MEET THE INSTRUCTORS
All lead NTCµ instructors and Adjunct professor's posses personal hands-on knowledge of the subject 
matter and have years of industry training and experience, along with the appropriate level of academic qualifications. NTCµ instructors are recognized experts in their fields, many of whom still work full time in industry. This fact sets apart and distinguishes the NTCµ training programs from the competition. NTCµ instructors are not ivory tower professors, but skilled teachers with strong, proven track records in industry.
John Barkanic
John Barkanic has a bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering from Penn State University and a masters degree for his work in Penn State's Solid State Device Laboratory. John has over 18 years of experience in materials processing for electronics manufacturing, half of which he obtained as a consultant to the industry. John has published over 30 papers and presentations in the area of materials processing for integrated circuit fabrication and has been issued several US patents for his work in Thin Film fabrication. He currently holds an adjunct professorship in the mathematics department at Allentown College.
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John Kratz
Has an international reputation for technical training, transfer and consulting in the development of new electronics manufacturing processes and procedures. He has served the regional, national and international markets for the last twenty-five years and continues to provide direction and problem resolution to many companies partnering with NTCµ. His ability to couple quality systems such as IPC-A-610 and “best practices” with the assembly process and its defect modes enables people to build an effective and proficient knowledge base. The engineering community which he serves utilizes his services for many problem solving issues related to continuous flow manufacturing and reliability related issues. John is presently the Technical Director for NTCµ Programs.
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Jeffrey M. McGinley
Jeff holds degrees in electronics technology, industrial automation and industrial management. He has over 25 years experience in the electronics industry. He has held positions in manufacturing engineering, test engineering, quality assurance, business development and operations. Jeff has worked for OEM's as well as tier 2 & 3 contract assembly companies. Currently he is a principle with K&L Services a small electronics manufacturing services and consulting firm, which specializes in helping customers move their designs thru prototyping into production.
Jeff is also and IPC Certified Instructor.
