Bobb — electrical engineer / plc programmer
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Project/Systems Engineer: Project engineer on plant consolidation project involving closing one facility and doubling the capacity of another. Programming and electrical installation of blending / roasting / grinding / packaging equipment.
Controls support of a 24/7 operation. - Technical Support: Support production of cigarettes, focusing on the electrical support for a wide variety of equipment. Often working online with the S7 PLC’s, MLP’s and associated networks. - Controls Engineer: Engineering support for Infineon Technologies projects in Sandston, Virginia. Currently working on Siemens PLC’s, Profi Bus, VFD’s and Semi-Code’s. Also studying Siemens Step 7. - Systems Engineer: Support and design IBM's Plantworks and MES database applications. Automate equipment used in the production of contact lens.
SPECIFYING INSTRUMENTATION: • Specification of field transmitters to monitor production variables(temperature, pressure, level, etc.), as well as the devices needed to control production. - involved with, P.& I.D. development, equipment list generation, instrumentation specification, instrumentation calibration, operator interface specification / fabrication, PLC programming and wiring.
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COMMISSIONING EQUIPMENT ON A MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR PROJECTS: • Supervising contractors. • Supervising the correct installation of equipment. - I was responsible for the electrical controls, commissioning the Siemens PLC’s and HMI’s. Installed the equipment on time and under budget. - Assisted in the start-up and commissioning of a high-speed filling and packaging line.
Design and installation of complicated control loops. - Design and layout of control panels. - Electrical Engineer; Design and build manufacturing equipment for the baking industry. Primarily utilizing Allen Bradley controls. Check out machines prior to shipment and sometime go on location for plant start-ups. - Controls Engineer and PLC Programmer: Design, build and operate machinery for the R&D department. Utilizing servos, PLC’s, and Robotics. - Systems Engineer: Support and design IBMs Plantworks and MES database applications. Automate equipment used in the production of contact lens. -. Designed and layout of an operations 'control room' with operator stations able to control a large portion of the facility from one location.
Controls Engineer: Engineering support for Infineon Technologies projects in Sandston, Virginia. Currently working on Siemens PLC’s, Profi Bus, VFD’s and Semi-Code’s. Also studying Siemens Step 7.
Electrical Engineer; Design and build manufacturing equipment for the baking industry. Primarily utilizing Allen Bradley controls. Check out machines prior to shipment and sometime go on location for plant start-ups.
Bachelor of Science Degree: Industrial & Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering - Learn the operation of a dense phase coffee transport system, work with mechanical and electrical contractors to complete its installation, and write a program to operate the equipment.
• Siemens S7, Allen Bradley, TI & Modicon PLC programming, installation and wiring. • Develop HMI controls. • Provide programming standards. • Design and installation of complicated control loops. • Program FANUC Robotics. • TGW Conveyor Systems.
COMMISSIONING EQUIPMENT ON A MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR PROJECTS: • Supervising contractors. • Supervising the correct installation of equipment.
Quantum Resources Contract Assignment Controls Engineer and PLC Programmer: Developed a new cigarette filter making machine. We built, programmed, tested eight production machines. We used Seimens S7 technology utilizing S7 PLC’s, Masterdrives Servos, MicroMaster VFDs, etc. - Currently working on Siemens PLC’s, Profi Bus, VFD’s and Semi-Code’s. Also studying Siemens Step 7.
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COMMISSIONING EQUIPMENT ON A MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR PROJECTS: • Supervising contractors. • Supervising the correct installation of equipment. - Controls Engineer and PLC Programmer: Worked on a project to incorporate High Speed cigarette makers capable of producing 10,000 cig. / minute. I was responsible for the electrical controls, commissioning the Siemens PLC’s and HMI’s. Installed the equipment on time and under budget. - Assisted in the start-up and commissioning of a high-speed filling and packaging line.
Design and installation of complicated control loops. - Design and layout of control panels. - Electrical Engineer; Design and build manufacturing equipment for the baking industry. Primarily utilizing Allen Bradley controls. Check out machines prior to shipment and sometime go on location for plant start-ups. - Controls Engineer and PLC Programmer: Design, build and operate machinery for the R&D department. Utilizing servos, PLC’s, and Robotics. - Systems Engineer: Support and design IBMs Plantworks and MES database applications. Automate equipment used in the production of contact lens. -. Designed and layout of an operations 'control room' with operator stations able to control a large portion of the facility from one location.
Systems engineer working on medical and other distribution center controls systems.
