___________Roger Thompson___________

**** *. ***** ****** ( Littleton, CO 80128, USA

303-***-**** ( Cellular 303-***-**** ( abmleb@r.postjobfree.com

________________________________OBJECTIVE ________________________________

A technical / program management position where my strong analytical,

conceptualization, management, technical, and problem solving skills

combined with my domestic and international experience will increase market

share and operating efficiencies to produce positive bottom-line results.

_________________________________SUMMARY ________________________________

Accomplished, resourceful, effective, and motivated leader with a rare

combination of technical and financial skills that are effective in

increasing profitability in a results oriented company. An excellent,

consistent, and proven track record of innovation that provides value to

the bottom line. A goal oriented team builder capable of managing

domestically and internationally.

___________________________________SKILLS _________________________________

( Technical Management & ( Innovation ( Analytical

Leadership

( Problem Solving ( Strategic Planning ( Communication

( Conceptualization ( Project Management ( Computer Programming

( Requirements Gathering ( Electronic Circuit ( Controls Design

Design

( Document Controls

_________________________PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE _______________________

American Electric Vehicles 2006 - 2009

Government Contracts, Photovoltaic Research, Electric Vehicles

Vice President of Engineering / Program Manager / Electrical Engineer

Research and Development Company

( Program Management ( Marketing ( Proposals

( Engineering Management ( Contract ( Embedded Design

Administration

( Write and negotiate commercial ( System Design ( C/C++

contracts Programming

( Oversee Document Controls ( Oversee Requirements Gathering

New Dimensions Consulting, Inc. 2000 - Current

Engineering Consulting

Owner / Program Manager / Electrical Engineer

Engineering services for industry. Specific responsibilities:

( Program / Project ( Marketing ( Machinery Design

Management

( PLC Programming ( Machinery ( Equipment

Specifications Start-up

( Java Programming ( P & L ( System Design

( Proposals ( Sell Technical ( Write Contracts

Services

( Oversee Installations ( Oversee

Contractors

( Digital Camera Inspections Systems (Cognex / ( Controls Design

DVT Corp)

( Oversee Document Controls ( Oversee Requirements Gathering

First Solar, LLC. 1999 - 2000

Photovoltaic Panel Manufacturing and System Marketing

Director of Small Systems Development & Marketing

Marketing and product specification for small systems. Specific

responsibilities:

( Solar Water Pumping ( Residential Grid ( P & L

Tied Power

( Construction ( Engineering ( Program

Management Management Management

Golden Genesis Co., Golden, CO 1993 - 1999

Solar Water Pumping Division of GGC

Business Unit Manager / Product Manager / Electrical Engineer

Managed manufacturing, product improvements, and international bids.

Coordinated all domestic and international technical issues. Used ERP

System in daily management activities. Specific responsibilities:

( Strategic ( P & L ( Production ( Marketing

Planning Management

( Key Accounts ( Staffing ( International Bids ( New Products

( Program ( Controls ( Circuit Design ( System Design

Management Design

( PLC Programming ( Plant Layout ( New Machine Design ( Proposals

Adolph Coors Co. 1973 - 1993

Brewing, Can Manufacturing, Aluminum Rolling Mills, and Cardboard / Paper

Packaging

Principle Engineer - Special Projects / Electrical Engineer

1983 - 1993

Managed special projects for senior level management. Provided

innovative solutions, technical evaluations for new business ventures,

and developed patented apparatus and methods. Specific

responsibilities:

( Design Innovation ( Proposals ( Due Diligence ( Computer

Studies Programming

( Machine ( Staffing ( Project ( New Machine

Installations Management Design

( Machinery ( Real time ( Fortran ( Equipment

Specifications OS Start-up

( Elec. Controls ( Oversee ( PLC Programming ( Circuit Design

Design Installations

( Automation ( Systems ( Applied Research

Development

__________________________SELECTED ACHIEVEMENTS ________________________

Program Manager for a $1,000,000 DOE Photovoltaic program that resulted in

a useful product for the U.S. Forest Service and Military.

Wrote contracts and closed deals for high performance Lithium-Ion battery

packs for use in electric cars and towing dynamometers.

Oversight of Lithium-Ion battery pack testing in electric vehicles.

Started an Engineering Services company.

Developed a first year revenue stream of $250,000. Developed

relationships with the regional engineering firms

- mechanical design support for the installation aspects of a Zerand

carton cutter

- project management and coordination for the installation of a 200KW

backup generator with automatic switch over

- project management and coordination of the installation of a

$2,000,000 reel to reel polyethylene film metalizer.

- camera programming and lighting selection for multiple machine

vision inspection projects

- Project management and technical lead for a $750,000 machine

retrofit for a new turret winder, D.C drives replacement, and

complete installation bid package.

Developed royalty income streams from new designs.

Designed a can testing machine that provided $5,000,000 in royalties

in a two year period.

- developed a patented sensing system based on the photon nature of

light of application in an industrial environment

- implemented the complete control system for the can testing machine

that used the photon based sensing system

- provide direction to mechanical engineering for the machine

requirements

Successfully managed a business from a loss to profitability in 5 months.

Increased the business unit P&L by $50,000 per month. Took the

business unit from -$34,000 per month to +$16,000 per month through

material flow coordination and fabrication methodology changes.

Successfully lead project teams on new developments that reduced operations

costs by substantially improving upon the existing technology.

Developed high speed can line equipment that deferred approximately

$500,000 in capital costs and eliminated approximately $500,000 per

year in operations costs versus the previous technology.

