Sergio — Lead Automation and Controls Engineer

Networks; DH485, DH plus, Ethernet I/P, ControlNet, DeviceNet, ProfiNet, ProfiBus SCADA experience: VTScada, FactoryTalk View, FactoryTalk Historian

Siemens Simatic S7-300/400, Simatic PCS7, Siemens OPs

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ABB Robots IRB2000 in gluing application and IRB6400 on material handling

Dallas, TX »Responsibilities • Design and program SCADA control system for Laguna Madre Water District Plant based on PlantPAX, ControlLogix (L340ER PLC), FactoryTalk SE and FactoryTalk Historian. • Lead Engineer in the design, implementation and migration of a control system from Siemens PCS7 to ControlLogix, based on three pair of redundant control system for a Gas Plant using PlantPAX AOI objects. • Lead Engineer in the design and implementation, from provided P&ID and Controls Narrative, of a ControlLogix based, single redundant control system for a Gas Plant using PlantPAX AOI objects. • Program control System of a Regenerative Oxidizer (RO) base on Siemens S7-1500 for Tesla Motors on Austin, TX • Lead Engineer in the design and implementation of the SCADA application for a water treatment plant, including, installation and initial configuration of VTScada into redundant virtualized servers, installation and configuration of operator clients and Thin Clients, Programming of main redundant ControlLogix and RTUs. • Upgrading FactoryTalk View distributed application and FactoryTalk Historian into the newest version. • Migration of a PLC5s with Remote I/O network into ControlLogix ant a Tank Farm plant. Assisting a variety of customers on the Oil & Gas and Water/Wastewater industry on emergency calls for troubleshooting control systems.

San Antonio, Dallas, TX »Responsibilities • PLC and HMI development, Electrical Design, on site start up and commissioning. • Manage cost and time allotted to the project to keep it under budget. • Migration of legacy control systems, SLCs, PLC5s and PanelView Standard into ControlLogix and FactoryTalk platform.

Port Lavaca, TX »As part of an agreement with the school district, I compromise to work as Bilingual teacher for at least 5 years in exchange for US Permanent Residency Sponsorship. The Residency process took 6 ½ years. This now allows me to seek back a career in the field I always worked. Controls Engineering. »Responsibilities Teach bilingual elementary students the subjects of Reading, Math, Social Studies and Math. Robotics Team Coach winning 1st place the CCISD In-district Robotics Tournament two years in row.

Monterrey, Nuevo Leon »Responsibilities as systems integrator: »Review quotes and specifications to design and supervise the construction of production/test equipment for local customers. As well as the follow up, installation, debugging, validation and start-up assistance on the production floor. »Develop maintenance/operation manual and training costumer personnel. »Responsibilities as independent consultant: »Costumer support on control systems troubleshooting of production equipment. »Reprogramming control systems to support launching of new products and/or implementing process improvements as per customer specifications.

Monterrey, Nuevo Leon »Position Responsibilities »Provide controls support in the launching of new lines. »Provide design feedback in the building of new assembly lines. »Generate procedures for the operation and maintenance of equipment.

Monterrey, Nuevo Leon »As part of the working experience with Johnson & Johnson I was giving the opportunity to spend 9 months to learn the technology, the regulatory aspects and quality standards for the fabrication process of Intra Vascular Catheters in a plant located in Connecticut USA to transfer operations to a plant in Monterrey Mexico. »Position Responsibilities »Specify; follow up design review, building and try-out of new IV Catheters manufacturing lines to be transferred to Monterrey. »Generate documents, such as, Material Specification, Manufacturing Procedure, and Process Specification in the design of new lines. »Generate protocols to validate production lines as per medical industry standards. »Lead operation on the validation of product design changes generated through the R&D Department.

Monterrey, Nuevo Leon »Position Responsibilities »In charge of tryouts and validation of new production equipment at OEM site assuring its compliance with inplant specifications in terms of safety, maintainability and ergonomics. »Supervise a team of Controls technicians to support new model launching and start up of new equipment in the production floor, as well as, implementing changes/retrofits in controls equipment that will lead to improvements in quality of product, maintainability and or operability of equipment. »Train operators and technician in the operation, maintenance and troubleshooting of production equipment. »In charge of the programming and troubleshooting of the robot assembly cells in the process of glue application.

Monterrey, Nuevo Leon Projects and Engineering Department »Responsible in the supervision of design and installation: »Power electric and control Instruments in the enlargement of a ceramic tunnel kiln »Installation of an automatic control system of temperature and relative humidity within a room to dry ceramic molds.