Experience

Lighthouse Systems

• United Kingdom
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Implementation Engineer

  • Jul 2004 - Present

  Perform implementation of our web-based quality control software on customer servers. Our customers collect data measurement of manufactured parts in various industries for the purpose of Statistical Process Control. Responsibilities include interfacing to gauges and devices for data collection, creation of web pages representing machine area layouts, setup of IIS services, ASP.NET and other Windows supporting services. Collected data is stored into SQL Server Databases, and used for historical statistical analysis through our application generated SPC Charts and Reports. Provide training and technical support to customers in proper use of software to improve quality of their manufactured products.



Enviromation Technologies

• Project Engineer

  • Oct 2002 - Jul 2004

  Design, test and implement control systems for municipal clean water and waste water facilities. Responsibilities include designing system from job estimate, specify- ing and creating parts list and CAD electrical drawings. Write PLC programs for control of pumps and valves. Program PC based SCADA/ HMI systems for control, historical trending and periodic reports. Performed testing of electrical panels in our facility and startup of equipment at customer site Design, test and implement control systems for municipal clean water and waste water facilities. Responsibilities include designing system from job estimate, specify- ing and creating parts list and CAD electrical drawings. Write PLC programs for control of pumps and valves. Program PC based SCADA/ HMI systems for control, historical trending and periodic reports. Performed testing of electrical panels in our facility and startup of equipment at customer site



Black Clawson

• United States
• Machinery Manufacturing

• Senior Controls Engineer

  • Nov 1997 - Oct 2002

  Designed production line supervisory HMI systems with WonderWare software. Supervisory systems consisted of latest technology computer with touch screen and serial interface (RS-422, RS-485, RS-232) to various peripheral devices such as Drives, PLC, temperature controllers and load cells. Supervisory scheme consisted of screens depicting all sections of the production line with ability to page through the whole system. Historical trending and recipes provided for customers to record all production parameters in each system. Responsible for the design and layout of screen graphics, algorithm scripts, PLC addressing, communications to all peripheral devices, and complete computer setup. Also responsible for start-up of the equipment during production line installation at customer site.



General Electric Industrial Engineering Services

• Field Service Engineer

  • Sep 1996 - Nov 1997

  Assisted commissioning new production lines in the metal and paper industries in the Eastern United States. Production lines consisted of AC and DC Drives, G.E. 9070 PLCs, Series Six PLCs, G.E. Genius I/O blocks and G.E. Cimplicity supervisory systems. Troubleshot and tuned Drives on existing lines in customer plants throughout the country. Assisted commissioning new production lines in the metal and paper industries in the Eastern United States. Production lines consisted of AC and DC Drives, G.E. 9070 PLCs, Series Six PLCs, G.E. Genius I/O blocks and G.E. Cimplicity supervisory systems. Troubleshot and tuned Drives on existing lines in customer plants throughout the country.



Eurotherm Drives

• United States
• Consumer Services

• Customer Service Engineer and Project Design Engineer

  • Jan 1992 - Aug 1996

  Project Engineer – Designed multi-motor control systems for the converting industry consisting of DC, AC, Vector Drives, PLCs, and operator interface supervisory systems. Many systems designed for large International machine builders and Fortune 500 companies. Responsibilities included creating hardware drawings, procuring all necessary system parts. Programmed all drive software configurations to machine required functionality with highly advanced Windows based software. Responsible for supervising the wiring and assembly of control systems and testing them. Enclosures built to NFPA standards and some required CSA and UL approval. Extensive interaction with customers dealing with machine specifications to meet desired functionality. Experienced with using AutoCad 13. Customer Service Engineer – Provided telephone support on AC and DC drive problems at customer sites. Fulfilled service requests and coordinated scheduling of our Service Engineers and authorized third party service shops for national and international customers. Developed administrative procedure to inform all sales personnel about service visits to their regional customer’s sites. Interfaced with service engineers while they were on site, providing them with technical information and product support. Provided drive applications assistance for our sales force and our sales representatives throughout the United States and Canada.



Harland Simon Control Systems

• Field Service Engineer

  • Jan 1989 - Oct 1991

  Commissioned multi-motor DC drive systems on converting lines across the country. Performed service calls on DC and AC Drives, motors and PLCs. Converting lines included paper manufacturing, extrusion, coating and printing machines. Worked on ABB Drives and Allen-Bradley and Square D PLCs. Commissioned multi-motor DC drive systems on converting lines across the country. Performed service calls on DC and AC Drives, motors and PLCs. Converting lines included paper manufacturing, extrusion, coating and printing machines. Worked on ABB Drives and Allen-Bradley and Square D PLCs.