Steven R. Rodgers, Principal/Consultant, EmergenTek LLC
Expertise
The application of advanced composites and materials provides a competitive advantage to multiple industries including aerospace, automotive, energy, biomedical and electronics. As a high-level strategic thinker Mr. Rodgers is recognized as bringing a unique perspective to seemingly disparate data, analyzing and communicating that perspective in ways that make it accessible, applicable and enabling. In the end it is the simple, elegant solution that will predominate and a proper understanding of the interplay of data is vital to achieving that solution.
Background and Experience
Economic Development:
Professional Society Management:
Professional Background:
In a career spanning more than 30 years, Mr. Rodgers has served as Principal and Consultant for EmergenTek LLC since 2011, incorporating the advanced materials community with industry and market development. He has also served in positions such as Director of R&D, Director of Strategic Business Development, Market Development, Engineering Manager, Product Specialist, Materials and Processes Engineer and Producibility Engineer for companies including ITT Integrated Structures, EDO Fiber Science, Boeing Defense and Space Group, Heath Tecna Aerospace and Lockheed Missiles and Space.
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A complete Curriculum Vitae (CV) for Mr. Rodgers is available upon request.
Steve Rodgers
+1 (801) 259-8450
Steven.R@EmergenTek.com
Expertise
The application of advanced composites and materials provides a competitive advantage to multiple industries including aerospace, automotive, energy, biomedical and electronics. As a high-level strategic thinker Mr. Rodgers is recognized as bringing a unique perspective to seemingly disparate data, analyzing and communicating that perspective in ways that make it accessible, applicable and enabling. In the end it is the simple, elegant solution that will predominate and a proper understanding of the interplay of data is vital to achieving that solution.
Background and Experience
Economic Development:
- Received the Utah Governor’s Medal for Science and Technology in 2012 for work performed economic development since 2006, working with Utah GOED.
- During that time, was involved in the creation of more than 9,400 jobs.
- Was contracted by the state of Utah to manage Utah Cluster Acceleration Partnership (UCAP) for Aerospace and Defense. In that role he supported this important industry by creating working groups to address the issues of workforce development, supply chain management and intercompany collaborative research and development.
- Subject Matter Expert (SME) on three of Utah’s technology clusters: Composites, Aerospace and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles.
- Supported the creation of composites workforce development training for “Super Techs”, those highly skilled professionals who occupy a critical position between unskilled labor and degreed engineers.
Professional Society Management:
- International Past President and Trustee on the Board of Directors of the Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering (SAMPE).
- Served seven years on the International Executive Cabinet.
- Led some of the Society’s most dramatic growth initiatives in the last two decades.
- Developed a contact base throughout the materials science industries that is both broad and deep with a healthy cross section of academia and industry in a wide cross section of disciplines.
Professional Background:
In a career spanning more than 30 years, Mr. Rodgers has served as Principal and Consultant for EmergenTek LLC since 2011, incorporating the advanced materials community with industry and market development. He has also served in positions such as Director of R&D, Director of Strategic Business Development, Market Development, Engineering Manager, Product Specialist, Materials and Processes Engineer and Producibility Engineer for companies including ITT Integrated Structures, EDO Fiber Science, Boeing Defense and Space Group, Heath Tecna Aerospace and Lockheed Missiles and Space.
For more information visit Mr. Rodgers’ LinkedIn profile or his personal website by selecting the appropriate button below.
A complete Curriculum Vitae (CV) for Mr. Rodgers is available upon request.
Steve Rodgers
+1 (801) 259-8450
Steven.R@EmergenTek.com