CubeSat Developer Workshop, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo (SLO) April 14-16, 2026

The Annual CubeSat Developer Workshop is held on the campus of Cal Poly SLO that attracts civil servants and contractors from NASA, DoW and the US Military Academies, including the US Navy, US Army, US Coast Guard, Academia and Technology Innovators from private and public companies.

Electrostatic Discharge Risks in the Build and Deployment of CubeSats Housing ESD-Sensitive Devices: The Charge Board Effect Hidden Hazard on Static Control Worksurfaces and FIM Discharge from Deployment!™

Bob Vermillion, CPP, Fellow

Certified, ESD & Product Safety Engineer-iNARTE®

NASA ESD Technical Authority

RMV Technology Group, LLC

A NASA Industry Partner

NASA Ames Research Park

Moffett Field, CA 94035

bob@esdrmv.com

Tuesday

April 14, 2026

1:30 PM

The 2026 CubeSat Developer's Workshop is taking place this Spring, from April 14-16, in San Luis Obispo, California. More information regarding the workshop and registration can be found at cubesatdw.org.

The 2024 CubeSat Developer’s Workshop will be held in the Performing Arts Center (PAC) on the Cal Poly campus. The Cal Poly building number is 06. You can find a map to the PAC here.

You can also read the article in Exemplar Global https://exemplarglobal.org/vermillion-to-presentat-cubesat/

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Bob Vermillion, CPP, Fellow, is a Certified ESD & Product Safety Engineer-iNARTE® and Subject Matter Expert (SME) in the mitigation of Triboelectrification for Space, Lunar and Mars surfaces. One of Vermillion’s developments was Mars Mission approved. A former NASA Academy of Aerospace Quality Advisory Board SME for Auburn University, Vermillion is an invited speaker for NASA, DoW and Industry related events, recently presented with the distinguished iNARTE® Excellence in Engineering Award in 2025.

For the 2018 NASA QLF, Vermillion was named the ESD Technical Authority for the Agency. That same year, Bob was recipient of the James A. Russell Lifetime Achievement Award for Packaging Engineering Innovation for Protection of the WarFighter. As a long-standing member and contributor to the NASA ESD InterAgency Working Group (IAWG-ESD), Bob was inducted into the DoD Military Packaging Hall of Fame in 2019.

In response to the need for a Space & Defense ESD Certified Engineer/Technician Certification with global recognition, Vermillion developed a uniquely designed yet practical and interactive ESD training program for compliance of ESD advanced materials in extreme environments and low RH on land, air, sea and space for the U S Military, Space Force and NASA.

The RMV Space & Defense iNARTE® Training Directorate provides an onsite and virtual platform for engineers and technicians to earn iNARTE® credentials from Exemplar Global, an independent certification body and member of the ASQ family of companies. NASA, DoW, DOE and the contracting community can choose from several iNARTE® certified short courses in addition to earning the most prestigious credential as an iNARTE® Space & Defense ESD Engineer or Technician by participation in the 5-day hands on interactive onsite or virtual training with college and work experience as required by Exemplar Global.

Vermillion is CEO/Chief Technology Officer of RMV Technology Group, LLC, a NASA Industry Partner and 3rd Party ESD Materials Testing, Training and Consulting Company. Bob Vermillion can be reached at bob@esdrmv.com or 650-964-4792, or www.esdaerospacetraining.org