David Fortin
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Experience
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Unitil
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United States
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Utilities
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200 - 300 Employee
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Sr Controls and Automation Engineer
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Feb 2020 - Present
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Controls Engineer
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Aug 2011 - Present
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Project Engineer
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Jan 2008 - Apr 2011
Responsible for design and implementation of Industrial Automation Systems. Responsibilities include but were not limited to: Process control panel design Designing NEMA and UL rated enclosures. Providing hardware and networking recommendations including Device Net, Flex I/0, ASI-BUS, PROFIBUS, Ethernet, TCP/IP and Serial. Designing redundant power and PLC systems. System documentation Providing and executing acceptance test documentation. Creating design and functional specifications from P&IDs and customer/engineering meetings. Providing validation test scripts and protocols according to GAMP 5 and 21CFR-11 guidelines. PLC programming Utilizing ladder logic, sequential function charts, function blocks and user defined types. SCADA network design Providing hardware and software recommendations. Network design including switching, routing, configuring domain controllers, DNS, IIS. Network security and integration with corporate networks. SCADA design. Configuration of both normal and virtual systems and networks. Redundant SCADA system design Configuration of both Fat and Thin clients. SCADA system database configuration Alarm and Event server configuration including paging systems and alarm printing. Design and implementation of Historical data servers and collectors. Custom database driver setup. Portal server design and implementation. Providing both networked and local SCADA system security. HMI Screen design with utilization of global objects, tag groups and parameter files Custom VB scripting. Show less
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Software Engineer
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Apr 2004 - Jun 2007
Designed, implemented and enhanced software solutions for 3D design software. Highlights: Collaborated with international clients to incorporate drawing conventions into universal tools. Redesigned graphical interfaces for tools with focus on user work flow, ease of use and localization. Translated plug-ins from the built in scripting language, VectorScript, to C++ using both XCode and Visual Studio. Contributed to the development of foundation classes in support of a new object oriented C++ code base. Responsible for maintenance of built in scripting language code base, including estimates of repair time and influence of new technologies on existing plug-ins. Show less
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Software Engineer
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Jun 2002 - Mar 2004
Designed and implemented software tools for automating swimming pool cover and liner fabrication. Highlights: Studied closely with drafting team, learning procedures and work flows of existing design tools as well as the VectorScript programming language. Debugged, implemented and consolidated tools to streamline the design process. Designed and executed a complete set of automated tools for the new safety cover department. These tools produced shipping labels, assembly plans and DXF for CNC cutting machines. Show less
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Software Release Engineer
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Jan 1999 - Jan 2002
Designed intranet tools to aide in software release and bug management. Designed intranet tools to aide in software release and bug management.
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Education
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University of New Hampshire
of Bachelor of Science, Computer Science -
University of Budapest
Computer Science -
University of Vermont
Civil Engineering and Computer Science