Adam — Controls Engineer

Oil/Gas, Petrochemical

Ladder, FB, ST

Laboratory Automation, pilot plant automation, waste water treatment

GE Frame 3 Natural Gas fired turbine controls

Waste water treatment (reuse)

Pilot Plant Controls

- Specialized in Allen-Bradley PLC system design and programming for water treatment facilities. - Created intuitive and user-friendly HMI graphics using Inductive Automation Ignition SCADA platform. - Conducted 25% travel for commissioning new facilities, ensuring seamless operations and efficiency. - Developed detailed instrumentation and controls drawings to optimize construction pha ses.

- Troubleshot and evaluated root causes to address technical issues with long-term solutions. - Developed and executed migration plans for legacy control system platforms. - Evaluated processes and equipment operations, integrating various drives and equipment. - Planned and managed process improvement projects. - Programmed and maintained Honeywell Experion and ABB MOD300/800xA DCS systems. - Programmed and maintained Allen-Bradley ControlLogix and Legacy Modicon PLC systems. - Performed project scope definitions and managed a wide variety of technical projects. - Communicated and collaborated with operational, environmental, maintenance, and engineering teams. - Worked closely with QCS technicians to maintain ABB and Honeywell QCS systems.

- Built close relationships with operations groups to deliver support for safe and efficient pilot plant operations. - Served as Process Control and Instrumentation Subject Matter Expert (SME). - Designed printed circuit boards (PCBs) for Solid Oxide Fuel Cell research, including PID flow control boards, main microprocessor control boards, and charge controller boards with IIoT connectivity. - Automated new research laboratory-scale units using National Instruments LabVIEW and Opto22 hardware, incorporating Internet of Things (IoT) and Raspberry Pi interfaces. - Automated new and existing pilot-scale research units with Opto22, Honeywell Experion, Emerson DeltaV, and Allen-Bradley Programmable Logic Controllers. - Defined requirements for design, development, and implementation of research laboratory automation, data acquisition, and data analysis systems/applications. - Administered Process Control Networks (PCN), including DCS network configuration, domain administration, wireless instrumentation, control scheme programming, and HMI design. - Troubleshot, maintained, and enhanced existing research laboratory automation, data acquisition, and data analysis systems/applications. - Collaborated with scientists, engineers, and IT professionals to deliver complete research automation solutions. - Completed Department of Homeland Security Industrial Control System Cyber-Security Response Team (ICS-CERT) course.

- Administered OSHA VPP Star program to elevate plant electrical and instrumentation systems. - Directed, planned, and assigned work for department employees and contractors daily. - Regulated workflow and prioritized tasks to maintain peak plant equipment performance and efficiency. - Participated in HAZOP and LOPA studies. - Supervised installation of Safety Instrumented System (SIS). - Troubleshot plant equipment issues, coordinating with departments to minimize downtime and expedite progress. - Relayed critical runtime/failure data to asset management systems for optimized preventive maintenance intervals. - Supported assigned capital projects as required. - Handled personnel issues and concerns. - Maintained accurate maintenance department paperwork, records, and reports. - Initiated vendor contracts and purchased parts. - Implemented company's Greenhouse Gas Emissions Instrumentation report ing program.

- Maintained entire instrumentation and electrical system of 1650 TPD ammonia plant. - Performed calibration and installation of all types of instrumentation. - Programmed and installed Allen-Bradley and GE Fanuc programmable logic controllers (PLCs). - Programmed and installed PLCs and designed human-machine interfaces (HMIs) to replace obsolete screw compressor controls. - Installed and maintained GE Mark VI Gas Turbine Controls (factory-trained at GE Energy, Loveland, CO). - Received advanced training in maintenance and calibration of Quadrupole Mass Spectrometers. - Utilized distributed control systems (DCS) for plant automation and data acquisition, creating detailed HMI graphics (including Honeywell HMI and Wonderware) to indicate actual plant conditions for operators. - Extended use of Honeywell Experion DCS, assisting technicians on hardware/software upgrades. - Implemented company's Greenhouse Gas Emissions Instrumentation reporting program.