SUMMARY:

• Experience in Control System Design, hardware, and software (HMI/PLC, Allen Bradley, Siemens, and several others.)
• Experience in Management and Leadership. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Detroit Area Candidate, can t relocate, but can travel 20%.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE:

• Innovative leader and team player who uses a valuable blend of interpersonal and technical skills to drive engineering efficiency and productivity, with extensive experience in hands - on control system and building/facilities design including management, engineering, financial, and supervisory duties.
• Project management: feasibility studies, cost estimates, cost-benefit analysis, specification writing, project preparation, competitive bidding, OEM selection, supervision, coordination, design approval, timeline management, scope management, quality management, resource management, cost management, risk control, machine runoff, installation, debugging, operator and maintenance training, and billing verification. Managed the installation of a conveyor system commissioned at GM Janesville two months ahead of schedule and $80,000 under budget while achieving zero personnel injuries, safety infractions, or work slowdowns. Successfully managed projects up to $5.5M
• Personnel Management: coaching, mentoring, development, training and supervision of engineers and skilled tradesmen, employee and team motivation, candidate evaluation, hiring recommendation, performance review, conflict resolution, and grievance resolution. Managed 6 engineers, 14 electricians, and 2 millwrights in a union shop environment at Ford Motor Company.
• Control System Design: Hardware design, material requisition, software programming, build supervision, installation, startup, debugging, commissioning, and troubleshooting. Have done both revisions to existing systems and design from scratch. Create PLC/HMI programs with comprehensive diagnostics (Poka-Yoke ) to improve process capability, system uptime, throughput, reliability, both in the machine HMI and in the FIS to increase Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF) and reduce Mean Time to Repair (MTTR) for greater error-proofing and preventing, correcting, or drawing attention to errors either before or as soon as they occur.
• Architectural/Facilities: lighting, fire protection, communications networks, substation, switchgear, bus duct, load study, trip coordination, power distribution, power factor correction, energy management, HVAC. Did the last large substation/bus duct upgrade at a Ford parts plant entirely in-house without the aid of outside consultants. Project consisted of a medium-voltage substation, two 5,200-volt substations, several 5,200-volt motor controllers and several 480-volt substations and over 2000 feet of bus duct. Completer project on time and within budget.
• Developed a simple control system for an automatic tool changer for Valeo that incorporated energy-saving design and extensive diagnostics, including cycle-time totalizers, which gave user-screen prompting when the tool changer needed periodic and preventive maintenance. Devised a simplified control scheme for a filtration system that used an SLC-5-04 PLC rather than the more expensive PLC-5-20 previously used. Rewrote programs in Microsoft Basic to make several gauging stations at two Allied Signal plants Y2K compliant, ending the need for a company to spend $20,000 to replace the stations. Added a safety pendant to several existing milling machines at Ford Batavia for automatic transmission valve bodies, allowing setup personnel to enter the machine s work area to make adjustments without risk of injury. Designed revisions to a gear deburring system at Ford Batavia that reduced failure rates by35%

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Siemens: Step 5, Step 7, Graph, Siematic, ProTool, Transline, WinCC Flex

Allen Bradley/Rockwell: SLC,PLC5,500,5000,ControlLogix,GuardLogix,RSLogix,PanelView,FactoryTalk,RSView, Powerflex

Telmecanique: PL7, Magellis, UnityPro, Vijeo

Modicon: 384, 484, 584, 984, PanelMate, Concept

Barber Coleman: Maco4, Maco8000, Edic

ABB: Masterpiece

Cognex: Checker Vision System

Emerson: DeltaV (HW only)

Networks: RSNetworx. DeviceNet, ControlNet, Profibus, Profinet, Fieldbus, AS - I bus, Modbus, DH+, RIO, Ethernet IP

Robots: Prab, Kuka, ABB IRB and Tralfa, GCA CIMcon

Vehicle Networks;: MOST, LIN, CAN, GMLAN, Optolyser Suite, Intrepid Vehicle Spy

Instrumentation: P&ID, Loop Drawings,4-20 mA Current Loop, Hart Protocol, Pneumatics, Hydraulics

Software: AutoCAD Electrical, Microsoft Project

Safety Standards: CE, UL, NFPA 79 (ESIM), NFPA 70 (NEC), UL508, ANSI B11.19, ANSI R15.06, IEC 61508, IEEE 1584

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Farmington Hills, MI

Controls Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Upgraded airport baggage handling systems using multiple Siemens Step 7 PLCs with ladder logic, statement list (STL), and profibus . System had hot standby to automatically switch to the backup processor in the event of failure .
• Debugged software on a simulator to make in - field startup go more smoothly.

Confidential, Roseville, MI

Controls Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Supported maintenance electricians and programmed interfaces to plant supervisory network using Allen Bradley RSLogix with Panelview and Factorytalk View HMI.

Confidential, Warren, MI

Infotainment Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Tested and validated software for Infotainment systems on MOST, LIN GMLAN and CAN networks from various suppliers using Optolyser Suite and Intrepid Vehicle Spy.
• Systems included Cadillac Cue, Chevy MyLink, Buick Intellilink.
• Troubleshot issue causes, entered problems in the ESIMS database and communicated findings with suppliers.

Confidential, Farmington Hills, MI

Controls Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Designed control system hardware and software for filtration of industrial coolants using Siemens Step 7 with WinCC Flex using ladder logic and STL and Telmecanique Unity Pro PLCs and AutoCAD for hardware design.

Confidential, Erie, PA

Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Regression tested hardware and software controlling diesel locomotive engines up to 4500 horsepower.
• Wrote and published technical and purchase specifications.
• Designed test panel that reduced test time by 22%, had fabricated, and debugged.

Confidential, Sterling Heights, MI

Process Controls Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Designed hardware (AutoCAD) and software, for control system for T. I. Simon Power Plant at Michigan State University, including controls building, substation equipment, and control system using Allen Bradley GuardLogix PLC with safety I/O, Ethernet interfaces to auxiliary equipment and FactoryTalk based HMI
• Worked with mechanical engineer and building supplier to coordinate facilities in the building and insure that the building could support the weight of the required cable trays and substation. Coordinated the design of substation and MCC with the Siemens rep.

Confidential, Rochester Hills, MI

Controls Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Wrote software (PLC and HMI) debugged, and started up complex conveyor/material handling system for Diesel Engines for Cummins using Telmecanique Unity Pro PLC and Vijeo HMI system and AutoCAD.
• Included tracking functions to ease the removal and reinsertions of engines on the conveyor system for repair purposes.

Confidential, Downers Grove, IL

Senior Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Created and checked P&ID and loop drawings and cable schedules to upgrade an obsolete Beckman MVCU system to an Emerson DeltaV system at a CITGO refinery. System had over 6000 I/O points, many of them 4 - 20 ma analog.
• Checked P&ID, loop drawings, and device specifications for a Unilever Food Processing plant making Bartoli Products. Created and checked purchase orders for pressure, flow, and temperature transmitters and control valves.
• Checked P&ID, loop drawings, and device specifications for a Hemlock Semiconductor Corporation plant for the manufacture of silicon solar cells.