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IPC COMMUNITY 20 WINTER 2024 A Farmer at Heart "I've tried to leave the farm, but it's part of who I am. There is something about that life- style, a joy I can't express about how it makes me feel to see my cattle doing well." —Joe Russeau Joe Russeau, president of Precision Analyti- cal Laboratory, Inc. (PAL), has studied chemical residues on electronic assemblies for nearly 30 years. An IPC leader who chairs the 7-11 Test Methods Subcommittee and a member of the 5-32G Residue Task Group and J-STD-004 Task Group, Joe's expertise lies in the analysis of manufacturing residues on the performance of electronic assem- blies. While Joe is an acknowledged leader in the field of chemical elec- tronics and ion chromatography, what really makes his heart sing is his herd of Black Angus cat- tle and his deep love of cattle farming. He and his family—wife Andi, and children Rachel, Isaac, Claire, and Jacob—spend their By Linda Stepanich, Contributing Editor, IPC Community IPC standards volunteer Joe Russeau straddles farm, laboratory life STANDARDS Joe and Andi Russeau