Nine CPI Employees Hold Prestigious RCDD® Certification

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. – August 2, 2005 - Chatsworth Products, Inc. (CPI), a leading manufacturer of structural support systems designed to organize, store and secure computer and communications networks is thrilled to announce that 9 CPI team members are Registered Communications Distribution Designer (RCDD®) Certified.

RCDD certification is the standard measurement used to identify individuals demonstrating expertise in the design, integration, and implementation of telecommunications and transport systems including their related infrastructure. To qualify for the RCDD examinations individuals must be a current BICSI member with at least two years experience in distribution design. Qualified individuals must pass extensive exams on the contents of BICSI’s Telecommunications Distribution Methods Manuals (TDMM) and telecommunications standards. Once certified, RCDD professionals are required to stay up-to-date on current industry developments through continuing education and must renew their registration every three years.

Along with the prestige that RCDD status carries it also conveys instant advantages including:

• A professional designation of excellence 
• The status recognized and demanded by numerous private and state organizations 
• A noted mark of design expertise valued internationally 
• An overall indication of experience and understanding known throughout the telecommunications industry 

The quantity of RCDD professionals employed by CPI demonstrates the extensive commitment and knowledge that is extended to customers working with CPI. Not only do we have a great deal of certified engineers, but we also have many employees in technical support, product management and sales that have achieved RCDD designation. This broad scope of certified employees offers our customers an abundance of knowledge and resources to aid them in many different ways. The following CPI employees are recognized as RCDD certified:

• Andrew Pae, RCDD, Design Engineer 
• David Sloma, RCDD, Project Manager New Technology 
• Dennis Van Lith, RCDD, Product Manager 
• Fernando Reyna, RCDD, Application Sales Manager 
• Mary Hathcock, RCDD, Design Engineer 
• Sam Rodriguez, RCDD, Technical Support Representative 
• Thomas Bradley, RCDD, Technical Support Engineer 
• Tom Cabral, RCDD, Regional Sales Manager
• William Krietzman, RCDD, Design Engineer

For more information about RCDD certifications, please visit the BICSI Website.