Automation Controls Engineer (222033) chemical, steel, foundry/casting, refinery, powerplant, tank farm, wastewater, pulp/paper, warehouse, manufacturing and glass production operations
Exceptional Automation Controls Engineer with 20+ years of experience across multiple manufacturing industries that include, chemical, steel, foundry/casting, refinery, powerplant, tank farm, wastewater, , pulp/paper, warehouse, and glass production operations. He has an AS degree in Industrial Electronics and has completed an electronic technician apprenticeship and has 100 college credits toward a Bachelors.
He manages automation projects from design to installation and commissioning. He is highly skilled at troubleshooting, and performing upgrades. His application, equipment, and software experience is as vast as his industry history. This Automation Controls Game Changer has successfully been there, done that, and is looking to do it for a new company. He is currently employed but is interested in confidentially exploring new opportunities. It is rare to see someone with his combination of skills, education, vast industry, and automation experience in one person.
This is a no-brainer hire who can hit the floor running and more than pay for himself in improved processes, uptime and technology upgrades. The question is will you be the smart one who snaps him up? Don’t snooze or you will lose this unique talent! He is willing to relocate for the right opportunity. His notable experience includes:
• Startup and Commissioning of a new thin slab continuous caster and all associated systems.
• Continuous system improvements, updates, and modernization to two thin slab casters and associated systems which include drive systems, process water, lubrication systems, and consumable gasses and liquids.
• Tuning, rescaling, and Instrument on 40 plus process control loops on each Caster using Pid continuous controls.
• Troubleshooting, system improvement, and maintenance of sheet glass manufacturing.
• The processes were mixing and batching systems for raw product introduction, temperature control of furnace and tin bath, and servo motion for the slitting, cutting, defect identification, orientation, and stacking of the sheet glass.
• Development, commissioning, startup, and controls design of animated characters and figures to be used in major Theme Parks and Attractions.
• Startup and commissioning support for sortation systems in a major parcel handling firm.
• Startup and commissioning of pallet handling systems for an automobile manufacturer.
• Startup and commissioning of a foundry sandmolding sand mixing, batching, and delivery system.
• Control system design for various nonwoven material assembly machines.
• Equipment integration, modernization, modification, and troubleshooting Siemens S7/300, S7/400, and Allen Bradley Control Logix 5000 and SLC 500 system hardware.
• Update, and modifications on Profibus, Profinet, Ethernet IP, and DeviceNet networks.
• Design and implement a machine run-time data collection application using Kepware Opc and Microsoft Excel VBA
• Design control system modernization
• Design, setup and Troubleshooting of Siemens, Allen Bradley drives and drive systems
• Programming and troubleshooting of Allen Bradley PLC systems, Allen Bradley Servo Drives
• Design and specify automation control equipment and devices for automated warehousing and distribution conveying systems
• Design, setup, and maintenance of Factory Talk View visualization
• Maintenance and modification of Automated Warehousing and Distribution conveying systems.
