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Jason M. Rogers

Geneva, NY 14456

Overview

  • Thin Film Process Engineer : Focusing on Large Area Sputter Deposition
  • Troubleshoot problems that occur during the PVD manufacturing process of larger area optical coatings related to uniformity, color, and stress
  • Graduate of Wayne State University: B.S. Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology Option
  • Materials Engineering - specializing in product validation/investigation
  • General, organic, physical chemistry, and optical laboratory experience
  • Organized, maintained, managed, and improved multiple student organizations with 100+ members

Objective

  • I am looking for a process engineering position that will draw upon and develop my existing experience in the thin films industry.

Employment History

02/10 - Present

Thin Film Process Engineer

Geneva, NY

Guardian Industries

  • Large scale sputter deposition onto a glass substrate
    • Troubleshoot large area optical coating process; uniformity, color, stress, solar heat gain, emissivity, and durability.
    • Metrology and optical laboratory equipment operation/maintenance: Spectrum 100 FTIR with Spec10 (Perkin Elmer/PIKE), Lambda 900 (Perkin Elmer), Hunter Lab Ultrascan Pro, Residual Gas Analyzer (Ametek Dymaxion), Profilometer
    • Lead projects, troubleshoot/maintain production process of Terra-G sputter coater, manage metrology laboratory equipment, and develop experiments to improve production efficiency and quality
  • Lean Business/Management/Manufacturing
    • Standard Work, Kiazen, PDCA, Jidoka, JIT, TPM, Kanban, & 5S

01/09 - 08/09

Materials Engineer - Co-op Associate

Southfield, MI

DENSO International America, Incorporated

  • Assisted in performing material evaluation and analysis by obtaining and preparing materials for testing, completing tests and preparing reports of findings.
  • Performed product validation of various metallic (radiators, evaporators, condensers, etc.) and non-metallic (polyethylene, nylon, PVC, polystyrene, polypropylene, etc.) parts and materials.
  • Prepared investigation reports by utilizing MS Office Suite, Visio, and Adobe Pro Suite.
  • Regularly practiced ISO, JIS, and ASTM standards.
    • Material Characterization & Thermal Analysis: DSC (Perkin Elmer), TGA (Perkin Elmer), Microscopy (Keyence & Nikon), & FTIR (Perkin Elmer)
    • Sample Preparation: Machining (Streuers), Polishing (Streuers & Leco), & Etching (Streuers)
    • Physical Properties: Specific Gravity, Clad Ratio, & Grain Size
    • Mechanical Testing: Tension (Instron), Flexure (Instron), Compression (Instron), Impact (TMI), Creep (TMI), Vickers Hardness, & Rubber Hardness (Wallace)

10/00 - 08/04

CAD/CAM – Computer Shop Support

Lake Orion, MI

Odyssey Incorporated

  • Designed and Programmed Aerospace/Prototype tooling for high end clients; General Dynamics, Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Raytheon.
  • Used DELCAM Suite to program CNC machines in 2, 3 and 3+2 axis.
  • Designed models with Mechanical Desktop 5 expansion of Auto-CAD 2000i.
  • Provided computer shop support; computer networking, printing, file/IGES translation, trouble shooting CNC, etc.
  • Received a raise in pay of over 200% within my first two years at the company.

Education

08/04 - 08/09

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

Bachelors of Science in Chemical Engineering with a focus on Nanotechnology

01/08 - 08/09

Dr. Potoff Research Group

Detroit, MI

Undergraduate Research Associate - potoff1.eng.wayne.edu

  • Independent/Directed Study : Molecular Simulation
  • Prediction of n-alkane and 1-alkene Phase Behavior with Atomistic Computer Simulations

ACTIVITIES AND ORGANIZATIONS

10/11 - Present

The Smith Center For The Arts

Geneva, NY

The Board of Directors - thesmith.org

01/12 - Present

Finger Lakes Skateboarding - North Seneca Plaza

Geneva, NY

Event Coordinator - northsenecaplaza.com

2005 - Present

Paxahau Productions

Ferndale, MI

Making it happen - paxahau.com

2010 - Present

The Boys & Girls Club

Geneva, NY

Volunteer - genevabgc.org

2006 - 2009

WSU Linux Users Group

Detroit, MI

Co-founder, President, Vice President - linux.wayne.edu

1996 - 2010

The Rainbow Connection

Rochester, MI

Volunteer - rainbowwishconnection.org

08/08 - 08/09

WSU Astronomy Club

Detroit, MI

Co-founder & President - www.physics.wayne.edu

08/07 - 03/09

WSU American Institute of Chemical Engineers

Detroit, MI

Computer Chair - aiche.org