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40 PCB007 MAGAZINE I JANUARY 2025 Feature Interview by Marcy LaRont Today, we widely accept that creating and leveraging opportunities to fill our future tech workforce is paramount to future success— both as individual companies and as an indus- try. is is even more true, and certainly more challenging, for in-person manufacturing jobs. In our conversation, Gerry Partida of Sum- mit Interconnect focuses on the essential role of interns in the technological landscape and emphasizes how nurturing their skills and potential contributes significantly to the future of technology and business operations in our companies today. Empowering Interns: Shaping Tomorrow's Tech A strong internship program enhances stu- dents' capabilities and confidence and ensures that the tech industry will continue to evolve through important new skills, fresh perspectives, and dynamic solutions. Interns gain real-world experience that encourages innovative thinking, preparing them to tackle future challenges and drive advancements wherever they land. Marcy LaRont: How did the Summit internship program come about? Gerry Partida: We began an internship pro- gram in the summer of 2018, but it actually got