Experience

Raytheon

• United States
• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Sr. Electrical Controls Engineer

  • Jan 2013 - Present

  Working with Metrology Eng group verifying technology and specifications for past and current projects ensuring uncertainties, accuracy ratios, and certifications are current as per Z540 / ISO / NEC / A2LA / UL508, NFPA79, ESA, NIST and any other referenced standard or labratory. Working with other engineers supporting current projects correcting technology selections and creating working documents for testing and verification of test stations. Working with Metrology Eng group verifying technology and specifications for past and current projects ensuring uncertainties, accuracy ratios, and certifications are current as per Z540 / ISO / NEC / A2LA / UL508, NFPA79, ESA, NIST and any other referenced standard or labratory. Working with other engineers supporting current projects correcting technology selections and creating working documents for testing and verification of test stations.



Global Solar \ Solon Solar

• Electrial Automation Engineer

  • Feb 2011 - Jan 2013

  Working on new and existing production equipment for the roll to roll production of CIGS flexible solar cells and Silica modules. Controls based on Siemens S7-300/200 plateforms, Simatic, Scout, Simotion. Also AB 5000 systems, SLC500, Mitsubishi, Omron, Beckoff PLCs. WinCC, WinCC Flex. Creation of equipment and plant specifications, trouble-shooting of all technologies at either the Tucson plant or the Berlin plant. Creation of schematics for new designs or existing equipment. Worked on all types of equipment which includes conveyance, lamination, CIGS, Moly, TCO, stringers, flash testers, IV curve testers, wrap winders, and vacuum systems. Managed and trained technicians



Flowserve Corporation

• United States
• Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Sr. Electrical Engineer / Product Engineer

  • Mar 2009 - Mar 2011

  Worked on new products using the latest in technologies like brushless drives, Peltier coolers, ARM processors, FPGAs, graphic displays, Profibus, DeviceNet, Hart, Foundation Field bus, and AS-i communication protocols, ensuring compliance with FM, ATEX, CSA, and UL certification organizations. Sourcing technology and manufacturing facilities globally for best in class components to support our new products. Worked on new products using the latest in technologies like brushless drives, Peltier coolers, ARM processors, FPGAs, graphic displays, Profibus, DeviceNet, Hart, Foundation Field bus, and AS-i communication protocols, ensuring compliance with FM, ATEX, CSA, and UL certification organizations. Sourcing technology and manufacturing facilities globally for best in class components to support our new products.



General Plasma Inc

• Sr. Electrical Controls Engineer

  • May 2008 - Mar 2009

  Worked on multiple projects at any one time. Created and corrected electrical prints for existing and new equipment. Trouble-shot and repaired plasma control sources and vacuum systems for solar applications. Created documentation for electrical, safety standards and plc code, ensuring structure and compliance to CE standards. Updated custom controls for thin film deposition systems, using high power rotatable and planner magnetrons used to create CIGS and amorphous type solar cells. These systems were based on Siemens S7 and WinCC, Allen Bradley, or Opto22 software. These systems were installed in North American and Europe. Diagnosed and repaired custom power supplies down to PCB component level. Created reports and test procedures for custom systems. Taught Co-op students the fundamentals of control systems.



Nemak

• Mexico
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Electrical Controls Engineer

  • Jun 2001 - May 2008

  Created projects based on increased productivity requirements, improved safety and reduced costs due to aging equipment. Designed equipment and/or managed other companies that would design these systems for us. Ensure that standards such as OSHA, Robotic machine, ESA, and Electrical codes are adhered to. Trouble-shooting and data acquisition including the training of electricians on specific devices. Verify and correct electrical drawings and programming ensuring these modifications were complete with full documentation. Lead and motivate others so as to see my vision as theirs. Optimized PLC code so as to reduce down time, with increased feedback to the operator and self-diagnostics for quicker isolation of any problem. Take part in RISK assessments, PSRs ensuring compliance to safety regulations. Developed specifications for OEMs when having equipment designed. Active partner when developing FEMA's, Best Practices, and Single point lesson data sheets. Actively used Lean-manufacturing methodologies when involved in process modifications. Worked on low voltage to high voltage systems (24VDC to 480VAC).



Nemak Windsor Aluminum Plant

• Electrical Controls Engineer

  • 2000 - 2008



CIS Robotics

• Electrical Engineer

  • Sep 1999 - May 2001

  C.I.S. Robotics is an internationally based robotics and control systems integrator, incorporating ABB, Motoman, Kawasaki, and Fanuc robots.Participated in the electrical engineering designs of specialized control systems or to manage, engineer, and design complete systems from conception to final testing and installation. As well as all aspects of panel building, power management, repeatability, part standardization/allocation, and safety.Some of these projects include the integration of S5 PLC’s, S7 PLC’s, HMI Siemens industrial controllers and HMIs. These projects would include 100-watt YAG laser systems, specialized TIG welding applications, and mobile sand delivery systems.Repaired and worked on the redesign of mobile bomb robots for the Windsor Police. Worked on custom circuit boards (PCBs) for RF control and video feeback.



Thunder Bay Packaging (St. Laurent Paperboard Inc)

• Instrumentation / Electrical Engineer

  • Jun 1995 - Sep 1999

  Thunder Bay Packaging is an (OCC) old corrugated cardboard recycling plant for which I was employed from the initial start-up to April of 1999.Duties were primarily to maintain equipment for the production of cardboard paper, based on the latest technologies. Trouble-shot, repaired, modified, and calibrated equipment for the following manufacturers: Valmet Digital control systems, Ahlstrom stock cleaning systems, Bailey Net90 steam plant control systems, Betz chemical process systems, Neilson & Heibert conveyor systems.Calibrated Foxboro, Parker, Dezurik flow valves, magnetic flow meters, and consistency meters.Programmed Allen Bradley and GE PLC’s.Programmed the Valmet Digital Control system based on a UNIX/cad programming language.Setup and repaired Harland and GE Silpak high power DC drives.Setup and programmed Roan and Valmet Nuclear gauges.Trouble-shooting and repair of 575VAC and 4160VAC switchgear.