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APRIL 2019 I DESIGN007 MAGAZINE 39 Benson: Do you have any specific goals for the San Diego Chapter? Hausherr: My goals have been and always will be to engage as many designers through our chapter as possible. I also want to utilize my position on the Executive Board to leverage resources to deliver a variety of presentations from powerhouse keynote speakers and industry leaders available at our chapter meetings. Benson: What's the primary ben- efit that the IPC DC brings to your design community? Hausherr: Since there are very few educators and resources for de- signers to continue to grow in their knowledge of technologies and advancements in the in- dustry, the primary benefit is education. I've learned more from industry leaders at these events than in 15 years of designing in my pro- fession alone. This organization allows people who may be captive or in a bubble to engage in real-life demonstrations of new materials, equipment, technologies, and practices. We also learn about things from different profes- sions and perspectives in the industry so that we can better understand electronics manufac- turing as a whole. There's always room for improvement, but if there isn't any guidance on how to improve specifically, unfortunately, we can become stagnant, or even worse, become accustomed to producing and performing subpar practices and not even realize it. Everyone in the indus- try can benefit from being a part of an IPC DC chapter; it serves as a great learning and net- working opportunity for anyone from sales to engineering. If there is anyone out there that would like to get involved with the San Diego Chapter or just learn more about our organiza- tion, please feel free to email us at ipcdc.sd@ gmail.com. Luke Hausherr has over 15 years of indus- try experience and has worked on hundreds of designs throughout his career for a variety of companies and end usage. Luke has designed projects ranging from analog, high-speed RF, and dense high-speed digital boards for vari- ous applications, such as aerospace, automo- tive, military, medical, IoT, and more. He has trained many PCB designers, supervised de- sign teams, and written numerous training documents. In addition to his leadership posi- tions with the San Diego Chapter and IPC DC Executive Board, Luke also serves on the ad- visory committee for the mechanical/drafting department at Palomar Community College. IPC DC Executive Board On March 11, the IPC DC Executive Board had its initial meeting with the new IPC Ed- ucation Foundation to discuss collaboration moving forward. The bulk of the meeting was spent roadmapping. Due to the complexity and individual time constraints with every- one involved, a follow-up meeting was held on March 21 to continue working on the roadmap activities. Stay tuned for further updates. Recommended Reading In the spirit of continuing to highlight pos- itive activities, especially when it comes to fellow designers in our industry, the recent- Figure 2: San Diego DC Chapter members Ben Savage (L) and Luke Hausherr (R) look on as Bob Griffith makes a point.