I am available for weekend automation, controls, conveyors, robotics, vision, electrical, mechcanical, pneumatic, etc support throughout the United States.
I can also support on evenings in the Huntsville/Nashville/Chattanooga/Birmingham areas of the United States.
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End user plant controls support for automotive paint process manufacturing. Technical point of contact for PLC logic changes, HMI changes, vision system support, and drive configurations issues.
-ECoat, Phosphate, Powder Coating, Base Coat, Clear Coat, and all production processes in between these automated processes.
-Led skilled trades electricians, pipefitters, and millwrights to complete various tasks for improvement or during breakdowns where the conditions are uncommon/ an anomaly.
-Corrected hundreds of messages for the companies plant level information system that is gathered from the RSLinx Enterprise/Classic EtherNetIP HMI Panelviews & Control Logix PLC racks.
-Worked on continuous improvement projects for the paint shop, as of 7/9/2019 I have saved the company $1,500,000 dollars in benefit cost savings since my start in 3/18/2019.
-Configured entire paint shops RSLinx Enterprise drivers for my machine to have the ability to upload/download/modify/debug for the skill trades electricians and other specialists.
-Responsible for 176 PLC's and 160 Fanuc robots throughout the plant.
-Was controls lead in adding entire paint shop to Fanuc ZDT network at the data collector level, a company first for the paint shop.
-3 million square feet of automated paint shop integrated with Allen Bradley throughout; Armour Start motor starters for 480v motor control applications.
-various model VFD's for chain driven conveyance applications, VDL's, turntables, roll tables, & other forms of material handling automation systems.
Tier 2 supplier of induction heating, feeding, & material handling systems
-Controls hardware design, software design, commissioning, start-up, run off, field support, rework, & rebuilds.
-Tier 1 supplier of FCA Sterling Heights Assembly Plant (DT)
-2019 RAM 1500 interior doors and head liner assemblies.
-Plant construction, integrator internal run-offs, tooling/capital equipment buy-offs, external technical training, plant wide installation & integration, internal training, debug & test, ramp up & plant-wide production support, and continuous improvement projects.
FATA Automation DT Project @ Fiat Chrysler Sterling Heights Assembly Plant
-Commissioned end of line Electrified Monorail System VAC's & trim line rotate carriers for finalassembly line.
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Hirotec KL Project @ Fiat-Chrysler Belevidere Assembly Plant in Belevidere, IL
Hirotec JL Project @ Fiat-Chrysler Toledo Assembly Complex in Toledo, OH
EPIC EQUIPMENT & CONTROLS in Shelby Township, MI
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Tier 3 automotive interior tooling supplier.
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