Edward — Controls Engineer

Programming via teach pendant and with RoboGuide software. Applications with material handling, assembly and vision systems.

Conveyor that interacted with laser to provide logo and information on tempered glass.

Provide various electrical, industrial and production engineering for a variety clients on a contract basis. Services include: PLC and Robotic programming, electrical and electronic design, controls, machine and tooling construction, power distribution, technical support and technical writing.

Founded, owned and operated a general contractor service company. o Capitalized on providing excellent personal service and generating thousands of referrals. o Developed an efficient office, service call, and worksite management system to minimize overhead and maximize productivity. o Employed numerous employees and sub-contractors. Maintained a profit during all years of business. o Personally created several proprietary software programs to manage customers, projects, scheduling, payroll, and billing. o Duties included executive and administrative management, project supervision, estimating, customer service, vendor interface, and management of employees.

Teamed with other engineers in creating and developing new power distribution, electronic controls and power-conversion technology for use in various power, communication and digital industries. o * * Researched and applied various power conversion technologies to new products. o Performed printed circuit board (PCB) design and prototyping, transformer design and build, and Mechanical Engineering as needed. Served as Head Engineer on the "Megahertz Module" technology licensed from Vicor Corp. Provided engineering, technical and production expertise. Modified technology for use in proprietary products.

Responsible for the design, test, certification, and documentation of various electronic communication and power supply products. Solve any production problems that occur. Responsible for the Systems Engineering of large-scale products involving several designs and engineers.

Provide various engineering, technical, R&D and production support for a heavy volume manufacturer of numerous insulated glass and blind products. o Design and building of various production machines and equipment using PLC controls, PCB's, servo motors, lasers and custom tooling. o Developed, documented and implemented production processes and procedures. o Excelled in problem solving and troubleshooting of product failures, break-downs, and QC issues. o Evaluating, re-designing and requisitioning of new equipment and parts for production machines for improved performance, increased reliability and substantially lower costs. (Saving $15K-$30K per year) o Successfully supervised many large improvement, repair, installation, and building projects with the Production and Maintenance Departments. (Projects valued $10K to $350K) o Provided the Maintenance Department with power and electronic expertise for factory installations, improvements and repair solutions. o Researching, writing and releasing of Work Instructions, Visual Aids, Audit Forms, and PM Lists to production. Archiving of completed forms for access by supervisors, auditors and certification agencies. o Determine and provide data about electrical power requirements and usage throughout the entire factory to assist and advise with machine installations, conservation efforts and emergency power curtailments. (Enabled company to receive up to $150K in rebates.) o Also assisted Purchasing, Accounting, Customer Service, Shipping and Receiving as requested.