PROFILE:

• Senior technology professional with a diverse background that includes over 20 years of experience in Industrial Manufacturing Automation Controls, Embedded Systems Development, and System Integration.
• Proven Leader in Information Technology, Operations Technology, Information Security, and Engineering.
• Certified Ethical Hacker CEH with in - depth experience in Industry 4.0/IoT. Over 10 years of firsthand industrial hardware design of sensors, switches, controllers, and software development experience for multi-branded and legacy systems integration.
• Fluent in controls programming development from scratch using Visual Studio C/C#/C++ Objected oriented programing for embedded systems utilizing SDLC procedures.
• Functioned as Principle Cloud/IoT Architect to transform business with Internet of Things (devices, connectivity, data, and analytics) on SCRUM Sprint Development Team.

INTEGRATION TECHNOLOGY:

PLC/Processors/Drive Technology/Vision Systems: BECKHOFF Embedded PCs, Servos and Stepper Motors, Servo Drive Technology, eXtended Transport Systems, Recipe Management, PowerFlex Drives, AX8000/AX500/EL72xx Drives, AM8000/AM8100/AM8500 Drives, Synchronous Servomotors, Linear Servomotors, Stepper Motors, Encoders, BASLER, Laser Measuring Systems, Cycle Counters, Data Replicators and TrendersSurveillance and Monitor Camera Recording systems, VCS, exacqView, Sony, COGNEX KEYENCE, IPSurveillance, IDView, IQEye, Arecont Vision, Thermal Imaging Cameras, DATALOGIC sensors and light curtainsOEM Hoffman Panels and Enclosure Builds, ViTREK 964i High Voltage Scanning Systems, ViTREK 952i HiPot AC/DC Testers, Associated Research Dielectric Testers, Rofin Lasers, DUKANE Ultrasonic Welders, SMC valve manifolds and slides, Universal Robots, ABB Robotics, Instron Tensile and Compression Testing, Cincinnati Test Systems, Arburg Molding Machines, National Instruments Digital to PC USB, RA Rockwell FTPS v8.xdevelopment and deployment, Rockwell Kinetix Motion, Allen Bradley PLC5, SLC500, MicroLogix, ControlLogix, Siemens S7, PCS7, Omron, BECKOFF, Emerson DeltaV

Controls Instrumentation Integration and Applications: Indusoft Web Studio, TwinCAT3.1, Solidworks 3D Modeling, WonderWare Intouch, System Platform, Historians, Data Center Security (DCS) Systems, Dassault Apriso, MOM, MES, Data Acquisition, OSIsoft PI Historian, SAS, Material and Inventory Management Rockwell RSView32SE/ME /FactoryTalk View Studio SE/ Studio 5000/ RSLogix / RSLinks / InTouch Wonderware / SMC ArchestrA, SCADA Systems, ERP Systems, and SPC Systems, Siemens 7, Siemens Simatic TI505, PDMENTProfibus/ EtherCAT/ DeviceNet / ControlNet / EtherNet/IP, OMRON Relays, EATON Relays, Schneider Electric Logic Controllers and Relays, Yaskawa Servos and VFD’s, CPwE, Panel View / Panel Mate / Citadel HMI’s / P&ID’s / Loop Sheets / Front End Engineering

Codes: Knowledge of Electrical and Fire Designs: NFPA, NEC, NEMA, IEC, ANSI, RIA, UL508A, R15.06, ISO 13849

EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Bartlett, TN

Sr. Production Technology Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Collaborated with R&D, Value Stream, and Manufacturing Engineers to Conduct IQ, OQ, PQ, Verifications and Validations, DFMEA, PFMEA and other protocol requirements definitions, designs, developments, and implementations to keep work synchronized from stock material to completed assembly. Member of Sprint Development Team to integrate MES, WIP: Work-In-Progress, ERP, and SPC Data utilizing Agile, Kaisen Scrum knowledge transfer, goal setting and team building.
• Developed Quality and risk management plans and reports. Address Change Orders (COs)
• Performed detailed circuit and software design, analysis, simulation, and prototyping. Generated documentation in accordance with medical device regulations.
• Strong background in medical device industry and knowledgeable of FDA QSR, ISO 60601 medical standards.
• Developed automated specifications and designs for medical device assembly line and workstations using BECKHOFF embedded PLCs and Indusoft HMI user controls for data manipulation and collection interfaces.
• Configured access control lists (ACL’s) on logical application/proxy filtering, stateful inspection filtering firewalls. Utilized Azure Portal for Factory Data and Machine Learning.
• Established, maintained and monitored a complete identity management system, authentication, access to systems and data, defined specific access to networks, files and database management systems for IoT devices and network nodes.
• Work within the engineering team and with contracted design resources to define and develop the embedded control and power delivery systems for next generation products and systems
• Research, define and develop innovative pulsed power topologies. Perform proof of concept, cost analysis and simulations. Perform IP landscaping and file patents as applicable.
• Perform detailed circuit design, analysis, simulation, bench-testing, prototyping. Generate design documentation in accordance with medical device regulations.
• Conduct tests, analyze test data, and write test reports to verify product compliance with product specifications and applicable FDA industry standards.
• Work with contract manufacturers to transfer the design into production.
• Support installed base product life cycle management projects.
• Strong background in medical device industry and knowledgeable of FDA QSR, ISO 60601 medical standards
• Very knowledgeable of power electronic, Magnetic Resonance, and Computed Tomography Imaging
• Strong knowledge and understanding of ISO/IEC 27000 Information Security Management Systems, particularly ISO 27001 and ISO 27002. HIPAA Security and Laws

Confidential, Southaven, MS

Manager Systems Integration | Designer | Inspector | Estimator

Responsibilities:

• Lead electrical instrumentation and controls deployment with machine integrators through design, commissioning, and startup with basic industrial electrical wiring, process piping, and machine guarding principles.
• Constructional development and coordinate maintenance and spare parts systems that allow visibility of performance across businesses and local Fire Stations.
• Coordinate of on-site personnel as needed for system operations and maintenance of code revisions and repository.
• Contract work with operations and engineering teams to improve and standardize visualization, data collection and communications standards with (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA).
• Very focused on material handling, conveyance, and robotics.

