Jeffrey R. Rowe is an electrical engineer with over 30 years of experience in circuit design, testing, and customer support across various industries. He has skills in PC architecture, GIS mapping, electrical distribution modeling, and international customer support. Rowe holds a Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering and a Graduate Certificate in Geographic Information Science. His experience includes positions in engineering, GIS technician work, customer support engineering, and sustaining engineering for server products.

1. 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

2. 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.

3. 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.