Stephen Chavez is principal technical product marketing manager with Siemens, but he’s best known for his three decades as a printed circuit designer and instructor. He’s a regular contributor to various industry publications and host of the Printed Circuit Podcast. He also coauthored and teaches the PCEA Training Certified Printed Circuit Designer curriculum, and is chairman of PCEA.

He talks about some of the issues designers are running into, his upcoming presentations at PCB West, and the design-related programs at the college level, where he has been teaching of late.