Experience

Technical Staffing Resources

• Controls Engineer



Technical Staffing Resources

• United States
• Staffing and Recruiting
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Controls Engineer at Southern Company

  • Aug 2003 - 20 years 5 months

  Working as a contractor for Southern Company (power utility) designing process controls and automation for FGD (scrubbers), lime injectors, coal conveying, soot blowers, NERC cybersecurity compliance, burner management, system integration, NOX control and other retrofit or new construction projects.



Mowrey Controls (self employed)

• Principal

  • Dec 2002 - Aug 2003

  Verification and Validation of pharmaceutical controls using Rockwell Software. Electronics manufacturing using Modicon PLC and networking, including robotics and conveying systems.



TAC Worldwide Systems

• Principal Engineer to the Foxboro Company (contractor)

  • 2000 - 2003

  Atlanta, GA • Design of ISA-88 compliant batch process control systems in chemical industry, control systems in paper mills, power, waste water, drinking water, manufacturing, pharmaceutical, semiconductor and food service industries. • Estimated, proposed and negotiated highly successful projects while interfacing with customers and sales teams. Made numerous sales calls as a technical resource to define project scope, design and requirements. • Developed and managed project schedules using MS… Show more • Design of ISA-88 compliant batch process control systems in chemical industry, control systems in paper mills, power, waste water, drinking water, manufacturing, pharmaceutical, semiconductor and food service industries. • Estimated, proposed and negotiated highly successful projects while interfacing with customers and sales teams. Made numerous sales calls as a technical resource to define project scope, design and requirements. • Developed and managed project schedules using MS Project. • Led team programming several ISA-88 batch chemical reactors for BASF and others, including programming and integration with Triconex and Modicon PLCs. • Kicked off first ISA-88 batch chemical project for Foxboro in China. Trained team. • Developed control system for Mill Creek drinking water plant, City of Dalton, GA. Show less



Foxboro Company/Invensys

• Principal Engineer (direct)

  • 1999 - 2000

  Atlanta, GA • Designed several batch process control systems, including Triconex, Allen-Bradley and Modicon PLC interfaces and “factory to boardroom” interfaces. • Developed “reusable engineering” archiving system and standard solutions system.



Brooktrout Technology

• Director of Project Management

  • 1997 - 1999

  Southboro, MA • Promoted to Director of Project Management at computer telephony software company, after only 6 months. • Developed QA group for product and applications testing. • Created the company’s first project wide schedule, status reports, risks lists, issue tracking methodology and QA metrics. • Instituted company’s change control and documentation processes. • Designed company’s timesheets, manufacturing work instructions, engineering process instructions and “lessons learned”… Show more • Promoted to Director of Project Management at computer telephony software company, after only 6 months. • Developed QA group for product and applications testing. • Created the company’s first project wide schedule, status reports, risks lists, issue tracking methodology and QA metrics. • Instituted company’s change control and documentation processes. • Designed company’s timesheets, manufacturing work instructions, engineering process instructions and “lessons learned” program. • Selected equipment and facilities for system integration testing. • Estimated project costs and negotiated change orders. • Won Brooktrout President’s Award. • Specified, selected and qualified all third party hardware for project. • Wrote the Software and Hardware Test Plans, Software QA Plan, Software Configuration Management Plan, Installation and Upgrade Plan, Manufacturing Plan and Integration Test Report for project. Show less



Foxboro Company

• Principal Engineer (direct)

  • 1994 - 1997

  Foxboro, MA • Managed teams designing distributed digital control systems (DCS). • Won Foxboro Divisional Award after 1 year. • Promoted to Principal Engineer after 1-1/2 years • Managed $1.4M applications effort at AE Staley, finishing 3 months early and $280,000 under budget. • Acted as Lead Engineer on a $100M controls system project for nuclear plant.



Science Applications International Corporation

• Staff Scientist

  • 1992 - 1994

  Atlanta, GA • Developed new technology, including a real time plant simulation and interface for testing and tuning the Browns Ferry Digital Reactor Feedwater Control System.