Professor S. Bobby Rauf, P.E., C.E.M., C.M.T., MBA; Member, NSPE, National Society of Professional Engineers and ASEE, American Society of Engineering Education.
Bobby Rauf is the President, Chief Consultant and a Senior Instructor at Sem-Train, LLC. Bobby has over 25 years of experience in teaching undergraduate and post-graduate Engineering, Math, Business Administration and MBA courses, seminars and workshops. Professor Rauf is registered (PE) Professional Engineer, in the States of North Carolina, Virginia, and Wyoming and is a Certified Energy Manager.
Mr. Rauf was inducted as “Legend in Energy” by AEE, in 2014. He is a published author of multiple engineering and energy books and professional development courses. He holds a patent in process controls technology.
Professor Rauf is certified to instruct various engineering, ergonomics, and industrial safety courses. He has developed and conducted certification/licensure training courses and trained engineers for Professional Engineering licensure exams in the United States, The United Kingdom, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, The Netherlands and Ukraine, over the past ten years.
Mr. Rauf develops and instructs PDH (Professional Development Hour) and, continuing education, engineering skill building courses. He conducts these courses in form of webinars, live (in-person) on-site presentations, workshops, pre-recorded audio and self-study texts. He is also an Adjunct Professor at Gardner-Webb University.
Professor Rauf has also developed and published several self-study books that cater to the continuous professional development needs of Engineers, Technicians and Technical Managers.
Mr. Rauf’s last full-time engineering employment, in the corporate world, was at PPG Industries, Inc. where he served as a Senior Staff Engineer. During his long career at PPG, his responsibilities included development and management of energy and ergonomics programs for multiple manufacturing plants, in the US and overseas. He also provided consultation and training services in, energy, electrical engineering, industrial safety, ergonomics and arc flash arena. His extensive engineering experience includes, power design, control system design, project management, process management, energy and utilities management, energy audits/assessments, plant maintenance, robotics, manufacturing automation, HVAC audits, and design of ergonomic equipment.
Professor Rauf’s publications include (available throughAmazon.com, River Publishers, Taylor and Francis, Barnes and Noble and other outlets):
1) Text book titled “Electrical Engineering for Non-Electrical Engineering,” The Second Edition of this book was published in 2016 through Fairmont Press and CRC Press – Worldwide distribution.
2) Text book titled “Thermodynamics Made Simple for Energy Engineers,” Published in 2012 through Fairmont Press and CRC Press – Worldwide distribution.
3) Text book titled “Finance and Accounting for Energy Engineers,” Published in 2011 through Fairmont Press and CRC Press – Worldwide distribution.
4) Textbook titled “Electrical Engineering Fundamentals,” Electrical Engineering Fundamentals, to be published through CRC Press and Taylor & Francis, by December 2020.