Sunstone Circuits, the PCB prototype solutions provider, has appointed Derek Morrison as its Media Marketing Manager. In this position, he will play a critical role in the advertising, branding and public relations programs for the company.

Morrison brings 10 years of diverse marketing experience to Sunstone's in-house marketing team. He previously served as an Account Director at MagnumWerks Advertising where he oversaw the advertising, branding and public relations efforts for numerous national clients. Prior to his more than three-year tenure at MagnumWerks, Morrison was in charge of advertising sales and media relations for well-known national brands in his role as a Senior Account Manager at Clear Channel Communications.

"Derek brings the perfect combination of media relations, advertising and branding experience, as well as strong strategic planning and marketing integration skills to Sunstone's growing internal marketing team," said Diane Economaki, Director of Marketing for Sunstone Circuits. "As we continue to rapidly innovate and enhance our ‘extreme' customer service model, Derek's role will be critical in keeping our customers informed of the latest innovations from Sunstone."

Morrison's duties will include the strategic planning and execution of a wide range of media and marketing activities such as media buying, media relations, industry conference participation and the development of key external communication materials.

"I'm thrilled to be on board with an established, industry leader like Sunstone Circuits," said Morrison. "The majority of my prior professional experience was focused on client services at the highest level of satisfaction, which is why Sunstone's commitment to extreme excellence in customer service made the company a natural fit for my next career move."

Morrison will take over Sunstone's public relations program from Portland, Oregon-based LANE PR, an independently held public relations agency dedicated to driving business success for clients. Sunstone Circuits and LANE PR have been partners since 2006.

"LANE PR played a critical role in building Sunstone's media relations program from scratch through ‘extreme' public relations services," said Sunstone Circuits President and CEO, Terry Heilman. "We are grateful for the significant increase in awareness Sunstone has experienced during the past few years due to the world class efforts of LANE PR and now we are very excited to significantly grow this effort, through our expanding in-house marketing team."

About Sunstone Circuits

Sunstone Circuits® pioneered the online ordering of PCBs and is the leading PCB solutions provider with more than 35 years of experience in delivering quality engineering software along with quick and on-time PCBs for the electronic design industry. Sunstone Circuits is dedicated to improving the PCB prototyping process from quote to delivery (Q2D®) and provides "live" customer support every day of the year (24/7/365). For more information, visit www.Sunstone.com.