Customer Support Mechanical Engineer
Resume:
Richard M.A. Rodgers
Oakmont, PA 15139
To whom it my concern,
Attached please find a copy of my “Resume” along with a “Work Experience Narrative” for your review.
Please do not hesitate to phone me at the telephone number listed above or E-mail me at advr6g@r.postjobfree.com to possibly arrange an interview at your convenience. Thank you for your time and consideration.
Sincerely,
Richard M. A. Rodgers
Richard M.A. Rodgers
604 13th Street
Oakmont, PA 15139
RESUME – page 1
CAREER SUMARRY:
Mechanical Engineer with exceptional leadership skills and diverse experience in various industries such as: Autonomous robotics, automated devices, scientific bioprocessing instruments, life safety apparatus, agricultural machinery, automated high speed packaging machinery, personal mobility vehicles, medical & rehabilitative instruments, optical imaging devices, spectral analysis equipment, and recreational & fitness equipment; hard working, creative, collaborative team player seeking an opportunity within an Engineering Department.
WORK EXPERIENCE: (see narrative attached)
• Architect, Mechanical Engineering / April 2021 – January 2023 IAM Robotics, 250 48th Street Pittsburgh, PA 15201
• Director of Engineering / March 2019 – March 2021 Scientific Bioprocessing, Inc., 152 William Pitt Way UPARC Bldg. B1, Pittsburgh, PA 15238
• Engineering Manager / September 2017 – February 2019 CSE Corporation, 1001 Corporate Lane, PA 15632
• Mechanical Engineer / April 2016 – September 2017 Neff Engineering, 176 Thorn Hill Road, Warrendale, PA 15086
• Mechanical Engineer / August 2013 – March 2016
Extrel CMS, 575 Epsilon Drive, Suite 2, Pittsburgh, PA 15238
• Senior Mechanical Engineer / December 2007 – February 2013 ChemImage Corporation, 7301 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15208
• Engineering Manager / September 2006 – November 2007 Lagana Construction Services, 146 Airport Road, Hazelton, PA 18202
• Design Engineer / April 2006 – August 2006
Keystone Automation, 201 Clark Road, Duryea, PA 18642
• Lead Design Engineer / August 2000 – February 2006 Pride Mobility Products Corp., 182 Susquehanna Avenue, Exeter, PA 18643
• Director of Engineering / March 1998 – July 2000 USC Screen, Inc., 350 Brook Street, Kingston, PA 18704
Richard M.A. Rodgers
604 13th Street
Oakmont, PA 15139
Resume – page 2
EDUCATION:
Pennsylvania State University - Mechanical Engineering WBAVTS - Mechanical Engineering and Design Technology American Coaches Effectiveness Program
PERSONAL:
Marital Status: Married
Health: Excellent
ACTIVITIES AND INTERESTS:
Church, Martial arts, Expeditionary Backpacking, Equestrian, & Gourmet Cooking Richard M.A. Rodgers
604 13th Street
Oakmont, PA 15139
WORK EXPERIENCE NARRATIVE – page 1
IAM Robotics
Pittsburgh, PA
Position: Architect, Mechanical Engineering
Duties and Responsibilities: Primary responsibility is to lead and direct the function of the HW Engineering department. Also, to plan and execute the research, development, and sustaining engineering project functions at a managerial level. Initiate & administer the R&D of new products from concept prototyping through to testing and evaluation. Coordinate the engineering functions and experimentation, and testing laboratories. Responsible for the transfer of the build package documentation to Operations department to support the product launch efforts. Specific duties included Engineering staff management, directing the production of detailed engineering concepts, prototype development, models, costed bill of materials, test and evaluation reports. Support the continuing business efforts for existing product designs as it relates to manufacturing and service. Additional responsibilities included maintaining thorough experiment/product reliability history records, engineering documentation. Also provided coordination support within manufacturing, sales, marketing, and service as required.
Skills performed: Thorough knowledge of CAD/CAM software (SolidWorks, Mechanical Desktop, Autodesk Inventor, & 2D drafting software (AutoCAD R14). Complete understanding of various manufacturing and production techniques such as: milling, drilling, welding, punching, bending, and forming. Practical application of physical mechanics, metallurgy, and electrical systems. Certification and compliance on various products were required through RIA, UL, CE, & TUV (European compliance) regulatory agencies. Administered and maintain project information within an agile project workflow management environment. Attention to eliminating unnecessary costs in labor and materials. Performed people skills with initiating cross departmental collaboration meetings to develop working solutions to various design issues. Created and maintained a working relationship with new and existing vendors. Managerial skills demanded the administration workflow as directed by the company President & CEO.