Develop HMI controls. - I was responsible for the electrical controls, commissioning the Siemens PLC’s and HMI’s. Installed the equipment on time and under budget. - Operator panels used Wonderware and Seimens ProTool HMI software. - Utilized Allen Bradley PLC’s and HMI’s.
Senior Controls Engineer: Responsible for defining and executing large and small electrical controls projects. Scope definition, pricing, contracts and execution. As well as the controls support of a 24/7 operation. Technical Support: Support production of cigarettes, focusing on the electrical support for a wide variety of equipment. Often working online with the S7 PLC’s, MLP’s and associated networks.
Senior Controls Engineer: Worked on control packages for high speed can making equipment. The can equipment is capable of operated up to speeds of 3600 cans per minute. The controls involved is high speed and very reliable. Several machines use Allen Bradley servo’s requiring complicated GML programs. The nature of the machinery business dictated that we produce fast, efficient and cost-effective control packages. I also made field service calls to assist production facilities with problems. - Assisted in the start-up and commissioning of a high-speed filling and packaging line. - It was required to learn how to operate several different types of packaging equipment in a short time and optimize their operation together. -. Programming and electrical installation of blending / roasting / grinding / packaging equipment. Succeeded in obtaining project goal of packaging over 2 million pounds of coffee a week. During the stay at this facility, also wrote software to aid in packaging line downtime analysis studies. Results were used to show management where the true 'bottlenecks' were in the lines and which pieces of equipment were causing the greatest down-time.
SPECIFYING INSTRUMENTATION: • Specification of field transmitters to monitor production variables(temperature, pressure, level, etc.), as well as the devices needed to control production. Technical Support: Support production of cigarettes, focusing on the electrical support for a wide variety of equipment. Often working online with the S7 PLC’s, MLP’s and associated networks. - Made field service calls to assist production facilities with problems.
Controls Engineer and PLC Programmer: Design, build and operate machinery for the R&D department. Utilizing servos, PLC’s, and Robotics. - We used Seimens S7 technology utilizing S7 PLC’s, Masterdrives Servos, MicroMaster VFDs, etc. Operator panels used Wonderware and Seimens ProTool HMI software. - Several machines use Allen Bradley servo’s requiring complicated GML programs. The nature of the machinery business dictated that we produce fast, efficient and cost-effective control packages. I also made field service calls to assist production facilities with problems.
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Systems engineer working on medical and other distribution center controls systems.
Responsible for defining and executing large and small electrical controls projects. Scope definition, pricing, contracts and execution. As well as the controls support of a 24/7 operation.
Design and build manufacturing equipment for the baking industry. Primarily utilizing Allen Bradley controls. Check out machines prior to shipment and sometime go on location for plant start-ups
Technical Support: Support production of cigarettes, focusing on the electrical support for a wide variety of equipment. Often working online with the S7 PLC's, MLP's and associated networks. Controls Engineer and PLC Programmer: Worked on a project to incorporate High Speed cigarette makers capable of producing 10,000 cig. / minute. I was responsible for the electrical controls, commissioning the Siemens PLC's and HMI's. Installed the equipment on time and under budget. Controls Engineer and PLC Programmer: Design, build and operate machinery for the R&D department. Utilizing servos, PLC's, and Robotics. Controls Engineer and PLC Programmer: Developed a new cigarette filter making machine. We built, programmed, tested eight production machines. We used Seimens S7 technology utilizing S7 PLC's, Masterdrives Servos, MicroMaster VFDs, etc. Operator panels used Wonderware and Seimens ProTool HMI software.
Engineering support for Infineon Technologies projects in Sandston, Virginia. Currently working on Siemens PLC's, Profi Bus, VFD's and Semi-Code's. Also studying Siemens Step 7
Took charge of the controls portion of a $26 million dollar project to upgrade the operation of pistachio harvesting. Utilized Allen Bradley PLC's and HMI's. Completed the facility before harvest and broke all previous production records with the fastest and most efficient harvest ever.
Worked on control packages for high speed can making equipment. The can equipment is capable of operated up to speeds of 3600 cans per minute. The controls involved is high speed and very reliable. Several machines use Allen Bradley servo's requiring complicated GML programs. The nature of the machinery business dictated that we produce fast, efficient and cost-effective control packages. I aslo made field servce calls to assist production facilities with problems.
Received a call from an old associate while working at Reynolds who desparately needed help with a project to upgrade a coal-fired power plant. Took on the controls and programming portion of the project regarding the coal pulverizers and associated equipment.
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