Dan — Automation Engineer

Built vision programs utilizing GM standards and templates Debugged GM standards and templates. Extensive troubleshooting, recipe management, program revision management. Vision Fail Analysis and reporting tools

Configured K50 series touchbuttons, colours/frequencies mapped to different machine states, built appropriate UDTs and AIOs.

Custom built 25 AGVs for towing finished Ford trucks (F-150/Raptor/Tremor/Lightning) through an automated bedliner spray system. AGV system used a combination of Magnetic Tape, Wheel Encoder Feedback, and IMU for navigation. AGV system interfaced to Allen Bradley PLC via Kepware. AGVs equipped with SICK safety scanners and safety encoder feedback for safety field switching. Configure and troubleshoot AGV CAN network. Initial setup and continued improvements and debugging to the overall system…

Configured network blocks for Ethernet/IP networks. Debugged/modified existing AOIs for handling device connected, IO-link device mapping/device connected, discrete input/output. Configured IO-link pressure sensors, AOIs for mapping/deviceOK status, and UDTs for handling data.

Have used Rockwell products for numerous projects. Experience ranging from initial machine power-up, configuring ethernet/IP devices, comms and fault handling, manual/auto/idle/dry-no parts/dry-with parts mode options, Part-present routines, sequence routines, actuator routines, I/O mapping, cycle time and production tracking. Comfortable working on 'in-house' builds as well as on-site commissioning and debug. Typically use 'Magna' standard style of programming. Have designed and modified UDTs…

Rockwell UDTs and AOIs for Tregaskiss Ethernet/IP Reamers, reamer sequence interfaced to Fanuc controllers with appropriate DOs and wait DIs

Integrated ABB IRC5 Controllers, IRB 6700 and 4600 model manipulators. Ethernet/IP communications options, jogging, teaching points, sturctured text code monitoring and modifications through RobotStudio/ case statement for job calls. I/O to and from PLC as well as IFM O2D camera setup for RelTool offset. One project was a hot steel rolling application with Omron PLC, using IRB6700, safemove/CIP safety implemented. summer 2018. One project was two cells, double machine tending, using IRB4600 and…

Three projects interfacing devices over ethernet/IP, from offline programming, initial power up, routine writing, and debug. Interfacing/IO mapping Murr Elektronik IO blocks (Impact 67, Cube67, Cube20). Interfacing/IO mapping ABB IRC5 robot controllers, and writing appropriate job calls on the ABB IRC5 side Interfacing/IO mapping scorpion valvebank (ethernet/IP)

Ethernet/IP interfacing Fanuc data sizing to PLC, group inputs, group outputs, CSO/CSI config for guardlogix/safety PLCs. Jogging, point touchups, adjusting moves/ CNT values for cycle time improvements. ArcMate weld touchup experience. Position Register and Register edits, JMP/LBL commands, If statements, Offsets and Tool Offsets referencing position registers.

Owner/Automation Specialist of Lisgar Automation Contracting for General Motors/ATS Automation at both GM Detroit/Hamtramck Assembly (Factory Zero) and CAMI - Ingersoll. Vision Systems Lead ​​​​​​​Incredibly experience with Matrox Vision Systems Experience with Ultium Battery products/RESS facilities.

Projects listed from most to least recent. GFX Dearborn AGV - 25 custom AGVs towing trailers holding Ford Lightning/Raptor/F-150, in-house build and initial commissioning, followed by all onsite commissioning, programming, debug, and production support. June 2022 to Nov 2022 Minova Friction Bolt Cell - single Fanuc robot weld cell with 2 Kinetix servo drives, Powerflex frequency drive, festo valve bank with various clamps. Worked on in-house programming/testing/debug and customer acceptance, also on-site install, debug, and production support. April 2022 to May 2022 Magna Intl - Modatek C1/E2 Rear Cradle production support. Only had two days on this project for production support and minor PLC debug. May 2022 Magna Intl - Venest Ford Ranger Supports. 3 robot weld cell with 16 interchangable fixtures. RFID tags for checking fixtures loaded, organized clamp sequence, programming robot job calls based off of RFID tag of fixture, production tracking, cycle time tracking, safety PLC logic, PSHSR, interface with customer for quality acceptance testing. January 2022 to April 2022 Martinrea Rad Support. 9 Robot cell, mix of Material Handler, Spot Weld, and glue dispense. Handled initial commissioning, IO-link device configs, Safety Logic, Banner Stacklight and indicators, HMI. December 2021 to January 2022

Optimize NC code of existing production programs, program and verify NC code for new products. Later worked on a linear position measuring system for hydraulic cylinders, custom encoder development working with Phoenix Contact, used IDEC controller and Motrona encoder converter module (PU210). Intermittent robot support, troubleshooting and programming. (Yaskawa and Fanuc)

Electrical Design, PLC Programmer, Robot Programmer. Install and commission hot steel rolling project. ABB 6700 with custom EOAT, Omron NX1P2, interfacing to a park thermal oven, and steel rolling mill. Initial install, commissioning, customer acceptance (February 2018 to July 2018) Linamar - 2x CNC machine tending with ABB 4600, compactlogix L16ER, IFM camera. Electrical install, PLC program, robot job calls, interface to IFM O2D220 camera for part orientation. July 2018 to November 2018. Egg Transfer machine retrofit and new build. Omron NX1P2, valve bank, ABB frequency drives. November 2018 to March 2019. Electrical design, panel build and wiring, commissioning, debug, customer acceptance. Straw Bale Palletizing. Fanuc RJ3 controller, 2 day re-programming. April 2019 Frozen Chicken Bagging/Boxing/Taping/Palletizing March 2019 to August 2019. Electrical install of retrofit box forming and packing machine. Added KUKA KRC1 palletizing robot to allen bradley PLC controlled machine. Devicenet communications. Hot Steel Hammer Forging. Electrical design, retrofit existing hammer forge with Siemens PLC, ABB 6700 for material handling, interface to induction heater, work with customer on process control. September 2019 to Feb 2020.

Software Training, onsite support, remote customer support/training. Build custom add-ons to Robotic CAD/CAM software in python. 6 Axis Kinematics, 7 Axis (Kuka IIWA, Motoman SDA) custom 5 and lower axis kinematics.