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LA/OC SMTA NEWS LETTER LA/OC SMTA NEWS LETTER January 2011 2011 Calendar of Events...Save the Date! Date Time Event Location Thursday, January 20th, 2011 8:30 am Check - In LA/OC SMTA Annual Chapter Training Program THINK Together 2100 E. Fourth St. Suite 200 Santa Ana, CA 92705 Thursday, February 17th, 2011 6pm Social Hour LA/OC SMTA Chapter Dinner JT Schmid's Anaheim, CA Thursday, March 17th, 2011 6pm Social Hour LA/OC SMTA Chapter Dinner JT Schmid's Anaheim, CA Thursday, April 21st, 2011 6pm Social Hour LA/OC SMTA Chapter Dinner JT Schmid's Anaheim, CA Thursday, May 19th, 2011 6pm Social Hour LA/OC SMTA Chapter Dinner JT Schmid's Anaheim, CA January 2011 Educational & Networking Event Speaker Dale Lee Plexus Topic DFX Project SetUp DATE Thursday, January 20th, 2011 AGENDA 8:30AM, Check-In 9AM - 4PM, Class MEETING FEES $200, Members $275, Nonmembers (Includes 1 yr Membership) MENU Continental Breakfast & Lunch Visit http://www.laocsmta.org LOCATION THINK Together 2100 East 4th Street, Suite 200 Santa Ana, CA 92705 LA/OC SMTA Chapter is Proud to Present… January 2011 Chapter Training Program DFX Project Setup, Measurement Definition, and Elements: From Introduction to Advanced DFX Analysis PRESENTED BY PRESENTED BY Dale Lee, Plexus Dale Lee, Plexus In this issue: Presidents Message 2 2010 11th Annual SMTA/CCA “California Dreamin” Golf ‘Get Together’ Sponsors 3 - 4 February 2011 Meeting Details 5 December 2010 Christmas Party Pictures 8 SMTA Member Profile 9 SMTA Student Chapter Flyer 10 SMTA MentorNet Information 11 SMTA Membership Benefits 12 Thank You Letters, ADS, Corporate Membership Listing, New Member Welcome 13 - 15 November 2010 JPL Tour Meeting Review 6 - 7 See Page 5 For Details... Presentation Abstract Presentation Abstract Electronic system designs are increasingly dependent upon capa- bilities of multiple skilled individuals and electronic software tools for the creation, simulation, design, manufacture and test. In the past, companies were vertically integrated with internal design, manufac- turing, inspection, test and in some cases component manufacturing. With these capabilities in a single facility, DFM issues or questions could be resolved with a review of an internal guideline, a few simple phone calls or meetings with the appropriate organization. As design complexity increased, the use of design specialists and specialized EDA and CAD tools increased at the same time when many corpora- tions were beginning to outsource manufacturing, test and physical design of their products to service providers. As product technology continued to decrease in size (length, width, thickness), interconnection density per unit area increased (thinner PCB's, smaller lines & spaces), functional performance in- creased (thermal, mechanical, electrical), the complexity of "ability" design increased in importance and specialized. As a result, traditional DFM programs have transformed into DFX to address this increase in scope to topics and specialization. Depend- ing on the complexity of the product under design, these programs can consist of a few key individuals or organizations working together to formalize complex teams spanning many organizations and compa- nies. This course will provide an introduction into the major elements for establishing a DFX program, major elements of mechanical and printed circuit board design, assembly process design, inspection/test design and software verification tools including examples of opportu- nities and demonstrations. Speaker Profile Speaker Profile Dale is a Staff DFX Process Engineer with Plexus Corporation primarily in- volved with DFX analysis and definition/ correlation of design, process, legislative and tooling impacts on assembly proc- esses and manufacturing yields. Dale has been involved in surface mount design, package & process devel- opment and production for over twenty years in various technical and managerial positions. These activities have included research, development and implementa- tion of advanced manufacturing technolo- gies and interconnect techniques, design and development of CSP & BGA pack- ages, PCB & PCBA support, DFX analy- sis of flex & rigid PCB/PCBA's including supply chain, process qualification and new process introduction for domestic and foreign low, medium and high vol- ume production applications. Dale has authored, instructed and spoken frequently on advanced SMT packaging, PCB and SMT design, assem- bly, DFX and rework. He is a past recipi- ent of the Surface Mount Technology Association's "Excellence in Leadership" award. February 2011 LA/OC SMTA Chapter Dinner Meeting Speaker Jasbir Bath Bath and Associates Consultancy LLC & Frank Murch Orange County Instruments Topic Head In Pillow & Tips for Dispensing DATE Thursday, February 17th, 2011 AGENDA 6:00PM, Social Hour 7:00PM, Dinner/Presentation MEETING FEES $25, Members $35, Nonmembers MENU Visit http://www.laocsmta.org LOCATION JT Schmid's Restaurant & Brewery 2610 E. Katella Avenue Anaheim, California 92806 714.634.9200 EVENT RESERVATIONS http://www.laocsmta.org/reservation.php NO SHOWS WILL BE INVOICED If you can not attend, please cancel your reservation by 12 Noon on Wednesday, prior to the meeting. See you there!
