Agenda

John Kinnear is an IBM senior engineer specializing in process & system technology, and facility certification in accordance with ANSI/ESD S20.20. He has a BS degree from University of Buffalo and a MS degree from Syracuse University. John is well known globally for his technical contributions to national and international standards. He has been the IBM ESD site coordinator for the Poughkeepsie site since 1989. He is past chairman of the IBM inter-divisional technical liaison committee for ESD protection and is an important member of his company’s committee to develop and implement the ESD corporate program for IBM. John has coordinated the testing of large mainframes for compliance to EMC, safety, environmental, shipping, and volatile organic emission standards. He has also been the lead engineer on testing large mainframe systems to EMC emissions and immunity standards for FCC, CE Mark, VCCI, and other national requirements. As a member of EOS/ESD Association, Inc., since 1990, John has served in several standards development committees as well as association management positions. John is the appointed technical adviser to the United States National Committee/IEC technical committee 101, where he represents the United States to the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC). In this position he assisted in the evolution of international ESD standards and supports international adoption of ANSI/ESD S20.20. As chair of the ESDA’s facility certification (ANSI/ESD S20.20) development program, John played major roles in the program’s development and industry launch. In particular, John coordinated the initial development of lead assessor training, ISO registrar certification, and witness audits. John has served in every EOS/ESD Association, Inc. officer’s position, including vice president, senior vice president, and president. He is the past chairman of the EOS/ESD Symposium technical program committee and past general chairman of the 2004 EOS/ESD Symposium. For his contributions to EOS/ESD Association, Inc., John was presented with the outstanding contribution award in September 2006.

David E. Swenson retired in 2003 after 35 years of service from 3M. While at 3M he had responsibility for new packaging material development and application, training of 3M personnel worldwide and providing application assistance to users of static control products globally with particular emphasis on Asia Pacific and Japan. Dave and his wife Geri established a new company, Affinity Static Control Consulting, L.L.C .in 2003. Dave has been a member of the ESD Association since 1984 and has served in many capacities, including 1997 Symposium General Chair and president of the Association in 1998 and 1999 and again in 2008 and 2009. He was re-elected to the Board of Directors for a 5th term from 2014 to 2016 and is currently appointed to the Board to assist with technical inquiries. Dave was presented with the highest award of the ESD Association, the “Outstanding Contributions Award” in 2002, the Standards Committee “Joel P. Weidendorf Memorial Award” in 2004, the Association “Edward G. Weggeland” Memorial Award in 2014 and the Symposium Committee’s, David Barber, Sr. Memorial award in 2018. He is a member of the Standards Committee, serving several Working Groups and the ANSI/ESD S20.20 Standard Task Team. Dave also serves as Treasurer and Information Liaison of the Texas Chapter of the ESD Association; he is a member of the Electrostatic Society of America, IMAPS, the UK Institute of Physics and is a US Expert to IEC TC101, Electrostatics.

John Kinnear is an IBM senior engineer specializing in process & system technology, and facility certification in accordance with ANSI/ESD S20.20. He has a BS degree from University of Buffalo and a MS degree from Syracuse University. John is well known globally for his technical contributions to national and international standards. He has been the IBM ESD site coordinator for the Poughkeepsie site since 1989. He is past chairman of the IBM inter-divisional technical liaison committee for ESD protection and is an important member of his company’s committee to develop and implement the ESD corporate program for IBM. John has coordinated the testing of large mainframes for compliance to EMC, safety, environmental, shipping, and volatile organic emission standards. He has also been the lead engineer on testing large mainframe systems to EMC emissions and immunity standards for FCC, CE Mark, VCCI, and other national requirements. As a member of EOS/ESD Association, Inc., since 1990, John has served in several standards development committees as well as association management positions. John is the appointed technical adviser to the United States National Committee/IEC technical committee 101, where he represents the United States to the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC). In this position he assisted in the evolution of international ESD standards and supports international adoption of ANSI/ESD S20.20. As chair of the ESDA’s facility certification (ANSI/ESD S20.20) development program, John played major roles in the program’s development and industry launch. In particular, John coordinated the initial development of lead assessor training, ISO registrar certification, and witness audits. John has served in every EOS/ESD Association, Inc. officer’s position, including vice president, senior vice president, and president. He is the past chairman of the EOS/ESD Symposium technical program committee and past general chairman of the 2004 EOS/ESD Symposium. For his contributions to EOS/ESD Association, Inc., John was presented with the outstanding contribution award in September 2006.

David E. Swenson retired in 2003 after 35 years of service from 3M. While at 3M he had responsibility for new packaging material development and application, training of 3M personnel worldwide and providing application assistance to users of static control products globally with particular emphasis on Asia Pacific and Japan. Dave and his wife Geri established a new company, Affinity Static Control Consulting, L.L.C .in 2003. Dave has been a member of the ESD Association since 1984 and has served in many capacities, including 1997 Symposium General Chair and president of the Association in 1998 and 1999 and again in 2008 and 2009. He was re-elected to the Board of Directors for a 5th term from 2014 to 2016 and is currently appointed to the Board to assist with technical inquiries. Dave was presented with the highest award of the ESD Association, the “Outstanding Contributions Award” in 2002, the Standards Committee “Joel P. Weidendorf Memorial Award” in 2004, the Association “Edward G. Weggeland” Memorial Award in 2014 and the Symposium Committee’s, David Barber, Sr. Memorial award in 2018. He is a member of the Standards Committee, serving several Working Groups and the ANSI/ESD S20.20 Standard Task Team. Dave also serves as Treasurer and Information Liaison of the Texas Chapter of the ESD Association; he is a member of the Electrostatic Society of America, IMAPS, the UK Institute of Physics and is a US Expert to IEC TC101, Electrostatics.