Ken — Sr Controls Engineer

Medtronic 6700 Shingle Creek Pkwy Brooklyn Center, MN Matthew Chimento This job was a contract position through PopulusGroup.com (Contract was extended) Job Narrative: I was put on contract to revise and correct serious programming issues with a belt oven. A second project involved restoring operation to an old machine and programming it to test the parts it was making. This functionality was not part of the original design. Process Exposure: Medical device manufacturing, Field support and troubleshooting. Industry Exposure: Highly regulated medical device manufacture and testing.

Knobelsdorff Electric Inc. Goodhue, MN Rich Kuechenmeister This job was a contract position through Konic-Prime Staff. Job Narrative: My primary function was the programming Allen Bradly Logix5000, Compact Logix to move existing functionality from obsolete Allen Bradley platforms. Process Exposure: Agriculture, grain handling Industry Exposure: Grain elevator, Ethanol plant, cheese packaging weigh system. Logix 500, Logix 5000, Logix 5, and Ignition HMI software

Optima Powerware 9805 South 500 West Sandy, UT Sergei Kuznetsov Job Narrative: Assisting in an effort to bring a chipboard plant back up and modernizing the control infrastructure. Process Exposure: Motor control centers, conversion of Allen Bradley PLC5 to Control Logix PLC, Wonderware upgrade, and piecing together a control strategy based on nearly nonexistent documentation., Industry Exposure: Chipboard plant, hydraulic presses, pneumatic conveying systems, belt conveyors, and dust collection systems.

Schwing Bioset Somerset, WI Erik Weisser Job Narrative: Doing Modicon Quantum PLC programming and HMI configurations for seven cake pumps in a sewage treatment facility. These are used to load sewage sludge cake into trucks for transportation off site. Process Exposure: Waste water treatment, Modicon Quantum PLC. Vijeo HMI software, TPP/IP network communications, and legacy systems. Industry Exposure: Wastewater treatment and truck loading systems.

United States Steel One, PO Box Keewatin, MN Bruce Perander Narrative: Designed and programmed a n in-motion rail load-out system for the shipment of taconite pellets. The system consisted of a pellet stockpile, a belt conveyor, a large surge bin, and two weigh bins. The system existed prior to my efforts, but no one knew how it worked. Documentation was virtually non-existent, requiring me to spend time watching the system run and exploring an Allen-Bradley PLC program for clues. In addition there were no fewer than three different partial sets of drawings covering twenty-five plus years of poor engineering efforts. Development of new applications to improve plant operational efficiencies. In addition, I'm involved in ongoing support of existing systems to maintain the plant's operability. Process Exposure: Mining, Modicon Quantum PLC. iFix HMI software, TPP/IP networking communications, legacy systems from Square D, and old style relay circuits. Industry Exposure: Taconite mining and the large equipment involved including: sag mills, ball mills, and Slurry pumps

333 E. Wetmore Rd. Suite 600 Job Narrative: Instrument placement, conduit and cable tray routing, and preparing cable schedules for a multi-billion dollar copper mine in South America, I use Micro Station CAD to prepare drawings as well as the Microsoft Office suite of products to prepare lists and other forms of documentation. Process Exposure: I was involved in a multi-discipline engineering effort do design and develop a brand new copper concentrating facility in Peru. Industry Exposure: Copper mining and the large equipment involved including: Floatation cells, large blowers, vertical grinding mills, pumps, motors, and sampling systems

Power and Energy Automation , Suite 404 San Diego, CA Job Narrative: I was involved in a sub-metering project for the United States Air Force. The purpose of the project was to provide data to allow evaluation of energy usage for compliance with an Executive Order mandating energy efficiency. Process Exposure: I was heavily involved in field surveys and data gathering as well as interfacing with civilian and Air Force personnel. Industry Exposure: Power and gas metering devices for use on the Ethernet

The Automation Group 10497 Town & Country Way, Suite 600 Houston, TX Job Narrative: I was, as site manager, on long-term assignment in the capacity of ongoing support. I was involved in the day-to-day maintenance of the control systems as well as continuing process control improvements and modernization. Process Exposure: Mining systems process control technology updates, Modicon PLC, IFIX HMI Industry Exposure: Mining control and communications systems, mining processes

RKD Consulting #4D Minneapolis, MN Site manger for The Automation Group Job Narrative: I programmed Allen Bradley PLCs to accomplish simulated machine operation for training purposes. Updated a refrigeration system program for a new PLC. Helped Phelps Dodge restart a copper concentrator that had been shut down for a number of years. This involved confirming the original PLC programs were still functional, placing the MOD BUS Plus network back into operation. Once the systems were running I assisted in the modernization of the PLC programs. This included PLC programming, field installation of the new PLCs, and field commissioning of the revised systems. I was on long-term assignment in the capacity of ongoing support. I am involved in the day-to-day maintenance of the control systems as well as continuing process control improvements and modernization. Process Exposure: Mining systems process control technology updates, Modicon PLC, IFIX HMI Industry Exposure: Mining control and communications systems, mining processes

