Instrumentation Controls Engineer (245637) Masters Degree, Emerson Trained / DCS, PLC, HMI, SCADA, Controllers / Upgrades, Commissioning, Troubleshooting
North Carolina I&C Engineer with 10 years of experience most of that being with Emerson Automation Systems. He has a Masters in Applied Computer Science/Complex Systems Engineering and a Bachelors in Automation. He started his career with Emerson in Europe and then immigrated to the US. He speaks multiple languages. His skills include instrumentation, DCS upgrades and multiple PLC platforms including Allen Bradley. He has supported multiple types of powerplants, industrial, wastewater, boilers, and control systems upgrades. EHis notable experience includes:
• I worked in my group’s System Upgrade Team.
• Learned how to replace a plant’s existing DCS system with the newest hardware and software,
• Set up and configure the many hardware and software products that we offer to our customers.
• Knowledge of Windows Server and Domain configuration, Cisco networking, Ovation DCS software, DCS controllers, I/O Modules, Power and Grounding requirements, and hardware assembly.
• Conducted the I/O checkout for new Ovation Upgrades.
• Developed a strong understanding of the different input and output signal types, power sourcing and shielding methods, wiring troubleshooting, and software I/O configuration.
• I began working on a PLC conversion project to DCS control for a Condenser Tube Cleaning System that was later followed by four other similar installations at other facilities.
• I was responsible for pump station control projects at our office, programming and installing the PLC, and establishing datalink communication between CW and DCS
• I developed the hardware BOM and drawings, I partitioned the hard- wired I/O database and module layout to meet process redundancy requirements, and I programmed control logic and HMI graphics using vendor manuals, diagrams, and sequence charts.
• During the commissioning phase, I executed the I/O Checkout, functional testing, and process controller tuning at the customer’s facility.
• I converted an old PLC code that controlled the coal reclaim system to Ovation control.
• Migrated a PLC-controlled Fly Ash system to Ovation and in parallel, I was developing the controls of a new Wastewater Treatment plant.
• Following the commissioning of the WWT system started the conversion work for a Water treatment facility from Allen-Bradley Controllogix to Emerson’s DCS control.
• I was responsible for conducting weekly meetings with the customer, responsible for the hardware, developing the controls, and later installation and commissioning.
• Managed multiple smaller projects as well as another controls upgrade project of an Auxiliary Boiler, replacing the Allen Bradley PLC with Emerson controllers.
• Gas Fired Power Plants
• Coal Fired Power Plants
• Biomass Power Plant
• Hydro-Electric Power Plants
• PLC Programming
• PLC Troubleshooting
• Allen Bradley PLCs
• Emerson PLCs
• Rockwell PLCs
• P&ID Loop Drawings
• Calibrating Field Process Control Loops / Instrumentation
• Troubleshooting Process Control Loops
• Root Cause Problem Solving
• Troubleshooting the DCS
• Programming / Making Changes in the DCS
• Maintaining / Backing Up the Existing DCS
• Installing New Equipment for the DCS
• Modifying Equipment for the DCS
• DCS
• Programmed Control Logic and HMI Graphics
• SCADA
• Commissioning
• System Upgrades
• Project Engineering
• Electrical Engineering
• Process Automation
• Instrumentation
• Startup
• Power Generation
• Project Management
• Cisco networking
• DCS controllers
• I/O Modules
• Power and Grounding Requirements
• Ovation Upgrades
• Power Sourcing and Shielding Methods
• Wiring Troubleshooting
• PLC Conversion Project
• Pump Station Control Projects
• Datalink Communication
• Vendor Manuals
• Diagrams
• Sequence Charts
• Waste Water Treatment Plant
• Auxiliary Boiler
• Emerson Controllers
• BOM
• BOP systems
• SAMA logic
• Microsoft Office
• Teamwork
• Engineering
• C++
• AutoCAD
• Modbus
• MATLAB
• HMI Programming
• DNP3
• Ovation DCS software
• Modbus
• Profibus
• VBA, InfoPath and SharePoint
• PLC Ladder Logic
• Analog Input Cards
• Analog Output Cards
• Digital Input Cards
• Digital Output Cards
• Developing IO Layout Drawings
• I/O Hardware
• Problem Solving
• Troubleshooting
• PID Controller
• P&IDs
• HMIs
• Cisco Networking
EDUCATION/ TRAINING
• Master’s degree in Applied Computer Science in Complex Systems Engineering, September 2014
• Bachelor’s degree in Automation and Applied Computer Science, July 2012
• IPC620D Standard
• UL508A Training
• Emerson Ovation DCS Training