As CEO of H-Technologies Group and a columnist for both Global Solar Technology magazine and SMT magazine, Dr. Hwang is a pioneer and long-standing leader in SMT manufacturing, as well as the lead-free electronics. Since its inception, she has been a major contributor to the implementation of Surface Mount manufacturing through hands-on production and as an advisor to OEMs, EMS and U.S. government, providing solutions to many challenging problems, ranging from production yield to field failure diagnosis to reliability issues. Her work covers both commercial and military applications including U.S. Dept. of Defense F-22 program.

Dr. Hwang has received numerous honors and awards including the U.S. Congressional certificate of recognition and achievements; honorary Doctoral degree, WITI International Hall of Fame; “R&D Star-to-Watch” by Industry Week; YWCA Women of Achievement Award; the first Asian-American woman elected to the National Academy of Engineering, among others.

She holds patents and has 300+ publications to her credit, including the sole authorship of several internationally-used textbooks, and is a speaker in innumerable international and national events. Over the years, she has lectured to tens of thousands of professionals and managers in professional development courses. Additionally, she has served on the Board of NYSE Fortune 500 companies, and on various civic, government and university boards and committees, including U.S. Commerce Dept. - Export Council; U.S. Defense Dept. - Globalization Committee, Forecasting Future Disruptive Technologies Committee; and has chaired the National Laboratories Assessment Panel – NIST-EEEL. She is a reviewer of various government programs and is writer and speaker on the topics of trade, business, education and social agenda.

Her formal education includes Harvard Business School Executive Program, Columbia University Business School Corporate Governance program, and four academic degrees (Ph.D. M.S., M.S., B.S.). She has held various senior executive positions with Lockheed Martin Corp., SCM Corp, Sherwin Williams Co, and IEM Corp.

She is also an invited distinguished adj. Professor of Engineering School of Case Western Reserve University, and serves on the University’s Board of Trustees. Her books and publications have received a wide circulation worldwide, topics including:

• “Renewable Energy – Business Model”;
• “Innovation, Leadership and Entrepreneurship - Global Competitiveness, New Workforce, and Education”;
• “Renewable Energy – Role of Corporations”;
• “Renewable Energy in Smart Grid”;
• “Solar Energy – 10 Reasons Why Oil Prices Should Not Deter Solar Energy Deployment”;
• (ISBN-0-07-143048-2) “Lead-free Implementation: A Guide to Manufacturing” McGraw-Hill, New York, 2005;
• (ISBN-0 901 150 401) “Environment-Friendly Electronics—Lead Free Technology”, Electrochemical Publications, LTD, Great Britain, 2001;
• (ISBN-0-07-031749-3) "Modern Solder Technology for Competitive Electronics Manufacturing", McGraw-Hill, New York, 1996;
• (ISBN-0-90-115029-0)"IC Ball Grid Array & Fine Pitch Peripheral Interconnections”, Electrochemical Publications, LTD, Great Britain, 1995;
• In Japanese, "Solder Paste: Technology and Applications for Surface Mount, Hybrid Circuits, and IC Component Manufacturing", Industrial Research, Japan 1990;
• (ISBN-0442-2075-49) "Solder Paste: Technology and Applications for Surface Mount, Hybrid Circuits, and IC Component Manufacturing", Van Norstrand Reinhold, New York, 1988

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