Kurt — Systems Engineer/Modification Manager

Senior Electrical Engineer, Paducah KY 42001 Mr. has over 26 years of electrical engineering experience (16 years manufacturing automation & process control, 10 years power & chemical) including plc/hmi automation & control, I&C, process instrumentation and project management in the food & beverage, plastics, pharmaceutical, manufacturing, power, chemical, and nuclear power industries. ENGINEERING - MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE Senor Project Engineer (9/13-12/13) - 3 Month Assignment APEX Engineering, Inc. (www.apex-engineering.com) - Calvert City, Kentucky - Initial experience and training for rock quarry automation controls engineering at Pine Bluff Sand & Gravel, Salem, KY. - Programmed with the latest of Allen-Bradley's PLC's & HMI's - ControlLogix5000 and Factory Talk View ME automation applications at Paducah Water Utility. - Translated old GE9070 ladder logic into logic diagrams utilizing AutoCad 2013 for Westlake Chemical Monomers upgrades. - Assignment ended. Systems Engineer/Modification Manager (3/10-9/13) United States Enrichment Company / Department of Energy (USEC/DOE) - Paducah, Kentucky - DOE Security Clearance (Type L) - Responsible for analyzing, scoping, designing, engineering, and implementing electrical and I & C projects to maintain and upgrade the facility in compliance with the NRC Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR 76). - American Centrifuge Facility RD&D Project (Piketon, Ohio) - responsible for writing detailed test plans for new electrical switch gear to facilitate the pilot project and proof of concept for commercial operation of the advanced centrifuge design. - Plant closed - position eliminated. Project Manager (3/08-10/09) Jacobs Engineering Group - ConAgra Alliance (www.jacobs.com) - Omaha, Nebraska - Responsibilities included scoping, implementing, and supervising the installation of multiple projects while maintaining capital expenditures for multiple electrical, controls, and facility infrastructure projects at ConAgra food manufacturing facilities in California, Minnesota, Indiana, Iowa, Nebraska, and Arkansas. - Saved ConAgra $725,000 with ValuePlus performance metric cost savings ideas by eliminating over engineered and unnecessary additions to stream lining project engineering scope and identifying plant safety improvements. - Projects managed include: o Lake View, IA popcorn seed plant - maintenance shop infrastructure upgrades including roofing, floors, electrical, lighting, building access-egress, and seed bin remediation ($350,000). o Hamburg & Lake View, IA popcorn seed manufacturing plants - complete installation of 240V/480V ANSI Z244 lock-out tag-out disconnects and twist-lock receptacles for all facility motors ($275,000). o Lake View, IA plant - seed bin personnel fall protection per 29 CFR 17.1910 project ($289,000). o Russellville, AR plant - researched, scoped, and submitted controls and electrical proposal for Healthy Choice/Marie Callender Tray Consolidation project. o Lincoln, NE - completed Crunch'N Munch, Fiddle Faddle, and Poppycock kitchen proposal including complete infrastructure, process instrumentation, electrical, and control upgrades. - Position was eliminated due to alliance safety issues (e.g. Slim Jim Factory, Garner, NC) and project layoff. Project - Process - Electrical Engineering Manager (5/05-3/08) Anchor Packaging (www.anchorpackaging.com) - Paragould, Arkansas - Lead electrical/controls engineering projects at three plastic manufacturing locations in northeast Arkansas. manager responsible for electrical and process controls - Proposed, expenditures for all modifications and new equipment including TSL single-screw thermoforming for GladWare products. - Design and execution included electrical-controls drawings, PLC programming, and startup for all projects. - Controls upgrades include: o Converting blown film ingredient mixer controllers from old Square-D SY/MAX to o Replacing blown film mixer batch operating stations from Wonderware to PanelViewPlus o Pneumatic transport and controls to distribute regrinds for blown film batch processing. - Trouble shot thermoforming, production, and packaging equipment include TSL, Lyle, Gloucester, Columbia, Thiele, Barry Mueller. - Resigned to pursue opportunity with exclusive project management responsibility. justified, designed projects, built, installed, trouble shot, and maintained capital economical Automation Direct PLC & Easy Touch HMI. (Factory Talk View ME) with PLC-5 control. Controls Engineer (5/02-3/05) Innovative Controls Engineering, Detroit Tool Engineering (www.detroittool.com) - Lebanon, Missouri - Extensive machine control design and programming experience with Allen-Bradley ControlLogix 5000, RSLogix 500, Ethernet, DeviceNet, Flex I/O, and Remote I/O. - Programmed FANUC R-2000iA robots, ControlLogix, Bosch Rexroth hydraulics, Sercos servo drives, and PowerFlex40 variable frequency drives for NorthStar Battery Company in Springfield, MO. - Machine