Daniel — Industrial IT

Cisco Instructor. Instructor for Rockwell Automation. Multiple Cisco certifications in Routing and Switching, Industrial, Security.

• Instructor for classes in Industrial Networking with Cisco Networking Technologies (IMINS/IMINS2), Rockwell Automation Software technologies (FactoryTalk Historian, FactoryTalk View ME/SE, and VantagePoint), and Rockwell Automation Process Technologies (PlantPAX). • Align with Rockwell customers to identify specific training tasks and requirements for tailored and custom course delivery.

• Provides vision and leadership for a manufacturing IT services provider. • Ensure that Network and Infrastructure platforms are appropriately designed, configured, deployed and maintained. • Direct day-to-day operational activities and processes and ensure that they are being applied effectively at each stage of the operations process. • Direct team to continuously re-evaluate the processes and plans to adjust for new information, changing risks, shifting priorities and schedules. • Work with internal cross-functional teams and external technology partners to prioritize, estimate and complete projects in support of business needs. • Develop collaborative relationships with customers and suppliers. • Provide technical direction for implementing new technologies. • Ensure that team members have well-defined and current definitions of their job responsibilities, and that well-defined methods to measure progress and performance. • Performs other duties as assigned, including responding to IT questions, conducting presentations, performing special projects and conducting training. • Provide design and implementation recommendations and assistance for customers implementing networking technology and information systems solutions from Rockwell Automation, Cisco, Ubiquiti Networks, VMWare, Bosch Security Systems, and IDEAL Networks. • Train customers on networking fundamentals and related technologies in both a pre-sales and post-sales environment.

• Provide industrial networking, server infrastructure, and controls support for customers across multiple verticals. • Maintain position as subject matter expert in multiple functional areas of industrial controls platforms including Rockwell Automation, IDEC, and Automation Direct.

• Responsible for management of automation projects for equipment, facilities, and utilities in an industrial manufacturing, packaging, or support environment. • Oversaw projects assigned to Automation Engineers including technical review, verification of technical architecture and develop implementation strategy, review and release "for purchase" bill of materials, define and oversee schedule, resource review, hour tracking and budget management.

• Provided technical knowledge to complete automation project execution including system design, testing, component specification, documentation management, vendor/contractor management, equipment procurement, installation and start-up support. • Responsible for supporting multiple PLC/DCS/HMI platforms including Emerson Delta V Control Systems, Rockwell FactoryTalk ViewSE/ME, RSViewME, and PanelView HMI, WonderWare InTouch/Archestra, GE iFix and Proficy, and Allen Bradley SLC and Logix PLCs.

• Defined MES strategic vision and presented this value message to the client. • Defined solution architecture that included scope, sizing, system/operational requirements, integration/collaboration, project estimations, and execution approach. • Defined functional requirements through client interviews and documentation analysis. • Developed detailed designs that met client requirements. • Provided requirements analysis, design definition, implementation of software solutions, and programming support for Syncade Suite design projects as well as DeltaV support to augment existing resources for site support and validation needs.