Experience

VAHLE Inc.

• United States
• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Engineering Technician

  • Aug 2021 - Present



Cypress Automation Services

• President/Owner

  • Oct 2020 - Aug 2021

  • Offer full spectrum of automation services from system concept development to installation and commissioning.• Services Offered• System Design• Project Management• PLC and Equipment Configuration and Programming• HMI/Operator Interface Development and Programming• Control System Troubleshooting• System Commissioning • Offer full spectrum of automation services from system concept development to installation and commissioning.• Services Offered• System Design• Project Management• PLC and Equipment Configuration and Programming• HMI/Operator Interface Development and Programming• Control System Troubleshooting• System Commissioning



Diamond Offshore

• United States
• Oil and Gas
• 700 & Above Employee

• Electronics Technician 1

  • Nov 2004 - Sep 2020

  • Have been working as an Electronics Technician (ET) for Diamond Offshore since 2004.• Currently assigned as an ET on the Ocean BlackHornet since the shipyard in Ulsan, South Korea.• Assigned as part of a team involved in the inspections, testing and commissioning of all 4 of Diamond Offshore’s new 6th Generation drill ships built in Hyundai Shipyard S. Korea.• Served as the Day ET (Sr. ET) on the 5th Generation DP Semi-submersible Ocean Confidence for 7 years. • Trouble-shoot, repair and perform preventive maintenance on Subsea MUX control, Dynamic Positioning, Navigation, Engine & Generator Control, Ballast & Damage Control, Fire & Gas Detection, Communications, Drilling, Riser & Pipe Handling and various other rig systems.• Consult with the OIM, Rig Superintendent, Tool Pusher, Chief Engineer, Maintenance Superintendent and Sr. Electrician concerning electronic equipment and automation systems.• Fill in for Sr. Electrician when needed.• Train and support other electronic technicians.• Work with vendors and field service technicians as required.



Wilson Mohr

• Contract Project Engineer

  • Jun 2004 - Nov 2004

  • Managed projects as an independent contractor.• Responsible for the design and development, PLC logic and HMI application programming of boiler control systems.• Extensive use of AutoCad for control panel layout designs and wiring schematics.• Performed Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT), Site Acceptance Testing (SAT), Technical Field Support and commissioning services. • Managed projects as an independent contractor.• Responsible for the design and development, PLC logic and HMI application programming of boiler control systems.• Extensive use of AutoCad for control panel layout designs and wiring schematics.• Performed Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT), Site Acceptance Testing (SAT), Technical Field Support and commissioning services.



W-Industries

• United States
• Oil and Gas
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Contract Project Engineer

  • Sep 2003 - Jun 2004

  • System design, PLC and Operator interface programming and commissioning for an automatic flow control system for The Houston Exploration Company offshore production platform.• System and panel enclosure design, PLC programming for a Remote Emergency Shutdown System for BP. The system consisted of two slave control panels to be located on separate Mobile Offshore Drilling Units (MODU) and one host control panel to be located on the BP Thunderhorse Platform in the Gulf of Mexico.• Commissioned a LACT Unit and Pipeline Pump Control system for ATP’s Ship Shoal 358 Platform.• PLC and operator interface programming for a reciprocating compressor system for BP



Eproduction Solutions

• United States
• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing

• Project Manager

  • May 2001 - Sep 2003

  • Assign project task, create and maintain project schedules, delegate project tasks, monitor man-hours. Accountable for projects staying within budget and on schedule.• Responsible for understanding project specifications and ensuring the requirements are being • Write project update reports for internal and external customers.• Provide technical support and man-hour estimates to sales and proposals groups.Major Projects• Merit Energy (Michigan) – Installation Case Software’s csLift decision Management Systems.• Shell Michigan (Michigan) - Uprade Case Software’s csLift decision Management Systems.• GUPCO West Akhen (Egypt) – Involved in the FAT and commissioning of a production platform automation system using the eP/CAC CS7X RTU.• GUPCO ESMA 8 (Egypt) – Developed, tested and commissioned automated well control system.• Shell McAllen (Texas) – Developed Wonderware Interface to existing csLift system using OPC.• Petrobras (Brazil) – PCP Axial Load Control System.• Pemex Oilpatch (Mexico) – 6 and 12 well control systems• ExxonMobil Talco (Texas) – PCP automated control system.• Brunei Shell Petroleum (Brunei) – Surface Control Unit (SCU) for Weatherford’s Hydraulic Control Addressing Unit (HCAU) and Remote Operated Sliding Sleeve (ROSS)



Crystal Automation

• Project Manager, Senior Staff Member

  • May 1995 - May 2001

  • Delegate project tasks to automation specialist, CAD operators, and sub-contractors to ensure projects remain on schedule and produce profit. The project tasks include system design, programming, testing, installation and commissioning of various types of process control, automation, measurement and S.C.A.D.A. systems in the Oil-Gas, Petro-Chemical, and Manufacturing industries.• Call on existing and potential clients to establish rapport and generate business.• Consult with clients to assist in the determination of their particular system requirements.• Produce job quotations of turnkey systems based on customer specifications, required man-hours, expenses, and necessary equipment.• Involved in the commissioning of systems worldwide.



CAE America, Inc.

• Automation Specialist

  • Jul 1990 - May 1995

  • Responsible for all phases of CEM (Continuous Emissions Monitoring) system development including project definition, system study, design, programming, installation, and implementation.• Provide technical support to engineering and sales departments concerning data acquisition and control system applications.• Write system descriptions, test procedures and operation instructions for projects.• Wrote program for HVAC control and safety shutdown system in a gasoline blending analyzer building.• Designed and programmed automated control and data acquisition systems for various types of equipment in multiple industries.• Generated panel layout, electrical schematics, and logic flow diagrams.• Performed FATs and commissioned systems worldwide.



Dresser-Rand - A Siemens Business

• United States
• Machinery Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Control Systems Designer/Technician

  • May 1988 - Jul 1990

  • Main responsibilities included the design of control and safety shutdown systems for generator and compressor applications in the Oil/Gas and Petro/Chemical industry.• Also met with prospective customers to discuss system needs and prepared quotations for projects.• Was accountable for meeting the project requirements within specified time constraints.• Served as interim controls department manager until a replacement was hired. • Main responsibilities included the design of control and safety shutdown systems for generator and compressor applications in the Oil/Gas and Petro/Chemical industry.• Also met with prospective customers to discuss system needs and prepared quotations for projects.• Was accountable for meeting the project requirements within specified time constraints.• Served as interim controls department manager until a replacement was hired.



Classic Systems

• United States
• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Systems Technician

  • Sep 1986 - Apr 1988

  • Responsible for the manufacturing and testing of batch controller and man-machine interface systems for products department.• Generated panel drawings, electrical schematics, and various other drawings for the systems department using AutoCad.• Constructed simulations for automation control systems for customer inspections and training.• Programmed PLC based control system for pipe laying barge.• Wired control panels for systems department. • Responsible for the manufacturing and testing of batch controller and man-machine interface systems for products department.• Generated panel drawings, electrical schematics, and various other drawings for the systems department using AutoCad.• Constructed simulations for automation control systems for customer inspections and training.• Programmed PLC based control system for pipe laying barge.• Wired control panels for systems department.