Paul — Sr. Controls Engineer LHP Engineering Solutions

Sr. Controls Engineer LHP Engineering Solutions, Pontiac, MI, 5/2016 - Present. Developed prototype Bluetooth App for communication between Android phone and microcontroller. Conducted reviews for software test plans and procedures for gas turbine engine systems. Prepared traceability and coverage matrices and developed assembly macro language programs for gas turbine engine controls. Develop and facilitate requirements for design of high voltage battery cooling and air conditioning systems for automotive vehicles. Created FMEAs (Failure Modes and Effects Analysis) documents for air conditioning and battery thermal management systems for automotive hybrid electric vehicles. Prepared white paper on "Thermal Management for Electric and Hybrid Electric Vehicles". Sr. Controls Engineer (Contractor), EXB Solutions, Minneapolis, MN, 1/2016 - 4/2016. Design, development and systems testing of control system for embedded processor based medical infusion pump. Software utilized included Matlab, Simulink, Stateflow and DOORS. Software maintenance and versioning with SVN

Sr. Embedded Software Engineer (Contractor), John Deere Power Electronics Solutions, Fargo, ND, 9/2014 - 1/2016. Designed, implemented and tested the Supervisory Control System for a Quad Inverter, Dual Generator, Dual Motor system for a large agricultural combine system. Developed and implemented the Simulink/Stateflow software code. Conducted lab testing of the high voltage, high power prototype system. Software design included Operational state transition logic and J1939 CAN communication. Developed and implemented a transient simulation of the entire agricultural combine system. Integrated the component models of the supervisory control, inverter controller and system, power electronics generators and motors, diesel engine, crop harvesting tool, crop and vehicle loads. Developed and implemented a Graphical User Interface for the system simulation in Matlab Guide to aid in controls and systems design and development work. Developed and implemented field data input system for agricultural combine simulation

Lead Controls Engineer (Contractor), Rolls-Royce Corporation, 2010 to 2012. Project Leader for the specification of PLC based control of industrial gas turbine engine. Developed graphical user interface computer programs to automate Simulink transient analysis of FADEC controls for helicopter gas turbine engines. These programs significantly increased engineering design productivity of the automated simulation of the helicopter gas turbine engine control systems for various flight conditions and operating scenarios. Developed efficient Matlab scripts for both time and frequency domain analysis of the integrated gas turbine engine and FADEC controls system. Gas turbine engine and controls modeling for large naval marine ship vessels utilizing Matlab and Simulink. Worked with LINUX Operating System for controls development. Prepared several control systems requirements for industrial energy gas turbine controls. Controls Engineer (Contractor), John Deere, 2010. Provided expert analysis and consultation for diesel engine models, air path controls, and emissions control techniques. Developed successful integrated simulation of a diesel engine cooling system and industrial tractor. This innovative design tool significantly increased capabilities for analysis of system performance and engine efficiency. Senior Controls Engineer, SustainX, Inc., 2009. Designed and simulated real-time hydraulic motor controls system in the compressed air energy sector. Provided control systems information for preparation of proposal, winning $5.4M in energy grant money. Conducted operations and maintenance engineering for wind turbine power generation equipment. Software maintenance and versioning with SVN. Senior Controls Engineer, Acciona N.A. Energy, 2008. Developed Microsoft Excel, Word, and Access macros to automate the operability, reliability, and financial reports for the North American wind farm operations of the firm. Conducted availability analysis for wind farms to aid in financial operations. Conducted reliability and maintenance studies for wind farms under various weather and operation conditions. Engineering Design Specialist, Caterpillar Inc., 2007 to 2008. Led control system designs, analysis and test for heavy construction machinery. Prepared test plans, failure modes and effects analysis. Utilized Simulink and Stateflow to prepare detailed transient simulations and control development for small dozers. Analyzed loading power, speed and fuel efficiency cycles for the small dozers. Senior Project Engineer, Navistar Corporation, 2006 to 2007. Managed design/analysis for diesel engine control systems. Managing and performing advanced controls in several projects including Model Based Air Path Control of a Turbocharged Diesel Engine with Exhaust Gas Recirculation. Other projects include control system analysis, design, implementation and test for Lean NOx Catalyst control, and Hybrid Electric Vehicle diesel engine control. Designed and analyzed diesel engine control systems and simulations using SIMULINK. Project manager with responsibilities including: project planning, task management, engine testing, test cell setup, engine test planning, electronic equipment design, and directing of engineer and technician work, management reporting and team mentoring. Directed and worked with third party supplier to design, implement and test controls. Senior Engineer, Belcan Corporation, 2004 to 2006. Managed five and $500K budget. Gas turbine engine controls analysis and design. Team leader for group of five engineers conducting transient systems analysis for large commercial gas turbine engines. Analysis and design includes gas turbine engine system simulation, control analysis, and regulator design, using Matlab and Simulink. Responsible for team leadership, development, hiring, project and program management, customer interface, and reporting to management. Transient simulation and analysis of medium gas turbine engines. Chief Engineer, Controls Research, Inc., 2003. Developed software design of a control / maintenance / diagnostic system in Java for a marine diesel engine for a Navy unmanned sea surface vehicle. This system included a real time computer simulation of the operation and control of a turbocharged, marine diesel engine, and a diagnostic system to provide accurate detection of sensor and engine faults. Provided written and oral presentation of progress and final results to Navy. Senior Controls Engineer, Petrotech Inc., 2002. Developed and implemented controls logic for large aerothermal based gas turbine engines and compressor drives for oil and natural gas industry. Developed and implemented Modbus communications between central controller and sensors (temperature, speed, pressure and vibration) in C/C++ and PLC ladder logic

