Kirk A. Gray — HALT and HASS reliability consultant and trainer.
Kirk Gray helps organizations discover physical failure mechanisms, improve product robustness, and use accelerated stress methods to make better engineering decisions.
Hands-on reliability engineering
Kirk began working with electronics in the 1970s and developed a practical frame of reference through failure investigation, semiconductor equipment, manufacturing systems, and product test.
In 1989 he began working closely with Dr. Gregg K. Hobbs, originator of HALT and HASS terminology and methods. Kirk later managed Environmental Stress Screening process engineering at Storage Technology and worked with Gregg at QualMark.
He later served as a Senior Test and Reliability Engineer at Dell and founded Accelerated Reliability Solutions to help organizations apply accelerated methods more effectively.
Professional highlights
- More than 40 years in electronics manufacturing and reliability
- Storage Technology ESS Process Engineering Manager
- Former Senior Test / Reliability Engineer at Dell
- Worked with Gregg Hobbs at Storage Technology and QualMark
- IEEE Senior Life Member
- Co-author of a Wiley-published HALT/HASS book
- Consultant, trainer, author, and podcast contributor