Scientific Bioprocessing, Inc.
Pittsburgh, PA
Position: Director of Engineering
Duties and Responsibilities: Primary responsibility is to build, lead, and direct the Engineering and Application Science team. Also, to plan and execute the laboratory/manufacturing/operational functions at a corporate level. Initiate & administer the R&D of new products from concept through to testing and evaluation. Specific duties included Engineering & Scientific Operations staff management of multi-location facilities, directing the production of detailed engineering concepts, prototype development, models, costed bill of materials, test and evaluation reports. Coordinate the engineering and application science functions and experimentation within the wet chemistry, cell culture and testing laboratories. Additional responsibilities included maintaining thorough experiment/product history records, scientific/engineering documentation, and manufacturing production and serial logs to ensure the support of the company’s installation and service subsidiaries. Also provided support within sales, marketing, and service. Skills performed: Thorough knowledge of CAD/CAM software (SolidWorks, Mechanical Desktop, AutoDesk Inventor, & 2D drafting software (AutoCAD R14). Complete understanding of various manufacturing and production techniques such as: milling, drilling, welding, punching, bending, and forming. Practical application of physical mechanics, metallurgy, and electrical systems. Certification and compliance on various products were required through FDA, ISO, CE, CSE, CFR, & TUV (European compliance) regulatory agencies. Attention to eliminating unnecessary costs in labor and materials. Performed people skills in the role of customer support by determining working solutions to various design issues raised by customers whether being new or existing products. Created and maintained a working relationship with new and existing vendors. Managerial skills demanded the administration workflow as directed by the company President & CEO. Richard M.A. Rodgers
604 13th Street
Oakmont, PA 15139
WORK EXPERIENCE NARRATIVE – page 2
CSE Corporation
Export, PA
Position: Engineering Manager
Duties and Responsibilities: Direct supervision of the product design and development efforts as relating to engineering staff, mechanical design & drawing approval, bill of materials, specifications, first piece inspection reports, quality assurance, and manufacturing process authorization. Ensured customer satisfaction by interacting directly with the end user to develop products and programs for proper usage and safety of the various products purchased from the company. Also provided support within sales, marketing, and service. Skills performed: Personnel dialog required to delegate work responsibilities within the engineering department and throughout manufacturing. Thorough knowledge of CAD/CAM & 2-Dimensional Drafting software (AutoCAD R12 & R13). Complete understanding of various manufacturing techniques such as: milling, drilling, welding, punching, bending, forming, and cutting. Along with various quality control inspection routines. Product design required strong working knowledge of physical mechanics, metallurgy, and hydraulic/electrical systems. Performed people skills in the role of customer support by evaluating the details of a situation and translating the information into viable solutions. Also created a working relationship with vendors to establish the application of purchased parts. Neff Engineering
Warrendale, PA
Position: Mechanical Engineer
Duties and Responsibilities: Primary responsibility is the engineering project management, research & development of automated & robotic devices, & machinery from the pre-conceptual stage through to testing, evaluation, validation, and delivery. Specific duties include defining Engineering Specifications, Systems Requirement Documents, Instrument Connectivity Diagrams, Mechanical Drawings, production of detailed 3D parametric models, costed bill of materials, test and evaluation reports. Additional responsibilities include maintaining thorough devise master records, technical design renderings & contract reports/submissions. Skills performed: Practical application of mechanical engineering, materials engineering, mechatronics, systems engineering, and Industrial Design. Conduct proof of concept experimentation employing mechanical engineering & design techniques and methods for prototype/product development. Generate 3D parametric models, renderings, & mechanical drawings (AutoCAD 3D & SolidWorks). Create and maintain working relationship with existing vendors and source new vendors for goods and services. Conduct Trade Studies to establish and validate the proper application of purchased items and services. Richard M.A. Rodgers
604 13th Street
Oakmont, PA 15139
WORK EXPERIENCE NARRATIVE – page 3
ChemImage Corporation
Pittsburgh, PA
Position: Senior Mechanical Engineer
Duties and Responsibilities: Primary responsibility is the engineering project management, research & development of Raman, LIBS, SWIR, LWIR, NIR, and Visible optical imaging devices from pre-conceptual stage through to testing, evaluation, validation, and delivery. Specific duties include defining Engineering Specifications, Systems Requirement Documents, Instrument Connectivity Diagrams, production of detailed 3D parametric models, costed bill of materials, test and evaluation reports. Additional responsibilities include maintaining thorough devise master records, mechanical/electrical design drawings, and contract reports/submissions.
