James — Controls Engineer

Maintained assembly lines in a manufacturing facility using Siemens S7 Technology

Maintained assembly lines in a manufacturing facility using Allen Bradley and Modicon PLCs

Position is remote field service from home. Work entailed researching programming for existing equipment prior to travelling to customer's facility to troubleshoot customer problems, fix issues with ATC systems and recommend possible upgrades to prevent future problems. Some issues were press related, and some were timing issues that needed to be discovered and corrected in programming. Other work entailed upgrading machines to allow new models to run on the line.

Responsible for designing, testing, startup, and debugging of automated conveyor systems. Worked on conveyor system for Wayfair distribution hub in Erlanger, Ky. Project included a Shoe Sorting Conveyor and integrated to existing sorting conveyor system, new system had 12 distribution chutes and 6 rework chutes. Worked on delivery conveyor system for perishable medical serums for distribution center in Louisville, Ky. System had integration with refrigeration system to allow refrigerated serums to be brought out and labelled for shipping.

Responsible for programming automated machinery for Automotive Industry. Worked on project for the Body Framing line for Jeep Cherokee at plant in Toledo, Oh using SiemensS7, Worked on Project for the Body Side Sub-Assemblies for the Ford F150 Truck to be built in the Kansas City plant using Allen Bradley, Worked on project for the Chrysler minivan Framing line to be built in Windsor, Canada using Allen Bradley. Framing lines consists of conveyor systems, elevators, lift tables, and robots for material handling, welding, riveting, and sealing. Worked on Press lines for Magna Formex in Saltillo, Mexico. Worked on several projects for automotive industry at ATS in Rock Hill, SC using Siemens S7 and Keyence vision systems.

Responsible for day to day operation of secondary packaging machines. Maintained and upgraded secondary production packaging lines to maintain production output to meet business needs. • Maintained packaging lines in a manufacturing facility using Siemens S7 and Beckhoff TwinCat. • Programmed changes to line operation to help maximize production and minimize downtime.

Responsible for day to day operation of press and flooring lines. Maintained and upgraded production lines to produce 60,000 square meters of master panels on press lines and 60,000 square meters on flooring lines. • Maintained assembly lines in a manufacturing facility using Siemens S7. • Programmed changes to line operation to help maximize production and minimize equipment downtime.

Brought line up to production, maintained and conducted troubleshooting on Pad Line producing 100,000 planks daily. • Maintained assembly lines in a manufacturing facility using Siemens S7 Technology. • Maintained input / output drawings for lines using Autocad. • Programmed changes to line operation to help maximize production and minimize downtime

Maintained and conducted troubleshooting and integrated upgrades on nine automated assembly lines producing 9,600 units daily. • Maintained assembly lines in a manufacturing facility using Allen Bradley and Modicon PLCs. • Drafted and maintained input / output drawings for four assembly lines using Autocad LT2002. • Programmed Burst Test Hood to locate the next unit to test and move hood into position

Led all facilities and maintenance activities for a 250,000 square foot facility; maintained and conducted trouble shooting and upgraded automated assembly lines. • Coordinated daily operation of a maintenance team of up to 10 technicians. • Oversaw $1M spare parts inventory. • Maintained 16 automated assembly lines used to manufacture window lift motors. Managed a data collection project that collected fault codes and first pass yield information