineer, 1992 – 2007, 2012 – present
Previously held ASQ Certifications: Certified Quality Auditor, Certified Software Quality Engineer
~References available upon request~