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Nissan North America M274 Infiniti Engine Plant (4/2013 - present) Maintenance Trainer This is a newly built Infiniti Engine Plant that is a Mercedes/Infiniti Alliance Plant. This plant Machines and Assembles Engines to be used in Mercedes C Class built in Tuscaloosa, Al. and the Infiniti Q50 built in Japan. Responsibilities/Accomplishments Utilize Mitsubishi Integrator experience to assist Engineering and other Maintenance Trainers with understanding and applying program changes. Nissan changed from using GE to Mitsubishi for this new plant so there was very little Mitsubishi Experience within Nissan. Teach class with newly hires Maintenance Technicians for Mitsubishi Basic PLC Troubleshooting Create Training Documents (SOS) in Power Point to be used for training classes as well as files for inexperienced Maintenance Technicians can use for troubleshooting, calibrating, or replacing defective hardware on machinery. Work with Network System Engineering at Nissan to develop PLC Logic to pass 2D Barcodes scanned from Blocks, Pistons, Heads, and many engine parts to verify parts are OK to use as well as Serial Number assignment from Scheduling. Our PSS System gives us 100% traceability on every critical part installed to the Engine as well as all Tester Results. This system also generates reports for OEE of every piece of Machinery. Travel to OEM Machine Builders in the US and Germany to approve of Machinery prior to shipment and to receive training for how to maintain the new machinery. Modify PLC, HMI, Robot, and Vision programs to correct problems as they arise. Make program modifications to accommodate new Model Variants, Cycle Time Reduction, and Line Side Job Rebalance. Complete MBR's and develop Counter Measure's to prevent unnecessary downtime in the future. Nissan requires 5 Why Analysis to every Major Break Down. Completed many training classes and certifications from Fanuc, Lab View, Mitsubishi, Cognex, Siemens, FEC, Keyence, IFM, SMC, and many Calibration procedures from OEM Machine Builders. Enter Breakdown Reports and create New Work Orders in Maintenance CMMS System

Amtec Automation & Robotics (5/2012 - 4/2013) Controls Engineer 72k Ametec is a large Custom Built Machine Integrator that serves the Automotive, Medical, Foundry Industry with delivering production solutions. Amtec also is Certified Integrators for Mitsubishi, Motoman Robots, and National Instruments Responsibilities/Accomplishments

Helped company become Certified Mitsubishi Integrator which secured work with Bridgestone Tire. Main responsibility was upgrading systems that were originally built with Hitachi, or Allen Bradley and replace them with Mitsubishi. Travel locally and internationally to support customer with Equipment builds or upgrades. Programmed first Tire Assembly Machines to use Mitsubishi at Bridgestone in Morrison, TN. These pieces of machinery each had 4 PLC's that control 26 Servo's, 19 Inverters, and has 5 networks with 1000's of I/O points over CC Link, CC Link IE Field, and Ethernet. Develop code for Mitsubishi Safety CPU Controllers and integrate them in to CC Link IE Field Safe Network through Peer to Peer communications.. Streamline Automation, LLC (7/2009 - 5/2012) Automation Technologist $26.50 hr. Streamline Automation is mainly a Research and Development Company that presently has active projects funded by NASA, DOE, USAF, and DOD. Streamline also Designs, Fabricates, and Builds Industrial Automation Equipment. Responsibilities/Accomplishments Support Engineered System Sales with specifications of electrical components to insure components to be quoted are sized correctly as well as they meet customer guideline specifications. Design Electrical/Mechanical Control Systems and create Drawing Packages using Solid Edge or AutoCAD. Develop complex PLC and HMI programs with data logging capabilities for evaluating performance of research prototypes during testing. Past projects include Rocket Engine Control, Missile Diffusion, Power Generation, and Zero Gravity Exercise Simulations. Wire, assemble, and set up prototype models to prepare them for simulations and testing. Assist Scientist/Analyst with documenting testing results via reports that include video, images, and sensor values. Fabricate and modify Electrical/Mechanical parts to be used for research testing. Listed as Co-Inventor of 2 Patents as well as being mentioned on several held by company

