Experience

Advanced Machine and Tool Corporation

• United States
• Industrial Automation
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Controls Engineer

  • Feb 2017 - Present



GLAZE TOOL & ENGINEERING, INC.

• Engineering Manager

  • Apr 2015 - Feb 2017

  1) Supervise and lead teams of engineers, designers and technicians for the design and fabrication of specialty machinery. 2) Project manager of medium and large projects. 3) Oversee production, operations, quality assurance, testing and deployment. 4) Senior electrical design engineer. 5) Automation and controls technical sales and marketing 6) Consult with clients and vendors to provide turn-key solutions 7) Provide technical guidance and expertise for entry/junior level controls engineers and technicians.



Shambaugh & Son, L.P.

• United States
• Construction
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Project Estimator / Technical Expert

  • May 2011 - Apr 2015

  1) Perform automation and controls technical sales and marketing 2) Review customer specifications and develop cost estimates for material and labor 3) Compute cost factors and prepare estimates used for planning, organizing and scheduling work 4) Consult with clients and vendors to design turn-key solutions 5) Organize and manage a centralized cost estimating database 6) Developed and perform a formal review process for all proposals 7) Analyze completed projects vs original estimates to determine accuracy of estimates 8) Provide technical guidance and expertise for entry/junior level automation and controls engineers 9) Design control systems and perform internal peer reviews. All electrical designs and source code reviewed prior to release for production

• Automation & Controls Engineer

  • Aug 2007 - May 2011

  1) Designed entire process control systems utilizing P&ID development, detail drawing set layouts, control panel design and fabrication, motor circuit protection and motor control center design. 2) Developed PLC programs using Allen-Bradley SLC, PLC-5, CompactLogix, & ControlLogix. 3) Developed PLC programs using Siemens S7-200, S7-300, S7-400, S7-1200. 4) Developed HMI programs using Intouch, Cimplicity, iFix, Factory Talk View ME/SE, PanelView Plus, and WinCC 5) Developed control systems using the following control models: batch, continuous flow, discrete and CIP. 6) Instrumentation engineering experience (4-5 years) 7) Project management experience 8) Heavy Microsoft SQL database experience 9) Strong IT background



EDS ELECTRONIC DATA SYSTEMS

• Automation Engineer (2 year contract)

  • Jul 2005 - Aug 2007

  1) Engineering project manager experience 2) Designed automation control systems for US and European plants 3) Designed/supported Cimplicity SCADA plant HMI controls systems 4) Designed SQL data collection systems for quality and SAP interface 5) Developed closed loop control system for gear pump application 6) Strong IT background 1) Engineering project manager experience 2) Designed automation control systems for US and European plants 3) Designed/supported Cimplicity SCADA plant HMI controls systems 4) Designed SQL data collection systems for quality and SAP interface 5) Developed closed loop control system for gear pump application 6) Strong IT background



Dow Performance Silicones

• United States
• Chemical Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Plant Engineer

  • May 2003 - Jul 2005

  1) Developed batch process control systems 2) Designed/supported iFIX plant HMI controls system 3) Designed SQL data collection system for real-time SPC analysis 4) Programmed vector & DC drives for motion control systems 5) Developed PLC controlled machines with human machine interfaces (HMI) 6) Primary Microsoft SQL administrator 7) Implemented projects utilizing 3D methodology (design/development/deliver) 8) Strong IT background 1) Developed batch process control systems 2) Designed/supported iFIX plant HMI controls system 3) Designed SQL data collection system for real-time SPC analysis 4) Programmed vector & DC drives for motion control systems 5) Developed PLC controlled machines with human machine interfaces (HMI) 6) Primary Microsoft SQL administrator 7) Implemented projects utilizing 3D methodology (design/development/deliver) 8) Strong IT background



Kimball Electronics

• United States
• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Manufacturing Automation Test Software Engineer

  • Feb 2001 - May 2003

  1) Developed traceability and data warehousing applications 2) Designed and developed an automotive safety system shop floor control system 3) Developed PLC programs with human machine interfaces (HMI) 4) Designed embedded and stand-alone micro controller motion control systems 5) Designed/implemented several machine vision applications 6) Integrated 3rd party systems with existing architecture 7) Developed an SAP enterprise level BAPI interface 1) Developed traceability and data warehousing applications 2) Designed and developed an automotive safety system shop floor control system 3) Developed PLC programs with human machine interfaces (HMI) 4) Designed embedded and stand-alone micro controller motion control systems 5) Designed/implemented several machine vision applications 6) Integrated 3rd party systems with existing architecture 7) Developed an SAP enterprise level BAPI interface



EDS ELECTRONIC DATA SYSTEMS

• Systems Control Engineer

  • May 1998 - Feb 2001

  1) Supervisory responsibilities for error reduction/prevention implementation 2) Primary engineering support for control systems, HMI, device communications 3) Programmed ABB Robot Controllers 4) Primary UNIX administrator for HP-UX platform 5) Secondary NT/2000 system administrator 6) Reviewed technical requirements and designed innovative solutions 1) Supervisory responsibilities for error reduction/prevention implementation 2) Primary engineering support for control systems, HMI, device communications 3) Programmed ABB Robot Controllers 4) Primary UNIX administrator for HP-UX platform 5) Secondary NT/2000 system administrator 6) Reviewed technical requirements and designed innovative solutions