SAN JOSE, CA ― July 2019 ― Naprotek, Inc., a provider of electronic manufacturing services, today announced that it will participate in the San José Youth Job Shadow Week.

The company supports the City of San José on a regular basis and has cultivated a strong relationship with the city.

The office of San José Councilmember Lan Diep is organizing a job shadow week from July 15-19, 2019, giving high school and college students the opportunity to explore potential careers in Santa Clara County. The city is partnering with The LGBTQ Youth Space, giving young LGBT adults the opportunity to see themselves in the employment spaces of their community.

“Naprotek Inc. has partnered with the City of San Jose’s Work2Future and STRIVE program for the past four years in support of the city’s employment and training initiative for adults, college and high school students,” stated Armando Aguilar, Naprotek’s Human Resource Manager. “We continue to seek opportunities to fulfill our civic duty to the San Jose communities and this year we have partnered with the city to participate in The LGBTQ Youth Space – Youth Job Shadow Week program. Naprotek is excited to have the opportunity to host our candidate, and hopefully spark interest and the possibility of pursuing a career in the various areas in the exciting world of Electronic Manufacturing Services (EMS).”

A number of participants indicated that they would like to go into engineering, programming and coding, and Naprotek will give them the opportunity to shadow its staff to learn about these careers firsthand.

Naprotek is certified to AS9100D, ISO 13485:2016, ISO 9001:2015, IPC-A-610, IPC-J-STD-001, IPC-7711/7721 and ITAR registered. The company sets the standard for high-quality prototypes and Made-in-America production. Naprotek specializes in mission critical products, and its processes and systems are focused on delivering award-winning quality. For more information, visit www.naprotek.com.

About Naprotek Inc.

Founded in 1995 by entrepreneur Najat El-Ayi Badriyeh, Naprotek has provided electronic manufacturing services to startups and OEMs in Silicon Valley and throughout the US. Naprotek evolved from a consigned-assembly business to a full-suite service provider for printed circuit assemblies and box-build. Naprotek’s track record continues to benchmark quality, service and cost-effective solutions for its customers. The company has a strong footprint in the military and aerospace markets with its AS 9100 Certification, as well as the medical market with its ISO 13485 Certification. For more information about Naprotek, visit www.naprotek.com.

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