Brian — Master Electrician / PLC Programmer
Brian
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Detail-oriented certied Master Electrician offering 20+ years of expertise in project management, worksite safety and troubleshooting. Adept at reading blueprints, coordinating industrial maintenance and installation. Excellent prociency in transforming plans, drawings and specications into successful electrical repairs and installations. Eager to secure a controls and electrical designer role to apply background in on-time project completion and resourceful problem-solving.
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•Responsible for maintaining, repairing, and modifying automotive manufacturing equipment to improve systems uptime and reliability. •Overseen equipment modifications for process changes and maintained and updated all process documentation. •Troubleshoot and edited PLC issues on automated lines using Siemens TIA portal and WinCC. •Programmed Robots including:collision zones, picks and drops, weld points, cycle time improvement, adjust and add welds to Bosch 5000/6000 software, as well as sealer path and parameters. •Replacing/ Troubleshooting / Calibrating HMI's (Human Machine Interface). •Maintaining / Troubleshooting Kuka Robotic Systems.
•I was responsible for the assembly of Electrical control panels, Junction boxes, and wiring harnesses from prints. •I was also responsible for the physical assembly, wiring and testing of control panels for industrial equipment. •I fabricated controls to print, including layout and physical mounting of components to the back panel, wiring of all components, installation of control panel onto equipment, and testing to ensure proper operation.
•I was responsible for submittals, purchase orders, material contracts, change orders, as-built documents, and to ensure the high quality of all work performed at a job site. • I was also responsible for the plan, schedule, and maintaining timelines. •Managed cost, schedule and resource-loaded schedules providing Billings, cash flow, and manpower forecasting with complete job costing reviews. •Monitored for compliance with all applicable laws and assisted in preparation of technical proposals, including assisting in the design and writing the scope of work, management plans, work sequence, safety, quality control and commissioning. •Managed all job close out procedures.
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-PLC III gives you both knowledge and experience in FIVE different HMI / SCADA development environments. -Create HMI / SCADA interfaces using various technologies allowing operators to interact with a live, running system.
-Basic Electrical Concepts -Basic Electrical Components and how they operate -Traditional motor driving control circuits -Modern motor driving equipment -Protection components and how to choose them -Wiring and cable sizing -Sensors and their utilization in real projects -Electrical Panel Troubleshooting -Schematics drawing and design -PLC programming using Ladder Logic -PLC programming using Structured Text -PLC programming using Functional Block Diagram -PLC programming using continues flow chart -Allen Bradley - RsLogix 500, RsEmulate 500 and Rslinx Training -Human User Interface design and Animation -Web/Phone based Visualization
-When having a project with changing requirements, traditional programming methods using ladder fall short and causes tons of modication to add a new feature to your PLC program. -Now with the most recent IEC-61131-3 standard features, Object oriented Programming (OOP) is Introduced where you can apply a very sophisticated and Advanced programming methods to create a advanced programs with solid infrastructure. -After completing this course you will have a very solid background on designing using OOP, which its concepts are used in the biggest programming languages like C++ / JAVA / C# and even Python.
-By the end of this course, students will be able to program nearly ANY modern PLC regardless of mfg. -Students will be knowledgeable AND experienced with all five IEC programming paradigms. -Students will know how to layout a complex PLC program
-Understand Network Layering as it applies to Modbus TCP/IP -Understanding and Conguring IP Addresses on Modbus TCP/IP compliant devices -Be able to Recognize and Interpret Modbus TCP/IP Data Streams -Use Modbus Simulation Tools to simulate a simple Modbus TCP/IP Client-Server network -Use Modbus Software to Troubleshoot Modbus TCP/IP Networks -Congure a Programmable Logic Controller for Modbus TCP/IP Communication -Create an actual physical Modbus TCP/IP Network System
-By the end of this course, you will be able to integrate various technologies to control industrial automation projects in multiple ways, like using Soft-PLC with Arduino and using HMI with Arduino. -The materials also contain a lot of videos that will teach you various skills. Stuff like, Ladder logic programming, HMI design, VFD driving and many other cool lectures that you can use to expand the Arduino integration in real industrial automation projects.
-History of Lean and Six Sigma. -Updated terminology and language regularly. -Learn about the breakthrough formula and how it relates to the concept of determinism. -Understand methodologies such as DMAIC, DMADV, PDCA, ©TREAT 1,2,3 and ©REDUCE. -Identify, choose and participate in improvement projects -Understand your roles and responsibilities as a lean six sigma yellow belt. -Understand what constitutes a problem and learn methods of closing gaps. -Basic Lean and Six Sigma Tools. -Basic elements of teamwork, culture and change management. -Regular updates on: Materials, Templates, Quizzes and Curriculum based on customer feedback.
-Introduce Six Sigma and Explain why we use it in Business today -Introduce Basic Methodologies and why they are used -Provide Student with a knowledge of Six Sigma Belt system -Understand the history of lean and six sigma -Introduction to Lean Concepts -Learn about the 8 forms of waste and general solutions
-Program Siemens PLCs using ALL of the IEC programming languages supported in TIA Portal. -Create complete HMI projects using WinCC RT Professional.
PLC II forces you to take what you've learned and solved problems after progressively harder problems unassisted. You get a spec and are told simply: "Make it work, and don't progress until you have." After, you get to watch me solve each one as well. By the end, you don't just know how to program - you are a PROGRAMMER.
-Understand how projects work and be able to control your project process -Deploy some of the main ways to avoid budget and schedule overruns -Dene your project precisely, for your benet and everyone else's -Establish a clear scope, so you can combat the dreaded 'scope creep' -Deal effectively with supporters, critics and bystanders -Create time scales on getting the job done using milestone planning -Be able to use the world's favorite project planning tool: the Gantt chart -Achieve fair and effective allocation of project responsibilities -Get the most f rom your team: motivation, collaboration and communication -Predict problems and plan your responses -Be able to assess which risks to deal with first -Assess which risks to deal with first -Apply all six strategies for action on risks available to use -Stay in control when people change their minds -Deliver your project on budget, on target, and on time -Complete the three key tasks to finally close down your project
-Compare and contrast the project management process groups -Explain what a project is (and is not) -Explain how to initiate a project -Work with the project team to plan a project -Oversee the project execution -Monitor and control the project activities -Close out a phase or a project -Dene the roles and responsibilities of a successful project manager
-By the end of this course, you will be able to create a PLC program f rom scratch. -The primary and overall objective of this course is to give a novice an understanding of PLC programming, ladder logic, and the inner workings of a standard HMI (Human-Machine Interface). -Students will learn the difference between digital and analog signals and how to bring them into a PLC, process them, and send them back out. -Students will be familiarized enough with a sufcient variety of ladder logic instructions to create a complete PLC program f rom scratch. -Students will explore basic, standard control techniques for things like HOA control, level control, pump control, and (on at least an introductory level) PID control loops . -Students will develop an understanding of alarm and notication programming, and the relevant considerations to safety and operator usability. -Students will be introduced to HMI development and given a general understanding of how an HMI program works.
The PLC Technician II Certicate program provides a more advanced study of PLCs in manufacturing including Distributed Control Systems (DCS), Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition Systems (SCADA), and advanced programming languages.
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