• Design, install, implement and maintain Motor Driven Roller ( MDR ) conveyor systems
• DCS – Distributed Control System
• DC Motors
• Low Voltage – < 1000 V • Medium Voltage –> 1000 V but < 100 kV • Extra-High Voltage – > 230 kV but < 1000 kV
• Power Distribution
• Power Generation
• Power Transmission
• Making Changes In The DCS
• Maintaining / Backing Up The Existing DCS
• Installing New Equipment For The DCS
• Modifying Equipment For The DCS
• Configuring DCS and PLCs
• Power Monitoring Devices
• Industrial Network Architecture
• SCADA Systems
• Designing / Commissioning Industrial Instrumentation
• VFD – Variable frequency drives
• Analog circuits
• Digital circuits
• HMI Systems
• Vision systems
• Stepper Systems
• Switchgear
• Transformers
• Automation Controller
• Hydraulic systems
• Pneumatic systems
• Industrial Conveyors
• Industrial Ovens
• Industrial Mixers
• Ito Denki motor-driven roller technologies
• Conveyor Systems
• Furnaces
• Relays
• Control Panels
• Servo Systems
• RTUs
• Pumps
• Motors
• Rolling Mill Equipment
• Foundry Equipment
• Using Ladder Logic
• Using Loop Drawings
• HVAC Systems
• Thermography
• Embedded controllers
• Loop Tuning
• Turbomachinery Control
• Upgrading Equipment
• Installing Equipment
• Industrial Automation
• Electromechanical Equipment
• Experienced With Instrumentation Tuning
• Troubleshooting plant automation/electrical
• Field checkout/commissioning
• Connecting VFD to control networks
• Control Charts
• Control System Design
• Drive Configuration
• Managing outside resources
• Project Management
• Team Supervision
• Setup Automation
• Leading Root Cause Analysis
• Circuit Analysis
• Upgrading Technology
• Mobile Interfaces
• Pneumatic Controls
• Hydraulic Controls
• Factory Acceptance Testing FAT
• Third Party Integration
• P&ID Loop Drawings
• Wiring Diagrams
• Control Panel Drawings
• Block Flow Diagrams
• Process Automation
• Allen Bradley CompactLogix
• Allen Bradley ControlLogix
• Rockwell PlantPAx
• Foxboro DCS
• SAP
• Siemens S7
• Siemens TIA
• Automated Press / Stamping Applications
• Feedline Systems
• Systems Integration
• Automation Project Management
• Chemical Plant Automation
• Refinery Operations Automation
• Electrical Powerplant Automation
• Food / Beverage Automation
• Tank Farm Automation
• Warehouse / DC Automation
• Water/ Wastewater Plant Automation
• General Manufacturing Automation
• Casting / Metals Manufacturing Automation
• Original Equipment Manufacturer Automation
• Automotive Manufacturing
• Pulp / Paper Operations Automation
• Allen Bradley PLC 5, AB SLC 504 PLCs
• DirectLogic PLCs
• GE Series 6 and 90-30 PLCs
• Gould PLCS
• Modicon Quantum / Compact PLCs
• Mitsubishi PLCs
• OMRON PLCs
• Telemecanique PLCs
• Rockwell PLCs
• Westinghouse PLCs
• Siemens PLCs
• Siements S7
• Siemens TIA
• Siemens PCS7
• Square D PLCs
• Texas Instruments PLCs
Software Experience Summary:
• InTouch Wonderware, AB Panel Builder, AB RS Logix, GE Fanuc LM90, Modicon Proworx NxT Factory Link HMI v4, Westinghouse WDPF Engineering, Honeywell Control Builder, Siemens WinCC and Protools. RS Networx, AB ControlNet and DeviceNet configuration.
• Siemens Step 7, Step 5, TIA Portal PLC programming software. Siemens Drive Monitor, Starter drive configuration software
• Windows XP,95/98, Windows NT, Windows 2000/2008 Server, Windows 7, Linux, SCO UNIX environments, VMWARE. Microsoft Office Products.
Hardware Experience Summary:
• Ethernet, Control Net, Device Net, DH+, Modbus, Profibus, X2X and RS485/232 communications.
• Allen Bradley, GE, US Motors, Westinghouse, Magnetek, Danfoss, ABB, Yaskawa, Seimens, Moog and Sabina VFDs.
• Moog, Indramat, SIEMENS and AB Servos.
• Westinghouse WDPF, Honeywell Plantscape and System 1, Foxboro and Leeds and Northrop DCS systems.
• Allen Bradley, Sick, Cognex and DVT Vision Systems.
Education:
• Associates Certificate in industrial electronics technology from Dundalk Community College, May 1985.
• Certificate of completion of apprenticeship as an electrical/electronic technician.
• Some classwork in Electrical Engineering, with approximate 100 college credits total