Dr. Jennie Hwang In her 25-year stellar career following a 21-year formal education (Ph.D., MA, MS, BS), Dr. Hwang has been eminently successful in both technology and business arenas. She is accomplished in corporate and entrepreneurial businesses -- having held senior managerial positions with Lockheed Marietta Corp., SCM, and IEM, and founded two entrepreneurial businesses. Internationally renowned as a pioneer in the field of Surface Mount Technology (the backbone of modern electronics), Dr. Hwang has been instrumental in developing technologies that make cell phones work better, Internet access faster, and has even helped solve some of the engineering problems with the U.S. Department of Defense F-22 project. Hwang is a worldwide speaker and the author of over 150 publications and several textbooks (published by McGraw-Hill, Japanese and European publishers) in leading technologies. She holds nine patents. As a columnist for SMT Magazine, Dr. Hwang addresses critical industry issues in her monthly editorials. Her books, columns, and publications have been widely cited in the industry worldwide. She also authored many articles related to trade, business, education and social agenda including diversity and woman issues. Hwang earned two masters from Kent State University's Liquid Crystal Institute and Columbia University in Chemistry. She became the first woman to earn a doctorate from Case Western University in materials engineering. Among her many awards and honors, she is the recipient of the distinguished alumni awards from both universities-- Kent Van Horn Distinguished Alumni Award from Case Western Reserve University and ChengKung University, and an inductee to the WITI HALL OF FAME. She has held numerous women-pioneering capacities. While receiving the YWCA-CLEVELAND WOMEN OF ACHIEVEMENT AWARD, citation was read as: "the first woman" is a way of life of Dr. Jennie Hwang. She has distinguished herself as the first woman holding the national presidency of the Surface Mount Technology Association, the first and only woman from the State of Ohio elected to the National Academy of Engineering, Dr. Hwang serves on various boards and committees, contributing to government policy, corporate governance, educational institutes and the community. Science and technology have been her avocation but, the advancement of women in business and technology has been Dr. Hwang's passion. As a worldwide traveler with keen interest in education and technology, she has set an endowment fund at her Alma Mater, dedicating to the education of women in science/engineering and acquiring global exposures. As the chair of the Public Policy of IPC, Dr. Hwang has presented before Congress on government policies that affect women. Her speeches and publications and personal interaction with women have provided inspiration. Keynote speeches and editorials have included titles such as "Modern Women", "Women in Technology", "Affirmative Action-Principle & Practice", and "Technology, Education, and Workforce". She is currently the president of H-Technologies Group Inc., which provides business and manufacturing solutions to electronics industry, focusing on partnership and joint ventures in three continents. She is also the Acting CEO of FreeDonation.com, Inc. This innovative Internet Company provides everyone the opportunity to donate to worthy causes free of charge. Her hobbies include ballroom dance, investment, business modeling and selected world affairs. Hwang has two children, both graduated Cum Laude from Hawken School- a son, Raymond, attending Harvard Medical School after having completed a BS and MS from MIT Computer Engineering and a daughter, Rosalind, a junior at Wellesley College.