Joshua — Automation Control Engineer
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Programming Skills (11)
About Me
17 years Allen Bradley programming experience.
3rd generation industrial electrician.
Skilled Trades (4)
Software Competencies (8)
Professional Competencies (10)
Applications (11)
Work Experience(12)
02/20-05/20 Project Engineer, Longhorn Automation and Electrical, LLC / Midstream O&G Engineer for several different types of Midstream locations. SWD, CF, Battery, etc. Responsible for design, panel layout, programming and startup of PLC's, HMI's, SCADA systems, Communications, and IT. Worked extensively with Ignition 8.0, Studio 5000, Crimson 3.1, and MQTT.
10/17-01/20 Project Engineer, RLC Controls, Inc./ water, wastewater controls Design / Project engineer responsible for designing, programming, startup and commissioning of various control cabinets and SCADA computer equipment. Implemented Several large and small VTScada and Ignition Applications with remote control access. Also worked with Radio, Fiber and Cellular Communications for remote sites. 9/15-9/17 Programmer/Engineer, Electric and Controls, LLC/ systems integrator Automation and controls engineer responsible quote, design, program, installation, and commissioning of equipment and processes for various industrial manufacturing fields including steel, wood and paper products, plastics, food and beverage, etc. Continued
9/13-9/15 Automation Specialist, Dr. Pepper Snapple Group/ bottling plant IT specialist, Plc programming including servo and Ethernet. Designed and built Ignition Scada platform that is in all DPSG bottling plants. This includes layout, component, and communication Design as well as all programming of Ignition, PLC, Ethernet, and Vendor panel communications. Day to day troubleshooting of electrical issues. 4/12-9/13 Electronics Specialist, Owens Corning /Fiberglass manufacturing Day to day preventative maintenance. Troubleshoot loop controls, revise programs for new equipment, and troubleshoot network systems. Upgrade Panel Views, repair of all electrical equipment. Install new equipment (run conduit, pull wire, terminate, commissioning, etc.). 6/11-3/12 Electronics/Plc Tech, Hilex Poly /plastics manufacturing Day to day troubleshooting, scope and quote various system upgrades, design and implement a maintenance troubleshooting guide. Program and install new plc controls, build maintenance server library including program backups and electrical prints. Plant IT administrator, and I was responsible for updating and implementing electrical safe work practices. 2/10-6/11 Maintenance Electrician, James Hardie /building products manufacturing Day to day troubleshooting, electrical p.m.'s, develop new Wonderware controls for better machine efficiency. Made plc changes to increase line output from 10 to 12 boards per minute. Reduced bottlenecks in finishing lines to increase output. Installed and programmed new motion control systems. (Allen Bradley Kinetics6000 servo drives).
12/08-2/10 Maintenance Electrician, Stupp Corporation /steel pipe manufacturing Day to day troubleshooting, electrical p.m.'s. Repaired continuous welding systems and other plant heavy equipment. Maintained all overhead cranes from 2 ton to 54 ton.
12/05-11/08 Plc Tech, Electric & Controls, LLC /systems integrator Design, Quote, installation and commissioning of new equipment, conversion, and upgrades. Worked extensively on conversions from various plc control systems to updated Control Logix systems. Data collection and use of this data was also involved. Lots of experience here in a variety of different manufacturing environments ranging from chemical, automotive seat manufacturing, electronics, pharmaceuticals, plastics, food, and many others. Many times, we were both the mechanical and electrical contractors on jobs. I have hands on experience with many different machines including but not limited to: Unmanned automated vehicles, Bin stacking, High speed sorting equipment, extrusion, in line chemical mixing, autoclaves, printing presses, pump controllers, ball mills, automatic case packing, palletizing, bottling equipment, furnaces, glass melters, Environmental controls systems, Midstream Oil equipment, etc.
Education / Training / Certificates(3)
2003 high school diploma, Harrah High School, Harrah Ok
2007 studied electrical technology, Hinds Community College, Raymond MS Certificates 2008 RSLogix500 intermediate 4-day class, Houston, TX
2008 Generac University 20-day class, Fon Du Lac, WI 2008 RSlogix500 advanced 4-day class, Houston, TX 2012 Siemens S7 TIA Portal 3-day class, Dallas, TX 2013 Inductive Automation Ignition training 5-day class, Folsom, CA 2014 Industrial Ethernet 101, INS, Houston, TX 2018 VMware VShpere FastTrack 5-day class, Houston, TX 2019 VT Scada (Trihedral) 5-day advanced and scripting course, Houston, TX Currently working on Ignition Certification as I have finished their new 8.0 version of online training as well as various other on-site manufacture specific training classes including: Ge Fanuc Robotics, Lincoln Welders, Diamond Printers, Lemo Bag Machines, Allen Bradley Studio5000 and many others. Machine Experience I have hands on experience with many different machines including but not limited to: Unmanned automated vehicles, Bin stacking, High speed sorting equipment, extrusion, in line chemical mixing, autoclaves, printing presses, pump controllers, ball mills, automatic case packing, palletizing, bottling equipment, furnaces, glass melters, Environmental controls systems, Midstream Oil equipment, etc.
Frequently Asked Questions
- What does Joshua do?
- Joshua is a Automation Control Engineer on Automate America, the global professional marketplace for skilled talent across industrial, commercial, and residential work.
- Where is Joshua located?
- Joshua is based in Waxahachie, Texas.
- What does Joshua specialize in?
- Joshua works with Allen Bradley / Rockwell, Microsoft Office Suite, Wonderware, PTC and Inductive Automation as a Automation Control Engineer on Automate America, the global professional marketplace for skilled talent across industrial, commercial, and residential work. Joshua's skilled trades: Maintenance, Control System Design, InstrumentationControls and Electrician.
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