Roger L. Carlson
Granger, Indiana 46530
*************@*******.***
Summary of Qualifications
Thirteen Years of Management experience of up to 20 direct reports
Eighteen Years Electrical Engineering Design and new product development work in multiple Automotive Product lines including RV, Bus, and Delivery Truck
Part of teams that successfully launched hundreds of floor plans including Class A, Class C, Class B, Towables, Fifth Wheels, Heavy and light duty Trucks, and Buses
Extensive Codes background after several years of sitting on Committees both RVIA and NEC
Strong understanding of business and major manufacturing operations including total quality control, code enforcement, lean operations, purchasing, BOM, and product development
Excellent leadership and communication skills at all levels of the organization inside and outside
Able to handle multiple tasks and lead teams under time constraints
Expert Auto Cad Skills
Expert Electrical Harness Designer
Education
Master of Business Administration (MBA)- Indiana University
BS Mathematics - Indiana University
Electrical Engineering Technology - Purdue University
Relevant Work Experience
Engineering Manager, Utilimaster a Spartan Motors Company April 2015 – Present
Manage the team of engineers, designers, and electricians of all Electrical Engineering Design on all trucks we build at all locations. We currently build 40 trucks per day in Bristol, 15 trucks per day in Wakarusa, and 250 upfit vans in Mexico.
In addition to the Electrical Engineering team, I am responsible for the HVAC team, the process documentation team, and the mechanical designers for the Reach product line.
Electrical Engineer, Dynamax a Division of Forest River May 2012 – April 2014
Responsible for the design of all Electrical Harnessing on $400,000.00 Recreational Vehicles including Chassis, above floor, roof, slide room, and all misc. harnessing (40 floor plans in motorized and fifth wheel product lines)
Responsible for implementation of all harness designs through production installation
Responsible for all Service related issues regarding Electrical Design
Responsible for purchasing all harnesses for production
Responsible for on line issues that arise regarding Electrical Harness Installation
Electrical Engineer, Morgan Olson Corporation August 2010 – May 2012
Responsible for the design of all Electrical Harnessing on 40+ Delivery Truck floor plans including UPS, Fed Ex, etc.
Electrical Engineer/Director of Engineering, Gulf Stream Coach Sept 2009 – August 2010
Responsible for the design of all Electrical Harnessing on all Bus and Motorized Recreational Vehicles
Responsible for many mechanical designs including chassis, side walls, roof, cabinets, etc.
Led a team (Direct Reports) of up to 4 designers, engineers
Electrical Engineer/Engineering Manager, Monaco Coach August 2006 – August 2009
Responsible for the design of all Electrical Harnessing on 120+ Recreational Vehicle floor plans
Managed a team (Direct Reports) of up to 20 designers/engineers on staff
Electrical Engineer/Engineering Manager, Coachman Industries Nov 1999 – August 2006
Responsible for the design of all Electrical Harnessing on Class A and C Motorized Recreational Vehicles (70+ floor plans)
Led a team (Direct Reports) of up to 3 Designers/Engineers in the Electrical Harness Design area
Computer Skills
Expert in Auto Cad, working knowledge of 3D Design – Unigraphics, and multiple Microsoft products including Microsoft Project. Experience with several ERP products.