Saturday, September 13
ESD Compliance Verification Technician to TR53® - Day 1

Charles McClain

Andy Nold
Andy Nold is a Quality Engineer and Commodity Engineer at Teradyne near Chicago, IL. He is the Factory ESD subject matter expert and performs the company’s internal ESD audits. He has worked for Teradyne since 2011. Prior to Teradyne, Andy worked for the FAA, a small aerospace company, and the US Navy. Andy graduated from the University of Wisconsin with a bachelor’s degree in Applied Math, Engineering and Physics and a master’s in Engineering Mechanics. Outside of work, Andy likes to spend time with his wife and kids.
ESD Compliance Verification Technician to TR53® - Day 1
Sunday, September 14
ESD Compliance Verification Technician to TR53® - Day 2

Charles McClain

Andy Nold
Andy Nold is a Quality Engineer and Commodity Engineer at Teradyne near Chicago, IL. He is the Factory ESD subject matter expert and performs the company’s internal ESD audits. He has worked for Teradyne since 2011. Prior to Teradyne, Andy worked for the FAA, a small aerospace company, and the US Navy. Andy graduated from the University of Wisconsin with a bachelor’s degree in Applied Math, Engineering and Physics and a master’s in Engineering Mechanics. Outside of work, Andy likes to spend time with his wife and kids.
ESD Compliance Verification Technician to TR53® - Day 2
Monday, September 15
ESD COMPLIANCE VERIFICATION TECHNICIAN TO TR53® - Exam

Charles McClain

Andy Nold
Andy Nold is a Quality Engineer and Commodity Engineer at Teradyne near Chicago, IL. He is the Factory ESD subject matter expert and performs the company’s internal ESD audits. He has worked for Teradyne since 2011. Prior to Teradyne, Andy worked for the FAA, a small aerospace company, and the US Navy. Andy graduated from the University of Wisconsin with a bachelor’s degree in Applied Math, Engineering and Physics and a master’s in Engineering Mechanics. Outside of work, Andy likes to spend time with his wife and kids.
ESD COMPLIANCE VERIFICATION TECHNICIAN TO TR53® - Exam
Thursday, September 18
ESD Process Assessment Engineer Certification (PAE) - Day 1

Reinhold Gaertner
Reinhold Gärtner received his diploma in physics from the Technical University of Munich in 1987. Then he joined the Federal Armed Forces University Munich, where he was working on measurement techniques for ESD protective packaging materials. After working as an independent ESD consultant, he joined Siemens Semiconductors in 1996, which is now Infineon Technologies. As Distinguished Engineer for ESD protection, he is responsible for all problems regarding external ESD protection at Infineon worldwide and also for problems in customer production, as well as for ESD device testing for qualification. Since 1989, he has lectured on static control, and since 1991, he has been an active member of the German ESD Association, where he has been acting as vice president for the last couple of years. Since 1995, he has worked in the ESD standardization of IEC TC101 Electrostatics, where he is currently convenor of the working group “Protection of electronic devices against static electricity”. In 2009, he received the outstanding contribution award of the ESDA, and between 2011 and 2019, he was part of the ESDA board of directors.

Wolfgang Stadler
ESD Process Assessment Engineer Certification (PAE) - Day 1
Friday, September 19
ESD Process Assessment Engineer Certification (PAE) - Day 2

Reinhold Gaertner
Reinhold Gärtner received his diploma in physics from the Technical University of Munich in 1987. Then he joined the Federal Armed Forces University Munich, where he was working on measurement techniques for ESD protective packaging materials. After working as an independent ESD consultant, he joined Siemens Semiconductors in 1996, which is now Infineon Technologies. As Distinguished Engineer for ESD protection, he is responsible for all problems regarding external ESD protection at Infineon worldwide and also for problems in customer production, as well as for ESD device testing for qualification. Since 1989, he has lectured on static control, and since 1991, he has been an active member of the German ESD Association, where he has been acting as vice president for the last couple of years. Since 1995, he has worked in the ESD standardization of IEC TC101 Electrostatics, where he is currently convenor of the working group “Protection of electronic devices against static electricity”. In 2009, he received the outstanding contribution award of the ESDA, and between 2011 and 2019, he was part of the ESDA board of directors.

Wolfgang Stadler
ESD Process Assessment Engineer Certification (PAE) - Day 2
Saturday, September 20
ESD Process Assessment Engineer Certification (PAE) - Day 3

Reinhold Gaertner
Reinhold Gärtner received his diploma in physics from the Technical University of Munich in 1987. Then he joined the Federal Armed Forces University Munich, where he was working on measurement techniques for ESD protective packaging materials. After working as an independent ESD consultant, he joined Siemens Semiconductors in 1996, which is now Infineon Technologies. As Distinguished Engineer for ESD protection, he is responsible for all problems regarding external ESD protection at Infineon worldwide and also for problems in customer production, as well as for ESD device testing for qualification. Since 1989, he has lectured on static control, and since 1991, he has been an active member of the German ESD Association, where he has been acting as vice president for the last couple of years. Since 1995, he has worked in the ESD standardization of IEC TC101 Electrostatics, where he is currently convenor of the working group “Protection of electronic devices against static electricity”. In 2009, he received the outstanding contribution award of the ESDA, and between 2011 and 2019, he was part of the ESDA board of directors.

Wolfgang Stadler
ESD Process Assessment Engineer Certification (PAE) - Day 3
Sunday, September 21
ESD Process Assessment Engineer Certification (PAE) - Day 4

Reinhold Gaertner
Reinhold Gärtner received his diploma in physics from the Technical University of Munich in 1987. Then he joined the Federal Armed Forces University Munich, where he was working on measurement techniques for ESD protective packaging materials. After working as an independent ESD consultant, he joined Siemens Semiconductors in 1996, which is now Infineon Technologies. As Distinguished Engineer for ESD protection, he is responsible for all problems regarding external ESD protection at Infineon worldwide and also for problems in customer production, as well as for ESD device testing for qualification. Since 1989, he has lectured on static control, and since 1991, he has been an active member of the German ESD Association, where he has been acting as vice president for the last couple of years. Since 1995, he has worked in the ESD standardization of IEC TC101 Electrostatics, where he is currently convenor of the working group “Protection of electronic devices against static electricity”. In 2009, he received the outstanding contribution award of the ESDA, and between 2011 and 2019, he was part of the ESDA board of directors.