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LA/OC SMTA NEWS LETTERLA/OC SMTA NEWS LETTER January 2011
2011 Calendar of Events...Save the Date! Date Time Event Location
Thursday, January
20th, 2011 8:30 am Check - In
LA/OC SMTA Annual
Chapter Training Program
THINK Together 2100 E. Fourth St.
Suite 200 Santa Ana, CA
92705 Thursday, February
17th, 2011
6pm Social Hour
LA/OC SMTA Chapter Dinner
JT Schmid's Anaheim, CA
Thursday, March 17th,
2011
6pm Social Hour
LA/OC SMTA Chapter Dinner
JT Schmid's Anaheim, CA
Thursday, April 21st,
2011
6pm Social Hour
LA/OC SMTA Chapter Dinner
JT Schmid's Anaheim, CA
Thursday, May 19th,
2011
6pm Social Hour
LA/OC SMTA Chapter Dinner
JT Schmid's Anaheim, CA
January 2011 Educational
& Networking Event
Speaker Dale Lee Plexus
Topic DFX Project SetUp
DATE Thursday, January 20th, 2011
AGENDA 8:30AM, Check-In 9AM - 4PM, Class
MEETING FEES $200, Members
$275, Nonmembers (Includes 1 yr Membership)
MENU Continental Breakfast & Lunch Visit http://www.laocsmta.org
LOCATION THINK Together
2100 East 4th Street, Suite 200 Santa Ana, CA 92705
LA/OC SMTA Chapter is Proud to Present…
January 2011 Chapter Training Program
DFX Project Setup, Measurement Definition, and Elements: From Introduction to Advanced DFX Analysis
PRESENTED BYPRESENTED BY Dale Lee, PlexusDale Lee, Plexus
In this issue: Presidents Message 2
2010 11th Annual SMTA/CCA “California Dreamin” Golf ‘Get
Together’ Sponsors 3 - 4
February 2011 Meeting Details 5
December 2010 Christmas Party Pictures
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SMTA Member Profile 9
SMTA Student Chapter Flyer 10
SMTA MentorNet Information 11
SMTA Membership Benefits 12
Thank You Letters, ADS, Corporate Membership Listing, New Member
Welcome 13 - 15
November 2010 JPL Tour Meeting Review
6 - 7
See Page 5 For Details...
Presentation AbstractPresentation Abstract Electronic system designs are increasingly dependent upon capa-bilities of multiple skilled individuals and electronic software tools for the creation, simulation, design, manufacture and test. In the past, companies were vertically integrated with internal design, manufac-turing, inspection, test and in some cases component manufacturing. With these capabilities in a single facility, DFM issues or questions could be resolved with a review of an internal guideline, a few simple phone calls or meetings with the appropriate organization. As design complexity increased, the use of design specialists and specialized EDA and CAD tools increased at the same time when many corpora-tions were beginning to outsource manufacturing, test and physical design of their products to service providers. As product technology continued to decrease in size (length, width, thickness), interconnection density per unit area increased (thinner PCB's, smaller lines & spaces), functional performance in-creased (thermal, mechanical, electrical), the complexity of "ability" design increased in importance and specialized. As a result, traditional DFM programs have transformed into DFX to address this increase in scope to topics and specialization. Depend-ing on the complexity of the product under design, these programs can consist of a few key individuals or organizations working together to formalize complex teams spanning many organizations and compa-nies. This course will provide an introduction into the major elements for establishing a DFX program, major elements of mechanical and printed circuit board design, assembly process design, inspection/test design and software verification tools including examples of opportu-nities and demonstrations.