control programming experience with Allen-Bradley GML 1394 servo control and PLC-5 for Whirlpool refrigerator/freezer thermoforming application. - HMI experience includes Allen-Bradley PanelView 1000 & 600E. - Position was eliminated due to company bankruptcy and shut down. Product Manager/Systems Engineer (10/97-1/02) Wenger Manufacturing (www.wenger.com), Bachelor Controls Inc - Sabetha, Kansas - Extensive process control programming experience with Allen-Bradley SLC 500 and Hardy scale heads. - HMI experience includes Allen-Bradley RSView32, PanelView 1400, 650, and 550. - Responsible for controls design, engineering, commissioning, trouble-shot Wenger OEM human and animal food extruders (single and twin screw), pelletizers, and dryer manufacturing equipment. - Saved $40,000 per sale developing prototype control system (PLC & HMI) for vertical cascade dryers. - Overseas software application, translating PanelView applications, and training of operations personnel. - Developed prototype gravimetric weigh scale system and programming to maintain consistent ingredient dry feed rate to extruder pre-conditioning for complete cycle of feed bin. - Developed control schematics, MCC design, one-line diagrams, and control panel layout for high speed packaging systems, human food production, and drug batching wash stations. - Startup & trouble-shot OEM PLCs & HMIs - Continentale Nutrition (France), Sunshine Biscuits, Novartis, etc. - Position was eliminated due to Post 911 layoff. startup of prototype vertical cascade dryer in France included verifying equipment Project Electrical Engineering Supervisor (5/96 - 4/97) Lauhoff Grain Company/Bunge Corp (www.bungenorthamerica.com) - Crete, Nebraska - Programmed microprocessor controlled equipment (Allen-Bradley PLCs, Rice-Lake scale heads). - Developed computer program to compile motor loads (1/2 to 250hp) for feeder breakers and substations. - Designed, project managed, and supervised the installation of 1000 KVA substation per NFPA requirements for emergency fire system. - Position eliminated due to project completion & low work load. Application Engineer (1/94 - 2/96) Johnson Controls Inc. (www.johnsoncontrols.com) - Omaha, Nebraska - Designed, engineered, and project managed standard pneumatic controls and proprietary JCI HVAC control systems (Metasys) for commercial and industrial facilities. - Project managed complete Metasys HVAC installation at new Air National Guard KC-135 refueling hanger. - Pursued a career with more hands on experience. Construction/Electrical/Control Systems Engineer (1/91 - 9/93) - CONTRACT POSITION Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) - Browns Ferry Nuclear, Athens, Alabama STONE & WEBSTER ENGINEERING CORPORATION (Construction Engineer): - Reviewed electrical design change packages for to identify problems that would preclude construction work plan writing activities for Unit 3 (1100 MW BWR) cycle 5 restart. - Proposed draft construction work plans to fully implement design change packages. - Performed the final review of Safety Related, Environmental Qualification (EQ), and ASME Section XI modification work plans to ensure the completion of work activities and to verify that the design changes for BFN Unit 2 cycle 6 outage were implemented properly. BECHTEL CORPORATION (Electrical/Control I&C Systems Engineer): - Calculated cable voltage drop, power supply loading, ampacity and coordinated system breaker/fuse protection configurations. - Analyzed plant I & C systems to determine instrumentation loop accuracies. - Panel Lead to the Control Room Design Review (CRDR) project team. - Coordinated all design requirements to assemble design change packages for control room panels. o This involved completing the modifications from conceptual design to final construction. o Incorporating all design aspects included revising all panel layout, control system, instrumentation loop, and electrical drawings. - Incorporated all electrical and physical conduit and cable tray design aspects into a cable block diagram. - Contracts with Bechtel and Stone & Webster ended. I&C and QA Engineer, Cooperative Student Program (5/85 - 12/90) Omaha Public Power District (www.oppd.com) - Omaha, Nebraska - Fort Calhoun Nuclear Power Station - Engineered modification packages from conceptual design to final construction. Supported field engineering to implement the construction and start-up phases of the Electrical and I & C design change packages during refueling of the 500 MW PWR. Responsible for all systems and aspects of Instrumentation and Controls. - Performed technical, administrative, and procedural compliance audits to the Fort Calhoun Station Operating License, NRC Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR 50 Appendix B), and industry standards. - Cooperative Student Program (Distribution Engineering) - Researched, designed, engineered, and implemented the installation of 13.8kV overhead and underground distribution. - Resigned to expand career - pursue opportunity in Alabama