Rob Rowland is the Director of Engineering at Axiom Electronics in Hillsboro, Oregon. He has over 35 years of experience with surface mount manufacturing technology. Rob is the Chair of two IPC task groups: IPC-7530 Guidelines for Temperature Profiling and IPC-7095 Design and Assembly Process Implementation for BGAs. He is a recipient of the SMTA Founders Award and the SMTA Member of Technical Distinction Award. Rob has been a frequent author and speaker at industry events. He received a BS Degree in Manufacturing Engineering from Weber State University.