Andrew Dennis Kostic

Background

Kostic, Andrew Dennis was born on June 15, 1948 in Rossford, Ohio, United States. Son of Andrew Henry and Genevieve Rose (Birchard) Kostic.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Physics, University Toledo, 1971. Master of Science in Physics, Bowling Green State University, 1980. Doctor of Philosophy, California Coast University, since 1991.

Career

Manager corporation product assurance laboratory, Medtronic, Roseville, Minnesota, 1981-1984; manager quality and reliability verification, UNISYS, Roseville, Minnesota, since 1984. Instructor Mankato (Minnesota) State University, since 1986, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, since 1987. National member Joint Election Device Engineering Council, national chairman Joint Election Device Engineering Committee on semiconductor quality & reliability.

Membership

President Minnesota Reliability & Fault Tolerant Society. Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (senior ), National Electronics Component Quality System (advisory board), Minnesota Microelectronics Laboratory Group (founder, board directors), Minnesota Electron Microscopy Society (past president, vice president, treasurer), Microbeam Analysis Society, International Society for Testing and Failure Analysis, Sigma Pi Sigma (chapter founder, past president).

Interests

• Avocation: breeding, showing Dachshunds.

Connections

Married Dianne Lynne Steiner, September 10, 1971. 1 child, Kandice Kay.

Father:

Andrew Henry Kostic

Mother:

Genevieve Rose (Birchard) Kostic

Spouse:

Dianne Lynne Steiner

child:

Kandice Kay Kostic