JERRY W. ROGERS
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Claremont, North Carolina 28610 828-***-**** OR 828-***-**** SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
Electrical Engineering Professional with a 8 year history most recently in controls, manufacturing, electronics and automation.
EDUCATION
ITT TECHNICAL INSTITUTE, Greenville, SC 2002 - 2004 AAS in Computer and Electronics Engineering Technology with honors (GPA: 3.88) UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA, Charlotte, NC 2005 – 2009 B.S. in Electrical Engineering Technology (GPA: 3.0) PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
METAL WORKS MFG./ MAN LIFT MFG./ ULTRA ARMORING AND DEFENSE 2015-2016 Senior Electrical Engineer
Developed Intrinsically safe circuitry for Explosion proofing per UL 583
Developed vehicle modifications for government contracts for various entities
Designed interface circuits for Can bus controller (Plus One) and Bluetooth Controls
Developed Magnetic shielding for use around aluminum smelters
Worked with certifying authorities such as UL and FM to acquire endorsements
Designed electrical drawings per ANSI Y14.24-2012 for cable harness assemblies for sensitive government contracts
Used various drafting programs such as Solidworks 2015, Multisim 2014 and Draftview to produce drawings for release to manufacturing
Saved the company thousands of dollars by finding less expensive components for design builds
Instructed technicians on proper build techniques and assisted with trouble shooting as needed saving man-hours on the shop floor
Research development and testing were performed on a daily basis to achieve customer requirements
Adapted modules for one design to work for other projects to implement a plug and play architecture
Developed companies’ technical library by working with suppliers to provide step files and useable drawings to save on engineering hours
Developed electrical schematics and assisted with hydraulic design of several lifts for companies such as Boeing, NASA and GE CATAWBA VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE 2013-2014
Contract Instructor
Organized lesson plans
Instructed students in engineering and manufacturing processes, math, physics, mechatronics, lean manufacturing, and CPT certification.
INTERNATIONAL REFRIGERATION PRODUCTS 2010-2013
Chief Engineer
Worked as an electrical/HVAC engineer and motor expert
Performed quality analysis, testing and wrote reports on the results
Performed destructive and non-destructive reverse engineering and researched and developed products and tested versus competitors
Both pre and post-production testing on a large number of products including: motor s, capacitors, thermostats, air conditioners, tools and others.
Used AutoCAD to develop drawings for 200+ Products and Corel Draw to develop product labels packaging and barcodes.
Designed test fixtures and testing methods for new products.
Was second in charge of our lab, handled responsibilities of that position such as managing technician work loads and directed testing procedures.
Saved the company thousands of dollars each year by reducing returns by over half by continually pushing for higher quality in production.
Did factory visitation for both diplomatic purposes as well as to advise on proper procedures during production.
Designed and developed electronic circuit board assemblies and embedded controls for HVAC.
Developed refrigeration products from concept through production
Developed and analyzed analog, digital and power circuits including 12-24 bits ADCs, 8/16/32bit µPs and µCs, displays, sensors, electromechanical power switches, and AC/DC, linear and switching power supplies.
Created documentation including technical standards functional specifications, qualification test plans and product change notices.
Generated schematics and support PCB layout designs
Supported current production designs including quality improvements, cost reduction, component obsolescence and failure analysis.
Evaluated and approved electronic components for availability, performance and cost.
Created components drawings, Evaluated failures to determine root cause and corrective actions.
Participated with product teams on design development activities
Performed Interface and support validation and instructed manufacturing engineers/technicians with validation and manufacturing testing.
Applied knowledge of DOE, FMEA, tolerance analysis, simulation, statistical methods and Design for Manufacturability to improve robustness and quality of electronic design
VHDL
Avr studios
JAVA
Visual Basic
C++
PSPICE
Optocouplers
Op-amps
Linear analysis
Active systems
Matlab
Ultiboard
Microcontrollers
gate arrays
AutoCAD
Solidworks
Precision measuring tools ie:
(vernier calipers, micrometers)
Project management
Engineer economics
Transistor circuit
analysis & design
Hypothesis testing
Regression analysis
Confidence intervals
Physical and
mathematical
analysis
Mesh and nodal
analysis
Atmega 128 AVR
microcontrollers
State control flow
Program control
flow
IrDA
Computer
networking
Consumer
electronics
Electric power
generation and
distribution
Quality Control
TOOLS/PLATFORMS
US ARMY
Information Systems Analyst 2005-2012
Active secret security clearance
Monitored and setup networks
Cisco routers and switches, security+ Computer Networks and Systems (Applications, control and design of Local Area Networks and Wide Area Networks) Armor Repair Technician/ Squad Leader 1995-1998
Assigned daily tasks to four technicians.
Scheduled regular preventive maintenance.
Improved productivity and retention.
Diagnosed and repaired electronic components and hydraulic system problems in combat vehicles.
Performed customer service.
CONTINENTAL TEVES 2007
Maintenance Technician (Temp Intern)
Worked with electronic components, servos, vacuum systems, pneumatics, conveyor belts, electric motors, feeder trays, engraving lasers, and PLCs to reduce downtime.
Ensured quality of parts by keeping machine vision QC cameras operational.
Complete tear down and rebuild of product line.
Programmed Universal and Panasonic auto-insertion equipment
Performed preventative maintenance of pneumatic and hydraulic systems.
Received a 25 % salary increase within 6 months of hire. HONORS & CERTIFICATIONS
Danfoss Hydraulics 2015
in Principles of hydraulics and open circuit hydraulic technology MSSC CPT Instructor Certified
in Safety, Quality, Maintenance and Manufacturing 2014 CPCC, Charlotte, NC 2011-2013
EPA 608 certification Universal for refrigeration
A.O. Smith Motor Mastery University 2012
Certified Motor Expert
Comptia Network Security Plus Certified 2011
National Technical Honor Society, Lifetime charter member U.S. Army-ordinance technician school, Aberdeen, MD, honor graduate 1995-1996 U.S. Army-Information technology school, Ft. Gordon, GA, honor graduate 2007 Member of NATIONAL DEANS LIST 2004, 2006
-Active Secret Security clearance Ongoing
TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE
Windows and DOS (all versions) Microsoft Office, Excel, Visio, Outlook, Project, Power point, FrontPage and others
Networking systems using SONET rings and
linear networks, TCP-IP, hubs, routers, LAN
Electrical motors, servos and gear assemblies
HTML, Java script, Multisim circuit design,
Data flow diagrams
Rebuild of hydraulic components
Microwaves, radio waves, fiber optics, lasers,
power supplies, logic analyzers and
communications equipment.
RF monitors, function generators, oscilloscopes, multimeters, megometers, Signal generators, DSESTS and DSTA
Rebuild of computer related systems Main frame diagnostic and repair
PLC ladder logic for Allen Bradley and Direct
Logic 05 KOYO
Amplifiers, multiplexing, demultiplexing, antennae design, heterodyne receivers.
Conduct all phases of testing, define system test benches, interface with other design teams and outside vendors, participate in peer design review meetings, perform simulations, validation and verification, resolve design issues, and run system tests.
Comply with and maintain strict adherence to prescribed guidelines, procedures, and processes, document test results, write system test plans, cases modules and scripts to cover functional specifications and system requirements.
Hi-POTs, Break out boxes, factory automation, PID Controllers, Gate logic (Boolean)/(State logic)