Speaker ProfileSpeaker Profile
Dale is a Staff DFX Process Engineer with Plexus Corporation primarily in-volved with DFX analysis and definition/correlation of design, process, legislative and tooling impacts on assembly proc-esses and manufacturing yields. Dale has been involved in surface mount design, package & process devel-opment and production for over twenty years in various technical and managerial positions. These activities have included research, development and implementa-tion of advanced manufacturing technolo-gies and interconnect techniques, design and development of CSP & BGA pack-ages, PCB & PCBA support, DFX analy-sis of flex & rigid PCB/PCBA's including supply chain, process qualification and new process introduction for domestic and foreign low, medium and high vol-ume production applications. Dale has authored, instructed and spoken frequently on advanced SMT packaging, PCB and SMT design, assem-bly, DFX and rework. He is a past recipi-ent of the Surface Mount Technology Association's "Excellence in Leadership" award.
February 2011 LA/OC SMTA Chapter
Dinner Meeting
Speaker Jasbir Bath
Bath and Associates Consultancy LLC &
Frank Murch Orange County Instruments
Topic Head In Pillow
& Tips for Dispensing
DATE Thursday, February 17th, 2011
AGENDA 6:00PM, Social Hour
7:00PM, Dinner/Presentation
MEETING FEES $25, Members
$35, Nonmembers
MENU Visit http://www.laocsmta.org
LOCATION JT Schmid's Restaurant & Brewery
2610 E. Katella Avenue Anaheim, California 92806
714.634.9200
EVENT RESERVATIONS http://www.laocsmta.org/reservation.php
NO SHOWS WILL BE INVOICED If you can not attend, please cancel your reservation by 12 Noon on Wednesday,
prior to the meeting. See you there!
January 2011
Happy Holidays Everyone, I hope this newsletter finds you in good spirits and cheer! Thanks to all who came out to our November JPL Tour meeting! It was a very impressive tour indeed and no one left disappointed. It was such a great tour that my family and Brian Crisp’s family scheduled a tour for our kids and we were not disappointed. It was as great, if not better, then the first tour! If any of you missed this tour and would like to schedule your own tour then just go onto JPL’s website (http://www.jpl.nasa.gov) and click on Public Events. A big Thank You to Atul Mehta and Robert Hausmann with JPL in assist-ing with setting this meeting up! We really appreciate your support of our SMTA Chapter. It is mem-bers like you that make our chapter strong. I hope more of our members will be inspired to get more involved with our chapter! A review of this meeting begins on Page 6 of this newsletter. Our Annual 2010 Christmas party was a smashing success! It was held at the Irvine Marriot this year and the food was fabulous and the live entertainment was fantastic! Everyone who attended left the event full of Holiday Spirit. The live band, Casual Encounters Karaoke, kept the party rock-ing and no one was disappointed. We had the distinct pleasure of being serenaded by Matt Olson, who really started the ball rolling. Once he broke the ice then everyone was ready to get up and sing and what a blast we had! I had no idea we had so many members who can sing! Everyone kicked off their shoes and boogied down. If you need a live band for entertainment then Casual Encounters Karaoke will not disappoint! This was truly a memory making event! A review of this meeting begins on Page 8 of this newsletter. The election results are in! 10.7% of our members voted. Bill Macartney with Indium is our new Secretary. Welcome Bill! The rest of our board will remain the same. We bid farewell to Mi-chelle Ogihara as she ventures off to work for SMTA National. We hope she can make it out to our meetings still! Our January 20th, 2011 CTP will be held at THINK Together in Santa Ana, CA. The Chap-ter Training Program fee of $200(members)/$275(non-members; includes 1 year SMTA membership) includes a Continental Breakfast and a Hot Lunch. Dale Lee with Plexus will be presenting on DFX Project Setup, Measurement Definition, and Elements: From Introduction to Advanced DFX Analysis. Reservations can be made at: http://www.smta.org/education/chapter_tutorials/chapter_tutorials.cfm or by contacting Karen Frericks with SMTA at 952.920.7682. Additional details can be viewed on our home web page at: http://www.laocsmta.org/ Our February 17th, 2011 Chapter Dinner Meeting will be held at JT Schmid's Restaurant & Brewery in Anaheim across from the Honda Center. We have two great presentations scheduled for this meeting. Jasbir Bath with Bath and Associates Consultancy LLC will present on Head In Pillow Review & Reduction & Frank Murch with Orange County Instruments will present on Tips for Dis-pensing New Materials Improve an Old Process. Additional details for this meeting can be viewed on Page 5 of this newsletter and on our home web page at: http://www.laocsmta.org/ Everyone get ready for a LA/OC SMTA Chapter Vendor Day in November 2011 in Southern California! We have tentatively scheduled the event for Wednesday, November 2nd, 2011. Mark your Calendars now for a great Southern California Vendor Day Event! More details coming soon! The LA/OC SMTA board would like to thank our presenters in advance for agreeing to pro-vide an educational seminar and we are all looking forward to our great 2011 educational events. If you would like to be a presenter at one of our upcoming meetings then contact Doug Dixon our VP of Technical Programs. To reserve your spot for the educational dinner events please go to http://www.laocsmta.org/reservation.php.
