80 The PCB Magazine • September 2016
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Shane Whiteside and Summit
Interconnect: Aspiring to
New Heights
A few weeks ago I was
privileged to meet with
Shane Whiteside in Ana-
heim, California, at KCA
Electronics. Whiteside,
former COO of TTM,
has helped launch a new
company—Summit Inter-
connect— which encom-
passes the recent acquisition of KCA Electronics
and Marcel Electronics International. Once again
assuming an executive role, this time as CEO and
president, Whiteside shared his story, strategy
and vision for this new chapter.
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Karl's Tech Talk:
Digital Imaging Update
Through the years, I have
repeatedly covered and
updated digital imaging
in this column, from as far
back as 1997 in CircuiT-
ree, through a column in
this magazine in Novem-
ber 2015. Several reasons
for this extended coverage include the fact that
technology had a slow, long incubation time that
eventually led to accelerated improvements and
acceptance for mass production.
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Happy's Essential Skills:
Project/Program Management
No matter what your job, you
may have to manage, or play
an active role in, a project at
some point during your career.
It takes a great deal of skill to
do this well, but the time you
invest in building good project
management skills can pay off enormously.
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A Day with Pete
(Starkey)
Usually the one conducting the
interviews, I-Connect007's own
Pete Starkey recently found
himself on the other side of
the microphone when I spent
time with him in his hometown
of Market Bosworth, England.
There, between hiking and gardening, we found
time to discuss Pete's rich history in the PCB indus-
try and the many changes and surprises he's seen
in the manufacturing process over the years.
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