EI’s President and CEO, Pratish Patel, has earned IPC Trainer Certification

Electronic Interconnect’s President and CEO, Pratish Patel, has earned IPC Trainer Certification, and is authorized by IPC to conduct IPC‐A‐600 Application Specialist Training, per the globally‐recognized IPC standard for the acceptability of printed circuit boards. The training and certification program is built on a train‐the‐trainer model. Companies involved in fabrication, assembly, or original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) enroll a representative in a twenty‐hour training course at any IPC Licensed IPC‐A‐600 Certification Center. The training program provides a detailed review of the IPC‐A‐600 criteria and concludes with a qualifying examination. Those who pass the exam are recognized as "IPC‐A‐600 Certified IPC Trainers" and receive instructional materials to use in "Application Specialist" training.
The IPC‐A‐600 Training and Certification Program helps all segments of the electronics interconnection industry improve their understanding of printed board quality issues, greatly enhances communication between PCB manufacturers, their suppliers and their customers and provides a valuable portable credential to industry professionals as well as recognition for their companies. Patel founded EI, a professional printed circuit board designer and manufacturer, in 1985. He has served as Technical Director of the Great Lakes Chapter of the Surface Mount Technology Association (SMTA), directing the chapter’s technical programs. EI serves design engineers and contract assemblers, providing all types of PCBs from single‐sided to complex multilayer boards and Surface Mount (SMT) boards from prototype through production.