The defining credential of the career. Earned on 4 August 2002 during the Coleman Technologies tenure, number 10042, and maintained continuously for twenty years.
Reaching twenty years brought Lifetime Emeritus status in August 2022. Emeritus recognises the tenure rather than current active status, which is an honest distinction and worth stating plainly rather than blurring.
Recertification is in progress: the CCDE Written is scheduled for October 2026 as the qualifying exam to return the credential to active status.