Carl Newberg is the President of MicroStat Laboratories/River’s Edge Technical Service. He has a B.S degree in Metallurgical Engineering, a M.S. Degree in Materials Science, and a professional engineer’s license (Met. Eng.). He is also a NARTE Certified ESD Engineer, and is one of the first to test and receive certification from the ESDA as a Certified ESD Program Manager. He has held positions as the ESD Program Manager for Western Digital Corporation, and has been actively involved in the corporate ESD program at Seagate Technology and IBM Corporation. He has been a member of the ESD Association since 1995. He has been a Board member since January 2005 and is an active member of the Standards and the Technical and Administration (TAS) Committee, participating in working groups on ionization, packaging, clean rooms, garments, and gloves, and on the Technical and Administration committee. Carl was the Technical Program Committee Chairman for the 2004 EOS/ESD Symposium, Vice Chairman for the 2005 Symposium, and General Chairman for the 2006 Symposium.