
Chrys Shea
President of Shea Engineering Services, an SMT/PCB assembly consulting firm; known as the "Queen of Soldering" and a frequent technical speaker and podcast guest.
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Sep 9, 2026
PCB Assembly Mistakes Designers Keep Making: PCB West 2026 Preview
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17:50Zach PetersonHOST
And last but not least, Chris, what are you hoping that folks will take away from the circuits assembly track as well as maybe the broader PCB West event?

Chrys SheaGUEST
I hope they take away a very practical knowledge of how circuits are built and they will understand the consideration, especially designers or supply chain folks will understand why we like to deploy certain constraints and say, don't put this part here, don't put that part there.

Chrys SheaGUEST
But I think the networking is really, really an important aspect because over the last decade, 37 years I've been building circuit boards, I learn more from the people I meet at the conferences than necessarily sitting in that room.

Chrys SheaGUEST
I learn a lot listening to the speaker, but then I can always ask that speaker out in the hallway or ping them on LinkedIn or whatever.

Chrys SheaGUEST
And me, as being part of the retiring demographic of our industry, I think it's very important.
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33:29Zach PetersonHOST
I think most designers, even designers that have, you know, been designing for a long time probably didn't know that there are different types of solder paste and not just like the metal content, right? Or, you know, lead versus no lead, but like there's actually like IPC standardized solder paste types for different applications.
PCB West Preview Episode - What Not to Miss with Chrys Shea and Mike Buetow
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Chrys SheaGUEST
You take a spreadsheet and you wait what's important to you and in your factory and your operation.

Chrys SheaGUEST
And at the end, you come out with the numerical indicator of what's the best paste for the job.
