{"id":2002,"date":"2023-05-16T17:03:56","date_gmt":"2023-05-16T21:03:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mriomega.com\/?p=2002"},"modified":"2025-09-05T01:40:41","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T05:40:41","slug":"controls-automation-engineer-221840-bsee-hot-rolling-mill-melt-shop-cold-roll-custom-ore-milling-hot-strip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mriomega.com\/index.php\/controls-automation\/controls-automation-engineer-221840-bsee-hot-rolling-mill-melt-shop-cold-roll-custom-ore-milling-hot-strip\/","title":{"rendered":"Controls Automation Engineer (221840) BSEE \/ Hot Rolling Mill, Melt Shop, Cold Roll, Custom Ore Milling, Hot Strip \/"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Automation Controls Engineer with 20+ years of supporting metals and steel manufacturing. <\/strong>He is an Electrical Engineer with a BS from Kettering. <\/strong>He is skilled at leveraging IT & automation hardware to improve processes and drive cost savings in this highly competitive industry. This high-impact Automation Engineer leverages software & automation hardware to improve OEE and throughput to deliver bottom-line results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


He is highly skilled at solving manufacturing challenges as well as improving and maintaining the performance and reliability of legacy systems. He is a Team player capable of working on group projects as well as individually. He has broad experience assessing issues and providing automated solutions to the metals industry. His impressive skills include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Provided lead support for Primary (Melt Shop) facilities automation hardware and software.<\/strong>
o Caster Level 2 Upgrades<\/strong>: implemented Cut Length Optimization Logic and Tundish Mix Model integration. The system was re-engineered to meet the requirements of a new hot mill and scheduling system, and dispositioned mixed steel and off-grade material automatically, avoiding time-consuming chemistry checks.
o Caster Mold Width Control:<\/strong> replaced outdated control hardware with a new system using Profinet communications to servo drives, eliminating failures that resulted in overly wide product and\/or aborted production.
o Power Demand Control: <\/strong>specified\/installed system to track\/estimate\/limit\/report power usage, reducing power costs.
o PLC Migration:<\/strong> migrated PLC hardware from obsolete GE Series Six to current generation 90-70 technology.
o AOD Upgrades:<\/strong> installed Cimplicity HMI, DC2000 Drives, and additive feeder\/conveyor system.
o Arc Furnace Upgrades:<\/strong> replaced arc regulation system, installed Cimplicity HMI and Level 2 system.
o Trim Station\/Preheater HMI Upgrade<\/strong>: consolidated existing trim station and preheater controls into existing AOD PLC with Cimplicity HMI. Utilized gateways to control wire feeders that were leased.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 PLC: GE (RX3I, 90-70, 90-30, and Series Six), Opto22 PACControl, GEC GEM80, Allen-Bradley PLC-5 and PLC-2
\u2022 Drives: GE DC2000, AF600, DC300, and Siltron; Rexroth Indramat, Rockwell PowerFlex 70
\u2022 HMI Software\/Hardware: GE Cimplicity and QuickPanel, Opto22 PACDisplay and OptoTerminals, FactoryLink
\u2022 High-Speed Data Acquisition: ibaPDA and ibaLogic, Reflective Memory
\u2022 Windows Workstation: MS-DOS through Windows 8.1, Microsoft Office and AutoCAD
\u2022 Windows Server: NT through Server 2012R2, including Hyper-V Virtualization
\u2022 Development Platforms: Visual Studio 6 and .Net (Basic and C#)
\u2022 Databases: Microsoft SQL, Ingres (Interactive and Embedded SQL)
\u2022 Other Operating Systems \/ Technology: SLES Linux, AIX, HPUX, VMS; RS\/6000, DEC VAX, NCD\/Tektronix X-Terminals
\u2022 Networking Hardware: Cisco and Nortel Switches, Various Wireless Access Points and Terminal Servers
\u2022 Structured Cabling: Fiber, UTP and Coax
\u2022 Video Surveillance: Acuity-VCT Software, Various Network Cameras
\u2022 Telephony: Lucent Phone Switch and Voice Mail<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Steel Mill
\u2022 Melt Shop
\u2022 Hot Strip Mill
\u2022 Server Virtualization
\u2022 Caster Mold Width Control
\u2022 Tank Farm Integration
\u2022 Power Demand Control
\u2022 ALC Integration
\u2022 PLC Migration
\u2022 Caster Level 2 Upgrades
\u2022 Production Reporting Integration
\u2022 Arc Furnace Upgrades
\u2022 Trim Station\/Preheater HMI Upgrade
\u2022 Core And Edge Switches
\u2022 Configuration\/Debug Of Shop Floor Hardware
\u2022 Design\/Installation Of New Equipment
\u2022 Support Of Existing Facilities.
\u2022 Coilbox System
\u2022 PLC software
\u2022 Acceptance Testing
\u2022 Cold\/Hot Commissioning
\u2022 Reliability Improvements
\u2022 Relay Logic
\u2022 HMI software<\/p>\n\n\n\n

EDUCATION<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kettering University, Flint, MI. \/ Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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