Certified Professionals

Credential ID: 94874cb71f754300be2eb3fa57f961d4

Dang "Bill" Tran is a multidisciplinary professional serving as the Safety and Mission Assurance (S&MA) Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) Subject Matter Expert at NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC) since 2024. In this critical role, he is responsible for protecting mission-critical aerospace systems through audit-driven compliance, failure analysis, and risk mitigation.

As an iNARTE Certified ESD Aerospace and Defense Engineer, Bill leads the ESD assessment and certification of JSC and contractor facilities that handle space flight hardware and critical ground support equipment. His technical responsibilities also include the meticulous testing of all wires and cables for JSC-manufactured hardware, ensuring the highest standards of reliability and safety are met.

Bill brings a unique, systems-level approach to technical challenges, drawing on a strong background in international business and economics. This diverse expertise allows him to bridge the gap between data-driven decision-making and on-the-ground implementation. As an active member of the NASA Workmanship Technical Committees, he collaborates with engineering teams to develop and enforce programmatic assurance standards essential for mission success.

Credential ID: 27544fdedf5941bf9b673507e00bd8ae

Credential ID: fbc48c9699bc4e79890ccb9405f3fb6a

Works in Micron as a Senior Member of the Technical Staff (SMTS) under Micron Global Quality. The owner of ESD Standards and Program currently chairs the ESD Steering of Micron. He has led Micron into becoming a certified ANSI/ESD S2020 company on all of its entire global Backend Manufacturing sites and develops ESD control program for sensitive memory products.
He has worked with several MNCs and OSATs as Failure Analysis and Reliability manager with the side role as the ESD Champion working on diagnostics , audit and problem solving in ESD for the last 31 years.