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10 DESIGN007 MAGAZINE I MARCH 2025 Feature interview by Andy Shaughnessy IPC "What we've got here is a failure to communicate." —Strother Martin as the captain in "Cool Hand Luke" Strother Martin might have been talking about PCB designers and fabricators when he uttered the most famous line of his acting career. We do indeed have a failure to commu- nicate; designers and fabricators oen seem to be talking past each other, which can lead to jobs being put on hold. We asked Jen Kolar, VP of engineering at Monsoon Solutions, and columnist Kelly Dack to share their thoughts on ways that Speaking the Same Language as Your Fabricator we can break down the communication bar- rier between design and fabrication. As they point out, a design kickoff checklist and a solid review process can be invaluable tools in a designer's toolbox. Andy Shaughnessy: Welcome, Jen and Kelly. What are the most common communication mistakes, miscues, and missteps that you see between design and fabrication? Jen Kolar: Oentimes, we ask our project man- ager, "Can you please remind our designers to actually follow our process?" We have a stan-