Best Regards, Kathy Palumbo
LA/OC SMTA PRESIDENT MESSAGELA/OC SMTA PRESIDENT MESSAGE
Chapter Officers
President Kathy Palumbo CEO & Founder
Production Analysis & Learning Services, LLC
5 Homestead Drive Trabuco Canyon, CA
BUS/FAX: 949.713.7229 [email protected]
Vice- President & Golf Tournament
Chairman Scott Penin, CSMTPE
President & Co-Founder Paradigm Contract Mfg, LLC
11562 Knott Avenue, Unit 13 Garden Grove, Ca. 92841
BUS: 714.889.7074 [email protected]
Secretary Bill Macartney
Western Regional Manager Indium Corp. or America
BUS: 800.446.3486 ext. 7553 BUS: 775.284.1533
Treasurer Ron Gonzales
V.P. Manufacturing REVCO Products, Inc.
7221 Acacia Avenue Garden Grove, CA 92841-3908
BUS: 714. 891.6688 [email protected]
Vice-President of Membership
Matt Olson Sales Manager
Practical Tools, Inc. 10762 Noel St.
Los Alamitos, CA 90720-2548 BUS: 714. 252.1192
Vice-President of Technical Programs
Doug Dixon Electronics Marketing Director
Henkel Corporation 15350 Barranca Parkway Irvine, California 92618
BUS: 949.789.2517 [email protected]
"Yesterday is history tomorrow is mystery… today is a gift!"
--Eleanor Roosevelt
2010 SMTA/CCA Golf Tournament Sponsors2010 SMTA/CCA Golf Tournament Sponsors
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PA&LS, LLC http://www.palsrvs.com
AMTECH, Inc. http://www.amtechsolder.com/
Burkle North America http://www.burkleusa.com
C.A.PICARD http://www.capicard.com
eMT http://www.emtllc.com
Express Manufacturing http://www.eminc.com
GC Aero, Inc. http://www.gcaero.com
Henkel Corp http://www.loctite.com
I Source http://www.i-source.com
Heritage Memorial Services http://www.heritagememorialservices.com
Metal Etch Services http://www.metaletchservices.com
Indium Corporation http://www.indium.com
ML System Inc. http://www.ml-system.us
ADS Gold http://www.adsgold.com/
Aegis Industrial Software http://www.aiscorp.com/
Chemcut http://www.chemcut.net
Law Office of William K. Crowe [email protected]
Tel.: (949) 336-6611 http://www.williamcrowelaw.com
Miles Chemical Company http://www.mileschemical.com
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2010 SMTA/CCA Golf Tournament Sponsors2010 SMTA/CCA Golf Tournament Sponsors
Weller http://www.cooperhandtools.com/weller/
P-Kay Metals http://www.pkaymetal.com
Prestige Metal Recyclers, Inc. http://www.prestigemetalrecyclers.com
Production Technology http://www.prod-tech.com
Restronics Southern California http://www.restronics.com
Scienscope International http://www.scienscope.com/
Seika Machinery http://www.seikausa.com
SolderMask, Inc. http://www.soldermask.com
Surface Mount Distribution, Inc. http://www.smdinc.com
Prime Electro Products Company http://www.primelectro.com
Technical Devices Company http://www.technicaldev.com
Tapco Circuit Supply http://www.tapcocircuitsupply.com
Technica, U.S.A. http://www.technica.com
Univar USA http://www.univarusa.com
Technic http://www.technic.com
Revco Products, Inc. http://www.revcoproducts.com
Join us For an Educational & Networking EventJoin us For an Educational & Networking Event February 2011 Chapter Dinner Meeting DetailsFebruary 2011 Chapter Dinner Meeting Details
Head In Pillow Review & Reduction
PRESENTED BY Jasbir Bath President
Bath and Associates Consultancy LLC http://www.bathtechnicalconsultancy.com
PRESENTATION ABSTRACT Over the last few years, there has been an increase in the rate of Head-in-Pillow component soldering defects. The issue has occurred across a
broad segment of industries including consumer, telecom and military. There are many reasons for this issue such as warpage issues of the component or board, ball co-planarity issues for BGA/CSP components and non-wetting of the component based on contamination or exces-sive oxidation of the component coating. The presentation will cover some of the work done on development of tin-lead and lead-free solder
