ASIA Certification Online Event - ESD Control Program Auditor Certification featuring ANSI/ESD S20.20 Seminar

Cost 680 USD

Certification online $250

EOS/ESD Association’s ESD Control Program Auditor certification provides an understanding of the ANSI/ESD S20.20-2021 standard and how its requirements provide a framework to control the risks of electrostatic discharge (ESD) within an organization. The certification teaches the knowledge and skills needed to successfully integrate ESD Control Program audits within an organization’s quality management system internal audit program. Resources, such as; checklists, training slides, and guidance documents will be made available to attendees.

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion of this training, individuals will be able to:

• Understand electrostatic discharge (ESD) control program definitions, concepts, and guidelines
• Understand fundamentals of electrical theory & electrostatics and the applicability to an ESD Control Program
• Understand the purpose and requirements of ANSI/ESD 20.20-2021
• Successfully apply knowledge and skills gained to audit an organization’s ESD Control program

Who Should Attend?

• Individuals requiring a working knowledge and understanding of ANSI/ESD S20.20-2021
• Quality Professionals/Engineers/Consultants
• Supply Chain Professionals
• Internal Auditors

Prerequisites:

• Individuals should review ANSI/ESD S20.20-2021 prior to beginning the course and keep it readily available for quick reference during the course. ANSI/ESD S20.20-2021 is available here.

Agenda July 14, 2026

Agenda July 15, 2026

Biographies:

Brennan R. Pimpinella

Brennan Pimpinella is a Manager at EOS/ESD Association, Inc, where he maintains strong relationships with clients and leads the development and growth of the Association and EOS/ESD Services, LLC. Brennan is a Certified Process Assessment Engineer and Compliance Verification Technician to TR53, which provides compliance process troubleshooting and verification test procedures and troubleshooting guidance for ESD protective equipment and materials. Brennan is also a Certified ESD Program Associate and a Certified ESD Control Program Auditor. Brennan’s expertise helps with Onsite Consulting and Testing Services for compliance verification, verification of ESD controls, and materials testing.

John T. Kinnear, Jr. (Auditor, Technical Reviewer)

John graduated from University of Buffalo with a BS in Electrical Engineer and a Masters in Electrical Engineering from Syracuse University. John was hired by IBM where he worked for 46 years. As part of his role, John was the Subject Matter Expert in ESD control for IBM. This included developing and implementing ESD control processes at all the IBM manufacturing sites as well as assessing IBM’s suppliers for ESD control. The processes included wafer fab to large servers with all the processes required in between.

John has been a part of the ESD Association for over 30 years. He is currently chair of Working Group 20 which is responsible for ANSI/ESD S20.20, Development of an Electrostatic Discharge Control Program. John is also a member of various other standards working groups. He is also a founding member of the Technical Advisory Support Committee (TAS) which oversees all the ESD Association standards.

John is the chair of the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) Technical Committee 101 on electrostatics. John is also the project leader for IEC 61340-5-1 – Electrostatic Discharge Control Program. Before becoming the chair, John was the chief delegate for the United States.

Carl Newberg

Carl Newberg is the manager of the Applications Engineering Team at Simco-Ion Technology, an ITW Company. Simco-Ion develops ionization solutions for high-technology semiconductor, electronics, and life science manufacturing. He has a B.S. degree in Metallurgical Engineering, an M.S. Degree in Materials Science, and a professional engineer’s license (Met. Eng.). He was among the first to test and receive certification from the ESDA as a Certified ESD Program Manager. He held positions as the ESD Program Manager for Western Digital Corporation and has been actively involved in the corporate ESD and contamination control programs at Seagate Technology and IBM Corporation. Carl has been a member of the ESD Association since 1995, actively participating as a board member, on many other major committees, and as a tutorial instructor. He currently is the ESD Association working group chairman of WG3 (Ionization) and WG28 (Electrostatic Attraction). He is co-author of "Contamination and ESD Control in High Technology Manufacturing", a book published by John Wiley &; Sons.