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Meeting Notice
The Southeastern Michigan IEEE EMC Society presents
"Professional Certification for EMC Practitioners"
Presented by: Russell Carstensen
Date: Monday September 30, 2002
Refreshments: 5:30 PM
Meeting Location: EST Testing Solutions
(Formerly Defiance Testing and Engineering) www.est-usa.com
47523 Clipper Street Plymouth, MI 48170 USA Phone: +1 734 455 6352 Click
here for a Map to EST Testing Solutions
This is a FREE event. Snacks
and refreshments will be provided at 5:30 PM. Presentation at 6:00 PM.
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Presentation information:
Mr. Carstensen will discuss the origins of the National Association
of Radio and Telecommunications Engineers (NARTE) EMC program. He will also
cover the certification process as it applies to EMC engineer and technician
certifications, drafting the required 10 questions and strategies for taking
the NARTE examination to maximize your chances of passing the examination the
first time. In addition, Mr. Carstensen will also talk about the impact of the
new ISO 17024 standard on the certification process and something about the
new product safety certification for the Low Voltage Directive.
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Mr. Carstensen has more than 34 years of Government and private
industry experience in electronic systems design, acquisition and integration.
He has served at the Vice- Presidential level and Branch Supervisor levels for
Applied Engineering, Acquisition Policy, Quality Assurance and Electromagnetic
Effects. He was Technical Director of the Shipboard Electromagnetic Compatibility
Improvement Program at the Naval Sea Systems Command responsible for control
of adverse electromagnetic effects (EMI, EMC, EMV, RADHAZ, HERO, and EMP) on
all active Fleet ships. He also served as Head of the Electromagnetic Environmental
Effects Branch at the Naval Air Systems Command, where he developed and implemented
the certification process for EMC technical personnel and the accreditation
process for EMC test laboratories. Mr. Carstensen currently serves as the Executive
Director of the National Association of Radio and Telecommunications Engineers.
Mr. Carstensen is a senior member of the IEEE, a past chair of the DC/Northern
Virginia Chapter of the EMC Society. He holds a BSEE from the University of
Washington, is a professional engineer registered in the states of Washington
and Virginia and is a certified Electromagnetic Compatibility engineer.
Russell V. Carstensen, P.E.
123 18th Avenue SE
Olympia, WA 98501
Phone (360) 352-8471
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