Confidential, Memphis, TN

Process Automation Engineer | Systems Integrator | End-Point and Security Engineer

Responsibilities:

• System Architecture, Front End Engineering, P&ID and Designs for systems up to 10,000 I/O points
• PLC, DCS, Instrumentation, and Digital Network Communication System Designer
• Startup/Commissioning including: (AS-I, Profibus, DeviceNet, Foundation Fieldbus, various serial busses)
• Custom communication interfaces for all aspects of process control.
• Analytical Instrumentation Specification/ Startup/Commissioning.
• Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) Interface
• Construction management/coordination for control system installation.
• Coordinate Engineering and Design Personnel to support system design and commissioning
• Alarm rationalization and Reporting
• Operator HMI System Control Screen and Control Room Designs
• Experience in the application of instrumentation, control valves, motors, VFDs and coordinated drive systems.
• Experience in electrical design of Electrical Panels, I/O systems, Motor/VFD/Motion/Robotic Controls, and Ethernet-based networks.

Confidential, Memphis, TN

Sr. Process Automation Engineer | Network End-Point and Infrastructure Security Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Network gatekeeper between manufacturing production and corporate business side of the firewall to block/allow and log incoming and outgoing network device connections based on policies.
• Deployed remote patch execution and hardening of network devices.
• Managed pulpit start-ups by bringing servers, controllers, databases, and cameras online.
• Worked with remote crane controllers to ensure proper functionality based on operator’s location on the logical shop floor grid.
• Developed and managed recipes for steel composition chemicals and elements.
• Network gatekeeper between manufacturing production and corporate business side of the firewall to block/allow and log incoming and outgoing network connections based on policies.
• Explored new and improved leading-edge technology and applications to advance facility to world class.
• Implemented and maintained Borland Delphi applications residing on Windows 2003R2/2008 Servers with services written in C++/C# to communicate through RSLinx to PLC’s for data collection to Oracle Database, system monitoring, calculations, production environments for tracking and reporting.
• Developed measurement and controller applications in WonderWare for HMI graphical interface workstations based on Level 1 Ladder Logic from ControlLogix Controllers and Digital Signal Process triggers for HMI data points between Level 1 and Level2 controls and data.
• Interfaced daily with Level1/Level2 Engineers, IT, Electricians, Mechanics, and production operators for input on equipment communication, synchronization, isolation and testing for reports and preventive maintenance.
• Enforced Web Application Firewall (WAF) policies to prevent outside hackers from bring down our business and production systems.
• Implemented and managed improvement projects for Process Control, Data/Reporting, and Video for each node as well as the network infrastructure.
• Internal Quality Auditor using the Quality Management System (QMS) and Six Sigma practices in ISO 9001 with emphasis on ISO/TS 16949

Confidential, East Chicago, IN

Network Security and Automation Controls Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Primary responsibility as a Process Control Engineer was implementing and centralizing Fortran applications residing on VAX servers with HP OpenVMS o/s for data collection, system monitoring, calculations, and recipes for the production environments.
• Develop measurement and controller applications in Visual Basic for HMI graphical interfaces based on Level 1 Ladder Logic from Programmable Logic Controllers and Digital Signal Processing for HMI data points for industrial automation equipment.
• Resolved daily software-user production issues by evaluation and re-engineering to keep both user and machine in sync.
• Worked closely with the electricians, electrical, mechanical engineer and technicians for input and corporation for equipment communication and synchronization and testing.

Confidential, Memphis, TN May 2007

IT Project Manager | IT Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Installed data collection and monitoring systems in the production environments using (SCADA) Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition systems, (HMI) Human-Machine Interface systems for Data Acquisition, Distributed Control Systems (DCS), and (RTU) Remote Terminal Units.
• Installed and configured Oracle and SQL servers which pulled information from I-gear data collector workstations. I-gear workstations pulled data from the PLC controllers and created reports using Crystal Reports and Microsoft Access. Supported UNIX, LINUX, VAX/VMS/DEC Servers.
• Interfaced new PLC’s with existing control systems for boiler fuel and steam mixtures using Siemens S7 PLC’s, Siemens TP-27 HMI’s, Siemens AC and servo drives linking with several other Allen Bradley controller models.
• Researched, evaluated, and collected estimates from contract vendors.
• Responsible for data Infrastructure to ensure that the paper company met EPA requirements in association with EHS department regulations to get Title V permits for meeting standardized criteria for Clean Air Bill.
• Configured and Installed Cisco switches, routers, terminal servers, network management tools, subnets and maintained adequate performance. Maintained IBM, HP, Dell, Sun and boxes.
• Configured Cisco Aironet 1200 series wireless access point routers and switches as prototypes for industry implementation. Experienced with AVAYA VoIP.
• Field engineer for updating systems and optimizing Windows XP/2000/NT/9x desktops, laptops, and servers. Created images using Ghost Utilities. Software engineer for WinStall rollouts and VB Scripting. Used Symantec Veritas to managed daily backups of Tape, Disk Storage, and network SANs.