Bob Neves

Chairman / CTO at Reliability Assessment Solutions Inc.

St. Petersburg, Florida, United States

About Bob Neves

Bob Neves is Chairman / CTO at Reliability Assessment Solutions Inc. Location: St. Petersburg, Florida, United States.

I am the Chairman/CTO of Reliability Assessment Solutions Inc., the manufacturer of the HATS² Via Structure and Solder Joint Reliability and Robustness Tester. I Founded Microtek Laboratories, an Independent Test Facility with offices in Jiangsu China and originally California USA. I served as President of IRTS, manufacturer of the original HATS tester. I have served as Chairman of the Board for the IPC, the Association Connecting Electronics Industries. I was inducted into the IPC Hall of Fame, the IPC's highest lifetime honor. I earned the IPC Presidents award and Dieter Bergman IPC Fellow award in recognition of my long term service to the Electronics Industry. I have served as the IPC's TAEC Chairman, Rigid Board General Committee chairman, HDI General Committee chairman, Rigid Board Test Method Task Group chairman, Laboratory Qualifications (IPC-QL-653) Committee chairman and participated on more than 50 IPC Technical Committees over this career. I served as Chair of IEC TC91 Working Group 10 Printed Wiring Test Methods and was a member of IEC T91 Working Groups for Printed Circuit Boards & Copper Clad Laminates. I served as Chairman of California Circuit Board Association. I have published dozens of articles and technical papers about Reliability, Testing, Test Methods and Failure Analysis and is the author of the PCB Acceptability section in Coombs “Printed Circuit Handbook” Sixth Edition. I hold several Patents for Via Structure Reliability Assessment Technology. I have taught many classes and provided consulting services on the fundamentals of Testing, Reliability and Failure Analysis of Electronic Systems.

Skills

  • PCB design
  • Electronics
  • Testing

Additional experience

  • Immediate Past Chairman of Board

    IPC

    Started April 2024

Education

  • Electrical Engineering, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona
  • Pre-Engineering, Pacific Union College