Bryan Dodson

Currently Senior Manager of Reliability Engineering with Global responsibility for Visteon, Bryan Dodson has held the positions of Manager of Reliability Engineering and Quality Information Systems - North America at Continental-Teves, TQM Leader and Reliability Leader at Alcoa, and the position of Industrial Engineer at Morton Thiokol. Dr. Dodson has authored several books including: the Reliability Engineering Handbook, Weibull Analysis: with Software, the Six Sigma Black Belt Study Guide, CQE Quick Reference Notes, and the Certified Reliability Engineer Examination Study Guide. Dr. Dodson has also developed several software packages including; the Training Pro Interactive Study Guides, the Reliability & Maintenance Analyst, and Measurement Assurance. Dr. Dodson served as Chair of the committee that created the International Quality Federation's Six Sigma Exam. He also developed the software that delivers this state of the art exam. Dr. Dodson has published numerous articles in technical journals and teaches several courses for technical societies and as an adjunct faculty member at universities. Dr. Dodson serves as a technical editor for Quality Engineering, and as a technical reviewer for Quality Publishing and Addison-Wesley. Dr. Dodson earned a B.S. in petroleum engineering, an M.S. in industrial engineering, and an M.B.A from Louisiana Tech University and a Doctor of Business Administration from Nova Southeastern University. In addition, Dr. Dodson is a CQE, CRE and a licensed professional engineer.