Skills performed: Practical application of opto-mechanical engineering, materials engineering, mechatronics, and automated robotic systems engineering. Conducted SWIR & laser induced hyperspectral spectroscopy experimentation employing opto-mechanical engineering techniques and methods for proto-type/product development. Generated 3 Dimensional parametric models (SolidWorks). Created and maintained working relationship with new and existing vendors both foreign and domestic to establish the proper application of purchased goods. Lagan Construction Services
Hazelton, PA
Position: Engineering Manager
Duties and Responsibilities: Primary responsibility is the complete management of the Engineering, Construction, and Operational efforts. Administer the project from the receipt of contract through to final validation and sign-off. Specific duties included Engineering and Operations staff management, working collaboratively with various Architectural, Civil, Structural, Engineering, & Municipal Agencies. Additional responsibilities included maintaining thorough contract/construction history records and engineering documentation.
Skills performed: Thorough knowledge of 2D drafting software (AutoCAD R14). Understanding of various architectural construction and fabrication techniques. Performed people skills in the role of customer support by determining working solutions to various issues raised by customers. Created and maintained a working relationship with vendors & subcontractors. Managed the project workflow as directed by the company CEO.
Richard M.A. Rodgers
604 13th Street
Oakmont, PA 15139
WORK EXPERIENCE NARRATIVE – Page 4
Keystone Automation
Duryea, PA
Position: Design Engineer
Duties and Responsibilities: Contracted to design engineer high-speed packaging machinery & robotic equipment. Specific duties included project engineering management, producing detailed 3D parametric models, mechanical drawings, working bills of materials, and setting machinery tolerances and clearances. Machinery design required strong working knowledge of physical mechanics, and hydraulic/pneumatic/electrical systems. Vendor and client interaction required. Skills performed: Thorough knowledge of CAD/CAM software (SolidWorks, Mechanical Desktop, AutoDesk Inventor, and AutoCAD 2000). Complete understanding of various manufacturing techniques such as: milling, drilling, welding, punching, bending, forming, and cutting. Pride Mobility Products Corp.,
Exeter, PA
Position: Lead Design Engineer
Duties and Responsibilities: Primary responsibility is the research and development of new products from conceptual stage through to testing and evaluation. Specific duties included production of detail 3D parametric models, costed bill of materials, test and evaluation reports. Certification and compliance on various product lines were required through Federal Food & Drug Administration, TUV (European compliance). Additional responsibilities included maintaining thorough records, mechanical drawings and report generation ensuring proper certification criteria. Value engineering demanded the efficient use of materials through quality and cost.
Skills performed: Thorough knowledge of 3D CAD/CAM software (SolidWorks), & 2-Dimensional Drafting software (AutoCAD R2000). Understanding of various manufacturing and production techniques such as: milling, drilling, welding, punching, bending, and forming. Strong working knowledge of physical mechanics, metallurgy, and electronic/electrical systems. Practical application of Value Engineering practices. Attention to eliminating unnecessary cost in labor and materials. Performed people skills in the role of customer support by determining working solutions to various design issues raised by customers whether being new applications or existing products that needed service. Created and maintained a working relationship with new and existing vendors both foreign and domestic to establish the proper application of purchased parts. Managerial skills included executing workflow in the capacity of Interdepartmental Manager as directed by the Vice President of Research & Development. Richard M.A. Rodgers
604 13th Street
Oakmont, PA 15139
WORK EXPERIENCE NARRATIVE - page 5
USC Screen, Inc.,
Kingston, PA
Position: Director of Engineering
Duties and Responsibilities: Primary responsibility is the complete direction of the Engineering and Manufacturing/Operational functions of a multi facility and multi divisional company at a corporate level. Initiate & administer the R&D of new products from concept through to testing and evaluation. Responsible for sustaining the continuation of business for the legacy products and services. Specific duties included Engineering and Operations staff management of multi-location facilities, directing the production of detailed engineering models, costed bill of materials, test and evaluation reports. Additional responsibilities included maintaining thorough product history records, engineering documentation, and serial logs to ensure the support of the company’s installation and service subsidiaries. Skills performed: Thorough knowledge of CAD/CAM software (SolidWorks, Mechanical Desktop, AutoDesk Inventor, & 2D drafting software (AutoCAD R14). Complete understanding of various manufacturing and production techniques such as: milling, drilling, welding, punching, bending, and forming. Practical application of physical mechanics, metallurgy, and electrical systems. Attention to eliminating unnecessary cost in labor and materials. Performed people skills in the role of customer support by determining working solutions to various design issues raised by customers whether being new or existing products. Created and maintained a working relationship with new and existing vendors. Managerial skills demanded the administration workflow as directed by the company CEO.
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