04/10/2026
Compressed air professionals will have the opportunity to take the Compressed Air & Gas Institute’s Certified Compressed Air System Specialist (CCASS) Exam at the Best Practices 2026 EXPO & Conference in Indianapolis, IN, Oct. 13-15. The exam will be offered at a discounted rate of $275 and participants will receive a discount code for $275 off a conference or expo hall pass.
CAGI’s personnel certification program for compressed air system specialists provides a means of verifying the capabilities of professionals in the compressed air systems industry. The program allows customers, utilities and employers to have confidence in the skills and abilities of industry professionals who design, service, sell and install compressed air systems and equipment. The program complies with the ISO 17024 standard, Conformity Assessment – General Requirements for Bodies Operating Certification of Persons.
Testing Schedule
Participants will have a variety of time slots to choose from over the course of the event. The exam takes approximately 90 minutes to complete.
- Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2-3:30 p.m.
- Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2-3:30 p.m.
- Thursday, Oct. 15, 8:30-10 a.m.
- Thursday, Oct. 15. 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m.
Certified Compressed Air System Specialists
Best Practices EXPO & Conference is proud to recognize the attendees who have passed the exam at the event since 2021 and have become Certified Compressed Air System Specialists.
- Nathan Haley, Regional Sales Manager, AIRpipe USA
- David Robertson, Senior Account Executive, Arizona Pneumatic/Nevada Pneumatic
- Nish Banuri, C.E.M., Project/Applications Engineer, CASCO USA
- Ron Davis, Senior Applications Engineer, CASCO USA
- Chase Miller, Sales Engineer, CASCO USA
- Paul Miller, Sales Engineer, CASCO USA
- Philip Shaver, Engineering Manager, CASCO USA
- Joseph Auker, Compressed Air Systems Specialist, C.H. Reed
- Terry Tan, Director, COM AIR WORKS
- Ryan Connor, P.Eng, Industrial Systems Engineer, Efficiency Manitoba
- Lijah Doell, EIT, Industrial Systems Engineer, Efficiency Manitoba
- Jeremy Wall, Industrial Systems Engineer, Efficiency Manitoba
- Jeff Breckinridge, Sales Representative, Evergreen Compressed Air and Vacuum
- Trey Thomas, Sales Manager, Flow Solutions
- Tom Magee, Senior Process Utilities Engineer 1, Genesis AEC
- John R. Lasswell, P.E., Engineering Consultant, Hargrove Engineers & Constructors
- Maxwell Klein, Engineering Technical Lead, iENG Design
- Chris Jones, Compressed Air and Vacuum Product Manager, John Henry Foster
- Michael Merrion, President, Remco Equipment Company
- Abdulaziz Dulaijan, Engineering Specialist, Saudi Aramco
- Manuel Elizalde, Director General, Tunna Industrial
- Faaran Bangash, Energy Engineer, University of Illinois Chicago Energy Resources Center
To learn more about CAGI’s CCASS Exam and how to register, visit https://cabpexpo.com/us/conference/us-cagi-ccass-certification.
About Best Practices 2026 EXPO & Conference
The Best Practices 2026 EXPO & Conference is the leading North American event focused on sustainable, safe and reliable on-site utilities powering automation. The event takes place Oct. 13-15, 2026, at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis. Attendees come from engineering firms, manufacturing plants and equipment companies responsible for specifying, purchasing, operating, selling and maintaining on-site utility equipment in industrial compressed air, nitrogen, blower/vacuum and HVAC/process cooling systems. https://cabpexpo.com
