Joseph F Rogers

Sunnyvale, CA 94087

OBJECTIVE: Senior Mechanical Engineer, Test Engineer,or Systems Engineer

SUMMARY: A unique blend of technical and interpersonal skills, developed by over 20 years of diverse experience including:

Skills:

  • Project and team management
  • Analog and digital design
  • Software design
  • Mechanical design
  • Injection molded part design
  • Fluidics design
  • Pneumatics and vacuum design
  • Sheet metal and machined part design
  • Materials Selection

Application Software:

  • Solidworks, PDM Works
  • Pads and Orcad Schematic capture
  • MS Office, Corel Suites
  • MS Project, Agile, Oracle

Industries

  • Biotechnology
  • Semiconductors and microelectronics
  • Telecommunications
  • Magnetic media

SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

  • Achievedcustomer qualification of PCR platform through deployment of my prototype Nano-Dispenser design at 3 sites in a 30 day design cycle.
  • Co-Invented SmartSlide Micro Incubator live cell imaging product
  • Improvedthermal calibration and uniformity on SmartSlide Micro incubator
  • Achieved 50% manufacturing cost reduction by injection molded design
  • Reduced tooling costs by demonstrating molded part designs using FDM and SLA 3D printed parts
  • Increased sales for a life science instrument product line by designing for universal power requirements, and attaining international safety and EMI certifications
  • Technical Editor for multiple ANSI projects, served assubject matter expert on ad hoc committees and appointed as delegate to ISO.

EXPERIENCE:

PROTOTYPE DESIGN ENGINEERSelf Employed, Sunnyvale CA2013 to pres

Design functional prototypes for inventors, employing electronics, machined parts, optics and fluidics

using inventor’s conceptual drawings, sketches and verbal instructions.

  • Produce detailed Solidworks 3D models and 2D drawings and manage fabrication
  • Produce ORCAD schematics and pneumatic diagrams
  • Produce BOMs assembly instructions and drawings.
  • Assemble debug, test and demonstrate functional prototype

AV ELECTRONICS and COMPUTER ENGINEERSelf Employed, Sunnyvale CA2010 to pres

Provide excellent customer care for computer audio visual equipment installation and service

  • Resolve local and network configuration problems on desktops laptops, notebooks, phones.
  • Audio video equipment installation, repair, maintenance ruggedized wireless microphones
  • Configure and synchronize e-mail, calendar and contacts on multiple devices and platforms
  • Computer repairs and upgrades: HDD, video, fans power supplies, displays, keyboards
  • Web page maintenance and design

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SENIOR ENGINEER/ PROJECT MANAGERWafergen Biosystems Fremont, CA2006 to 2010

Designed live cell imaging products and dispensers for SmartChip nano-well,gene expression product

  • Designed SmartChip™ Nanodispenser™ system, and fill fixtures
  • Produced detailed assembly manual and drawings
  • Designed molded polypropylene snap lid and sample reservoir & commissioned MUD
  • Designed 64x64 100nL molded microarray and commissioned EDM generated mold
  • Designed injected molded Smartslide™ and managed tooling design employing 5 molds
  • Designed machined Smartslide™ and optimized thermal characteristics and accuracy
  • Designed detailed Solidworks parts, BOM’s and manufacturing assembly instructions
  • Managed Safety and EMC Certifications for Smartslide™ SS6,SS50, SS100, SS150, SS200
  • Designed a vision aware, 3 axes robotic capillary dispenser

CONSULTANTTescomp, Mountain View, CA2002 to 2006

Provided design services of custom test equipment, test algorithms, testing strategies, anddesktop PC

and network support

  • Started a consulting company and established an internet presence
  • Assisted in data center move and provided support of 50+ users during relocation
  • Provided network and desktop support, mail configuration, virus eradication

SENIOR TEST ENGINER, FIBER-OPTIC, DIGITALONI Systems - San Jose, CA2001 to 2002

Designed intelligent SBC based test system for GigE, FC and SONETCWDM Metro Online 2500

  • Designed intelligent test controller and backplane PCB’s and supervised PCB layouts
  • Wrote operating “C” system software and Telnet CLI for intelligent test controller
  • Wrote specifications,BOM’s and software and hardware manuals for tester
  • Designed and modeled all electronic and mechanical parts and assemblies in Solidworks
  • Generated fabrication drawings for PCB’s, sheet metal and machined parts
  • Created complete document treeof all specifications and drawings in Agile CRM
  • Consulted in design reviews of new products for test capability
  • Performed failure analysis on “dog pile” test failures and recommended corrective actions
  • Designed emulator MUX for programming flash memory of new and legacy OSC/COM

CONSULTANT, TEST ENGINEEREmployer: SETime - San Jose Ca, 2000 TO 2001

Client: Finisar- Sunnyvale, CA

Developed Automated PCBA tester and test algorithms for METRO Fiber-Optic CWDM system

  • Wrote detailed automated test procedures for OpticityAutomated Test System OATS
  • Designed OATS test adapters PCB’s using Pads schematic capture
  • Designed test adapter mechanical packaging components using Solidworks
  • Identified system hardware and firmware bugs during debug test system validation
  • Documented tester electronicsand tester manualusing Agile CRM.

EDUCATION:

University of California, San Diego - Magnetic Recording

University of California, Berkeley Extensions – CPU Design and Interface

De Anza College - Cupertino, CA - Microelectronics Technology , Spanish

St. Petersburg Jr. College - Electronics Technology