Ryco Design & Research (03/2009 - 07/2009) Controls Designer $25.00 hr. RDR is a Custom Machinery Builder in the Madison Al. area that builds equipment to be used in the North America. Responsibilities/Accomplishments

Design Electrical Control Systems and create Electrical Drawing Packages with AutoCad. Program new Machinery and modify Programs to support Equipment Upgrades. Assist with Assembly and Wiring of equipment in Fabrication Shop. Automation Tooling Systems "ATS Carolina" (02/2008 - 02/2009) Controls Service Technician $37.37 hr. + benefits ATS Carolina is one division of the Canadian Based Company which employees approximately 3100 people within 18 manufacturing facilities in Canada, Europe, Southeast Asia, China, and the United States. Responsibilities/Accomplishments Primary liaison for a Huntsville based customer to support a highly automated $4.2 million dollar assembly system. Create Excel files to trend breakdown reports, project scheduling, and action list. Train Maintenance Technicians how to maintain equipment and recommend TPM procedure Re-teach Robot positions and modify programs to improve equipment performance. Utilize ATS Productivity Tools "Knowledge Base" to perform Offline programming for Carolina when no service or warranty work was in process. Work in a virtual type position through a VPN connection to South Carolina. Maintain customer relations and discern whether customer request are warranty or service work. Submit estimated hours within service or upgrade request to Carolina for formal quotation

Maintain Calibration of inspection equipment and assist with parameter modifications due to process changes. Assist with development of SCADA System for transferring assembly performance from PLC & RFID system to Customer based PC at each operation. Travel to Carolina in two week intervals to configure and program new equipment. Nissan North America (04/2004 - 02/2008) Journeyman Maintenance Technician $28.94 hr. + benefits Nissan Decherd is a highly automated Engine Manufacturing Facility that builds all US built vehicle engines. Responsibilities/Accomplishments

Redesign Profibus Networks which drastically reduced downtime from previously common Profibus faults. Calibrate Automated Equipment to insure accuracy of fastener torque, angle position, running torque, (positive, negative, and differential) pressures, mass flow rates, volume capacities, and measurement. Retrofit equipment into existing systems and update Mechanical/Electrical Auto CAD drawings. Implement RFID Modules and program to read/write for identification used for Poka-yoke and set ups. Support Lean Manufacturing principles and assist Manufacturing with turning ideas in to realities. Custom Automated Machines, Inc. (03/ 1999 - 04/2004) Designer/Shop Manager $21.00 hr. + benefits CAM does innovative machinery design, fabrication, wiring to provide total Automation Solutions. Responsibilities/Accomplishments

Manage all Fabrication Shop activities. Schedule work, order materials, tooling, and assist with technical issues. Develop custom scripts within Excel Visual Basic to automate Excel sheets to be used by operators to load Recipe values in to PLC data registers. Assumed Controls Technicians responsibilities due to company downsizing post 911. Provide fabrication timeline projections, design reviews, and customer training for newly proposed equipment. Support Tier 1 Automotive Supplier with a program to phase out all computers on the production floor. Developed the PLC Logic and configuration to print labels directly from the PLC and also enter finished product part numbers to inventory for real time inventory monitoring. Integrate equipment at customer facilities and provide Service as needed. AMANA Refrigeration, Inc. (01/ 1994 - 03/1999) Senior Model Maker/Product Design $15.90 hr. + benefits Amana is a major household appliance manufacture and are credited with invented the microwave (Radar Range) Responsibilities/Accomplishments

Promoted to Senior Model Maker in 1997. Concept ideas lead to two separate Patents presently held by AMANA. Work together with Test Laboratory to develop durability and performance evaluations and testing. Design and build short life tooling to insure accurate sheet metal forming processes. Machinist/ Tool and Die Maker (8/ 1983 - 01/1994) Prior to Controls I worked as a Machinist and too shorten Resume I chose to omit this. I can gladly provide upon request