PROFESSIONAL OBJECTIVE:

An Automation Specialist responsible for the delivery/acquisition of Automation Systems. Responsibilities can include functional evaluation, specification, design, implementation and installation. Eager to apply my knowledge of Software Design Methodology, User Requirements Analysis and programming practice to real world applications. Want opportunity to work at tier 1 and tier 2.

CAREER SUMMARY:

Highly self directed and motivated control system engineer with experience as an Electrical Engineer and Technical Lead for the specification, design and implementation of Automation Systems ranging from small stand - alone units to large networked systems requiring the scheduling and coordination of multiple resource, cross discipline teams. Strong technical skills in many areas including: power distribution, complex PLC control systems, industrial multi-platform networking and interface to Tier 2 business systems. An outstanding record of success in overseeing industrial installations and start-ups. Strengths include: Customer/Stake Holder interface, Requirements Development, use of appropriate Software Engineering Methodologies.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

C

C++

Visual Basic

SQL

Oracle

Microsoft SQL Server

Microsoft ACCESS

Confidential 1771 I/O, 1756 I/O

Robots

Motoman Robots

PAC

Industrial Networking

Ethernet. Ethernet/IP

DeviceNet

Safety DeviceNet

DH+, RIO

ControlNet

ASI network

ProfiBus

P ROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Middlefield, OH

Corporate Controls Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for control software and HMI development for Rubber Compounding industry
• Designed, installed and started up three rubber mixer control systems. Systems were ControlLogix based with EtherNet connection.
• Designed and implemented a Carbon Black autofilling system overlaid upon existing tote conveyor system.
• Autofills were driven from a MES recipe application.
• All material added into material totes were tracked with RFID tags all the way to addition into the mixing batch.
• The application was rolled out on to three systems.
• Developed the HMI application based on Confidential Factory Talk ME for a pipe finishing mill. The final application contained over 210 screens
• Performed a drives standardization analysis on converting company DC drives ranging from 100 to 3000 HP to AC.

Confidential, Middlefield, OH

Contract Controls Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Supported development of control schemas in Confidential 800ax control system for a large silicon substrate production facility.
• Responsible for control software and HMI development for metal processing industries
• Modified a pipe mill finishing mill finishing functional specification document.
• Developed the HMI application based on Confidential
• The final application contained over 210 screens

Confidential, Cuyahoga Falls, OH

Contract Controls Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for control software development for integrated polyurethane pouring equipment.
• Designed and implemented all the control software for and system including four (4) MicroLogix 1400s, two (2) Motoman robots and two (2) ProFace HMIs.
• Programmed, tuned and started up Kinetics 300 servo axis on a rotary indexing table.

Confidential, Hubbard, OH

Contract Controls Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the specification, design implementation and commissioning of production machines for a welding and induction heating company.
• Designed and implemented all electrical facets of a conduit bundling machine for a major piping manufacturer.
• Produced drawing package, all control programming and specified all instrumentation.
• Worked with Strapping Machine OEM to develop PLC to CNC grinder interface.
• Designed and implemented all electrical facets of a combination welding and precision grinding machine used to produce engine injectors.
• Produced drawing package, all control programming and specified all instrumentation.
• Worked with CNC Grinder OEM to develop PLC to grinder interface.
• Programmed, tuned and started up both Confidential and Confidential servo axis.

Confidential, Valley City, OH

Lead Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Worked directly with Corporate Black Belt to analyze, design and implement a set of process improvements on each of the two lines without significant production disruption.
• Installed automated weld quality inspection system on Line 6.
• This allowed the line to run without an inspector and decreased the overall cycle time by approx. 10%.
• Completed the programming and commissioning of two, body side panel, welding cells.
• Each of the cells included at least 7 robots, 5 linear positioning controllers and 4 HMI terminals.
• The first project was well behind schedule when I came on board and was successfully completed and met customer expectations.
• The second cell has been successfully completed and turned over to production meeting all customer expectations.
• For the second cell, I introduced a State Machine Software Methodology which trimmed development time and greatly enhanced the accepted system documentation state.

