Reliability Chapter

Please join the Boston IEEE Reliability Chapter at ASMPT/NEXX in Billerica for the following Technical Presentation on Wednesday October 8, 2025!

There will be multiple speakers presenting Application Case History of real-world customer examples on how Loctite adhesives, sealants, dispense & curing equipment have been used for new product designs and to solve existing product manufacturing challenges.

Agenda:

5:00PM: Doors open at ASMPT/NEXX in Billerica, for networking

5:30PM: Pizza, salad, and refreshments are scheduled to arrive, while networking continues

6:00PM: Technical Presentation

7:00PM: Formal Q&A

7:30PM: Meeting adjourns, informal Q&A and networking

Speakers:

Mark Quarantiello – Loctite Territory Sales Engineer – Northern New England

Biography:

Current Loctite TSE role responsible for technical & business support for current Loctite General Industries distributors & customers within my defined territory.  40 years field experience in the adhesives & chemicals business including Surface Treatments & Lubricants primarily with Henkel in a variety of sales, business, & market development roles.  Hands on application field experience at key customers throughout North America in the General Assembly, Medical, Loudspeakers, Automotive, Aerospace, RV Assembly, Panel Laminating, & Polymers industries.

Kristen Loose – Henkel Lead Application Engineer

Biography:

Kristen Loose is a Lead Application Engineer for Henkel supporting target market segments for the Loctite Brand including medical, speaker, and electrical machinery. Kristen has worked at Henkel for 6 years in various roles in application engineering providing adhesive solutions to industrial customers. She has a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from the University of New Hampshire and is pursuing a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Hartford.

Syndey Hanson – Loctite Territory Sales Engineer – Southern New England & New York

Registration:  https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/501094

For more information:  https://urtc.mit.edu/

2025 IEEE MIT URTC

Speaker: Mark Fitzgerald – Silver Bullet Engineering, Inc.

Brief:  Everything you wanted to know about starting consulting and being a professional business. A major part of this talk describes how to hire consultants and the best ways to interview and find consultants. You do not need to be a consultant to gain knowledge that is helpful to using consultants.

Link: https://www.bostonconsultants.org/event-details/consultants-series-part-1-consulting-101-beginning-consulting-2

Virtual (Zoom link will be sent to registered attendees the day before and again day of the event).

Registration click here: 

Speaker: Dr. Ricardo Figueiredo, Instituto de Telecomunicações in Aveiro, Portugal

Biography:

Ricardo Figueiredo is RF and microwave researcher at Instituto de Telecomunicações in Aveiro, Portugal, specializing in modern linearity characterization. My work focuses on how nonlinearities impact RF system performance and how better measurement techniques can drive smarter design decisions. Passionate about bridging research and real-world applications, I enjoy breaking down complex RF problems into practical insights engineers can apply. As an MTT-S Outstanding YP Lecturer, I look forward to engaging with the community, sharing knowledge, and exploring how advanced characterization can push RF system performance forward