Douglas — Automation and Controls Engineer

Ripon, WI. • Automation project management focused on safety, increasing productivity, and creating cost savings • Creation of CapEx requests using various justifications to spend within a budget of ~3MM annually • Driving company implementation of Industry 4.0 projects to improve visibility and collect data • Organized resource management of the automation team to effectively improve the organization • Collaboration between cross-functional teams including design, quality, and operations • Use of PFMEA and LSS tools to conduct risk and failure analysis in manufacturing processes • Identify opportunities for growth while removing roadblocks for the team as a servant leader • Involved in the hiring, training and culture improvement processes of the automation engineering team

Johnson Creek, WI. • PLC, HMI, and robotic project-based experience in plastics compression molding and plastics machining

Plant 15 and 98, Fond du Lac, WI. • Completed high visibility projects with cost savings and avoided lost profit of over 21MM annually • Expert programmer in high accuracy Fanuc robotics - Foundry, Machining, Grind, Buff, and Polish • Earned Ignition Gold Certification and applied skills to SCADA, HMI, and Quality Assurance Projects • Developed SQL data collection systems using Ignition for further data analytics in Power BI and Excel • Expertise in troubleshooting automated machining, assembly, test, boxing, and paint systems • Leading and developing interns, junior technicians, and engineers through mentorship and pairing • Identification and implementation of safety improvement projects, including silica dust detection

Oshkosh