Jesse — Sr. Automation Engineer

Sr. Automation Engineer - Echo Inc, Lake Zurich, IL 7/2015- Present, - Design automated machinery o Provided Cost justification and ROI o Create Bill of materials o Design machinery using Solidworks o Develop programs for all devices on project (PLC, HMI, Vision, Robotic, etc) o Search for the best pricing with the greatest quality for projects o Assemble presentations for management o Assist Manufacturing Engineers in their projects

7/10/2011-10/24/2011 - Troubleshooting of electrical control systems ranging from 24 VAC/DC- 480/500 VAC/DC Single and Three Phase - Diagnosed equipment using Rockwell Automations RSlogix 500/5000. - Light fabrication using welders, mills, band saws, drills, grinders, sanders, taps, dies, etc. - Process improvement, equipment integrations, and equipment improvements - Program VFD drives, sensors, encoders, thermocouples, and other process controls

Self-Proprietor / Entrepreneur - Kenosha Weighing Systems LLC 11/2009- 12/31/2011 - Part time business, had $20k annual sales profit each year. - Had to manage contractors, to keep them on customer's schedule. Had to fire on contract do to lack of performance. - Specialized in custom weight based systems, where data collection or automated batching was needed. - Service all makes and models of industrial scales. - State Certified in both Illinois and Wisconsin. (Not current, can reactivate if needed)

Engineering Automation Technician - Andis Company, Sturtevant, WI 7/1/2013 - 7/2015, - Manage all in house automation projects o Provide cost justification and ROI o Bill of Materials o Put together project outlines & schedules including highlighting major milestones o Adapt project schedules due to labor complications and vacations. o Mentor / Coach Maintenance personal and contractors on equipment setup, programming, operation and project objectives. o Organize vendor special long term pricing o Assemble project presentations for upper management - Provide support for manufacturing engineering staff on all other automation projects. - Develop user friendly ladder, Wonderware, Ignition, HMI, and other automation type programming. - Draw electrical schematics using Solidworks Electrical and simple Solidworks 3D renderings for in house and retrofit projects. - Evaluate vendor provided machinery to be sure they meet our safety standards (ISO Performance level D and NFPA 70e). - Implemented manufacturing machine network using Ethernet IP technology. - Evaluate all current automation and restructure machinery to meet increased production demands. o Horizontal Mill Project- Design, build, and program modern horizontal mill from 50 year old machine. Using Compactlogix, Kinetics,Powerflex, Wonderware and EIP technologies. - $200,000 in cost avoidance building machines in house, each machine. - $17,000 year savings on cycle time, each machine. - $10,000 year maintenance savings, each machine. - Proven ability to produce 125-200 more parts each year per machine cell. - Helped increase production from 6M blades to 7M yearly - Allowed plant wide flexibility. Ability to make any blade on any machine - Decreased setup time from 4hrs to 30 minutes. - Directed build of 16 machines to-date. o Vision Gapping Project- Re-design current machines to improve foot print and cycle time. - Improved foot print and functionality of machinery 25%. - Improved cycle time by 87.5%. - Boosted operator morale. - Added 2 extra, and rebuilt 3 machines as a result of improvements. Maintenance Technician - Andis Company, Sturtevant, WI 10/24/2011- 7/1/2013, - Effectively diagnosed and implemented repair of despondent equipment, minimizing production downtime. - Evaluated current automated machine processes and suggest improvements. - Maintain all automated systems PLC's, vision systems, servo's, VFD's, robotics and HMI / Operator controls. - Ordered, inventoried, organized parts needed for jobs and general inventory. - Performed preventive and predictive maintenance on automated machinery. Technician Manufacturing Equipment IV- Honeywell (Midcom Staffing Temp.)

TPM Team Lead - Wixon Inc - 10/2010 - 7/9/2011 - Led team of 16 to improve efficiencies of dedicated line. - Generated a training metric that allow operators and line workers a chance for advancement. - Developed preventive maintenance instructions and schedules of line equipment. - OEE increased from 20% to 60% in a matter of a few months and overall increase to a sustainable 85%. - Enhanced equipment changeovers, decreasing time by 50%; - Perfected equipment's overall process, bringing it to World Class and ISO 22000 specifications. - Reported weekly line metrics to upper management to justify equipment improvements. - Vetted new equipment and processes

Maintenance Mechanic - Wixon Inc - 04/10 - 10/2010 - Setup, troubleshoot, diagnosis, repair, and maintain high speed production equipment utilizing mechanical and electrical skills. - Allen-Bradley PLC programming and diagnostic experience using RSLogix 500. - HMI configuration / programming experience. - Program VFD drives, sensors, encoders, thermocouples, and other process controls. - Welding or cutting stainless steel using Plasma cutter, TIG and MIG Methods. - Light fabrication using welders, mills, band saws, drills, grinders, sanders, taps, dies, etc. - Service, calibrate, and troubleshoot weighing systems, scales, flow meters, pumps, valves, conveyors, fillers, pneumatics, hydraulics, orienters, unscramblers, cappers, blenders, labelers, printers, Videojets, cartoners, horizontal and vertical form/fill/seal, etc