Engineer Mechanical

JASON S. ROTA

**** ** ***** **** ● Federal Way, WA 98023

Cell: 253-***-**** ● Email: acrun0@r.postjobfree.com

Please visit my website at: https://jason-rota.squarespace.com/ MECHANICAL ENGINEER

I am an enterprising and business minded mechanical engineer with over 20 years of broad industry experience including mechanical design, manufacturing engineering, production planning, field engineering, project management, technical support and sales. The last 15 years I have focused on product development, machine design, prototyping and R & D. I am well traveled, an excellent communicator and get up to speed on new projects, products and processes quickly. I excel at problem solving and managing multiple projects and I enjoy the engineering and manufacturing environment. GOING THE DISTANCE

Extensive travel resume includes over 15 years of Process and Quality Control Equipment Installation and Commissioning in harsh mill environments world-wide as well as On-Site Service, On and Off-Site Technical Support and Operator Training. I enjoy culturally diverse and challenging situations. I have performed equipment installations, service, support, and sales in over 20 countries including Indonesia, Malaysia, China, Korea, Gabon, Chile, Brazil, Finland, Germany, Spain, France, Greece, New Zealand, Canada and the US. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Hydro Holdings, LLC – New York, NY 2013 - 2014

CONSULTANT

Consultant for original group of Hydrovolts Investors to help assist in relocating the R&D and manufacturing space to New York from Seattle, educate third party engineering companies on turbine technology and work as a liaison during the transition period.

Working from the Seattle location, successfully completed 2 phases of a micro hydro pilot project at the largest wastewater treatment plant in the world including: Project Scope and budget, coordination with key plant personnel, modification of existing turbine, installation & commissioning at the Chicago location and monitoring of the system over a period of 6 months.

Managed vendors and subcontractors, (mechanical, electrical, controls and data collection) to support above project.

Gave direction and insight to the investor group as to which products and markets had merit and which did not.

Educated third party engineering company on existing turbine technology and development strategy.

Defined development plan and goals for products going forward. Hydrovolts – Seattle, WA 2010 - 2013

PROJECT ENGINEER / R & D / LEAD MECHANICAL DESIGN ENGINEER Principal project and lead mechanical design engineer supporting the development of Large Scale Floating Hydrokinetic Turbines for Irrigation Canals and Small Scale Micro-Hydro Turbines for Wastewater Treatment Plants. Develop project scope, allocate resources and lead team of engineers, designers and drafters to ensure project success. Hands on development and fabrication of custom sub and full-scale prototypes for in-house testing, design verification and installation at pilot project locations.

Provide engineering leadership to cross functional team in support of company R & D projects.

Develop project SOW, allocate resources, direct work flow and ensure mileposts are met in a timely manner and within budget.

Development and fabrication of working prototypes and systems that support product development – prototypes include large scale floating turbines as well as sub scale floating and micro-hydro turbines.

Design and fabricate test apparatus including mechanical, electrical and software systems to facilitate product refinement – recirculating tanks, flow monitoring equipment, load banks and data acquisition systems.

Design and define hydropower specific elements such as floating enclosures, ballast tanks, cross flow hydrokinetic rotors, micro- hydro runner and nozzle assemblies, anchoring systems, flow control systems, etc.

Design and / or specify machine elements such as structural frames, enclosures, shafts, keyways, seals, rotating components, etc. as well as specify manufacturing processes – machining, sheet metal, waterjet, laser, welding, RFP, etc.

Specify and size power transmission components such as bearings, gearboxes, couplings, chain and belt drives, linear actuators, generators, power conditioning components, etc. Design of open gearing and planetary gearboxes.

Specify test and monitoring equipment such as pumps, level sensors, flow sensors, etc. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

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Rota PMC, Inc. – Federal Way, WA 2004 - 2010

OWNER-OPERATOR / MANUFACTURING & ENGINEERING CONSULTING Manufacturer of Industrial In-Line Marking Systems, Marking System Components and Industrial Ink Concentrates for the composite panel industry primarily used for Process and Quality Control on Plywood, Veneer, OSB, LVL & MDF. Consulting work for industry partners included Product Development and Limited Production Manufacturing of the QualScan II Fiber Analysis System and Installation & Commissioning of QualScan II, UltraScan & ThickScan systems throughout the US, Canada, Brazil and New Zealand.

Formulated, developed and branded Spectra-Flo™ Industrial Ink Concentrate including all product packaging, sales and technical documentation for use in composite panel manufacturing.

Gained market share of ink concentrate sales and other consumable items in a competitive industry.

Engineered an improved valve design to minimize manufacturing costs and decrease lead times.

Designed and manufactured a custom dye mixing and bottling system for ink production.

Won R&D, manufacturing and consulting contracts with OEM’s in Washington and Oregon.

Tested and evaluated new product designs and manufacturing methods for the QualScan I and QualScan II Fiber Analysis Systems and other quality and process control prototypes for the MDF Industry. Elliott Bay Industries – Seattle, WA 1997 - 2004

MECHANCIAL DESIGN / SALES ENGINEER / PRODUCTION PLANNER Mechanical Engineer, Technical Sales, Production Planner and Coordinator for the Installation & Commissioning of Cypress System In- Line Moisture Detectors, Veneer Clippers and Controls for the Composite Panel Industry. Responsible for all engineering drawings, customer configurations and detail drawings for machine production. Design for Manufacturability. Implemented product improvements based on customer input. Product testing of new ideas. Improved manufacturing methods through engineering changes and implementation of new tooling. Worked with both customers and vendors on a daily basis.

Developed a new machine design to adapt existing technology for a new market sector.

Coordinated all production of machinery & parts and supported manufacturing with engineering drawings.

Managed contract software developers for upgrade of Dryer Profiler Management system.

Organized installation and commissioning of all machinery as well personnel training at mill-site.

Performed equipment installation and commissioning at mill-sites worldwide.

2000-2004 Managed all international sales of equipment and software with customers in over 40 countries.

2000-2004 Managed international team of sales agents in Brazil, Chile, Finland, France and SE Asia. Boeing Company – Renton, WA 1996 - 1997

MANUFACTURING ENGINEER / PLANNER

Manufacturing / Production Planner and Liaison Engineer between production and tool designers to help improve and incorporate new tooling into the manufacturing process on the 737-700 wing group.

Developed, wrote, and revised manufacturing plans for production incorporating engineering changes and new tooling into the manufacturing process. Worked with production leads to improve manufacturability.

Teamed with design engineers, tool engineers, structural engineers and production leads on a daily basis. Weyerhaeuser Corporation – Federal Way, WA 1995-1996 MATERIALS TEST TECHNICIAN

Performed mechanical testing per ASTM and other standards on engineered wood products: Plywood, MDF, OSB, LVL for evaluation of new manufacturing processes, new products and quality control.

Functioned as part of a team to evaluate the mechanical properties of various pine species from offshore plantations being considered for purchase. Evaluated new adhesives and resins. Evaluated impact of fasteners on samples.

Set up Instron and other laboratory test equipment and performed tests per ASTM standards for Tensile, Compression, Flexural, Rockwell Hardness, Accelerated Aging and other mechanical properties.

Analyzed data and generated reports for submission to the Wood Science team for further evaluation. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

BS Mechanical Engineering – Central Washington University, Ellensburg, WA Manufacturing Engineering Training – Boeing Co, Renton, WA 5,000 + hours AutoCAD since release 12

Autodesk Inventor 2012

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