Christopher — Automation Manager

- Electrical Systems Design: Expertly design and engineer electrical systems for secondary equipment to meet project requirements and industry standards. - Control Code Development: Develop and debug PLC, HMI, Robotic, and Vision code from concept to production, ensuring seamless automation processes. - Team Management: Lead and nurture a high-performing team, including interviewing, hiring, and contributing to employee policy development. - Technical Support: Provide guidance and support to team members in troubleshooting complex issues on customer sites. - Materials Management: Develop bills of materials (BOMs) and oversee component procurement for control panel builds. - Panel Assembly and Debugging: Oversee the wiring and debugging of control panel builds to ensure functionality and reliability. - Technical Documentation: Accurately redline and modify electrical drawings to reflect system changes and updates. - Solution Conceptualization: Create innovative automated solutions based on customer needs and project requirements. - Programming Skills: Proficient in various programming languages, including ladder logic, structured text, function block diagram, Python, and SQL. - PLC Expertise: Experienced in multiple PLC platforms, including Rockwell, Siemens, Omron, Automation Direct, and Keyence. - Robotic Mastery: Familiar with various robotic platforms, such as Fanuc, ABB, Motoman, Kawasaki, Denso, and Universal Robots (UR). - HMI and Vision Systems: Knowledgeable in multiple HMI and vision platforms, enhancing human-machine interaction and quality control.

- Setup of communication and data collection between secondary equipment and Solidat data collection. - Development of AOI's and UDT's with Rockwell Software to make ease of use with data manipulation, communication, and control of secondary equipment. - Improve secondary equipment auto sequence, messaging, recovery, and reliability to increase uptime, productive, and ease of recovery from faults.