UP Media Group Inc. (UPMG) has announced the promotion of Andy Shaughnessy to the position of editor of Printed Circuit Design & Manufacture, the premier trade magazine serving the printed circuit board (PCB) design and manufacture markets. Shaughnessy will take the magazine's helm on July 16, the same day that current PCD&M Editor-in-Chief Mike Buetow will replace Lisa Hamburg Bastin as editor-in-chief of UPMG's Circuits Assembly magazine. Hamburg Bastin has resigned to take a position outside the electronics assembly industry.

Shaughnessy, who is currently Conference Chair for the PCB Design Conferences in addition to being associate editor of PCD&M, joined the magazine (then known as Printed Circuit Design) in 1999 as assistant editor. He has been writing and editing for daily newspapers and trade magazines since 1992, including serving as a crime reporter for a metro Atlanta daily newspaper prior to joining Printed Circuit Design. In addition to PCD&M, Shaughnessy's articles have been published in PC FAB, Circuits Assembly and EE Times.

"I am very excited about the opportunity to serve as editor of Printed Circuit Design & Manufacture. My main goal will be to continue providing the most up-to-date technical information to PCB designers, design engineers and fabricators," said Shaughnessy, who will work closely with UPMG Publisher Pete Waddell to ensure that PCD&M continues to capitalize on an improving electronics design and manufacture landscape.

"Fortunately, Mike Buetow is leaving PCD&M in great shape. With his background and knowledge of PCB assembly issues, Mike is the perfect choice for editor of Circuits Assembly. I look forward to working with Mike in the future," stated Shaughnessy.

"I have every confidence in Mike and Andy," said UPMG Publisher Pete Waddell. "They have both proven very skillful at taking the pulse of the markets we serve, not only reporting on these markets, but providing a leadership role as well. Our culture at UP Media Group has always been to promote from within when the situation presents itself and seems logical. With Mike replacing Lisa as editor-in-chief of Circuits Assembly and Andy being promoted to editor at PCD&M, we're putting that internal policy to the best use."

Buetow has more than 13 years of experience in the electronics industry, including six years at electronics trade association IPC and editorial positions at SMT Magazine. Hamburg Bastin led Circuits Assembly for over six years as editor-in-chief. She leaves to become editor of the National Maritime Center's publications branch. The Arlington, VA-based NMC is a Coast Guard Headquarters field unit established to promote marine safety, environmental protection and security.

About Printed Circuit Design & Manufacture

Printed Circuit Design & Manufacture is the premier trade magazine for electronics interconnect professionals, exclusively serving the PCB design and manufacture markets. PCD&M provides printed circuit board engineers, designers, managers, manufacturers and their suppliers with the latest technologies, techniques, processes and market conditions relating to the design and manufacture of PCBs, PDLs, MCMs and other high-density interconnects. PCD&M is free to qualifying PCB industry professionals. Visit www.pcdandm.com for more information.

About UP Media Group Inc.

Headquartered in Atlanta, GA, UP Media Group (UPMG) is a privately held company that specializes in magazine publishing and trade show and conference production. UPMG currently publishes two high-tech magazines, Printed Circuit Design & Manufacture (www.pcdandm.com) and Circuits Assembly (www.circuitsassembly.com), and one high-tech e-mail newsletter, PCB UPdate (www.pcbupdate.com). In addition, UPMG produces two annual conferences and trade shows for the printed circuit board design and manufacture industry—PCB Design Conference West (www.pcbwest.com) in the Silicon Valley area, and PCB Design Conference East (www.pcbeast.com) in the New England area. UPMG also hosts the PCB Design Conference Road Series (www.pcbshows.com) of courses in cities throughout the U.S.