Jim Roal
On-Board Diagnostics & Electronic Service Technologies Technical Steward at Caterpillar Inc
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
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Top SchoolJim Roal is an experienced engineering manager and technical steward specializing in on-board diagnostics (OBD) and electronic service technologies for heavy-duty engines and equipment, with over 15 years leading embedded controls and diagnostics at Caterpillar. He builds global teams, standards, and model-based IO/diagnostics software while advising regulators like CARB and the US EPA on emissions and OBD policy. Jim’s uncommon combination of 15 years as a master service technician and later systems engineering leadership gives him rare, ground-up perspective on serviceability, right-to-repair, and field troubleshooting strategies. He has driven AUTOSAR adoption, telematics-enabled service roadmaps, and the integration of model-based diagnostics into production machines. Passionate about performance vehicles, he applies hands-on custom EFI, turbo, and calibration experience to inform practical, serviceable designs.
15 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Automotive Diagnostics & Air Conditioning, Automotive Diagnostics & Air Conditioning service technician, Dean's list award. #1 in class., Automotive Diagnostics & Air Conditioning, Automotive Diagnostics & Air Conditioning service technician, Dean's list award. #1 in class. at Phoenix Institute of TechnologyBSME, Mechanical Engineering, 3.6 Cum Laude, BSME, Mechanical Engineering, 3.6 Cum Laude at Washington State University Tri-Cities
Github Skills (8)
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Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
jroal/a2dp-connect2
Sep 2016 - Jun 2019
Contributions:21 commits, 20 pushes, 13 comments in 2 years 9 months
jroal/a2dpvolume
Oct 2010 - Aug 2019
Automatically exported from code.google.com/p/a2dpvolume
Contributions:1 release, 303 commits, 13 PRs in 9 years
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