Duncan — Controls Engineer

Very good with all logix5000 platform controllers. Writing original programs, modifying and troubleshooting existing programs... lots of experience.

PLC interface and material handling robots. ABB integrated vision.

2D vision for integration with ABB robot. Visual inspection for assembly poke yoke and size for qc in forging area.

Experience in BMW body-in-white as well as standalone machines with Siemens controllers

Autocad layout for P&ID/electrical cabinet drawings

Programming for new pick and place operations

Present Internal controls and automation resource for industrialization team. Responsible for managing controls projects as well as supervising all controls activities in large capacity-related, cost-savings, or new product industrialization projects. Acting as knowledge resource for local manufacturing and controls engineers at all manufacturing sites across North America. • Programming AB and Siemens PLCs and conforming to various standards from plant to plant • Robot Programming on ABB, Fanuc and Yaskawa • Electrical and Network Design: Electrical control cabinets, local EthernetI/P, Profibus, and Devicenet networks, Higher level MES systems (iGear, Windchill, Apriso FlexNet) • Design and integration of gear machine tending, forging press, palletization, and welding robot cells • R&D: Working with vendors on development of advanced manufacturing process' including laser welding on large gear sets and 3D robotic bin-picking

Integrating Siemens PLC systems on new, automated BMW body shop lines in Spartanburg, SC and Swindon, England. Very time critical work requiring adapting to new situations quickly and working under high pressure. • Programming Seimens PLCs to BMW's L7 and F25 Standards • Programming Visualization Software using Zenon and WinCC • Configuration of Pilz Safety Bus and Phoenix Contact Interbus as well as of Profinet and Profibus applications • Diagnosing and troubleshooting electrical and mechanical problems on factory floor

As a project engineer for a control systems integrator in the water/wastewater industry, projects are taken from the initial bidding stage, through panel design, PLC programming, HMI integration, start-up and commissioning. Heavy emphasis is placed on cost containment, reliable programming, and adherence to customer specifications. • Panel and network layouts using AutoCAD • Simple controls using relays, timers, and starters • PLC programming (Siemens, Allen Bradley, Modicon) • HMI programming (WinCC, Intellution iFix, Wonderware)

A water treatment plant operator must posses a variety of skills. In addition to knowledge of analytical chemistry, hydraulics, and water science that is required to control the processes, a mechanical inclination is also required. • received a class "A" surface water treatment license from the state of North Carolina • diagnosed problems with, repaired, and changed out instrumentation equipment, controllers, and pumps • worked in high-stress situations (ie: power outages, floods, and large equipment failures)