Experience

Alliance Automation

• Australia
• Industrial Automation
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Senior Control Systems Engineer

  • Jan 2022 - Present



APC Integration

• Australia
• Automation Machinery Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Software Engineer

  • Nov 2010 - Feb 2022

  Design, implement & maintain scalable cloud-based SCADA system for regional waste water infrastructure (pump stations and treatment plants) using Simatic WinCC, Software Toolbox TOPServer and Telstra Cloud Services platform. Design and develop HMI systems for water treatment (chemical dosing) plant using Allen Bradley PanelView, liaise with PLC developer re: application design requirements etc. Evaluation of Cumulocity IOT platform for suitability for Industrial IOT applications. Design, develop, verify and maintain a supervisory software system deployed on railway locomotives to integrate two disparate in-cab software packages (one being a critical safety system), developed using C++/WTL. Maintenance of numerous legacy systems developed using VB6 / .NET and SQL Server, including investigation of bug reports as well as design and implementation of systems enhancements.



Self Employed

• Software Engineer

  • Dec 2008 - Feb 2014

  Design and develop enhancements to existing web application using C#/.NET 2.0, JavaScript and SQL Server 2005. Manage deployment of updates to live web site & database. Diagnose and fix user-reported failures & bugs in web application. Develop ad-hoc queries and reports based on client’s existing database. Implement automated data entry based on POP3 email client and custom email parser. Design and implement changes to existing database design and manage data migration and deployment of changes to live site. Integrate SMS functionality into web application, utilising SOAP/ external web service provider. Implement automated email notifications to customers, leveraging generic XML parser to implement an XHTML-based template. Implement Modbus/TCP protocol in Delphi and integrate with existing data acquisition application.



APC Integration

• Software Engineer

  • Dec 1988 - Dec 2008

  Design, develop & test applications and components in C#, C++ and VB6. Design and implement databases using MS SQL Server. Design and implement applications for mobile devices using .NET compact framework / C#, on Windows CE and Windows Mobile platforms. Development of user documentation and training material. Design, development and testing of web-based applications using ASP.NET (C#) and AJAX. Implement GPRS/3G wireless communications solution for rail Automatic Equipment Identification (RFID) network. Conceived, designed and developed the Workmate VISION suite of VBX and ActiveX controls for SCADA applications.