Jeffrey R. Rowe

20201 Camargo Ct Pflugerville TX 78660

H. 512-252-9446 Mobile 512-917-4740

jeff.rowe@sbcglobal.net http://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffrowe

Summary Electrical Engineer with experience in PC computer circuit design, development, debug, and testing of electronic and other devices and systems. Geographic Information Systems. International Customer Support.

Skills PC architecture, Logic analyzers / oscilloscopes, circuit design, schematic capture, PCB board design, wireless technology, GPS/GIS, computer application support, testing, experimental methods, superconducting magnets, electrical distribution modeling in Milsoft applications WindMil and WindMilMap, map exhibit creation, product testing for computer and associated equipment.

Education Bachelor of Electrical Engineering, Univ. of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 1986

Grad. Cert. Geographic Information Science, Univ. of N. Dakota, Grand Forks ND 6/2010

Engineering Associate, Georgetown Utility Systems, Georgetown, TX, March 4, 2013 to Oct. 2015

Maintain Milsoft electrical model and associated data. Enter data from electrical design and as-built engineering documents. Produce maps showing electric features for field verification and documentation. Produce other exhibits as requested.

CADD Technician, TSI Corp., Fort Hood Army Garrison, TX 2/2011 - 3/2013

GIS mapping of utility systems, including electrical distribution. Entering and maintaining data in electrical system Milsoft model. Federal Security Clearance, Suitable for Employment.

Customer Support Engineer, Xplore Technologies, Austin, TX 2/2005 – 4/2009

Position spanning service, customer support and engineering. Provide global product and tier-2/3 customer support for a rugged Tablet PC in diverse applications. Provide technical information, application support including ArcGIS, and problem resolution for PC hardware and Tablet PC O/S. Support embedded, wireless radio devices, including WAN (cell), 802.11 (Wi-Fi), Bluetooth, and GPS. Debug, repair, and upgrade selected customer units. Perform qualification testing of new products. Domestic and international travel to partner and customer sites to provide training, debugging, deployment support, and to Asian vendor site for platform support. Serve in departmental functions.

Consulting Sustaining Engineer, Server Products, Dell Computer, Austin, TX 1994-2003

Troubleshoot and resolve issues on Enterprise server platforms and circuits. Diagnose and provide solutions for product quality issues escalated by quality engineering, manufacturing issues affecting board and system production, and customer issues. Drive feedback to design engineering on issues found that could impact systems in

development.

Develop and implement changes to circuits and boards. Perform circuit analysis and design. Modify and update schematics (Viewdraw), BOMs and associated drawings. Work with ECAD designers on board layout. Utilize ECAD tools (Allegro) to review board and plan revisions. International Support for European production site.

Jeffrey R. Rowe, Dell, continued -

Lead sustaining engineering projects for planned product updates. Plan testing requirements, develop and execute product testing. Investigate and resolve issues impacting project schedules. Typical updates include system BIOS, embedded server management firmware, diagnostic software, processor and chipset steppings, and other design changes. Implement component replacements for cost and life requirements. Evaluate design function and requirements, component suitability. Plan and execute verification testing and change introduction. Traveled to college sites to conduct interviews with potential job candidates.

Advanced Test Engineer, Magnet Systems, Westinghouse, Round Rock, TX 1992-1994

Developed test plans and procedures for superconducting magnets, for support of the Superconducting Super Collider Project. Conducted prototype testing, analyzed and reported results. Developed a high-voltage (1.5KV) magnet test instrument. Wrote specification for a precision high-power supply system for magnet testing. Assist developing test facility.

Lead Engineer, Research Center, Astronautics Corp. of America, Madison, WI 1986-1992

Performed laboratory experiments to test cryogenic components. Developed apparatuses, sensors, and instrumentation. Performed data acquisition, reduction and analysis to interpret test results. Developed a superconducting magnet system for use in a thermo-magnetic refrigerator, published descriptive paper. Designed and built supporting components. Performed numerical circuit simulation to evaluate alternative methods to energize magnets. Performed high-voltage (35KV) pulse testing of load resistor for “Star Wars” laser application. Performed design of power supply board using CAE tools and SPICE circuit simulation.

Other - U.S. Patent 6,917,123 Synchronized Power-up for Multiple Voltage System. Sole inventor.