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December, 2014 PeoPle in the news Chris Guest Named Juki RSM of 2014


Morrisville, NC — Juki Automation Systems (JAS), Inc., provider of automat- ed assembly products and systems and part of Juki Automation Systems Cor- poration, named Chris Guest Regional Sales Manager of the Year 2014. JAS, Inc. CEO Bob Black presented the award to Guest at the recent awards ban- quet held during the Juki Americas National Sales meeting that took place Oct. 16-18, 2014 at Juki’s facility in Morrisville, NC. Guest is Juki’s Central- Southeast Regional Sales Manager. He joined the company in 2012 with a proven track record as a sales professional over the last 16 years. He attend- ed the University of Texas and graduated with honors in the field of business. Web: www.jukiamericas.com.


Libra Industries Recognizes Expand and Maintain your Knowledge Base


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Long-Time Hand Soldering Technician Mentor, OH — Long-time expert hand-soldering technician Margie McDonald has been honored by Libra Industries. In recognition of her 15-year anniver- sary, Libra Industries’ CEO Rod Howell presented McDonald with a reserved parking spot of her choice. “I have enjoyed working for Libra Industries over the years for several reasons: the people here are great to work with, the ver- satility of being able to learn and work in different areas of the company, and the willingness of the company to work with me as my family needs/require- ments have changed throughout the years,” explained McDonald, who joined Libra Industries as an SMT Line Technician in 1999. She transitioned to the role of Hand Solder and Repair Technician in 2007. In this role, McDonald re- pairs defective surfaces and components, utilizing her considerable knowledge of electronic repair techniques. Web: www.libraind.com


John Nelson joins Koh Young America


as Applications Manager Chandler, AZ — John Nelson, an SPI and AOI specialist with nearly 15 years of experience in machine vision inspection, has joined Koh Young America as an Applications Manager. As an AOI expert, he will be focusing on AOI evaluation and pre-sales activities for Koh Young. John will report to Juan Arango, but will work closely with other engineers. Most recently, John was a Senior Subject Mat- ter Expert for Kimball Electronics in Jasper, Indiana, serving there since 2011. While there, he supported AOI, SPI, and Laser Marking programming, software, and equipment development. Prior to that, John worked as a Process Engineer for Flextronics in Plano, Texas where he developed manufacturing techniques, specialized training requirements, and process capabilities utilizing specifica- tions from customers and design engineering. He also worked for Agilent tech- nologies in Texas. Web: www.kohyoung.com


Sikama Names Lori Rafferty Wathne


New Corporate Secretary Santa Barbara, CA — Sikama International, Inc. has named Lori Rafferty Wathne as Corporate Secretary. In her new role, Lori will be responsible for Corporate Business and Social Media. She had been acting in the capacity of Graphic Designer and Photographer. As a member of the founder’s and pres- ident’s family Lori is a welcome addition to the Corporate Board. Lori holds a double degree in Zoology and Environmental Studies from University of Cali- fornia Santa Barbara.Sikama is a family-owned corporation that has built an indelible reputation as a premier supplier of oven and hotplate technology for both PCB assembly and semiconductor fabrication with a product line that is entirely made in USA. Web: www.sikama.com


Bill Miller Appointed as Exec VP of


Sales and Product Development North Andover, MA —L-com Global Connectivity, a designer and manufactur- er of wired and wireless connectivity products, has hired Bill Miller as Exec- utive Vice President of Sales and Product Development. In his new role, Miller will be responsible for L-com’s global sales, customer service, product manage- ment and engineering organizations. He will be reporting directly to L-com’s President and CEO, Jon Jensen. With over 25 years in global sales, market- ing, and product management roles, Miller brings strong process orientation, solutions selling and goal deployment experience to L-com. Most recently he was employed at Nexans as their VP of Sales & Marketing, where he focused on business complexity reduction and end user demand through distribution networks. Bill will be based at L-com’s Boca Raton, Florida location. Web: www.l-com.com


Ken Parker Joins Speedline


Franklin, MA — Speedline Technologies, Inc., has appointed Ken Parker to the company’s Customer Support Group as a Technical Support Specialist. Ken previously worked for Speedline from 1999 to 2014 in various Engineer- ing and Manufacturing Engineering roles. More recently, Ken was the Manu- facturing Engineer for the Dispenser product line. Prior to his role with the Dispensers, Ken served as Manufacturing Engineer for the Accela product line. Ken earned his BS in Electronic Engineering Technology (BSEET) from the New England Institute of Technology. As a U.S. Navy veteran, Ken is a Navy Chief with nearly 30 years of service, and has completed multiple de- ployments since 9/11. Web: www.speedlinetech.com.


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