Research Triangle Park, N.C. (28 April 2005)–Dan Green, Randy Mouw, Scott Heynen, Devlin McClure, and Lowell Dykstra have recently been certified as Level I ISA Certified Control Systems Technicians (CCST®). Developed in 1995 by ISA—The Instrumentation, Systems, and Automation Society, the CCST program has certified more than 4,000 technicians.
The program was created to ensure competence and professionalism in the instrumentation, systems, and automation workforce.In order to become certified, each person demonstrated knowledge in eight key performance domains, including calibration, loop checking, troubleshooting, start-up, documentation, project organization, maintenance and repair, and microprocessor-based instruments and controllers use.The CCST program benefits managers and technicians by promoting the professional development of control systems technicians. The program documents a technician’s knowledge, experience and education in instrumentation, measurement, and control.
For more information about the CCST program, visit www.isa.org/CCST or call ISA at (919) 549-8411.
About Interstates
The Interstates Companies specialize in turnkey electrical systems for industrial and hazardous facilities in industries such as food, beverage, and value-added agriculture. Together, they offer full service design-build electrical contracting, engineering, automation and instrumentation on a worldwide basis. The corporate headquarters are located in Sioux Center, IA, with regional offices in Sioux Falls, SD; Blair, NE; Nashville, TN; and Fort Collins, CO.
For more information, visit www.interstates.com .
About ISA
ISA-The Instrumentation, Systems, and Automation Society ( www.isa.org ) is a global, nonprofit, educational organization connecting people and ideas in automation. The Society fosters advancement in the theory, design, manufacture, and use of sensors, instruments, computers, and systems for automation in a wide variety of applications. In addition to hosting the largest conferences and exhibitions for automation in the Western Hemisphere, ISA is a leading technical training organization and a respected publisher of books, magazines, and standards.
ISA also serves the professional development and certification needs of industry professionals and practitioners with its Certified Automation Professional (CAP), Certified Control Systems Technician (CCST), and Certified Industrial Maintenance Mechanics (CIMM) programs; and the Control Systems Engineers (CSE) license. Founded in 1945, ISA has expanded its technical and geographical reach to become a resource for 30,000 Members and thousands of other professionals and practitionersin more than 110 countries around the world.
