John — Millennium Control Systems - Senior Controls Engineer

6/14 to Present Self Employed Consulting - while looking for full time position doing controls and HMI work for various clients/ see below. Current client work has included, but not limited to Rockwell software and HMI using SLC's, PLC-5, CompactLogix, as well as Control Logix, and Factory Talk SE for various lines. Cleaning up PLC and HMI issues and adding new HMI and PLC programming for new recipes for motion control. Have also worked with an auto maker to clear up production monitoring logic (cycle times, faults, etc.) for 21 processors on four (4) lines, and updating hundreds of warnings, faults, and alarms in each of the 30+ PanelViews. Another included full checkout for end customer of all parts of new line, concentrating on customer's four (4) check lists for wiring, electrical, function, safety, and communications

10/11 to 6/14 Millennium Control Systems - Senior Controls Engineer. MCS works mainly with Rockwell/Allen-Bradley equipment. Worked on various projects for HMI support and screens and also PLC programming for machine controls. Current work also involves Wonderware HMI, and the need for product tracking by piece and labeling parts. And complex logic for decision making on product flow. Another recent project was to help change a VIN marking system from stamping the codes to laser etching handling ASCII strings for the VIN code checks before moving a 6 axis head to position laser for etching

3/06 to 12/5/08 Stroud Engineering Services - From 5/08 to 12/08 client work to convert and upgrade tire test machinery to new PAC PLC's, including new AC drives, PLC programming, electrical design with AutoCAD Electrical. 1/08 to 4/08 worked on equipment controls and with AB and GE and GE Cimplicity HMI for data collection and logging. Plants varied from wire, cable, and injection molding with from 100 to over 500 PLC's. From 1/07 to 12/07 worked for Stroud at EDS doing high level Cimplicity work to support an automotive client. Work involved improvements to a complex Cimplicity project for production monitoring and control. Project was very VB intensive with up to 50 screens many could use any of over specialty linked objects for floor layout, status, counts, and more. Also more then a dozen SQL databases some with over 75 tables to support the screens, objects, and data collection. Other functions to control communications with floor PLC's for data monitoring and collection. More information upon request

4/04 to 3/06 Continental Design & Management Group (CDMG) (Canonsburg, PA) First worked 4/04 to 6/06 with PLC programming at GM plants for production monitoring involving AB Control Logix 5000, and some older PLC-5 systems. Also in 05 and early 06 worked with control systems in steel mills as well as Cimplicity HMI work for auto plants

Self Employed - controls and HMI work for various clients. Usually short jobs from a day to two weeks doing additions, fixes, electrical design, parts selection, PLC and HMI programming. Last client was for small entrepreneurial startup company trying to make a small electro-mechanical machine for a specific market that required precision movements and HMI displays to make one product every 2.5 seconds. See 7/00 to 3/04 Self Employed below

7/00 to 3/04 Self Employed - Consultant: working for myself while looking for full time employment. Technical and non-technical consulting and training services. Various projects for clients including: control system design, technical training, new product development, and programs to improve personal productivity. Helped clients with equipment retrofits, energy auditing and management, and problem solving to name a few. Have done complex, custom control systems for plating machines, manufacturing equipment, waste water treatment plants, and even materials recycling equipment. Recent work includes production monitoring programming for automotive company. More details upon request

2/99 to 7/00 Cecon Technology Strongsville, Ohio Systems Engineer - Had worked with Cecon most of 1997 and was asked back in early 1999. Had projects involving motion control, and process monitoring. Work has involved PLC programming, and HMI level I and II. Projects have been in various industries including lighting, automotive, and food to name a few using Allen-Bradley and GE Fanuc equipment usually per customer request. Cecon closed