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Zerorest is a project-based technical service provider. |
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James
M. (Jim) Dowling 270-886-8735 |
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Skills |
Years of
success in management, engineering, and technical support in testing,
new product development, sensors, metal tubing and processes, and
hydraulic motor development, applications, and quality. |
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Experience |
3/2007 –
Present |
Emcon
Technologies (LHP
Software contractor) |
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2007 Diesel Emissions
Engineering Support -OEM upgrade retrofits Worked as
team leader at Mack assembly and |
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Experience |
9/2006 –
12-2006 |
Cummins Engine
(LHP Software contractor) |
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2007 Diesel Emissions
Engineering Support -OEM Applications Worked
with 2007 emissions for diesel engine customers to document compliance
with engine and emissions requirements for medium duty trucks and
buses. Tracked changes and
beta engine performance. Familiar
with instrumentation for aftertreatment of exhaust cycles.
Communicated with fourteen customer mechanical and electrical design
engineers to coordinate certification documentation. |
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Experience |
10/2000
– Present |
Zerorest Sensors and Systems |
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Owner –Application
engineer for sensors and systems |
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Work as an
applications engineer on valve spool position sensors, cylinder
position sensors, swash plate angle sensors, gearbox, and speed
sensors. Efforts included Hall Effect, magnetostrictive,
magnetoresistive, and current sensing. Hydraulic motor consulting on
all terrain 6 wheel drive machine and hydraulic motor selection. Worked
with CAN, ECM’s, mobile hydraulics, proportional solenoids, and data
acquisition. Sales
and applications engineering and support Representative
for eXcellon Technologies, |
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Experience |
4/2002 –
8/2002, 2/2003 – 1-2005 |
Caterpillar (Technisource contract) |
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Associate Test
Engineer-Engineering development test lab |
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Installed
new Labview system to control and gather data from hydraulic cooling
fan drive system components under engineering development test. Data
acquisition with Daytronics, National instruments, IOtech, and DAQ
book. Upgraded the DAQ
hardware and software on five hydraulic prototype development high
pressure, high volume test stands. |
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6/1998 -
10/2000 |
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Project Engineer/Sales Tech
Support Supervisor |
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I found
selected and hired engineers and technicians to create a technical
support department to provide customer support for gerotor hydraulic
motors and speed sensors. We were the customer contact for all product
related engineering information, repair, warrant consideration,
instrumentation and phone and on site engineering support. Primary
markets were agriculture, construction, and mobile hydraulics. |
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10/1996 -
6/1998 |
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Project Engineer/Customer
Service Manager |
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Supervised
all modes of order entry and in house customer contact for literature,
products, repairs, warranty, telephone support, and outside sales
support. |
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2/1990 -
10/2000 |
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Project Engineer Sensor
Systems |
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I was
responsible for all product sensor design, selection, purchasing,
testing, testing, and support. The system incorporated Hall Effect
sensors and magnets to provide speed and position information. I was
the contact for suppliers, customers, and in-house persons. I
developed and published all literature and technical documents. |
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9/1983 -
9/1996 |
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Project engineer - Design,
Development, ISO9002 |
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I bought
all hardware and software for up to five Cad operators using Cadkey. I
bought prototype tooling and components. I selected, installed, and
supported a plant wide product marking and bar code system. |
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Experience |
1/1979 -
12/1982 |
Plymouth Tube Company
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Plant Engineer |
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Responsible
for all plant equipment installation and maintenance in a cold draw
carbon alloy (4130) tube mill. Equipment supported and maintained
included a gas fired roller hearth furnace, five drawbenches, swagers
and push pointers, over head cranes, straighteners, cut off equipment,
eddy current testing, and material handling. |
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1/1975 -
5/1978 |
Plymouth Tube Company |
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Quality and New Employee
Development Supervisor |
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I started
each department except cold draw in a stainless steel feedwater heater
tubing plant. I installed eight roll formers for GTAW (TIG) welding of
austenetic tubing. I was at various time responsible for starting the
bending department, new employee training, all NDT, including Level
III eddy current testing, tensile and mechanical testing, writing all
quality documents including the quality manual for an ASME Boiler and
Pressure Vessel quality system. |
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Military |
9/1967 – 7/1971 |
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Aviation Fire Control
Technician AQB2 E-5 |
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Thirty-seven weeks computer, electronics, and radar training. Two
cruises as shift supervisor for intermediate maintenance (AIMD) A6A
track radar and SACE (semi-automatic checkout equipment)
troubleshooting and repair technician. Bench level technician for all
radar system components including transmitter, servo antenna position
control, receiver, pilot’s control box, IF amplifier, and all
associated test equipment. |
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Education |
12/1974 |
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Bachelor's Degree
Industrial Supervision AAS
Electrical Engineering Technology |
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Skills |
Experience |
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Cadkey |
17 years |
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Vendor
quality conformance audits |
12 years |
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Internal
Quality Audits, ISO 9001, CQA |
5 years |
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Customer
and vendor technical communications |
25 years |
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Transducer
applications, digital, analog, quadrature |
25 years |
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Bar code
systems, hardware and printing |
12 years |
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Testing
systems, hydraulic, DAQ |
12 years |
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Hall
effect sensor and magnet applications |
11 years |
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Microsoft
Project |
5 years |
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Microsoft
Word, Excel |
10 years |
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Technical
literature development through delivery |
10 years |
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References |
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Reference Type: |
Professional |
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John
Taller |
Excellon
Technologies, Inc. |
President |
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Phone
Number: |
260-
422-1212 |
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Reference Type: |
Professional |
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Donald
Rousser |
Hydro-Gear |
Intellectual
property engineer |
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Phone
Number: |
217-620-2247 |
Additional information |
Other
training: Habitat
for Humanity Building Supervisor Contact
information: Cell:
270-498-4960 |
