Experience

Fort Bend County

• United States
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Fort Bend County Elections Judge

  • May 2004 - Present

  Judge. Busy Midterms in 2022. In General Election, managed and trained 3 teams of 5 election workers each, voting equipment and assisted the voters. Enforced the election laws in the State of Texas for the primaries and general election. With the new VoteSafe and DS200, I was able to debug some of the issues for Fort Bend County, Texas. Judge. Busy Midterms in 2022. In General Election, managed and trained 3 teams of 5 election workers each, voting equipment and assisted the voters. Enforced the election laws in the State of Texas for the primaries and general election. With the new VoteSafe and DS200, I was able to debug some of the issues for Fort Bend County, Texas.



Hyde Family Farm (ATFS certified)

• Harris County, Texas, United States

• Farm Manager

  • Jan 1993 - Present

  Arborist. Practicing Agro-Forestry with Loblolly Yellow Pine. Taught courses for the Boy Scouts on Forest Management and Nature. Active in the American Tree Farm System. Arborist. Practicing Agro-Forestry with Loblolly Yellow Pine. Taught courses for the Boy Scouts on Forest Management and Nature. Active in the American Tree Farm System.



Nickel Pacific Aviation LLC.

• San Diego, California, United States

• Chairman Of The Board Of Directors

  • Jan 2020 - Apr 2021

  Board of Directors. Aircraft rentals, flight lessons, and aircraft sell/buy/trading. Board of Directors. Aircraft rentals, flight lessons, and aircraft sell/buy/trading.



Wood

• United Kingdom
• Professional Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Automation Senior Engineer

  • May 2006 - May 2020

  Automation Engineer. Developed basic controls and APC for various refining applications using Honeywell C300 DCS and PLCs. Lead Facilitator for Alarm Rationalizations with Fortune 500 Oil & Gas Companies, managed up to 3 people for this work. Cisco Networking, VMWare Virtualization, Alarm Rationalization, PLC programming, Visual Basic, and Distributed Control Systems Subject Matter Expert. Automation Engineer. Developed basic controls and APC for various refining applications using Honeywell C300 DCS and PLCs. Lead Facilitator for Alarm Rationalizations with Fortune 500 Oil & Gas Companies, managed up to 3 people for this work. Cisco Networking, VMWare Virtualization, Alarm Rationalization, PLC programming, Visual Basic, and Distributed Control Systems Subject Matter Expert.



Yokogawa

• Japan
• Automation Machinery Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Automation Senior Trainer

  • Mar 2004 - May 2006

  Automation Engineer. Trained internal engineers and clients on the CS3000 DCS/PLC, Foundation Fieldbus, and ProSafe SIS. Course included PID, Feed Forward, and other basic control using standard control blocks and structured logic. Trained other trainers to continue work and managed 3 trainers. Updated class material and course development. Clients were Fortune 500 Oil and Gas, Manufacturers, and Academics. The classes were held both in the United States and Internationally. Automation Engineer. Trained internal engineers and clients on the CS3000 DCS/PLC, Foundation Fieldbus, and ProSafe SIS. Course included PID, Feed Forward, and other basic control using standard control blocks and structured logic. Trained other trainers to continue work and managed 3 trainers. Updated class material and course development. Clients were Fortune 500 Oil and Gas, Manufacturers, and Academics. The classes were held both in the United States and Internationally.



Redfish Networks

• Sugar Land, Texas, United States

• President/Owner

  • Oct 2002 - Mar 2004

  Network Engineer. Designed and builtout business networks/subnets using Cisco and Extreme routers and switch products. Managed subcontractors for network buildout. Worked with Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, and Marketing the company products. Also, maintained active online sales. Network Engineer. Designed and builtout business networks/subnets using Cisco and Extreme routers and switch products. Managed subcontractors for network buildout. Worked with Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, and Marketing the company products. Also, maintained active online sales.



Aspen Technology

• United States
• Software Development
• 700 & Above Employee

• Automation Project Manager

  • May 1986 - Oct 2002

  Automation Engineer. Project Manager for several projects in Peoples Republic of China, Team Lead and managed 10 engineers for software and hardware installation, Y2K Remediation Director with staff of 20 engineers, Distributed Control System Subject Matter Expert. Automation Engineer. Project Manager for several projects in Peoples Republic of China, Team Lead and managed 10 engineers for software and hardware installation, Y2K Remediation Director with staff of 20 engineers, Distributed Control System Subject Matter Expert.



Impact Jewlery

• College Station, Texas, United States

• President/Owner

  • May 1974 - May 1986

  Craftsman. Personally designed, manufactured, and marketed silver and gold jewelry. I worked independently as a craftsman. Craftsman. Personally designed, manufactured, and marketed silver and gold jewelry. I worked independently as a craftsman.



Texas A&M University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Radio Disc Jockey - Student Radio KANM

  • Sep 1974 - May 1978

  Radio Announcer. Played music w/ requests, make school announcements, checked the power levels (Mhz), cable feeds, equipment and inventory the vinyl. My claim to fame was broadcasting Friday nights directly into the Dixie Chicken on behest of Don Ganter (RIP); good Texas Space Cowboy music, Wille, Waylon and the Boys. Radio Announcer. Played music w/ requests, make school announcements, checked the power levels (Mhz), cable feeds, equipment and inventory the vinyl. My claim to fame was broadcasting Friday nights directly into the Dixie Chicken on behest of Don Ganter (RIP); good Texas Space Cowboy music, Wille, Waylon and the Boys.



Shell

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

• Engineer Intern

  • May 1973 - May 1974

  Process Engineer. Catalytic Cracking Unit. Was responsible for daily operations of hydrocarbon separation for fuel and chemicals. Process Engineer. Catalytic Cracking Unit. Was responsible for daily operations of hydrocarbon separation for fuel and chemicals.



Western Auto

• United Arab Emirates
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Auto Mechanic

  • May 1969 - May 1972

  Auto Mechanic. Worked in a team of mechanics doing all aspects of automobile repair. Troubleshooting automobiles before computer control and CAM. Auto Mechanic. Worked in a team of mechanics doing all aspects of automobile repair. Troubleshooting automobiles before computer control and CAM.



Boy Scouts of America : Sam Houston Area Council

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Lifeguard

  • May 1968 - Aug 1968

  Lifeguard. Peformed life guard duties and taught Life Saving Merit Badge Lifeguard. Peformed life guard duties and taught Life Saving Merit Badge