PCEA Training today named respected industry veteran Paul Fleming technical director, PCB design.

Fleming has a long and storied career in printed circuit design both as a designer and with various ECAD companies. He has design experience with various blue-chip OEMs and running a service bureau. He also spent time as a software QA engineer and applications engineer with Siemens/Mentor, Cadence and Intergraph. Fleming is a former chapter president of the Designer’s Council and a master instructor in the IPC CID program.

Fleming will oversee the printed circuit board technical programs for PCEA Training. He will be responsible for coordinating updates to the Certified Printed Circuit Engineering curriculum, including adding targeted modules. He will also be staff liaison to the Conference task group responsible for the technical programs for PCB East, PCB West and PCB Detroit.

“The success of the PCEA programs dictated the addition of subject matter experts, and we have a great one in Paul,” said Mike Buetow, president, PCEA. “He is well regarded by peers as being knowledgeable, pragmatic and easy to work with. We think Paul will make an outstanding addition to the PCEA team and contribute immediately to our mission of enhancing the careers of professional PCB designers and engineers.”

About Printed Circuit Engineering Association, Inc.®

Printed Circuit Engineering Association (PCEA)® (pcea.net) is a nonprofit association that promotes printed circuit engineering as a profession and encourages, facilitates, and promotes the exchange of information and integration of new design concepts through communications, seminars, workshops, and professional certification through a network of local and regional PCEA-affiliated groups. PCEA serves the global PCB community through print, digital and online products, as well as live and virtual events. PCEA publishes PRINTED CIRCUIT DESIGN & FAB (pcdandf.com) and CIRCUITS ASSEMBLY (circuitsassembly.com), as well as the PCB UPdate (pcbupdate.com) e-newsletter. PCEA also produces the PRINTED CIRCUIT UNIVERSITY (printedcircuituniversity.com) online training platform, and trade shows and conferences, including PCB East (pcbeast.com), PCB West (pcbwest.com), PCB2Day workshop series, and PCEA Training (pceatraining.net), the industry leading training and certification program.