Jay — Manufacturing / Automation and Controls Engineer

Control system design engineer from concept to implementation, electrical drawings and control panel layout in ACAD, panel fabrication, and the authoring of original PLC and HMI programs along with the programming of the associated control equipment such as VFD’s, Soft Starters, Servos, Sensors, Flow meters, and instrumentation.

Install, program, and diagnose issues.

Was an Authorized Dealer for use in Water / Waste Water SCADA systems. Designed, Installed, and Programmed SCADA controls for municipal WTP / WWTP.

Very recently had to maintain and modify equipment that was controlled by the KOYO / GE / Automation Direct PLC line. I have the original GE and Automation Direct DCU's.

Modified and maintained equipment that used Series 1 PLC very recently. Brought back many memory's of OCTAL processors. **** Designed and programmed a neutralization system that required the use of the 9030. **

Designed, programmed, and used Banner (STI) devices for decades.

Programmed and used keyence products for decades.

Used on several projects.

Modified several machines that used the IDEC PLCs. The Square D Micro 1 is really an IDEC. Most of the projects were replacing the IDECs with Allen Bradley.

Managed projects for 20+ yeas from design phase through installation phase for a small process control instrumentation and automation firm. Projects ranged from $ 500 to $ 100,000.

Designed and installed telemetry and SCADA systems for municipal water and waste water treatment plants with Conetecs Inc for 22 years. Both land line and radio systems were utilized. I done my own radio propagation studies, radio programming, and even designed a antenna to solve vertical beam angle problems on the propagated wave. Zetron Inc. manufactures telemetry / SCADA equipment and issued an article about my SCADA systems in 2000. This article can be provided if requested.

As a control system designer for 20+ years, systems integration is one of the key components to designing or modifying any equipment or process control system. I also provided large engineering firms support with construction projects that were in turmoil by assisting the systems integrator find solutions to resolve the issues that they were encountering.

I have been employing VFD, SS, RVATs to reduce inrush currents, limit startup torque, or to give the control system the capability to control the speed / rate of a process or device for decades. The majority of the VFD projects that I have been involved with were pumping applications or machine speed control. The majority of VFD problems occur from grounding issues, lack of line reactors or isolation transformers / harmonic issues, or cabling and motor selection.