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40 I-CONNECT007 I REAL TIME WITH... IPC APEX EXPO 2022 SHOW & TELL MAGAZINE you will. e amount of talent out there is tre- mendous. Sometimes you get a bit worried about tomorrow. I have three kids and some- times I worry about what the world holds if they're in charge. But then I calm down and get to see that the world is in good hands, that this generation coming up is incredibly intel- ligent. ey are immersed in technology and under- stand the interconnection between all aspects of life, and devices and soware. In some respects, it's very scary, but in others, it gives you great hope for the future that they're inter- ested in the industry. e amount of under- standing they have at all levels of the industry is incredible. I think if we can get those minds that understand artificial intelligence and auto- mation at a level that's inherently part of who they are and have them bring those tools to our industry, there are so many opportunities to rise quickly within the ranks for them to be the leaders of the printed circuit board fabrication world or the electronic manufacturing services realm. I think there are many more opportuni- ties in this industry. ere are steeper ladders to climb there than being one of 5,000 artifi- cial intelligence engineers at a big conglom- erate. It seems like it's much more rewarding to deal with a medical project one min- ute, a networking project the next, and a defense and aero- space project to end your day. ere's just so much variety in this industry that it's not that hard to present that picture to them, and they get that. Goldman: at's good to hear. We always talk about how you kind of get sucked into the industry and it's because it's always changing. You're never bored. ere's always the next level, the next level, the next level. It's never the same old thing. O'Neil: Yeah, you don't look at the clock and go, "When's it going to be 5:00?" You look at the clock and you say, "Oops, I can't believe it's 8:00." Yeah, time flies. Goldman: is has been great. Do you have any final thoughts? O'Neil: I am definitely humbled by this and aspire to someday be worthy of the award. But until then, I'll just keep doing my best. It's quite an honor to be counted among the many illustrious names, including yourself, so thank you for this. Goldman: Well, I also look back at those illus- trious names early on like Dieter, Larry Velie, Peter Sarmanian, Bernie Kessler, and others, right? ey were truly the giants and have mentored me as well. O'Neil: Yeah. Loy heights. Goldman: Good, Joe. ank you so much for your time and congratulations again. S&T