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62 I-CONNECT007 I REAL TIME WITH... IPC APEX EXPO 2019 SHOW & TELL MAGAZINE busy with referrals from existing customers to new ones. Goldman: Tino, you're a grandfather, and you've spent a lot of years in the industry and at IPC. What makes you keep doing it? Gonzalez: The love for it. My father always said, "If you want to do something, do it right. Oth- erwise, go find a tree, and by sitting down, you will doing something with value added. You will get more out of it than not doing your job completely 100%. If you do love something, do it right; otherwise, get out of the way." And that is my philosophy. I love standards, and there are two reasons why. One, because nobody pays attention until it is too late. You have scrap in front of your face, or you have a problem, and two, because nobody respects it. The only time people pay attention to the standards is when it is time to shed cost and they're trying to find if there is some kind of miracle. I really love what I do because I see the importance of workmanship standards and the impact they have on companies. It can lead to a lot of rework and ridiculous acceptability. If you don't put the real standard there, it can cause companies a lot of money. And that's one of the things I've always been concerned with. The other thing is you learn a lot. IPC has been a school for me. Some people don't realize that, but I did. Goldman: I was just going to ask you what advice you would give to a person, especially a first-timer, at a meeting? But you may have already answered that. Gonzalez: I know many of them through my business, and I have incorporated them into IPC committees. Some of them are chairmen now. One thing that I tell them very seriously is if you are going to come, make a difference. They are good friends of mine and customers too. There are opportunities to participate in IPC standards has a lot of benefits, especially on the technical side, but there's also a lot of potential for networking and personal growth. Many go just to go, but I don't get that. For the people that I coach and mentor, I tell them you come to IPC and make a difference. I'm constantly bringing people to IPC committees, especially from Latin America. I explain how they should behave themselves, what they need to know, what they need to do. Some of them work for Toyota, Continental, INVAP SE, Flextronics, GPV, and many more. Goldman: One final question, Tino. Have you chosen a university for the Dieter Bergman Memorial scholarship? Gonzalez: Yes, it is the school where I gradu- ated—South Dakota School of Mines. Goldman: That's good to hear, and again, con- gratulations. Thanks for your time. Gonzalez: I thank God for everything I have become. Thank you, Patty, and bless you and everybody that has helped me to get here. I bet Dieter is in heaven working with God's stan- dards. S&T