Accelerated Testing

Harry Schwab has almost forty years of experience as an engineer, specializing in structural dynamics and vibrations. He holds a Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology, an M.S. in Engineering Mechanics from the University of Missouri-Rolla, and an M.B.A. from the Florida Institute of Technology. Mr. Schwab has worked in the aerospace, automotive, and commercial industries. The products with which he has been involved include automobiles, trucks, railroad freight cars, aircraft, boats, and guided missiles. He has many years of experience in working with random vibrations and developed a method for deriving laboratory testing environments from non-stationary data. This technique can be used to accurately simulate real-world environments while greatly decreasing test time. Mr. Schwab has authored several technical papers for SAE International and the Institute of Environmental Sciences and Technology (JEST), as well as for other technical organizations and publications. These cover the fields of vibration testing and analysis. He developed innovative testing techniques for both the aerospace and automotive industries, and he is a registered Professional Engineer in Missouri and Florida.

Bryan Dodson is the Director of Reliability Engineering at Visteon in Dearborn, Michigan. He formerly was the Manager of Reliability Engineering and Quality Information Systems for Continental Teves, Brake and Chassis, North America. Prior to joining Continental Teves, Dr. Dodson held the positions of Total Quality Management (TQM) Leader and Reliability Leader at Alcoa and the position of Industrial Engineer at Morton Thiokol. Dr. Dodson has authored seven books and five commercial software programs, including the Reliability Engineering Handbook, WeibullAnalysis: with Software, and Certified Reliability Engineer Examination Study Guide. He also is the author of the International Quality Federation’s Six Sigma certification exam. Dr. Dodson holds a B.S. in petroleum engineering, an M.S. in industrial engineering, an M.B.A., and a Doctor of Business Administration. In addition, he is a Certified Quality Engineer (CQE), a Certified Reliability Engineer (CRE), a Six Sigma Master Black Belt, and a licensed Professional Engineer in Michigan and Indiana.