Christopher — Mechatronics Engineer

What I Bring to Your Project Siemens Automation Expertise: Advanced programming capabilities in TIA Portal and legacy Step 7 environments, backed by formal Siemens Industrial Training in Atlanta. Virtual Commissioning via NX MCD: Expert at building physics-backed digital twins using Siemens NX Mechatronics Concept Design (MCD) and SIMIT. Validating code virtually before the physical build cuts line deployment lead times by 75%. SCADA & Network Integration: Skilled in developing WinCC SCADA architectures and structuring clean PROFINET databases to improve operator visibility and decrease diagnostic time. Key Projects & Proven Results TIA Portal System Design: Programmed a 40,000 LPH mineralized water batching system from scratch using TIA Portal, achieving a 98% operational runtime efficiency. NX MCD Logic Validation: Applied Mechatronics Concept Design simulations to test complex machinery logic prior to deployment, completely preventing physical line downtime. Plant-Wide Utility SCADA: Built a centralized Siemens WinCC system to monitor core utility networks (boilers, compressors, ammonia refrigeration), improving equipment repair response times by 10%. OEM Asset Optimization: Successfully updated, debugged, and optimized control logic on high-speed packaging equipment from major global machinery OEMs like Sidel. Quick Technical Summary Software & Logic: Siemens TIA Portal, Step 7, WinCC, Beckhoff TwinCAT. Simulation & Digital Twin: Siemens NX Mechatronics Concept Design (MCD), Siemens SIMIT, MATLAB/Simulink. Industrial Networks: PROFINET, Modbus TCP, Connected Factory Data Streams.

What I Bring to Your Project Advanced B&R Platform Expertise: Fully trained in B&R Automation Studio, including specialized modules for Automation, Safety, and Advanced Motion Control. Precision Motion Control: Experienced in optimizing high-speed servo axes, coordinated motion, and precise servo tuning using B&R Acupos to handle peak manufacturing demands. Deep OEM Experience: Background working directly with global machinery leaders like Sidel, ensuring fast, reliable execution on high-speed packaging lines. Key Projects & Proven Results 75% Faster Deployments: I use digital twin modeling and simulations to fully validate control logic virtually before the physical build, preventing line downtime and slashing deployment lead times. $125,000 in Capital Savings: Successfully programmed and commissioned dual 40,000 LPH automated batching systems completely from scratch. This removed OEM dependency while maintaining a 98% operational runtime. Downtime Kept Under 8 Hours: Expert at rapidly identifying and fixing complex logic faults, safety circuit failures, and industrial network issues on high-stress production floors. 30% Throughput Boost: Modernized legacy plant processing infrastructure by rewriting custom control logic, which also reduced chemical waste by 10%. Quick Technical Summary Software/Logic: B&R Automation Studio, Beckhoff TwinCAT, Siemens TIA Portal. Motion & Servos: B&R Acupos, Schneider PacDrive (SoMachine), Yaskawa Motion Works. Specialty Hardware: Sidel & Sipa high-speed PET blowers, fillers, and integrated packaging lines.

What I Bring to Your Project Allen-Bradley Platform Competency: Proficient in configuring, programming, and debugging industrial control systems using Allen-Bradley RSLogix 500/5000 platforms. SVirtual Commissioning via NX MCD: Experienced in validating custom PLC logic virtually through digital twin modeling before live integration, reducing physical line deployment lead times by 75%. OEM Asset Optimization: Deep background working alongside global machinery leaders like Sidel and Sipa to maximize high-speed production line performance. Key Projects & Proven Results 30% Throughput Boost: Modernized legacy plant processing infrastructure by completely rewriting custom PLC control logic, which also decreased chemical loss by 10%. Downtime Kept Under 8 Hours: Proven track record of troubleshooting complex PLC logic faults, safety circuits, and industrial network errors on high-pressure manufacturing floors. $125,000 in Capital Savings: Designed, programmed, and commissioned dual 40,000 LPH automated batching systems from scratch, successfully removing external OEM dependency. Advanced Networking & HMI: Skilled in mapping clean tag databases and configuring industrial network communications across automated machinery floor levels. Quick Technical Summary Software/Logic: Allen-Bradley RSLogix 500/5000, Beckhoff TwinCAT, B&R Automation Studio. Industrial Networks: Modbus TCP, PROFINET, Connected Factory Data Streams. Specialty Hardware: Sidel & Sipa high-speed PET blowers, fillers, and integrated packaging lines.

Rigorous Testing Methodologies: Expert execution of Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT) and Site Acceptance Testing (SAT) to validate machine safety, PLC controls, and mechanical functionality before handover. Field Deployment & Retrofits: Extensive hands-on experience managing physical automation field deployments, hardware modifications, and comprehensive electrical retrofits.

Control Methods: PID Optimization, Laplace Process Modeling, Recipe-Driven Automated Controls. Process Platforms: SIMIT, MATLAB/Simulink, WinCC, Modbus TCP, and PROFINET networks. Systems Handled: 40,000 LPH Automated Batching, Sugar Dissolvers, CIP Networks, and Plant Utilities.

Troubleshoot and fix complex PLC logic faults, safety systems, and network issues on Sidel Series 1–4 platforms to minimize customer machine downtime. Conduct Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT) and Site Acceptance Testing (SAT) on machine safety, PLC controls and high-speed packaging equipment. Optimize high-speed Sidel PET blowers, fillers, and integrated packaging systems to ensure reliable performance under peak manufacturing demands Execute automation field deployments, electrical retrofits, hardware modifications, and control logic updates.

Served as internal technical authority and Head of Automation, managing a team of 4–6 engineers and technicians with responsibility for hiring, training, and performance reviews. Acted as primary engineering consultant to review technical specifications and lead negotiations with global OEM partners (Sidel and Sipa) for capital projects ranging from $1M to $10M. Led the physical setup, commissioning, and plant startup for an 18,000 BPH Sidel water line, a 32,000 BPH Sipa beverage line, a 6,000 LPH sugar dissolver, and a dual-line 40,000 LPH automated CIP network. Lead change-management protocols and technical training programs to transition plant operators onto newly deployed automated lines. Built a SCADA system for boilers, compressors, and ammonia refrigeration using Siemens WinCC; designed HMI layouts and managed tag databases over Modbus TCP/PROFINET, improving MTTR by 10%. Modernized older processing control systems by rewriting PLC logic, increasing automated syrup production throughput by 30% and reducing chemical loss by 10%.