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SEPTEMBER 2025 I PCB007 MAGAZINE 51 certification program called Advint Certified Electroplating Specialist (ACES). It's our way of recognizing participants who meet high technical and process standards and helping them stand out in the field. How is Advint using AI in its training? I am proud that Advint is an early adopter of a particular AI learning management system, which we are developing and using to enrich our lesson planners, strengthen quizzes, and better personal- ize the learning materials. That is the primary rea- son we began thinking about using AI, to elevate teaching. We are being careful in our development and implementation, so we are rolling it out over a designated timeline, but the potential is high for what it can do to optimize our training. We are currently in the first phase. The scale of the entire project is large, so we expect full implementation within approximately two years, over three phases. Though we do follow standards, such as ISO/IEC 17065 Standard Compliance, our courses are very dynamic. There is never just one right way, and I strive to be more of a mentor than just an instructor. Given that, are your past students able to contact you when they have questions about their work? Absolutely. I encourage all my students to stay connected once the course is completed. If they have questions—anything related to the real-life applications of what they have learned or related to the course materials—they know they can reach out to me directly. There is no monetary obligation. Interestingly, most of my students connect with me, sometimes even after two or three years, to talk through an issue they are encountering. That is the difference between being a mentor and an instructor, which is an important distinction. Having been in business as long as I have, I appre- ciate the mentor-mentee relationship. My clients and students are the key to my success, and I derive my happiness from their success. Whenever I purchase a product or a service, I look for reviews. You have excellent Google reviews. Give us some highlights. I'm fortunate to have some wonderful students who have taken this course, and many of them have left powerful Google Reviews, which I truly appreciate. Reflecting on the course, many have mentioned both to me personally that Advint's Level Two courses cover deep technological concepts and valuable business development technologies such as total quality management and statistics, which make it stand out in the global market. That's also an important distinction, because with- out the continuous improvement element, includ- ing the documentation piece, it's incomplete. Advint training is a complete system. That's the ad- vantage of an Advint course. It is the only complete course available in the market that covers every aspect of the electroplating business. There's no other electroplating study quite like this one in the market—especially one that devotes space to bud- ding research scientists and connects chemistry with process thinking. Venkat, it has been a pleasure talking with you. Congratulations on all you are doing at Advint, and good luck as you move forward. Thank you very much, Marcy. PCB007