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14 SMT007 MAGAZINE I JULY 2024 Work and Career • "e way to win is to work, work, work, work and hope to have a few insights. And you're probably not going to be smart enough to find thousands in a lifetime. And when you get a few, you really load up. It's just that simple." • "Mimicking the herd invites regression to the mean." • "ree rules for a career: 1) Don't sell anything you wouldn't buy yourself; 2) Don't work for anyone you don't respect and admire; and 3) Work only with people you enjoy." • "Opportunity comes to the prepared mind." SMT007 Dr. Jennie S. Hwang, an interna- tional businesswoman, interna- tional speaker, and a business and technology advisor, is a pioneer and long-standing leader in SMT manufacturing since its inception, and in developing and implementing lead-free electronics technology and manufacturing. She has served as chair of Artificial Intelligence- Justified Confidence for DoD Command and Control study, chair of AI Committee of the National Academies, and Review Panels of NSF National AI Institutes. An International Hall of Famer (Women in Technology), she has been inducted into the National Academy of Engineering, named an R&D-Stars-to-Watch, and received the YWCA Achievement Award. She has held senior execu- tive positions with Lockheed Martin Corp., and was CEO of International Electronic Materials Corp. She is currently CEO of H-Technologies Group, providing business, technology, and manufacturing solutions. She has served as chair of the Laboratory Assessment Board, the DoD Army Research Laboratory Assessment Board, and the Assessment Board of Army Engineering Centers. She is on the board of Fortune-500 NYSE companies and civic and university boards, Commerce Department's Export Council, National Materials and Manufacturing Board, NIST Assessment Board, various national panels/committees, and international leadership positions. She is the author of 10 books (four as co-author) and 700+ technical/editorial publications. She is a speaker and author on trade, business, and education issues. Her formal education includes four academic degrees (Ph.D., M.S., M.A., B.S.), as well as Harvard Business School Executive Program and Columbia University Corporate Governance Program. To read previous columns, click here. Interview by Marcy LaRont Everyone seems to be talking about workforce and staffing, but after the pandemic, staffing for manufacturing jobs became an even greater challenge. In April, IPC published a white paper, "Building Electronics Better: A Plan to Address the Workforce Challenges Facing the Electronics Manufacturing Industry." The paper addresses myriad issues surrounding workforce recruitment, development, and retention while outlining a specific approach to tackle these challenges. IPC Vice President of Education David Hernandez was one of three authors of the white paper. In this interview, he explains how we arrived at our current situation and how we can learn from our mistakes to build a more robust and effective manufacturing workforce for the future. Marcy LaRont: What are the main workforce challenges today? David Hernandez: One of the most difficult and urgent challenges facing the electronics industry is a chronic shortage of adequately skilled workers. Electronics manufacturers globally report that their growth is constrained by an inability to recruit, onboard, retain, and upskill workers. Read this rest of this interview here. Overcoming Workforce Challenges from Onboarding to Upskilling