Engineer Safety

roger Volgstadt

408-***-**** ( SAN JOSE, CA ***18

**********@***.*** ( http://www.linkedin.com/in/rogervolgstadt

Senior Compliance Engineer

A professional Compliance Engineer with proven leadership and project

experience. Practical design guidance, testing and worldwide certification

experience for a broad range of technologies: telecom, ITE, and consumer

electronics. Distinguishing competencies include:

. Thorough knowledgeable of ITE safety requirements and approval

processes.

. Accomplished global Homologation engineer

. Organized, systematic, results-driven thinker.

. Deliver timely results within established budgets.

. A dedicated team player and leader, motivated by contributing to group

success.

Career Experience

CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. San Jose, CA July, 2000 - July, 2011

Technical Leader, Services Routing Technology Group

Managed a staff of Safety and NEBS engineers and technicians, satisfying

business unit's worldwide regulatory objectives. Achieved certification for

a variety of products through collaboration, from concept to FCS.

. Conducted design reviews and provided guidance to cross functional teams;

tested and obtained third party safety certification of a variety of

products, including those with TNV, resulting in timely first revision

compliance of all projects.

. Successfully represented business unit's interests with agencies,

negotiating as needed for certification with rational engineering

judgment.

. Monitored changing requirements, assessed impact and ensured compliance

of new and legacy products.

. Accomplished BU's EN60950-1, 2nd edition compliance upgrade, ensuring

uninterrupted revenue to Europe.

. Identified staff goals and objectives; initiated ongoing engineering

staff improvements through peer reviews and web based tool development

(templates, process checklists, standardized specs and references);

. Prepared management summaries of team project activities; managed

headcount and financial resources.

. Facilitated timely compliance with environmental laws

. Recognized as a CSA "Category" safety engineer.

Tandem Computers Cupertino, CA 1988 - 2000

Product Safety Engineer

Obtained and maintained third party safety certification of a variety of

IT products.

. Obtained Safety and Telecom approvals of ITE products; collaborated

with project teams and agencies to obtain required world-wide

approvals including UL, CSA, CE, and TUV.

. Acted as agent for OEM/ODM manufacturers, testing and certifying

those products.

. Created software program using Agilent VEE that automated basic

safety tests, compiling results and emailing data, cutting test

time 30 %.

. Conducted limited EMC testing.

Qume Corporation Milpitas, CA 1981

-1988

Product Safety Engineer

Obtained and maintained safety certification of a variety of IT products.

Reduced product development costs and de-risked potential failures during

formal compliance testing by introducing in-house safety testing with CSA

"Shared" Certification status. Conducted limited EMC OATS testing.

Performed duties of Power Supply test engineer, working on switching and

linear power supply designs for printers.

Underwriters Laboratories Santa Clara, CA 1974 -1980

Product Safety Engineer

Evaluated variety of products to the applicable standards, including but

not limited to IT, medical equipment, various consumer products, and

power supplies. Managed multiple projects concurrently, provided product

evaluation reports, descriptive reports and conducted tests. Supervised

test technicians and report writers.

Education

California Polytechnic State University ( San Luis Obispo, CA 1974

BS, Electronic Engineering

Honors/Awards

o Various Cisco "CAP" Awards from management and peers

o Tandem Computers "TOPS" award for commitment to quality

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