Rodney Wolfe, Met Email & Phone Number

Burlington, Kansas, United States

• Maintain & upgrade power plant simulation software and hardware systems to ensure conformance to established requirements• Design, develop, test, install software models & programs using 3KeyMaster, Emerson Ovation, and legacy languages• Design, develop, test, install hardware systems to replace obsolete support systems and components• Coordinate major simulator modifications with vendors and plant personnel, including budgetary, scope, contract development, scheduling, testing and project management• Prepare engineering analyses to describe the technical feasibility and budget impact of proposed simulator modifications

Burlington, Ks

• Perform periodic testing, alignments, and surveillance on all major systems• Support operations in emergency response, technical input, and procedure maintenance• Accomplished over 1,400 testable training hours• Assume qualified watch stations including incident command / Fire Brigade Leader

PROCESS ENGINEERING • Kaizen / Lean Manufacturing line studies & solutions implementation • Line layouts and resource allocation for new products • Continuous Improvement / Value Engineering on existing linesPRODUCT ENGINEERING • Generate technical performance measures and product metrics • Design for life cycle costing from inception to product retirement • Write technical and user manuals for OEM productMACHINE & CONTROLS • Design machinery, mechanisms and tooling as required by various customers • Design electrical control systems, PLC, HMI, and network layouts to maximize overall efficiency • Write PLC software per customer requirements and support existing equipment • Siemens S7, WinCC, Allen Bradley RS / ControlLogix, Omron, Mitsubishi, GESOFTWARE • Develop applications as required in VB, FORTRAN, C++

ADMINISTRATIVE ● Serve as official board secretary ● Advise on annaul budget development, review monthly financial reports ● Collaborate & handle legal matters as they pertain to the churchGUIDANCE ● Started a Berean Study Center correspondence bible school under Global University ● Teach classes and lead group discussions as necessary ● Aid in directing personnel affairs

MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, PLC - Designed new machinery & upgrades, involving mechanical, electrical, controls, PLC, electronic, documentation and training for the following: • Several automated sheetmetal T.I.G., M.I.G. & P.A.W. welding machines • Overhead bridge crane and lift mechanisms to wash production parts, replaced one person • Eleven-station vehicle transmission cooler manufacturing machine, replaced two people • High speed microcontroller board & assembly code to reduce scrap material on roll-former • Several patentable mechanisms and tools for use in-houseCAPITAL PROJECTS – Handled a variety of capital projects: identification, specification, deployment • 1500KVA power distribution system for new product line requirements • Inboard 14-pass x 6-profile sheetmetal roll former; largest multi-model rollformer in the U.S. • Helium mass spectrometer based testing machinery for productionMANAGEMENT– Managed the design, fabrication & implementation of a $1M soldering machine • Identified the need, justified the cost & payback period, allocated financial resources • Scheduled labor resources from tooling to millwrights and an in-house engineer • Designed mechanical & electrical systems and software programmingVALUE IMPROVEMENT GROUPS – Led 3-6 month groups to cut costs & improve quality • Kaizen/SMED on 4 radiator tube mills, realizing savings of >50% in indirect labor, 10% in scrap, and eliminated an entire waste stream • Implementation of a new product line of automatic transmission coolers • Developed and taught classes in lean manufacturing, automation & controls, and maintenance

Met, Master Of Engineering Technology, Manufacturing

● GPA: 4.0 ● Graduate Dean Academic Honors ● Excellence of Scholarship Award: 1 given / calendar year ● Mathematical-based decision making.

Bsmet, Mechanical Engineering Technology

Activities and Societies: Kansas Society of Engineering Technologists Society of Manufacturing Engineers