Technical project manager for a $6,000,000 high speed laminator that had a

35% operational cost advantage over the previous design.

- lead a U.S. based multi-company design and start up team

- provided electrical controls design and start up for portions of

the distributed D.C. motor drive and control system

- specified the 480 VAC 3-phase motor control center requirements

Technical project manager for a $14,000,000 water pumping project in

Brazil.

A complete procurement, fabrication, and installation plan was

developed for 380 remote water pumping systems in Minas Gerias,

Brazil.

- provided a design methodology to take well driller flow information

and size solar powered water pumping systems accordingly to provide

effective system deployment for the ground crews

Developed a battery charging system product for third world rural

electrification.

A low cost rural electrification model was formulated with low cost

equipment designs to provide in home battery power and central station

battery recharging.

- designed the electronic circuit board level chargers and the

packaging

- designed the system level photovoltaic panel/charger system for

deployment around the world

- project manager for the fabrication

Technical project manager for a $6,000,000 thin film (CdTe) solar panel

manufacturing facility.

The plant represented the first commercialization of this particular

type of solar panel.

- managed the multi-discipline design team for all the plant

processes

- engineered the electrical and PLC controls design for 6 of the

dedicated machines

- provided the 480 VAC plant wide bus design and materials

specifications

- managed the plant startup team and provided specific machine

startup services

Inventions

Invented eight patented items that secured my employers market

position and provided royalty streams.

7/31/96 South African Patent 95/8044

METHOD AND FACILITY for photovoltaic power distribution (Charge

Station).

Mike Davis et al., John Coors, Roger Thompson

7/1/94 U.S. Patent 5,385,614

Series interconnected photovoltaic cells and method for making same.

Scot Albright et al., Roger Thompson, Rhodes Chamberlin

3/1/88 U.S. Patent 4,729,105

Continuous processing system with accumulator model for product

flow control.

Roger Thompson et al., Philip Gold

11/3/87 U.S. Patent 4,704,171

Laminating device with paper tension control.

Roger Thompson et al., James Jensen, Darrell Templeton

6/17/86 U.S. Patent 4,595,331

Automated rail car loader and method.

Roger Thompson et al., Dave McCullough, Larry Dugan, Lewis Branch

6/3/86 U.S. Patent 4,593,369

Monitoring system for a container testing machine.

Roger Thompson

10/23/84 U.S. Patent 4,478,336

Variable test air apparatus.

Roger Thompson

2/26/84 U.S. Patent 4,501,366

Photomultiplier tube assembly.

Roger Thompson

Technical Papers

Testing Integrity of Containers / Roger Thompson - 1977 IEEE / IAS

Conference record.

A Microcomputer Controlled Case Palletizer / Roger Thompson and

Philip Gold 1980 IEEE / IAS

Conference record.

_________________________________EDUCATION _______________________________

B.S.E.E., University of California, Irvine, USA

1971

_____________________________TECHNICAL SKILLS _____________________________

Management Business Unit Operation with P&L Responsibility

Due Diligence Studies

Project Management - Scheduling, Budgeting, Tracking, &

Reporting

Writing and Management of Contracts for both products and

work

Coordination of Contractors & Fabricators

Coordination of Multi-discipline Engineering Teams

Coordination of Overseas Projects (Brazil, Indonesia,

South Africa, Europe)

Computer Systems Real-time operating system configuration

Pre-emptive & Interrupt driven Time-sliced Event

System driven

Programming, Languages

Design, & * C/C++ * Fortran * Java (DVT Industrial Cameras)

Debugging

* Cognex / DVT digital camera programming

* LAN configuration in the industrial environment

Personal Microsoft

Computer * Word * Excel * Access *

Software Publisher * PowerPoint

* Outlook * Project

AutoCAD, OrCAD, MathCAD, Adobe Acrobat Distiller

Peachtree Accounting Business Software

QuickBooks Accounting Business Software

ACT contact list management

Industrial Control Systems Design

Experience PLC Applications related to sequential and rotational

System Design & machinery

Trouble-shooting - Reliance DCS D.C. motor control systems

- Rockwell ControLogix

- Allen Bradley SLC500

D.C. Variable Speed Drive Systems

- To 250 H.P., 500 VDC Armature, 300VDC field, 0.01% speed

regulation

A.C. Variable Speed Drive Systems

Rotational & Sequential Machinery control systems design

Machine Vision (cameras, lenses, and lighting) for

industrial inspection

- DVT cameras

- Cognex cameras

Web Handling Machinery

Vacuum Metalizing Systems

Process Instrumentation & Controls

Single & Multi-Loop Controllers

SSR/SCR Controlled Power Systems

Waste Treatment Facility Monitoring

Electrically Heated Ovens (to 1200 F)

Industrial YAG Lasers applied to ceramic and glass

substrates

480 VAC Power Distribution Systems from substation to in

plant distribution

- Motor Control Center Specification & Layout

- Distribution Panel specification

- Wire & conduit sizing per NEC from substation to MCC's

to individual motors and systems

- Commissioning of 480 VAC systems

Photovoltaic Power Systems to 25 KW, 575 VDC open circuit

voltage designs

Servo Systems

Stepper Motor Control Systems

Machine Control System Specification & Design

Machinery Specification, Installation, and Start-up

In-depth familiarity with electronic test equipment

Electronic circuitry design and board layout

Working knowledge of NEC in industrial applications

Former member of NEC Article 690 task group - solar power

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