Sebesta Blomberg & Associates 2381 Rosegate. Box 131750 Roseville, MN Job Narrative: We developed a least cost liquid and dry ingredient batching system involving several Allen Bradley PLCs and RSView operator consoles. The system helped minimize the cost of manufacturing Kraft singles. Process Exposure: Liquid batching and delivery, powder batching, dilute phase pneumatic conveying, HMI interface, PLC programming, Industry Exposure: Foods manufacture, clean in place sequencing, and cheese process control

Wunderlich-Malec Engineering Minnetonka, MN Job Narrative: I was involved in the programming of PLCs to provide SCADA systems in many industrial settings. My primary job function was to understand industrial processes and write PLC programs to provide correct system sequencing and safety interlocks. I also worked within a team environment to provide information to the programmers of the HMI for the correct interface to the PLC Process Exposure: Batch weighing, dilute phase pneumatic conveying, roller conveyor systems, chain conveyor systems, conveyor data tracking, PLC database systems, automated storage and retrieval warehouse systems, motor controls, Panelview MMI programming, PLC programming (Allen Bradley, Modicon and Square-D), and interface to HMIs (Wonderware, Fix, etc.). Industry Exposure: Food (cereal manufacture), refrigeration controls (engine room), environmental safeguards controls, feed mill systems, grain handling, power generation controls, power distribution controls, automotive industry, grain milling, hardboard manufacture

Dynamic Air Inc. St. Paul, MN. Job Narrative:. My job duties included programming PLCs for use in the dense phase pneumatic conveying industry. I have programmed logic controllers to provide operational and safety interlocks and am familiar with most types of pneumatic controls. I also did field checking of hardware and software to place systems into operation. I use an IBM PC using Taylor industrial software in the programming of Allen Bradley and Modicon controllers. Process Exposure: PLC programming on Allen Bradley, Modicon, Square-D, and Reliance Electric, industrial sensors and equipment, special interfaces to the PLC, panel layout and drafting (on the board), dense phase pneumatic conveying, air blending, Industry Exposure: Coal handling, cement industry, china manufacture, and insulation production

Aetrium Inc. N. St. Paul, MN. Engineering Tech. promoted to Electrical Engineer Job Narrative: Aided the engineering staff in the design and implementation of microcomputer control systems (based on the STD bus) used in the IC handler industry. Some of the skills required included wire wrapping prototype computer circuits and taping printed circuit board artworks. Process Exposure: Microprocessor hardware interface, circuit design, environmental chamber controls, cryogenics, semiconductor test procedures, and pneumatic controls. Industry Exposure: Semiconductor testing

Dynamic Air Inc. St. Paul, MN. Job Narrative: Built, tested and repaired both analog and digital printed circuit boards and performed field service on batch weighing systems. Wrote and debugged assembly languages program for the 8080, 8085 and Z80 microcomputer chips using Intel corporation equipment. Process Exposure: Microprocessor hardware and software design, analog and digital circuits, batch weighing, load cells and related equipment, basic language programming, and the field service of the company product. Industry Exposure: Food, chemical, foundry, and dense phase pneumatic conveying

Smith Computer Service Park Rapids, MN. Job Narrative: Job duties included checking out printed circuit artwork and building and testing various assemblies used with a dedicated microcomputer board set. Process Exposure: Microprocessor hardware interface and communication. Industry Exposure: Gaming and feed mill

Weigh-Tronix Inc. Fairmont, MN. Job Narrative: Designed and implemented circuitry to achieve functions not provided in standard product design. This circuitry was both analog and digital and is used in the weighing industry Process Exposure: Industrial platform and bin scales, truck scales (weigh bridges), weigh bars (load cells), digital and analog circuitry, microprocessor hardware interface, Industry Exposure: Food, agriculture, chemical, and warehouse (counting scales)

Dycon St. Paul, MN. Job Narrative: I was a quality control technician testing analog and digital circuits used in the batch weighing industry. I was required to trouble shoot electronic circuits to the component level and did field service on scales and related equipment. I also designed electronic circuitry to accomplish special tasks and interfaces. Process Exposure: Batch weighing, scale electronics, load cell and industrial bin scale geometry, digital and analog circuitry, microprocessor hardware and software development, system design and drafting and the use of many forms of test equipment. Industry Exposure: Foundry, food processing, chemical plants, china manufacturing, and meat processing