2Dave’s worldContact Information:Dave RabyPresident/CEOdraby@stielectronicsinc.com2012 Summerby: Dave RabyI hope your summer was as much fun as mine.Around the end of May, I was sitting at my deskand the phone rang. It was Mike Buetow, Editor-In-Chief of Circuits Assembly and Vice President,Editorial and Production for UP Media.Mike called to inform me that UP Media hadstarted an <strong>Electronics</strong> Assembly Hall of Fameand not only was Jim (Dad!) the first inductee;they were naming it the Jim D. Raby Hall of Famefor <strong>Electronics</strong> Assembly. I’m not sure I’ve everseen Dad so proud of any recognition in his life.Even then, he immediately began naming thenames of others who he thought deserved thehonor more. All I can say is my (very biased?)opinion is that he deserves it. I can’t expressenough my appreciation to Mike and all of theother fine folks at UP Media for the honor andrecognition.A couple of months ago I was escorting a visitorout and while we were chatting in the lobby,three kids came in. I call them kids becausemore and more people seem like kids to mebut these guys were probably in their very early20’s. I was curious why they were at <strong>STI</strong> sowe started talking and they told me they wereUAHuntsville students and were working on aproject and needed some supplies. I rememberedmy college projects and how they usuallyended up involving a big dry cleaner’s bill anda visit from the fire department. When I askedthese guys what they were building, they said“A satellite. It will be launched next year.” Thatgot my attention. Then I started asking questionsand they started answering in a fashionthat made me realize quickly I was an ugly versionof Penny talking with Sheldon & Leonard.However, their excitement was very contagiousand I gave them a tour of <strong>STI</strong> and introducedthem to some of our people who had “realworld” experience and showed them manufacturingequipment and analytical equipment thatmight make their project easier. They do have abudget but it doesn’t touch capital equipment.I was amused/extremely impressed that theyhad needed to make some type of test chamberwhich they had no money for so they bought a$12 coffee maker and rearranged some partsand did their test. We discussed printing & stencils(they made their own from aluminum foil),pick & place (theirs is done by hand), reflow(toaster oven), cleaning (toothbrush), and inspection(20 year old eyes). Since that visit, theyhave been back and asked a lot of questionsand we’ve done some X-Rays for them. Theyhave also visited some other local companieswho are doing various types of work with them.I tell that story for a few reasons. I’m excitedabout an education that includes a hands onproject that gets students excited and involvesthinking and building. Our industry and ourcountry needs more young people growing upwith the ability to do both. In trying to help in thisregard, <strong>STI</strong> currently employs 3 UAH studentsthat do a variety of science and engineeringjobs. Starting this fall, we’ll have our first highschool intern from the nationally acclaimed BobJones High School Engineering Academy. I’malso always happy when a customer comes to<strong>STI</strong> for one reason (in this case, to buy a solderstation and a sponge) and we are able to fulfillthat need but also help in ways they hadn’tthought of. This happens fairly regularly in alldirections at <strong>STI</strong>.We’ve added 12 people at <strong>STI</strong> since the beginningof the year and I’d like to tell you about allof them. All are important to us but there aretwo I want to make sure I mention which are theones you are most likely to be dealing with. JulioEstrada has recently joined our world’s besttraining staff. Julio is a very experienced instructorfor IPC, NASA, and fiber optics. He will bebased out of Houston, Texas. Cathy Cross hasjoined our staff in the sales department. Cathybrings a lot of experience in training, assembly,and government contracting. Cathy will be inoutside sales covering Florida as well as southernGeorgia and southern Alabama.Thank you for your support and please let meknow how we can serve you better.You can follow us on Twitter (daveraby) or Facebook(<strong>STI</strong> <strong>Electronics</strong>) to keep up with our latestnews.David E. RabyP.S. If you would like to learn more about theJim Raby <strong>Electronics</strong> Assembly Hall of Fame,please visit http://circuitsassembly.com/cms/news/12923-up-media-group-opens-jim-d-rabyhall-of-fameIf you want to see more information on the satellitethe UAH students are building, visit https://sites.google.com/site/uahshc/projects/cubesatNEWS
3Training NewsBy: Pat Scott<strong>STI</strong> <strong>Electronics</strong>, <strong>Inc</strong>’s Training ServicesDepartment, announces the appointment ofJulio A. Estrada as its newest Instructor for theTX, OK, AR area.Julio brings morethan 15 years ofexperience intraining classesin through-holesoldering, cable,harness andcrimp assembly,f i b e r - o p t i ct e r m i n a t i o n ,p o l y m e r i ca p p l i c a t i o n s ,SMT fabrication and repair, as well aselectrostatic discharge (ESD) avoidance for theDid you know?• <strong>STI</strong> will be offering IPC/WHMA-A-620A SpaceAddendum Hands-On Course December 17-21, 2012.• The IPC/WHMA-A-620B will be publishedshortly followed by the development of the620B CIT and CIS Certification/RecertificationCourses. <strong>STI</strong> is fortunate to be working onthis curriculum development project.• The 2013 Course Schedule will be publishedsoon. The schedule will include training in thefollowing locations:» Alabama» Arizona» California» Florida» Georgia» Illinois» Minnesota» Nevada» New Mexico» New York» Ohio» TexasU.S. government. In total Julio has more than 28years of experience in the aerospace industry.He has trained personnel first on the NHB5300,then on the NASA-STD-8739 WorkmanshipStandards, and now on the IPC J-STD-001E,including the Space Addendum. Julio hasdevoted his entire career to helping othersachieve their goals by becoming proficient in thework they perform for their employers. He hasworked at respected companies including theJohnson Space Center in Houston, Texas andhas experience developing course curriculumsfor premier companies such as NASA.Julio has already instructed many coursesin Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas. So keep<strong>STI</strong> in mind when selecting your local trainingprovider.• <strong>STI</strong> can conduct any IPC class on-site (J-STD-001, IPC-A-610, IPC/WHMA-A-620, IPC-A-600, IPC-77<strong>11</strong>/7721).• <strong>STI</strong> develops customized on-line trainingcourses.As you can see we keep very busy withscheduled classes, customized training coursesand curriculum development. <strong>STI</strong> continues tostrive to provide the highest quality training ata competitive price. For additional informationregarding our course schedule please visit ourwebsite at www.stielectronicsinc.com.In an effort to offer training to our customerscloser to home and reducing travel expenses<strong>STI</strong>’s Training Services Department will also beconducting several IPC classes on the road.We are going to start with several classes inCalifornia which will be held at Hakko located inValencia CA. These courses will be conductedin a traditional classroom environment. This isjust a start. We plan on offering more of thesecourses throughout the US. For details visit ourwebsite at www.stielectronicsinc.com.Regards,Director of Training Services256-705-5528 (Desk)256-527-6758 (Cell)Training ServicesContact Information:Pat scottdirector of training services256-705-5528 [desk]256-527-6758 [cell]pscott@stielectronicsinc.com
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