Tony — Senior Controls Engineer

Kinetix 350 Single Axis and Kinetix 6000 Multi-Axis modules, Kinetix 5500 servo drives

Control Systems Design for manufacturing cells. Developed, documented, and reviewed functional safety to SIL 3 / PLd. Developed specifications, hardware and software requirements, BOM, test and integration plans. Implemented Rockwell Production Centre MES solution

Navistar - Implemented Rockwell Production Centre MES solution. Scheduled and coordinated offshore and local engineering teams. Led greenfield plant startup and commissioning.

(Controls Automation LLC Contract) Control Systems Design for upgrade of Hot Roll Soaking Pit Developed specifications, hardware and software requirements, BOM, test and integration plans. Directed bid process, award, and supervision of installation services. Developed and programmed control software (ControlLogix V29, FactoryTalk View) Designed and programmed interface to MES

(Controls Automation LLC) Clean-Sheet Control Systems Design for new automated Tubing Bender and Loader. Developed specifications, hardware and software requirements, testing and integration plans. Developed 3-axis Motion Control utilizing Kinetix 5500 servo drives. Development and programmed HMI control (FactoryTalk View, PanelView Plus 6). Designed and programmed PC based Global Recipe Storage using Inductive Automation's Ignition. Coordinated with Operators, Maintenance Personnel, and other stakeholders to incorporate optimal performance and usability. Wrote Operations and Training Manuals.

(Controls Automation LLC) Implemented GuardLogix Safety PLCs on multiple manufacturing lines. Developed and documented Functional Safet systems to SIL 2, 3 / PLc, PLd. Interfaced PLC with ABB and Fanuc robots Scheduling, purchasing for lighting layout project using MS Office Control system design, upgrades, and programming, HMI development. Wrote Operations and Training Manuals, developed and performed detailed testing regimens and data point collection for optimizing Quality Control and line efficiency. Implemented Documentation Archiving to enhance QC operations and simplify maintenance.

(Controls Automation LLC) Assignments at Schlitterbahn (Waterpark, life-safety), Martinrea (Tier 1 Automotive), Oil and Gas industry Controls Engineering for material handling, amusement rides, oil and gas custody transfer. Programmed PLC interfaces to MotoMan and Fanuc robots. HMI development and support (FactoryTalk View, RSView32, RSViewSE, PanelView, VersaView). Business development, training, and standards implementation.

Designed Control System, Architecture and CompactLogix PLC code for high-speed automated medical device manufacturing machines. Developed Motion Control using Kinetix 350 Single Axis and Kinetix 6000 Multi-Axis modules. Developed compliance data applications (FactoryTalk View, VB, MS SQL Server 2008)

Controls team leader and project management for installation, commissioning, Battelle CBIS testing, and turnover support. Managed team of 12-15 Controls Engineers including recruitment and direct supervision. Responsible for QA RFQ, RFC, CO. Control system development and programming for airport baggage-handling security systems including GUM, MIA, DFW and MCO (FactoryTalk Suite, ControlLogix5000, RSLogix5000). HMI development and support (RSView32, RSView SE, PanelView, VersaView). BHS design, modification, upgrades. Developed Software Redundancy system, first in sector.

Developed and implemented new applications for AC and DC variable frequency drives. Engineered retrofit of DC drives at Jindal United Steel in Baytown, TX. Wrote bid proposals and created drawings using AutoCAD software.

Functional testing, troubleshooting and repair of Grid-Tie and Tele-Cycle UPS units for British Petroleum's BTC pipeline project in the Republic of Georgia. (CompactLogix, RSLinx5000, BB DCS300, ControlBuilder) Project Supervisor Sakhalin I pipeline project, Sakhalin Island, USSR. Performed complete analysis of system functionality including software verification and complete system start-up to ensure system reliability in an extreme application. Wrote Operations and Maintenance manual and Troubleshooting manual.

Austin, TX

Sweetwater, TX

Midland, TX

Amarillo, TX

Killeen, TX

Ft. Hood, TX

Ft Eustis, VA