Certified Professionals

Marko Simicic received the B.Sc. and M.Sc. in electrical engineering and information technology from the University of Zagreb, Croatia, in 2010 and 2012, respectively. He obtained a PhD degree from the department of electrical engineering ESAT, KU Leuven, Belgium in 2018. In 2017 he joined the ESD team in imec, Belgium. His research in ESD includes device characterization and testing, tester development with focus on wafer-level CDM and ESD control with focus on heterogeneous integration. He has contributed to the works published by the ESDA CDM and TLP standards working groups. He has authored or co-authored more than 35 peer-reviewed papers in international journals and conferences.

Credential ID: https://esdcertification.esda.org/en/c/18ed4a93999f4c4987586a16b232a4cf

Credential ID: 2eb5f1e6b56e4189bd5bbb3c59818bd6

Credential ID: f452f432f9d246388c33ad8b3af6d246

Matt Banning is a Senior Quality Engineer at Rockwell Automation in Mayfield Heights, OH.  As part of the corporate Quality Management Systems group, he works to consolidate best practices and drive standardization across the organization. He has developed several enterprise-wide applications to support the quality management system.  Matt has also created the corporate ESD program for Rockwell, as well as, the internal training course for facility level ESD Coordinators. He leverages his role as an ISO 9001 lead auditor and audit program coordinator to ensure that the ESD program is effectively implemented.

Matt is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) and a member of the Project Management Institute (PMI), American Society for Quality (ASQ), and ESDA.

He has a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics from Case Western Reserve University.

Credential ID: https://esdcertification.esda.org/en/c/51c8049432bf446497d18bddd7a5c9f8

Credential ID: 7acb0009e8954b86a614a261d98a51de

Matt Jane is a Quality Engineer at Tesla, Inc. Initially he was working on the Model S and X Drive Unit production quality, where Inverters were a key responsibility. He was appointed ESD Program Manager for the company and is implementing the ESD control plan across the various manufacturing and service sites.

With the ESDA TR53 and Professional Program Manager certifications acquired, Matt is now looking to get more involved in the ESD community specifically the areas of manufacturing and automotive applications.

Prior to joining Tesla, Matt graduated from RMIT University with a Bachelor of Engineering (Electronics & Communications) (Honors) and Bachelor of Computer Science.

Outside of work Matt likes to snow ski, hang out with friends, listen to music, watch TV and travel.