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Patriot, IN, United States
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Willing to work more than 60 miles from home city
I am willing to take emergency contracts
I am willing to work nights or afternoon shifts
I am willing to work on Saturdays
I am willing to work on Sundays
I have 28 years experience in the field primarily with startups and breakdowns. Debugging / Troubleshooting is my specialty. I am a very hands on and on the plant floor type of engineer. I work well with trades and in union environments. I grew up on an 1100 acre dairy farm, so I have been working on automation since I could walk. My grandfather was a millwright at GM Moriane, my entire educational goal was to get myself onto that plant floor and I ve stayed there nearly 30 years.
5 months (Oct 2024 - Feb 2025)
Commissioning and Startup of 8 Multi-Robot Fanuc Machine Tending Gantry Rails.
Saftey and Interlock Interface to GROB, Valiant, and Intra Tended Cells
RFID Tag wriring of process data and Status
2D and HR Laser Marking of RFID Tag Data. (Telesys)
2 Years 5 months (Dec 2021 - Apr 2024)
• Responsible for all Glazing Line Programming and Commissioning at GFTX. The same code was also used at the Berlin site.
• Responsible for all MES and SCADA (Ignition 8.1) concept, coding, and commissioning for Glazing at GFTX. This code was also used in Berlin.
• Wrote the integrated Kinematic motion code for the automated Toe-Align cell. Also responsible for commissioning, robotict programming (FANUC), MES and SCADA Integration of the Toe-Align.
• Versiondog to Octoplant migration for the entire GigaBerlin Facility.
• Technical lead on all Codesys based Controls. Beckhoff, Wago, Indraworks, RPI
1 Years (Oct 2020 - Sep 2021)
• Responsible for all Glazing Line Programming and Commissioning at GFTX. The same code was also used at the Berlin site.
• Responsible for all MES and SCADA (Ignition 8.1) concept, coding, and commissioning for Glazing at GFTX. This code was also used in Berlin.
• Wrote the integrated Kinematic motion code for the automated Toe-Align cell. Also responsible for commissioning, robotict programming (FANUC), MES and SCADA Integration of the Toe-Align.
• Versiondog to Octoplant migration for the entire GigaBerlin Facility.
• Technical lead on all Codesys based Controls. Beckhoff, Wago, Indraworks, RPI
3 Years 5 months (Nov 2015 - Apr 2019)
• Developed the Controls and Technical Delivery Specifications for the 3 Texas IPSD Facilities.
• Developed Fault Tree and FMEA tools for IPSD Technicians..
• Managed Capital projects up to $2M
• Standardized the automation backup process between the 3 Texas CAT IPSD Facilities.
• Responsible for the Electrical and Controls training course selection for IPSD Technicians.
• Recruited, developed, and managed a team of 6 Controls Engineers and 6 Automation Techs. • Facilitate FMEA, RCM, RCCA, and Fault Tree Analysis as required.
• Controllers : Siemens Step 7 – S7-3xxF, TIA – S7-1200, S7-15xxF.
Unity – Telemechanique TSXP57xxx, Magelis HMI’s
TwinCAT NC and Kinematic Motion Control of gantry robots.
Allen Bradley Compactlogix 53xx, L3x Robotics: Fanuc R-30ix
3 Years (Nov 2012 - Nov 2015)
• Relocated to Texas to help start up the world’s most heavily automated diesel head machining facility.
• Developed an FIS using Plexus and Tridium’s Niagra Framework and integrated all production
equipment into the system. .
• Designed, built and programmed the facility’s RO Water management system.
• Responsible for the adoption of VersionDog as the controls versioning platform.
• Responsible for all controls programming for Caterpillar C15, C13, C9.3 heads and V22 blocks.
Controllers include Fanuc CNC, Siemens S7300 with distributed safety, S7-1200 TIA, WinCC,
Contrologix, Micrologix , Idec, Koyo, Fanuc R30ia robotics
• Vision systems: Cognex Insight, Keyence IV, and LumiTrax, Matrox
1 Years 1 months (Nov 2011 - Nov 2012)
• Contracted to write the PLC and HMI software for 4 types of Engine Block and Head Washers for GM Tonawanda, NY and Spring Hill, TN plants.
• Programmed Siemens S7 300 series. MP277 HMI’s and Fanuc R30ia based robots for part washing and deburring applications.
• Developed the automation programming for the GM Defiance Block washing Line.
