Roland Cooke Email & Phone Number

Portland, Oregon Area

Portland, Oregon Area

Power Systems Communications Subject Matter ExpertCarrier Ethernet for Utilities - Carrier Ethernet Layer 2 Transport replacement Design and Install Team Member. Responsible for working in a small team to design configurations, test network installations hardware and software configurations, and validate their function in support of BPA Protection Systems. Redundancy, Resiliency, and Latency are critical components of this testing.Other Duties - SONET, DC Plant, Substation Timing, System Syntonization, and Compliance.

- Information Technology Professor. - Network Systems Support program director. - Primary responsibility is curriculum development and instruction. - Develop and implement continuous improvement and assessment of instruction and curriculum. - Supervise adjunct instructors. CCNA, CCAI

•Designed, engineered and managed to completion an architecturally significant home construction project in Palm Springs, CA.•Initiated and managed networking and telecommunications projects for various clients.

- Headed program development for the Computer Programming program. - Taught, encouraged and mentored over 300 students in Information Technology skills and professionalism. - Coordinated with industry to insure student development was consistent with industry need. - Cisco CCNA training instructor. - VB.Net, C++ and C# programming instructor.

- Developed a thriving Data Networks and Telecommunications program from an existing telecommunications program that had few students. - Coordinated with the Telecommunications and Information Technology industries to create a training program to feed the demand for highly qualified technology students. - As the Department Head for this program I put all new curriculum through the state of Washington approval process obtaining program approval for a complete program change within 1 year and with minimal taxpayer cost. - Worked with industry to get millions of dollars worth of up-to-date network infrastructure in place for hands-on student training. - During my tenure I created one of the first Cisco Networking Academy programs. In addition, I was one of the first Cisco Certified Academic instructors. - When I left the program there was a waiting list for students wanting to get into the program.

- Developed and purchased new technologies to improve reliability and performance of the proprietary communications infrastructure at Bonneville Power.- Spearheaded the development of Telemetering software to save Bonneville Power thousands of dollars of man hours and much more in system down time by automating data monitoring and maintenance tools for the communications systems monitoring network.- Supervised technicians in the maintenance and installation of microwave radio systems and networking infrastructures for running the power grid and power distribution system in the Northwest.- Mentored technicians in technologies required to improve their job skills and performance.

Msee, Engineering

Activities and Societies: - - Research assistant for the Microelectronics Research Center. - Teaching assistant.

Bs, Engineering Physics