NARTE Certification

What does “certification” mean to you? What is the value of becoming “certified”? The answer to this question has to include an answer to another question, “what is being certified?”.

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2010 Certification Exam Notice

The ESD Association is offering certification exams in conjunction with our Annual Symposium, on Friday, October 8, 2010.

8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Device Design Certification Exam
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Program Manager Certification Exam
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. iNARTE Certification Exam - For information regarding this exam visit iNARTE at www.narte.org/h/esd.asp

PLEASE NOTE: To take the Device Design Certification Exam or the Program Manager Certification Exam an official registration filing fee of $50.00 and a registration form must be completed and submitted to ESDA Headquarters. You must have taken all of the required courses (unless you qualify for the iNARTE certified exemption) and have your eligibility verified by the ESDA. There will also be an exam fee of $60 and must be paid on-site or prior to the exam date.

The Certified Professional Exams were held on Friday, September 4 at the 2009 EOS/ESD Symposium in Anaheim, CA.

The following individuals earned ESD Program Manager Professional Certification in 2009:

Ghassan Al-Assali, Celestica
Christopher Almeras, Denso Manufacturing Tennessee
James Cramb, SIMCO Electronics
Timothy Jeffries, Harris
Paul Keep, SIMCO Electronics
Andrew Kopanski, MIT Lincoln Laboratory
Canon Laverty, Numonyx
Ronnie Millsaps, Jabil, Inc.
Gerald Nicoletti, Raytheon
Tim Peterson, Cameron Health
Douglas Rogers, Harris
Eric Williams, Reia Ltd.

The following individuals earned ESD Device Design Professional Certification in 2009:

Charles Meyerson, Medtronic, Inc.

Matt Banning Rockwell Automation 08

John Clack Trek, Inc. 07

Minh Do   Jet Propulsion Laboratory 08

William Foster  United Space Alliance 08

Timothy Fox Delphi E&S 07

Dave Girard   Honeywell 08

David Hattz   B&W Pantex 08

Timothy Jackson  STMicroelectronics 08

Michelle Lam  IBM 08

Christopher Lemke Trek, Inc.  07

Daniel Mitchell Trane 07

Roger Peirce  Simco 08

Elwin Rego Trek, Inc. 07

Bill Reynolds IBM 07

Michael Scott  DRS Optronics 08

Ron Slaby Trek, Inc. 07

Thomas Smith  Rockwell Collins 08

Keith Sullivan United Space Alliance 07

Patsawat Tachamaneekorn Seagate Technology 07

Kep Pen Yan Infineon Technologies 07

Kevin Duncan  Seagate Technology 05

Dale Fuller  Seagate Technology 06

Brad Klepsa  Advanced Telemetry Systems 06

Marcus Koh   Everfeed Technology Private Limited 06

Jim Krzmarzick   NASA’s Johnson Space Center (JSC) 06

Keith Smith  Honeywell 06

Luis Velazquez  Curtis Instruments 06

Tom Larson Trek, Inc. 05

Doug Miller  BWXT Pantex 05

Carl Newberg  MicroStat Laboratories/River’s Edge Technical Service 05

Robert Perry  Seagate Technology 05

Timothy Prass  Raytheon 05

Jeff Salisbury Flextronics 05

Michael Vickers  Sandia National Labs 08

The following individuals earned Device Design Professional Certification in previous years.

Rosario Consiglio Impulse Semiconductor, Inc. 07

Denis Galipeau ON Semiconductor 07

GENERAL RULES

• There are four sections
• Each section is 1 ¾ hours in length
• There will be a ½ hour break between sessions and a one-hour lunch
• Personal comfort breaks during the exam will be allowed to only one person at a time.
• Once the section is closed it cannot be reopened.
• No talking or collaboration is allowed.
• Fees must be paid before the exam can be taken.
• NARTE certified individuals must show current membership in order to gain entrance to the examination.

      ESDA does not loan reference materials for the exam