John — Robotics Specialist
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6-2009 until Present Field Engineering Services CNC Automation and Robotics Specialist. Electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and mechanical systems specialist. PLC, DCS, Trouble shooting, repair, design, build and retrofit
1976 until 12-2004 Automation by Design / Field Engineering Service, Seguin, TX General Manager Automation Engineering / Field Engineer/ Owner The mission for this enterprise was to provide Practical Engineering, Maintenance and Manufacturing solutions to a broad and varied range of Industrial and Commercial customers. Automation by Design was the inventive, automation and manufacturing side, while Field Engineering Services provided installation, maintenance, repair and reliability engineering. CNC and Manual machine tool service, repair and retrofit. Automation Engineering
1972 until 1976 Georgia Power Company Field Engineer Installation and maintenance assignments division. This company used a seniority bid system for advancement. This usually included relocation to accept the new position. My first position was to work in a highline crew on high voltage transmission lines (38kv to 500kv). Next came distribution 15kv. Later underground crews (15kv to 38kv), Substation maintenance dept which included some new system development work. US Army Field Logistics and Generator Engineer Responsible for reliability, maintenance and installation of Field Electrical distribution in support of forward gun battery groups in a combat zone. Construction, electrical, mechanical, civil and logistical disciplines. Honorable Discharge JOHN R. Cleveland, TX 77328 Project Development and Execution Experience - Responsibility for Critical Infrastructure design and support of a large Automation Migration Capital Project involving Eight Chevron wholly owned Refineries. Project execution, safety, project coordination, training, inspection and corrective action. I am proficient with: PHA, HASOP, SIL, PHA and Alarm Management systems. Significant cost savings on original estement via careful review of engineering standards and vender modifications. - Developed the design of Hot Cut over procedure for DCS, Power transmission, Power generation, UPS systems and power redundancy requirements including mechanical utility (HVAC) and structure upgrades for support facilities Fire and security sys. PA, RF, and fiber optic communications systems. Emerson Delta V implementation and commissioning experience. Process control and Instrument specification, tuning, calibration and installation. - Manage teams of I & E and Mechanical Designers, Site contractors, and suppliers to assure that the job is properly designed, the correct materials are delivered, and that the work is completed safely and on budget. - P&ID, Loop Sheets, ISO, one lines and feed forward control with safety instrumented systems. - Manage projects from feasibility to construction completion in a large petro-chemical processing plant. Interface with Client personnel including: Site management, unit engineers, maintenance personnel, and others to identify project scope, the needs of the plant, and ways of reducing cost and complexity. Reliability, operability, maintainability advocate. - Writing Engineering Specifications, Project Execution Plan, Construction Site Procedures and Documentation Control Standards in support of the program operations. - Creation of FEED, Detail Design and Project Execution Plan Estimates for the Infrastructure portions of the Project. - NEC, NFPA, IEC, IEEE, API, ANSI / ISA 84.01, IEC 61508, and IEC 61511, EPA, OSHA and other standards compliance. - Design consideration for seismic, hurricane, flooding and lightening preparedness. - Interface consideration between existing facilities and new design to enhance project efficiency. Electrical infrastructure design. Service voltages: 480v - 200kv - Reduced the load requirements on existing utilities with less switch gear. - High voltage switching with current relay protection, OCB, GCB and programmable systems installation, calibration and maintenance. Dielectric capacitance testing. - Tank build and refit, pipeline and pumping stations, containment areas, tank demo, tank farm to flare header and PSV installation. Fire safety systems, deluge systems, flood pumps. - Involved in the Electrical, mechanical and process for specification of switch gear, current relay protection, Instruments, Control valves and special materials requirements. - Energy Management Systems, HVAC, Central Utilities Plant Operations (Boilers, Chillers, Compressed Air, Water Supply treatment and discharge) Cathodic protection and Grounding. - Field verification inspection and documentation. Contract achievement gates approval. - US Coast Guard TWIC clearance, TCEQ, OSHA and EPA compliance negotiator. - Hazard evaluation. Electrical area classification. HAZOP, PHA JSA, SIL, SIF and SIS. - Environmental Brownfield mitigation, Pipeline, distribution systems and loading dock management. Rotating equipment, Pumps, VFD, VSD, and Millwright trained, machine shop exp.. JOHN R.
12-2008 until 6-2009 YMAC (Yokogawa / Maverick and Chevron Alliance) Principal Field Engineer (Electrical, Instrumentation, Automation) Tier 4 Data Center The YMAC mission is to modernize the eight wholly owned Chevron refineries by replacing the old Honeywell 2000 / 3000 series DCS with the Yokogawa DCS system (Hot Cut over). The purpose is to raise economic and operational efficiency. My responsibility as Principal Engineer was to provide smooth interface transition, reliability, and maintainability. All disciplines EE/ME/civil
1-2005 until 7-2008 Solutia, Chocolate Bayou, TX I&E Project Engineer / Project Manager / Field Engineer Solutia was a Chemical Plant that produced Acryl nitrate (now owned by Ascend Materials). They manufacture Cyanide and Round up. My responsibility was to solve Plant operational, maintenance and reliability problems in a cost effective manner
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