Mike — Electrical Controls Engineer

Worked with the Half Acre Brewery Packaging department to identify system bottlenecks and to increase production. System improvements made to the canning line increased production speed and system throughput by 38%, which equated to 1,443,968 more cans produced in the second half of 2017. Reduced canning runs from a 13 hour shift down to 10 hours.

Provide technical hardware and software design for industrial projects. Develop design packages for bid and construction. Provide construction and start-up support. Perform electrical & controls troubleshooting. Interface with clients and vendors on regular basis. Coordinate and execute design and programming of PLC/DCS, HMI, VFD and Servo Motion projects from hardware design and software integration through construction start-up. Coordinate electrical engineering and lead design/CAD resources. Provide hardware and software design for machine design projects in consumer products and general industrial markets. Assist in the development project related documentation including schedules, specifications, and cost estimates. Produce high quality project deliverables while working in a collaborative team environment. Gather data and provide installation, start up, and troubleshooting support. Work simultaneously on multiple project teams and client teams. Interface directly with clients to understand and respond to their needs. Develop relationships and cultivate future work opportunities with clients and facilities as work is performed. Projects: MARS Petfood, Columbia, SC - Barcode scanner system design, startup Molson Coors, Trenton, OH - AGV Integration to Palletizers Molson Coors, Fort Worth, TX - Yuengling keg line integration Constellation Brands, Daleville, VA - Flavor Injection System - Hard Seltzers; Waste Water Treatment HMI design. Conagra Brands "GreenJay" - production startup support Molson Coors Milwaukee, WI - Beer Delivery HMI to Krones Filler

Lead electrical projects for process equipment specializing in the Food & Beverage industry. Coordinate and execute design and programming of PLC, HMI, VFD and Servo Motion projects from hardware design and software integration through construction start-up. Integrated PLC systems with temperature control, product flow control, historical trending, and batch recipes. Implemented remote VPN capabilities for use in project commissioning using eWon Cosy. Design electrical schematics, panel layouts, and BOMs. Complete As-Built drawings following machine assembly. Designed and executed PLC/HMI programs in Allen Bradley FT View/Studio5000 and Siemens S7/TIA Portal. Increased efficiency of design process by standardized component list for panel design an assembly.

Project: automated tig-welding machine. Wrote PLC program in Studio 5000. Interfaced with a 6-axis Kinetix servo drives, mechanical part squaring apparatus, mechanical pick and place, 1500 part database, and indexing table. Approved control panel build and led 10 check and system commissioning before runoff in house. Followed machine to site and completed runoff at customer facility.

System Integrator for automated high-speed bottle filling machines in the Food/Beverage industry. Packaging equipment for Palletizing/Depalletizing of product from conveyor lines. Software: Rockwell Automation - RSLogix5000, FactoryTalk View Studio; FANUC HandlingPRO, Projects: New Belgium Brewery, Asheville, NC; Spoetzl Brewery, Shiner, TX Research and design electrical/electronic systems with a special emphasis on motion controls and Ethernet networks. Specifies components to ensure conformance with performance specifications. Provides technical assistance and support to manufacturing, sales, service, and purchasing teams. Conducts in house QC and checkouts of equipment prior to shipment. Read and interpret technical drawings, schematics, process flow diagrams and computer generated reports Conducts root cause analysis, recommend and implement changes as directed. Assists in machine commissioning and start up in the field, troubleshoot performance issues with KHS field service personnel and the customer's technical representatives. Works with a minimum supervision and manage medium to complex level design tasks and projects. Projects: Anheuser Busch, Miller Coors, Pepsi Bottling Co, Epic Enterprises, Coca-Cola Consolidated.