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86 I-CONNECT007 I REAL TIME WITH... IPC APEX EXPO 2024 SHOW & TELL MAGAZINE Summit Interconnect Peter Sarmanian Corporate Recognition Award Shane Whiteside's Interview Congratulations to Summit Inter- connect for receiving the 2024 Peter Sarmanian Corporate Rec- ognition Award. The award was accepted by Shane Whiteside, Summit president and CEO. This award was named for a for- mer IPC Board Chairman and rec- ognizes an IPC-member company in the printed board industry (PCB) that has supported IPC through participation in technical and management programs while pro- viding leadership for the industry. Summit Interconnect is North America's largest privately held PCB manufacturer. Founded in 2017, four Summit locations are certified to the IPC-1791 Trusted Electronics Designer, Fabrica- tor and Assembler Requirements standard, ensuring vetted and secure PCB supply to our nation's critical industries, such as defense, aerospace, and medical elec- tronics. Summit staff have been staunch supporters of IPC's advo- cacy program, with staff serving on IPC's North American Govern- ment Relations Committee, and USPAE Board of Directors, and attending numerous IPC IMPACT events in Washington, D.C. More than 115 Summit staff mem- bers are Certified IPC Specialists (CIS), Certified IPC Trainers (CIT), or Certified IPC Designers (CID) to such standards as IPC-A-600 and IPC-6012. S&T