pastes to help to reduce the head-in-pillow defect. It will also review some of the other causes of the Head-in-Pillow defect such as printed sol-der paste volume, component placement and reflow profile used and assess work in the industry on this area as well as a review of developing
industry standards/ programs related to this issue.
SPEAKER PROFILE Jasbir Bath is a Consulting Engineer for Christopher Associates/ Koki Solder in the Americas. He is the owner of Bath and Associates Consul-tancy LLC which provides consulting and training services in the electronics manufacturing industry. He is an INEMI Consultant working on
the INEMI lead-free rework optimization project and is currently the President of the SMTA Silicon Valley chapter. He was the Corporate Lead Engineer with Solectron Corporation and Flextronics International for 10 years with a role involving tin-lead and lead-free solder process
development.
Tips for Dispensing - New Materials Improve an Old Process
PRESENTED BY Frank Murch
President Orange County Instruments http://www.dispensetips.com
PRESENTATION ABSTRACT The designs, construction and materials used to make dispensing needles date back to the first medical injections in the mid 1800s1. Most of
the current designs date back at least 20 years, with many designs being much older. The electronic assembly industry uses dispensing needles based off very dated assumptions and biases. This paper examines these assumptions and biases then offers changes resulting in major perform-ance improvements. By changing 1) Dispense tip materials - Ceramic is a much more durable material than stainless steel.2) Internal Shapes -
Dispense tip optimize the flow of viscous materials by using a conical shape, 3) Manufacturing techniques - the construction is one piece, eliminating the transitions and is molded vs. machined, allowing for better quality and consistency. These changes result in lower internal valve
pressures, better flow dynamics and a better dispense. In turn, these changes lead to a better dispense quality, less cleaning and less cost.
SPEAKER PROFILE Frank Murch is the President of OCI Materials, which is headquartered in Vista, CA. Frank has over 20 years of broad management experience
in the electronics industry, with a technical focus on dispensing systems and materials for semiconductor and circuit assembly operations. Frank earned his B.S. in Physics and Japanese Studies at the University of Colorado, Boulder; his M.S. in Software Engineering from Penn
State University, Great Valley; and his MBA in Marketing from California State University, San Marcos. Frank also earned a BS in BS with on-the-job training; he likes cars, will sunburn like anybody’s business, and can always get you the best table at Harbor Fish in Carlsbad.
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DATE Thursday, February 17th, 2011 (3rd Thursday of the Month)
AGENDA
6:00PM, Social Hour 7:00PM, Dinner/Presentation
COST
$25, Members $35, Nonmembers
MENU http://www.laocsmta.org/images/SMTA_Dinner_Menu.pdf
LOCATION
JT Schmid's Restaurant & Brewery 2610 E. Katella Avenue
Anaheim, California 92806 714.634.9200
RESERVATION
http://www.laocsmta.org/reservation.php
LA/OC SMTA November JPL LA/OC SMTA November JPL
TOUR MEETING REVIEWTOUR MEETING REVIEW
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The LA/OC SMTA November tour meeting started out at Round Table pizza in La Canada Flintridge where everyone enjoyed some delicious pizza and wonderful networking. Round Table has some of the most delicious pizza’s and no one left the venue hun- gry or disappointed in their new found business a c q u a i n t a n c e s . Immediately after lunch the tour group convoyed over to JPL.