• Programmed and commissioned several GM RIO Head Flushers
ZF Steering Systems
1 Years (Nov 2010 - Nov 2011)
• Contracted to commission and provide startup support for the Rackbar DP and APA lines at a new facility in Florence, KY. This entails broaching, deburring, stamping, laser etching of DMC Codes, end-machining, induction hardening, straightening, crack detection, several wash processes and inspection.
• Responsible for the programming and commissioning of 26 Siemens 840Dsl based machines as well as 32 ABB robots.
• Spent 6 months in Germany with the machine builders, certifying all equipment to operational and UL standards before shipment. Vendors include Klink, AMT, Schuler, Kadia, Interflux, and LPW.
• Responsible for the roll out of Auvesy’s VersionDog versioning software at the Florence facility
after startup.
1 Years 4 months (Aug 2009 - Nov 2010)
• Contracted to commission and provide startup support for the powerhouses of 2 new ethanol plants that were started up in 2009/2010. The first was in Evansville, Indiana. The second in East St. Louis, Illinois.
• Responsible for all powerhouse controls from IO checkout until customer sign off. This includes tuning and NOx certification of 8 boilers using Lipten’s CombustionPac control system. (Micrologix / PanelView Plus CE1000 with FactoryTalkView ME)
• Responsible for startup and commissioning of Lipten’s MasterPac system for powerhouse SCADA. (ControlLogix, Factory Talk View Site Edition)
• Performed preliminary controls IO checkout on the Solana Solar Plant, Gila Bend, Arizona
10 months (Oct 2008 - Aug 2009)
• Contracted to complete startup and qualify 3 depalletizers at Tropicana’s Naked Juice facility.
City of Industry, CA.
• Responsible for operational programming (ControlLogix) as Well as line control interface (Wonderware)
• Wrote the S7 Logic and WinCC HMI for a Rexam supersorter retrofit. Copenhagen, Denmark
1 Years 1 months (Jun 2004 - Jul 2005)
• Start up support at GM’s Doraville, GA ,Shreveport, LA, and Lordstown, OH assembly plants.
• Integrated new control systems to GM CCRW standards for body shop applications including conveyors, robotic material handling, and robotic welding.
• Programmed and validated throughput / bottleneck analysis routines in GA, body and paint on SLC, PLC and ControlLogix controllers.
• Verified all plc programs and descriptors as current in support of installation of GM’s MAST system in the plant.
1 Years 1 months (Jun 2003 - Jun 2004)
• Start up support at GM’s Doraville, GA ,Shreveport, LA, and Lordstown, OH assembly plants.
• Integrated new control systems to GM CCRW standards for body shop applications including conveyors, robotic material handling, and robotic welding.
• Programmed and validated throughput / bottleneck analysis routines in GA, body and paint on SLC, PLC and ControlLogix controllers.
• Verified all plc programs and descriptors as current in support of installation of GM’s MAST system in the plant.
2 Years 10 months (Aug 2000 - Jun 2003)
• Developed standard methods for connecting Datalogic barcode scanners and RFID antennas to all major PLC / Fieldbus packages.
• Provided the systems level input for the design team that designed Datalogic’s Devicenet, Ethernet/IP, Profinet, and Modbus TCP integrated products.
• Integrated Datalogic scanners into customer control systems on large projects: UPS, Airborne Express, and Loomis.
• Assisted conveyor integrators in developing data and tracking logic based on Datalogic products.
• Wrote HMI/Test software to standardize testing in the Datalogic US repair facility.
3 Years (Jun 1997 - May 2000)
• Designed, programmed, and commissioned conveyor control systems.
• Designed HMI systems for industrial control applications.
• Traveled extensively to assist and supervise local labor for field installations.
• Implemented field modifications and change orders to all types of material handling systems.
• Responsible for all phases of the project. Concept, Design, Implementation, Commissioning.
3 Years 2 months (May 1994 - Jun 1997)
• Installed welding, cutting, and material handling robotic systems.
• Worked directly with customers to develop application specific software for their robots.
• Analyzed and repaired faulty systems in the field.
• Worked with Honda to develop a prototype Neural Network spot weld analyzer
4 Years 9 months (Jun 1989 - Feb 1994)
• Installed and maintained process control systems / HMI for various plant applications.
• Set up and maintained both SMT and insertion automated electronics manufacturing equipment.
• Developed test and process documentation that met ISO 9000 requirements for the testing of
new and existing products.
Controls and HMI development for Schneider Electric Bussbar Line. 6 PLC’s., 8 HMI’s (Unity)
Seimens Safety PLC Commissioning for Ocado. Clermont FL.
• OEE and metrics Data Acquisition. (Logix/ Ignition8.1) Rivian Normal,IL
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