Product Design Engineer, Visteon Corporation, 1998 to 2001. Designed, developed and tested Controller for Natural Gas Reformer System. Process auto-sequence startup and shutdown control, with manual override and emergency shutdown. Temperature, natural gas flow, air flow, stoichiometric ratio, and steam to carbon ratio PID controls. Architectural design of control system from systems requirements to initial concept to implementation. Created system requirements in DOORS. Designed and implemented control utilizing MATLAB, SIMULINK, and STATEFLOW. Validated control design with actual testing of reformer system. Developed first prototype controller for power inverter for residential power generator project. Led design from concept to software and hardware implementation to prototype design. Design included AC voltage and current control, sensor acquisition and diagnostics. Developed software code and hardware implementation for digital signal processor (DSP) design of the control, using embedded C/C++. Prepared systems requirements, design, interconnection documents and diagrams, test plans and reports, and product manual

Senior Controls Engineer - Gas Turbine Engine Controls, Teledyne Corporation, 1996 to 1998 Designed, developed, and tested electronic control system in C/C++ for 50 kW gas turbine engine for Hybrid Electric Vehicle. Created detailed transient simulation in C/C++ of gas turbine engine and control system that proved very valuable in significantly reducing development time and predicting system scenarios. Worked with third party supplier to design, implement and test controls

Technical Specialist - Control Systems, Cummins Engine Company 1991 to 1996 Designed, developed and tested controller for spark, ignited internal combustion engine. Developed control technique to reduce emissions on compressor boosted engines and provide tight stoichiometric ratio control, utilizing Kalman filter observer control. Designed, developed, and tested control algorithms using embedded C language for diesel engine speed control and power take off systems. Conducted FMEAs for high power diesel engine systems and components including actuators and sensors

Control Analysis Engineer, General Electric Company - Aircraft Engines, 1984 to 1991 Designed, developed and tested controls for advanced military aircraft engines using FORTRAN. Multivariable (MIMO), nonlinear control of engine systems including: dual turbine speeds, turbine temperature, variable bypass areas, exhaust nozzle area. Developed detailed transient simulations for advanced military aircraft engines, and utilized them in control design. Developed detailed transient simulation for the integration of engine and aircraft flight controls. Coordinated work efforts with subcontract team of highly advanced controls engineers for the decentralized control design of an integrated flight and propulsion system. Successfully validated linearized state space design with non-linear simulation. Worked with third party supplier to design, implement and test controls

Westinghouse Electric Company - Advanced Energy Systems Madison, Pennsylvania, 1981 to 1983 Thermal - Hydraulics Engineer: Conducted several heat transfer, fluid flow, and energy transfer analysis on liquid sodium to boiling water heat transfer steam generator design using FORTRAN. Developed analytical technique to aid in wear predictions and selection of materials used in cyclone separator for coal gasification project for developing synthetic fuel

Controls Engineer (Contractor), GE Transportation, Erie, PA, 2/ 2014 - 8/2014. Control system design, development and test for railroad locomotives. Lead Controls Engineer (Contractor), Vericor Power Systems, Alpharetta, GA, 2013-2014. Developed detailed, transient models of aero-derivative 5 kW gas turbine engine for marine and oil and gas industries using Simulink. Updated controls logic for marine applications. Provided design updates for Hardware-in-Loop simulator and graphical user interface for marine gas turbine engine control system design. Reviewed design specifications, contract statements of work, and facilitated purchasing documents for sub-contractor development of the HIL and GUI. Senior Systems/Software Engineer, Odyne Systems LLC, 2013. Created detailed, full system model of diesel engine based, hybrid electric vehicle system including truck drive line, battery and control, charging system and transmission and control using Simulink and Simscape. Developed control algorithms and software for diesel based hybrid electric vehicles using Simulink, Stateflow, MotoHawk and CAN communication software tools. Lead engineer for software implementation and dynamic system model development for hybrid electric vehicle work trucks. Algorithms included vehicle / engine integration and communication, CAN messaging, speed control, temperature control, electrical power take-off systems, battery charging and management. On vehicle testing of controls on work truck systems. Prepared and presented design reviews to management and customers. Worked with system and component designers to provide detailed control system design and hybrid electric vehicle system integration. Developed transient model of diesel engine based hybrid electric vehicle