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IPC COMMUNITY 26 FALL 2023 interesting to work with commit- tee members and get them to con- tribute. Sometimes I only had a few days to go through up to 200 com- ments, and I had to steer a meeting where it was not unusual to have 130 in attendance and everyone wanted to speak—but not monopolize the discussion to debate one comment for three or four hours. I was trying to negotiate with those large com- munities in getting the standard published. It was challenging to get a consensus in a very limited time at face-to-face meetings. Share a fun story about a committee meeting. Did anyone frighten you? For 10 years I've been doing karate, a full contact sport, so it's difficult for anyone to frighten me. On the other hand, there are podcasts, books, and white papers that are done by these "monsters," these titans of the industry like Dave Hillman, Doug Pauls, Bhanu Sood, Bob Cooke, etc. There is a certain restraint and respect when you engage with them because they've been in the industry since I was in kindergarten. They've forgotten more about electronics than I'll ever learn. So, it's not frightening, but at the beginning I was trying to understand how they are dealing with things. You've read their papers and now you are face to face; it was very exciting and interesting because I was talking about the same topics with these guys. A funny story happened at IPC APEX EXPO in 2018 when I was listening to a discussion about how you would define a kink. They were talking about it, and it was taking forever. Finally, after 45 minutes of debate, Tino Gonzalez gave the definition. Jon Vermillion looked up and said, "Nobody kinks like Tino." It was just hilarious because after all those debates and discus- sion, Tino dropped a definition, just like that. What is your biggest success story or achievement? The first automotive addendum to IPC-A-610 is at the top of my list. That was the first stan- dard where I actively contributed with the material, and it was incorporated, so it was very memorable because it was the first one I had worked on. I'm very proud of the revisions for IPC-610, J-STD-001 that followed, and how Revision H looks today. Even though it will change, I am looking forward to an improved version. We are very close to ballot on that revision. How do you feel about sending the standard out there into the world? It's very interesting that after these come out, I always get phone calls, saying, "Why did you change this or that?" I'll say, "First, I didn't change it. It's the industry's consen- sus. Remember, just because my name is on the document amongst the leaders does not mean I can make the decisions on my own; it is not my handiwork." It's what the industry needs for today, and that's a rewarding expe- rience. IPC APEX EXPO 2020 committee awards luncheon.