Controls Engineer / Manager (235140) BS / Robot, PLC, HMI, SCADA, CNC, PAC Programming / Automotive, Welding, Stamping, Pipe, Assembly / Will Relocate
Game-changing automation Controls Engineer with 20+ years of experience supporting Tier 1 Automotive Parts Manufacturers. He is highly skilled in all facets of plant automation. He has worked with and programmed all types of Robotics, PLCs, HMIs, Conveyors, Presses, Manufacturing Equipment, and Vision Systems. He can develop automation systems from scratch and troubleshoot/debug existing ones. He has kept current and expanded on his degree with a long list of industry trainings and certifications to keep his skills sharp! As a Contract Technical Instructor, he has taught laser measurement, PLCs and electrical systems for multiple OEMs including GM, Hyundai, and Nissan.
You simply don’t find this depth of technical acumen, equipment experience, and automation skills in one person is rare! This is a candidate that can hit the floor running and improve uptime and processes quickly to MAKE YOU MONEY!!
He has taken time away from his career to help terminally ill parents and in-laws and to handle and close their estates. This Automation Powerhouse is now ready to go back to work. He is willing to relocate for the right opportunity. His exceptional background includes:
• Electrical Controls Design Engineer
• Quality using Vision Systems. Perceptron, QMC/LMI and Cognex
• GD&T Dimensional Controls, BIW, Statistics. SPC
• 20+ years of PLC knowledge: IPC, Modicon, Siemens S5 and S7, Allen Bradley PLC5, RSlogix500, RSlogix5000, Studio, Compact Logix, DeviceNet, Ethernet, GE Proficy, ProfiNet, AutoCAD, Eplan
• Fanuc, ABB, Niko, and Kawasaki robotics programming
• HMI’s, PanelViews, Factory talk, and SCADA systems for vehicle tracking
• Barcode readers, floor scanners, and more.
• Added weld counts to HMIs
• Worked on ABB weld gun calibration
• I updated an old PLC 502 to a 505 and wrote a new HMI program.
• I often help with maintenance when the PLC or HMI has lost its program
• I help with robot problems
• I help debug problems on welding machines including GMAW, pipe bending machines and Function testers.
• I installed a camera System to check for threaded studs
• I did lots of PLC and Electrical debugging and fault finding why machines would not run
• Running multiple projects to improve the in-house automation, I had to learn quickly how to use GE Fanuc PLC.
• I have just finished designing and building a complete tire mold press with the most modern controls in the whole of the company if we continue to build the rest of the line of 12 presses this will save $2,000,000.00
• I was the Only Controls Engineer for the complete plant working days on call for nights during my time we had to move the complete factory and machinery from one location to another I backed up all programs and we restarted production without a single problem
• In charge of all PLC controls in the press area, I insisted on doing ghost backups of line computers this saved the day when one of the computers went down.
• Installed a Perceptron Laser Vision System in Chrysler Windsor for Station 5 and modified Station 8
• Machining Transfer Lines
• Automatic Assembly Machines
• Automated Pressworking Lines
• Automated Transfer Lines
• DCS – Distributed Control System
• HMI Programs
• Industrial Process Automation Integration
• Configures/Tests/Debugs System Network and Data Acquisition Equipment Designs
• Mapping of Signal Inputs for Cards
• Analog Input / Output Cards
• Digital Input / Output Cards
• Developing Cabinet Drawing Layouts
• Developing IO Layout Drawings
• PLC Programming / Troubleshooting
• Process Controls Integration
• Data Acquisition
• PAC – Programmable automation controller
• Spray Systems
• Touch Screen
• Programming / Repairing CNC Machines
• Automated Conveyor Systems
• Furnace Controls
• Labeling Equipment
• Hydraulic systems
• Pneumatic systems
• Optical Inspection
• Vision systems
• Material Handling Robots
• Inspection Robots
• Assembly Robots
• Packaging Robots
• Warehouse Robots
• Welding Robots
• Assembly Robots
• Palletizing Robots
• Production Inspection Robots
• Gantry Robots
• ABB Robots
• Fanuc Robots
• Offline Programming
• Robot Simulation Tools
• Teach Pendant
• Troubleshooting Robotics
• Automated Fabrication Applications
• Automated Press / Stamping Applications
• Automated Welding Applications
• Automation Project Management
• Tube / Pipe Mills Automation
• Automotive Manufacturing Automation
• Connecting VFD to Control Networks
• Control System Design
• Dismantling Equipment
• Documentation Packages
• Managing Outside Resources for Automation Work
• Process Control
• Setup Automation
• Troubleshooting Plant Automation
• NFPA
• IEEE
• ANSI
Education
• Bachelor’s Degree Assessed by Wayne State to have the equivalent of a Bachelor’s Degree enabling me to work in the US in 1996
• Electronics Basildon College, Essex, England
• Electronics Anglia University Chelmsford, Essex, England
• Computers ITEC Basildon Essex, England
Courses and Certifications
• Fanuc Dual Check Safety v7.50 & Newer
• Studio 5000 Logix Designer Level 4 Structured text/sequential function chart programming
• Profinet technical training 5.5 professional credit hours
• ABB Robotics ABB IRC5 Robot Programming Alabama
• QMC / LMI Laser measurement System & Robot Guidence (Geosight, Comxstream)Utica
• Maintenance and Troubleshooting Cognex, Novi, MI
• In-Sight Vision System EasyBuilder and Spreadsheets Cognex, Novi, MI
• Vector Advanced FMS (Flexible Robotic Measurement Systems) Perceptron, Plymouth, MI
• Vector Advanced Analysis Perceptron, Plymouth, MI
• Vector Comparison Study Perceptron, Plymouth, MI
• AutoGuide (Robot Guidance)Perceptron, Plymouth, MI
• Vector FMS (Flexible Robotic Measurement Systems).Perceptron, Plymouth, MI
• AMT Applied Manufacturing Technologies Inc.
• ABB S4 and Fanuc JJ13 Robot Training
• Correlation Data Use Perceptron, Plymouth, MI
• Controller Setup & Maintenance, Langley Computer
• AutoGauge FMS IPNet (Flexible Robotic Measurement Systems) Perceptron, Plymouth, MI
• Fanuc Robot spot tool Operation and programming Fanuc Robotics
• Fundamentals of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) Tec-Ease
• Instructional Techniques for new Instructors Langevin Train the Trainer
• GMT360 Programming the controlLogix5000 and DeviceNet Systems Rockwell Automation Troy, MI
• Ford ESWP/ARC FLASH Pico Training Services
• Siemens S7 PLC Programming Siemens Energy and Automation Auburn Hills USA
• AutoCAD Basildon College Basildon Essex England 1997
• ABB S4 Robot Programming ABB Robotics Auburn Hills
• ABB Robot Programming and Electrical Service Ford Motor Company Training ABB Robotics Halewood Liverpool England
• ABB S3 Robot Programming and Electrical fault finding ABB Robotics Training Center Milton Keynes England