William — Senior Control Systems Engineer

Member ISA since 2003

Spiroflow Automation Systems Inc, Greer SC Jun. 2016 - July 2018 Senior Control Systems Engineer Project Manager for: - System Hazard Analysis project for 18 paper mills for a Fortune 500 company - Control system upgrade project for a major paint manufacturer, Miami FL - Continuous system and operational upgrade project for major water park, Orlando FL o Developing and managing the project budget o Managing schedules and required deliverables o Monitoring overall progress o Resources allocation o Change management o Initiating corrective action when necessary o Weekly progress reports to both client and Senior management Senior Control Systems Engineer for a major water park project located in Orlando FL - Assisted in the control system design - Developed control logic programming - Designed and configured HMI screens - Authored all test and verification documentation - Provided commissioning and startup support (FAT, SAT and onsite) Provided process systems engineering support incorporating Rockwell Automation hardware and software for various industries across the United States

O'Neal Inc, Greenville SC Oct. 2015 - May 2016 Project Specialist Provided detailed engineering services for all instrumentation and control components of engineered systems and processes. Major design focus was on control system design for chemical manufacturing plants and OSB (Oriented Strand Board) production facilities. Wood Group Mustang, Greenville SC

Principal Technical Professional Aug. 2013 - Sept. 2015 Project manager for three concurrent multimillion dollar SCADA RUP (Reliability Upgrade Projects) for a major oil producer in California. In addition to project management duties, heavily involved in the conversion (reliability studies) of the obsolescent PLC control system to Rockwell ControlLogix PLC Developed design specifications, control philosophy, control programming, HMI screens and FAT procedures for Lease Automatic Custody Transfer (LACT) units for use in the North Dakota oil fields. Created control system design specifications for a joint venture oil sands steam injection project in Saudi Arabia. Provided project and engineering support for an oil field project in our Kazakhstan and London offices. A&E Engineering, Greenville SC

Senior Project Manager Jan. 2013 - Aug. 2013 Provided detailed engineering and project management services for all instrumentation and control components of engineered systems and processes. Provided analysis of existing control systems, hardware and software upgrade recommendation, conceptual designs, control descriptions and control logic diagrams, procurement and commissioning/startup support services. Babcock Power Inc., Worcester, MA

Mar. 2006 - Dec. 2012 Manager Instrumentation and Controls / Electrical Department Managed the operational and fiscal activities of the Instrumentation and Controls / Electrical Department. Supervise staff (15 engineers and 3 designers) in accordance with Engineering Department policies and procedures. Responsibilities include: - Managed the operational and fiscal activities of the department o Department budget > $2M - Assign resources to proposals and projects. - Review and approve project schedules, recognizing critical path and deadlines - Develop all project costs associated with the I&C department - Develop engineering man-hours for identified scope of work. - Identify innovative alternatives to customer requirements. - Examine cost trade-offs for alternatives (including cross-disciplinary impacts). - Make certain all I&C/E Departmental work complies with departmental standards. o Review and approve all system control designs - Develop and direct training to improve the engineering deliverables. - Develop standards that reflect best practices and maintain the standards to ensure consistency - Ensure that departmental engineers stay current in technology and issues for the industry. - Stay current on business strategy - Perform all engineering activities associated with the Lead I&C Engineer position if required - Conduct interviews, hire new staff, and provide employee orientation. - Establish employee goals, salary plans and conduct employee performance reviews

Senior Staff I&C Engineer May 2002 - Mar. 2006 Responsible for project engineering in regards to the instrumentation, electrical and control portion of WFGD proposals and projects. Develop complete project schedules and man-hours projections. Interface with customers to guarantee smooth project management. Assist in the development of all project related Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams, system control logic philosophy, diagrams and DCS implementation. Directed the WFGD system commissioning and startup activities for I&C/ E department. Mentored engineers-in-training. - Lead IC&E engineer for the WFGD system on a 250 MW boiler in Utah. - Lead IC&E engineer for the WFGD system on a 300 MW boiler in Kentucky - Lead IC&E engineer for four WFGD scrubber systems on four boilers in Indiana - Lead IC&E engineer for two WFGD scrubber systems in South Carolina

Apr. 1998 - Mar. 2002 Process Combustion Corporation, Pittsburgh, PA Senior Process Control Engineer Designed process control systems for thermal oxidation systems for the destruction of chemical waste liquids and gases. - Responsible for ladder logic programming, HMI design and commissioning and startup for numerous thermal oxidation systems throughout the United States. - Lead programmer and integrator for two thermal oxidation systems installed at Formosa Plastics in Mailiao, Taiwan. This was a PLC based system with communication to a Yokogawa DCS

Dravo Lime Company, Pittsburgh, PA Feb. 1996 - Apr. 1998 Manager of Control Systems Responsible for the complete design and programming of PLC and HMI systems for Dravo's patented ThioClear process. Oversaw the electrical and control system design, programming, construction, installation, checkout and startup of company's first commercial ThioClear process. Converted analog scrubber controls system to a PC based system. - In conjunction with this project, was issued U. S. Patent No. 6,033,577 "Coordination of Liquid-Solid Separators and Fluid Tanks

Senior Engineer, Research and Development Mar. 1990 - Sept. 1995

Aug. 1979 - Sept. 1995 Wheelabrator Air Pollution Control, Pittsburgh, PA

R&D Engineer I & II Aug. 1979 - Mar. 1990

Amoco Oil Company, Naperville, IL Jun. 1974 - Aug. 1979

Senior Technician Jun. 1974 - Aug. 1979