Author of the textbook Surface Mount Technology: Principles and Practice and over 100 papers, Mr. Ray Prasad is an inductee to the IPC Hall of Fame, the highest honor in our industry for his contribution to the electronics industry. He is also the recipient of the IPC President’s Award, SMTA Member of Distinction Award, Intel Achievement Award, and Dieter W. Bergman IPC Fellowship Medal.
As the lead engineer, Mr. Prasad introduced SMT into airplanes and defense systems at Boeing, and as SMT program manager, he managed the global implementation of SMT at Intel Corporation. In his consulting practice, Mr. Prasad has helped many clients over the years and has taught in-depth SMT classes at OEM and EMS client sites across the globe.
Mr. Prasad is the chairman of three IPC Committees: IPC-7095 (BGA), IPC-7093 (BTC), and IPC-7530 (Reflow). He also chaired many other IPC committees. He is Columnist for the SMT Magazine.
Mr. Prasad received his B.S. in Metallurgical Engineering from the National Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur in India, his M.S. in Materials Science and Engineering, and an MBA from the University of California at Berkeley. He is a registered Professional Engineer (P.E.) and a US Citizen.