A New Way to Verify the NAASE Certification Credential

Example CSE verification page for Ryan Bivinetto, NAASE Advisory Board member and 2025 NAASE Sales Engineer of the Year. View record.

NAASE has added public credential confirmation pages for holders of the Certified Sales Engineer (CSE) credential. Previously, certified members could download a PDF certificate from the member portal and use it as proof of certification. That option remains available, but members now also have a shareable verification link hosted on the NAASE website.

The link can be used when an employer, recruiter, customer, partner, or professional contact needs to confirm the credential. Instead of asking the certified member to retrieve or send a certificate file, the viewer can open the confirmation page and see the credential record directly on the NAASE website.

This gives CSE holders a simpler way to present their certification and gives third parties a clearer way to verify it. It also keeps the confirmation tied to NAASE as the issuing organization, rather than relying only on a document that may be forwarded or viewed without context.

What the page shows

Each credential confirmation page gives a concise public record. It includes:

• the credential holder’s name
• the CSE certificate number
• the issue date
• the LinkedIn profile reviewed during certification
• the confirmed years of sales engineering experience
• verified practice areas, where available
• a link to the program page for more context

Together, these details help the viewer confirm the credential and understand what was reviewed as part of the certification record.

What “Verified Practice Areas” means

“Verified Practice Areas” are the sales engineering activity areas reviewed as part of the certification record.  They are not separate certifications or endorsements. They are a concise way to show the types of work considered during the credential review.

The current practice areas are Product Demos, Client Requirements, Proposals & Docs, Sales Cycle Support, Product Customization, PoC & Pilots, Product Training, and Post-Sales Support.

These areas reflect practical sales engineering work across the technical sales cycle, from understanding customer needs and presenting solutions to supporting proposals, pilots, training, and implementation-related handoff. This gives employers and other viewers more context than a certificate number alone.

How members and employers can use it

For certified members, the verification page makes the CSE credential easier to use in professional settings. A member can add the link to a LinkedIn profile, include it in an email signature, place it on a resume or personal website, or share it directly when credential verification is needed.

For employers and recruiters, the page provides a clearer signal than a line on a resume or a copied certificate image. It gives them a direct way to confirm that the person’s CSE credential was issued by NAASE and is tied to a specific certification record.

The page does not replace interviews, references, or role-specific evaluations. It does make the credential easier to understand and verify, and it provides a practical starting point for confirming reviewed sales engineering experience.

Next steps

Current CSE holders can log into the NAASE member portal and copy their credential verification link for use on LinkedIn, in email signatures, on resumes, or wherever a public confirmation page is useful.

Sales engineers who are not yet certified can visit the Certified Sales Engineer program page to review eligibility, the certification process, and whether the credential is the right next step for them.