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66 DESIGN007 MAGAZINE I NOVEMBER 2024 Interview by Andy Shaughnessy I-CONNECT007 At the Anaheim Electronics & Manufactur- ing Show in October, I had the opportunity to talk with some new PCB designers, including Jon Smith of Frontgrade Aethercomm. During the Anaheim show, John Watson, a PCB design instructor at Palomar College, led a panel of his past and present students, includ- ing Jon, who shared his story of switching from a construction career to PCB design in a mat- From Construction Work to PCB Design in Under a Year ter of months, courtesy of Watson's Palomar College design curriculum. Aer the panel discussion, I asked Jon to expand on his personal and professional story. How many other potential PCB designers are out there in fields like construction? anks to instructors like Watson, the time it takes to produce a trained PCB designer—from scratch—is less than you might think.

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