We all strive to build products that are reliable. If you’re listening to this podcast, chances are you are concerned about or at least interested in reliability. Where does reliability start? Who is responsible for reliability? What types of reliability testing can be performed? Mike Konrad's guest on this episode will help answer these and other reliability-based questions.

Dr. Christopher Jackson is a leader, engineer and logistic specialist who has helped many organizations work toward realizing business goals through improving the reliability of their products and processes. He is cofounder of online training company IS4, founder of Acuitis Reliability, established the Center for the Safety and Reliability of Autonomous Systems (SARAS) at UCLA after retiring as a lieutenant colonel having served 17 years in the Australian Army, where he was senior reliability engineer. Dr Jackson completed his Ph.D. in reliability engineering at the University of Maryland in 2011.

Dr. Jackson has authored multiple reliability and management textbooks and teaches both professional education courses and post-graduate courses. Industries he has helped range from small satellites through to military vehicles. He is a Certified Reliability Engineer (CRE) through the American Society of Quality (ASQ), a member of the Institute of Engineers, Australia (MIEAust) and a Chartered Professional Engineer (CPEng).

Dr. Jackson's contact information:

chris.jackson@acuitas.com

https://www.acuitas.com

RM 123: Introduction to Highly Accelerated Life Testing (HALT) with Dr. Christopher Jackson