Controls Engineer (84672) BSEE, AS / PLC, HMI, Robotics, VFD, Motor Drive, Hydraulic, Pneumatic / Programming, Installation, Troubleshooting / Orlando FL area
Orlando area Controls Engineer with 20 years of experience supporting manufacturing automation. He is a BSEE and has an AS in Electronics Technology. He is a responsible, independent, goal-oriented controls engineer with extensive experience in all phases of control system design. He also has extensive experience troubleshooting manual and automated test and assembly systems. He has been an adjunct instructor of college students and has trained machine operators, maintenance personnel, and customer engineering staff. He is highly skilled in multiple hardware platforms, software, and the design and programming of intuitive user control interfaces.
He has worked both contract and perm roles and can work independently or as part of a team. His versatility, broad application experience, and automation skills make him a strong addition to any manufacturing team looking to automate their processes. This is an experienced Controls Engineer who can hit the floor running! He is looking at opportunities in the Orlando FL area. His notable experience includes:
• Specify and incorporate sub-system components.
• Create an electrical Bill Of Materials (BOM) with cost estimates.
• Create PLC (ladder logic) programs for original control systems or to update/improve existing systems.
• Create PC-based control systems using National Instruments’ LabWindows/CVI application.
• Create user interface (HMI) programs.
• Program AC and DC motor drive controllers.
• National and international travel to support installation and/or machine troubleshooting at customer facilities.
• Perform customer acceptance trials, initial installation, and system startup for new systems.
? Train machine operators and maintenance personnel.
• Plan/conduct formal and informal, technical training for customer engineers and maintenance personnel.
• Extensive troubleshooting and component level repair, replacing diodes, resistors, capacitors, and integrated circuits, on printed circuit boards.
• Troubleshoot programming in ladder logic, C language, and Visual Basic programs.
• Troubleshoot 230/460 VAC (single and three-phase) up to 2,400 kVA power circuits.
• Troubleshoot and repair DC power and AC/DC control circuits.
• Troubleshoot and repair hydraulic and pneumatic machine functions.
• Extensive debug and troubleshooting of microprocessor embedded circuitry/control boards.
• Extensive assembly, test, and packaging sequence programming.
• Supervise/direct electricians assembling new machines or troubleshooting existing systems.
• Supervise/direct maintenance personnel assembling new machines or troubleshooting pneumatic/hydraulic systems.
• Supervise/direct/train electronic technicians assembling new control systems, troubleshooting existing systems, repairing
• electronic circuit boards, or repairing electrical circuitry/components.
• Automation
• Pumps
• Manufacturing
• Motion Control
• Robotics
• Cabinet Panel Layouts
• Control System Architecture Diagrams
• Comprehensive Machine Wiring Diagram
• Control System Design
• Testing
• PLC
• Servo Motor Drive Controllers
• Allen-Bradley (AB)
• ABB (Formerly Baldor)
• Compumotor Controllers
• Variable Frequency (VFD
• AC and Variable Speed DC Motor Drives
• Pressure and Temperature Sensors
• Flow Meters
• Proximity Switches
• (HMI) Systems
• Bill Of Materials (BOM
• Cost Estimates
• Rockwell RSLogix5000
• SLC500
• MicroLogix
• PLC5
• AutoCAD
• CompactLogix
• ControlLogix
• SCADA systems
• Wonderware
• National Instruments Lab Windows
• A-B PanelView Displays
• AC and DC Motor Drive Controllers
• Troubleshooting
• Diodes
• Resistors
• Capacitors
• Integrated Circuits
• Printed Circuit Boards
• Ladder Logic
• Visual Basic
• 230/460 VAC
• 2,400 kVA Power Circuits
• AC/DC Control Circuits
• Troubleshoot and Repair
• Hydraulic and Pneumatic Machine Functions
• Debug
• Fluid Flow Rates
• Regulate High Motor Speeds
• Centrifugal And Piston Pumps
• Heavy Equipment Control Valves
• Seam Welding Applications
• Installation
• Programming
• Maintenance Manuals
Education
Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
Associate in Applied Science, Electronics Technology Joliet Junior College, Joliet, IL