Richard — Senior Controls Engineer

Configuration, Programming & Design of FactoryTalk View ME/SE

Integration, design & configuration of Ethernet/IP & Profinet

Mar 2018 – Present: Contract Controls Engineer Startup and commissioning of the process controls for a powdered protein manufacturing facility. Programming of multiple ControlLogix PLC's, distributed thin client HMI, configuration of Stratix Ethernet/IP switches, commissioning of networked PowerFlex VFD's, 4-20ma flow, pressure and temperature analog instrumentation, positive displacement pumps, valves, homogenizers, separators, CIP system Controls team member building a 12 cell water filter assembly machine for 3M. Development of FactoryTalkView SE HMI using an architecture consisting of thin client stations and multiple Windows Server 2012 VM's on the server. Setup and configuration of Alarms/Events and integration within 3M's HMI framework. Programmed 1756-L72S safety PLC using standard safety instructions and configured safety I/O

Nov 1982 - Aug 1986: United States Air Force - Aerospace Photgraphic Systems Specialist - Maintenance, troubleshooting and modification of video systems used in the F-16, F-15 and A-10 aircraft. The systems consisted of of of a video sensor head/electronics unit as a gun camera which fed the pilots view and heads-up display symbology to an industrial video recorder which could also record radar images and video from weapons systems such as Maverick missiles and laser designator pods, Pave-Spike and Pave Tack