Shortly after we were all checked in we headed over to the Von Karmen Auditorium where we were given a presentation on the history of JPL and the scientists who played a huge part in starting JPL.
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JPL has developed some the most incredible space exploration systems and many have far exceeded the expec-tations of the scientists themselves. JPL Deep Space program is a mass of satellites orbiting space and gathering sci-entific data for scientists to study and many of the images these satellites provide are used in school books today. Replica models of these satellites are on display for all to view as well as a viewing area over the Clean Room where we were able to observe the new Mars Lander that is being assem- bled.
There were a group of scientists students at Cal Tech who were continually blowing up the labs, so they were asked to leave the campus. They found a dry river bed not far from the campus to test their Jet Rockets and soon the army heard of this group of scientists who were developing great ideas for Jet Propulsion and Rockets. Before they knew it they had a contract with the military to develop specialized rockets and JPL was born. JPL eventually had the choice of becoming part of NASA, a Federal Agency, or continue as a Military contrac-tor. Of course this is only a brief synopsis of the history of JPL. If you want to hear the real deal then sign up for a tour at JPL.
The tentative launch for this new Lander will be in March 2011. Check out JPL’s website if you want the exact date.
If you missed this tour and would like to schedule your own tour then please visit http://www.jpl.nasa.gov
and click Public Events.
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LA/OC SMTA Christmas Party PicturesLA/OC SMTA Christmas Party Pictures
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Kathy PalumboKathy Palumbo CEO & FounderCEO & Founder
Production Analysis & Learning Services, LLCProduction Analysis & Learning Services, LLC &&
LA/OC SMTA PresidentLA/OC SMTA President
LA/OC SMTA Member ProfileLA/OC SMTA Member Profile
Kathy Palumbo, CEO & Founder, of Production Analysis and Learning Services LLC has been in the elec-
tronic industry for over 25 years. Prior to starting Production Analysis and Learning Services LLC, she worked as a Manu-
facturing & Industrial Engineering Manager at Viking Components, Inc. Kathy graduated from DeVry Institute of Technol-
ogy (Phx, AZ) in 1985 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Electronic Engineering Technology. She began her career at
General Dynamics, Pomona Division, as a Test and Manufacturing Engineer. In 1989 she continued her career at ITT, Gil-
fillian Division, as a Test Engineer, and in the 90’s went on to work for Computer Science Corporation as a Systems Engi-
neer on the B2 bomber project. In 1994 she began working for DPAC as a Sr. Manufacturing Engineer and in 1996 started
working for Viking Components. This was an exciting time to work for Viking. The company grew from 20 employees to
over 600, the manufacturing capacity grew from 2 to 15 lines (10K to 60K sq feet), and the Manufacturing & Industrial En-
gineering department grew from two to twenty-two.
Kathy became a certified IPC trainer in 1996 and a Master Instructor (MIT) for the IPC-A-610 & 600 documents in
2005. She is also a certified IPC Trainer (CIT) for the J-STD-001 document, and since 2002 has provided the West Coast
Technical & Sales Support for AMTECH Solder Products.
Production Analysis and Learning Services LLC provides full turnkey Electronic Circuit & PCB Design, Manufac-
turing, Reliability, Quality, & Maintenance Engineering support services, IPC Certification training, as well as AMTECH
Technical Sales and Support Services with problem solving capabilities unique to the Electronic & Microelectronics Assem-
bly Industry.
Kathy has served on the LA/OC SMTA board for the past 9 years. She has served as Secretary for 7 years and this
will be her 3rd year as President. In 2009 Kathy was awarded the SMTA Excellence in Leadership Award. She is the third
LA/OC SMTA board member to win this distinguished award (Riki Brown won in 1998 & Michelle Ogihara won in 2007).
The LA/OC SMTA chapter also won the 2010 Chapter of Year award. This is the second year in a row and the 7th time
overall. Kathy is also serving on the Orange County IPC Designer's Council board as Treasurer, and is actively involved as a
Mentor to engineering students through http://www.mentornet.net.