Confidential, Mayfield Heights, OH

Sr. Applications Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the specification, design and implementation of automation systems for the Food and Beverage industries.
• Specified and designed a set of powder handling control systems.
• The central system was adapted and rolled out at four Kraft sites.
• Each installation presented a unique set of requirements.
• Each installation resulted in follow on expansion orders within a year.
• Developed a customer funded Preliminary Functional Specification for an Open Pit Coal Mine, Coal Handling Control System Retrofit.
• The document and technical leadership provided resulted in an all Confidential Solution worth in excess of $1M.

Confidential

Sr. Project Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Integrated Confidential Software RSBatch RecipeManager, RSSQL, Oracle and RSView to provide an adaptive recipe management system customized to the customers specific requirements.
• Specified, designed and supervised the conversion of two paper machine control systems from Confidential systems to Confidential PlantScape.
• The first conversion provided a design template for the second.
• Specified, designed and supervised implementation of fiberglass oven control system.
• This was implemented with Rockwell's DCS system, PlantScape.
• It included an interface to a customer provided, model based, advances control system.
• The success of this installation convinced the fiberglass division of the customer to standardize on PlantScape for future glass oven control.
• Developed a set of customer funded, Preliminary System Specifications for Glass Oven processes. These documents were used as bid documents by the customer and cemented all Confidential solutions to these opportunities. Confidential secured two system integration orders as a result.
• Specified, designed and implemented two additional standard control blocks in The Confidential DCS product PlantScape. These were advanced control algorithm blocks modeled on the standard PID blocks.
• The central challenge was limited access to the environment designers which necessitated a large amount of reverse engineering.

Application Engineer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the specification, design and implementation of automation systems for the Batch Application and Power Management market Segment.
• As Technical Lead, managed Rockwell's entry into the Power Management Systems Market Segment.
• Once the initiative was established, helped to build the team to continue the expansion.
• Specified, designed and led of implementation of an Emergency Generation Load Management System for a university hospital complex.
• This project provided a solid relationship with the university and has provided to date in over $500K of follow-up business.
• Performed the conversion an existing Paper Plant Load management system from PLC 3 to PLC 5/250.
• Was a lead member of the team which developed and led the dissemination of an Object Oriented, PLC software methodology.
• This has been widely embraced by all the business teams in Rockwell’s System Integration unit and provides a basis for several customer team software libraries.

Senior Systems Engineer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the specification, design and implementation of automation systems.
• Specified, designed and implemented a Data Collection product in a UNIX based HMI Product.
• This feature was the result of a proposal misstatement but was subsequently released as a product offering.
• Specified, Designed and led implementation team for a Fermentation Tank Farm information management system.
• I led a team of 2-4 contract coders to an on-time, in budget release with the delivered control system.
• During the startup I uncovered an Operating System bug which I coordinated with the Operating System authors to correct.
• Specified, designed and implemented a Truck Loading control system for Liquid Gas facility.
• Implemented a Truck Bill of Lading Database in a PLC-2 to meet a customer requirement of passive HMI.
• Specified, designed and implemented a Heat Data Management system for a steel mill Carbon Arc Furnace control system.
• The entire system was implemented in a PLC-5 to meet a customer’s requirements for a passive HMI.

Confidential

Electrical Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Specified, Designed, Implemented and installed control system a six robot, ceramics machining automation cell.
• Was primary project lead for a Plant Wide Environmental Conditioning system. This required coordination with other plant departments, awarding and managing contracts for engineering, fabrication and installation services.
• Designed, specified and coordinated the installation of Die Sonar Monitoring systems on each of the facility’s diamond presses. This required coordination with other plant departments, awarding and managing contracts for engineering, fabrication and installation services.
• New 13KV electrical utility feed to the facility. This required working with external engineering firms, negotiating with the Utility.