DfR Adds Software Reliability Capability

DfR is proud to announce the addition of Ann Marie Neufelder to our reliability team. Ann Marie has benchmarked more than 115 organizations with regards to software reliability. She has invented and refined a revolutionary model to predict software defects before the code is written based on an ongoing benchmarking study. Since graduating from Georgia Tech in 1983, she has been a software engineer, manager, tester, test manager and software reliability engineer. Ann Marie has published a textbook, numerous articles and co- authored a military guidebook on the subject. DfR welcomes her support to our team.

Design for Excellence (DfX) South

Did you miss attending Design for Excellence (DfX) West? Don't worry, DfX South is right around the corner. Register today!

The five-day seminar will be held in Huntsville, Alabama, on May 17-21, 2010. Courses will also be available via live webinar for those out of the area. This one-of-a-kind collaborative effort will provide designers, reliability personnel, and engineering management with tools on how to meet time-to-market deadlines and reduce warranty issues.

Two tracks are available; however, each course is priced individually to allow attendees to register for the specific courses which best fit their individual needs. Feel free to mix-and-match. If you can't attend for the entire week, select the course(s) most valuable to you.

Cost per course, per person: two day = $1195, one day = $695. Webinar costs are 25% less. Register five people and the fifth person is FREE! Discounts for full-time students and unemployed individuals are available.

Track 1: DfX
Monday: Design for Reliability (1 day)
Tuesday: Design for Environment (1 day)
Wednesday: Design for Manufacturability (1 day)
Thursday: Design for Testability (1 day)
Friday: Design for Components (1 day)

Track 2: ALT/RCA
Monday & Tuesday: Best Accelerated Life Tests (2 days)
Wednesday & Thursday: Root Cause Analysis (2 days)
Friday: Design for Mechanical Reliability (1 day)

For more information, or to register, please click here or e-mail accounting@dfrsolutions.com

DfX Seminar - San Jose, California

DfR Solutions, in association with Ops a La Carte and Value Engrafting, is proud to announce that the Design for Excellence training session is back!

There was such a high demand for the DfX course in Maryland in October 2009 that we are holding an expanded seminar in San Jose, California, April 19-23, 2010. This one-of-a-kind collaborative effort will provide designers, reliability personnel, and engineering management with tools on how to meet time-to-market deadlines and reduce warranty issues.

Two tracks are available. Attendees may elect to register for an entire track or pick and choose the specific courses which best fit their individual needs.

Track 1: DfX
Monday: Design for Reliability
Tuesday: Design for Environment
Wednesday: Design for Manufacturability
Thursday: Design for Testability
Friday: Software Design for Reliability and Design for Warranty

Track 2: ALT/RCA
Monday & Tuesday: Best Accelerated Life Tests
Wednesday & Thursday: Root Cause Analysis
Friday: Design for Mechanical Reliability

All courses will be available both in the classroom and via webinar. We are also offering a Group Discount: Every 5th registrant from the same company registering together is FREE!

For more information, or to register, please click here or send an e-mail to tsmittenaar@dfrsolutions.com.