Kathy feels her greatest achievement is having the guts to start a business with little or no money up front and mak-
ing it work (been in business since 1998 and went full time in 2001). Kathy is grateful to have such wonderful friends and
colleagues through the SMTA and has thoroughly enjoyed working with such a wonderful group of people. Kathy still
hopes to start a SMTA Student Chapter for the LA/OC area. If you know of a Professor who would be willing to be the Stu-
dent Chapter Advisor please forward Kathy’s contact info to them.
Kathy’s business partner, husband, & BFF, Joe Palumbo, graduated with his BSEE from the University of South
Florida and has nearly 40 years experience in the electronics industry. Joe specializes in field service support for medical
equipment and is currently providing field service support for a major medical equipment manufacturer. Kathy & Joe have
two sons’, JT in 10th grade & TJ in 9th grade, who are currently attending Ashworth College. Both are straight A students
and both plan on obtaining a PhD in Paleontology. Piddles Palumbo (AKA Mr. PP - No explanation needed) is the family
Basset Hound who is the friendliest dog in the neighborhood. Everyone knows and loves Piddles. The family hobbies in-
clude boating, fishing, camping, soccer, football, fireworks, and rocket launching. This year Kathy & Joe are celebrating 15
years of wedded bliss and will be traveling to Hawaii in January 2011. Aloha!
Come out to one of our Fun & Educational Meetings Come out to one of our Fun & Educational Meetings and Meet Kathy & Joe!and Meet Kathy & Joe!
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Thank You Letters from our Beneficiary'sThank You Letters from our Beneficiary's
Many Thanks to our Wonderful Corporate Members!!! We truly appreciate your Support of our Chapter!
Corporate Members of our Chapter
Aqueous Technologies Astronic
BigC Christopher Associates
Edge Circuit Technology EMT
Express Manufacturing General Monitors, Inc. Henkel Technologies
I Source Technical Services, Inc. Jet Propulsion Laboratory Multi-Fineline Electronix
Nordson Yestech, Inc. OK International P. Kay Metal, Inc.
PDQ Precision Inc. Practical Components Inc.
Production Analysis & Learning Services LLC
QSC Audio Products, Inc. Qual-Pro Corporation
Scienscope International Seika Machinery, Inc.
SolderMask Inc. Sony Manufacturing Systems America, Inc.
Teledyne Microelectronic Technologies Zephyrtronics
Global Members of our Chapter
Henkel Corporation
Global Participating Members of our Chapter Henkel Corporation
HISCO Inc.
Tom AdcockTom AdcockTom Adcock Henkel Corporation
Mark CoplanMark CoplanMark Coplan
Brian CrispBrian CrispBrian Crisp Everett Charles Technologies
Benedict D’CruzBenedict D’CruzBenedict D’Cruz Telephonics Corporation
Mark EspinosaMark EspinosaMark Espinosa Alcon Laboratories
Sam GuptaSam GuptaSam Gupta Cisco Systems, Inc.
Andrew HilleyAndrew HilleyAndrew Hilley HB Fuller
Sazzad HossainSazzad HossainSazzad Hossain Sanmina-SCI
Robert HudakRobert HudakRobert Hudak RCH Technical
Vincent MalaveVincent MalaveVincent Malave NuSil Technology
Scott McKeeScott McKeeScott McKee Golden West Technology
Timothy McNishTimothy McNishTimothy McNish Alcon Laboratories
Matt OlsonMatt OlsonMatt Olson Practical Tools / Practical Components
Mike VititoeMike VititoeMike Vititoe HID Global
Andrea WagnerAndrea WagnerAndrea Wagner Henkel Corporation
Lori WattsLori WattsLori Watts Henkel Corporation
The LA/OC SMTA Board Would Like The LA/OC SMTA Board Would Like The LA/OC SMTA Board Would Like to Welcome the Following 2010 New to Welcome the Following 2010 New to Welcome the Following 2010 New
Members:Members:Members:
Thank you so Much for Joining our Chapter. We hope we get a chance to meet you in person at one of our up coming events, and if we already have then thank you for taking the time out of
your busy schedule to attend! Membership makes our chapter strong and the board is grate-
ful for each and every member. See page 12 for our membership flyer or visit our
website at:
http://www.laocsmta.org/ and click on Become a Member Today 15
