James — Technical Adjunct Instructor/Designer/Programmer

Working on system interconnections and upgrading pro systems with interconnections without multiple wiring. Designed prototype machines.

Commercial development for solar power applications. Combiner boxes for panel arrays and providing interconnections

Work in the solar industry for parabolic arrays. Unit used to clean solar array mirrors.

Maintaining temperatures for a holding oven.

Part of a prototype project for controls for furnaces. Plant production development

Development to prove whether large devices could implement different smaller devices to use, ie. thermocouplers. Able to develop filers to cut costs of equipment usage.

Courses expert in teaching: Photovoltaic Solar Power; Basic Electricity, Electronics, and Digital Technologies; Basic Electricity and Electronics for Telecommunications; FCC General Radiotelephone Operator License; Fiber Optic Communications. In 2016/17, taught courses in Basic Electricity, Electronics, and Digital Technologies (online) and performed teaching Fiber Optic Communications classes at A T & T facilities.

By way of proposal and grant, developed the concept "Thinking out of the Box: An Approach to Introducing Entrepreneurial Structure in an HBCU's Curriculum" for North Carolina A & T State University. Developing an informational – forum based series called "Why Algebra?..." by writing modules and creating PowerPoint slides and other media materials. Designing apparatuses for the "Why Algebra?..." forums which includes a mobile audio-visual-scientific unit. Petitioning moneys for the "Why Algebra?..." concept.

As a member of the Asset Availability & Maintenance group, led in the development and design of software applications used in creating and modifying database records and managing documentation for MegaSys' Telenium alarms monitoring database system as part of the Telecommunication Infrastructure Monitoring and Management (TIMM) project. This system monitors and manages network elements and RTUs throughout seven states. Worked in OpenVMS and Windows environments and wrote code in VBA, VB6, and Perl languages, utilizing regular expressions and APIs, to establish the content of the Telenium directories, to automatically write records directly to and retrieved data from the database via spreadsheets, and to create and update documentation. Led the effort to develop standardization methodologies and procedures needed to establish network element and RTU standardized point description. This effort was done to alleviate confusion throughout the TVA organization when documenting these devices. Led a process for developing a GUI for interfacing with the alarm management database (Telenium) that allowed the automatic creation of network element site records based on their given site ID and site location information as contained in the Maximo database. Service provided ensured that human error was minimized keeping the TIMM project on or ahead of schedule. Phase I of the project approximates a cost of $2.0MM.

Led the design of photovoltaic array combiner boxes used to gain a foothold in the solar power markets in the US. Provided daily technical assistance and solutions to customer's technical problems located in the North-Midwest and Western parts of the country. Utilizing AutoCAD 2000, designed and directed the building of DIN rail assemblies in accordance to customers' requests. Established costs via periodic review and customer requirements, of manufactured and designed components and equipment. Managed accounts (Siemens, Genie, etc.) via SAP (MRP/ERP) application database totaling $4.5MM of annual sales to the company.

Supported/directed the design of radio training aides to be used in classrooms to facilitate students' understanding of radio and radio network course material. Developed prototype application in VBA to be used to assist students in emergency radio network utilization after initial training. This application was to increase the student's comprehension and confidence in using emergency communication systems while providing feedback data to the state office as to the network's effectiveness. Trained emergency medical personnel in the use of various radio technologies throughout the state. Project managed the design and implementation of a website that allows students to take my emergency medical communications course via an interactive internet environment.

Assured quality of designed video-telephone technologies by testing and proving their performances via the Platinum Process. Performed required hardware/software repairs and upgrades based on testing results. Directed meetings and interfaced with CTO and lead hardware design engineer to resolve PCB circuit problems. Gained expertise in SMT/SMD soldering.

Led an eighteen-man team (Wilmington Core Expansion Project) in the electrical design, design implementation, and installation of furnaces and peripheral systems. Facility broke all Corning records for producing good fiber in the least amount of time. Labor, materials and management costs were approximately $6MM. Developed I/O interface connection to RTP/VME control system and designed/implemented instrumentation for monitoring D2O system. Led the design of controls and wrote the code for prototype equipment that introduced a fluorinated process in the plant. This process ultimately resulted in a multimillion dollar High Data Rate (HDR) product being produced throughout the plant. Designed and directed the design implementation and installation of Cl2/HF monitoring system as part of the HDR project. Directed the electrical checkout of all consolidation controls equipment before shipping to the site for installation. These checkouts ensured that the Concord plant (a $500MM project) came on line ahead of schedule. Designed controls and wrote code for the bait puller machine to enhance automation in a previously bottleneck area. Procured instrumentation, software and I/O and designed test bench to prove sealed furnace concept that resulted in the first sealed furnace being instituted in the consolidation area. This concept lessened opportunities of blank and fiber contamination. Led the development of smarter controls utilizing DeviceNet and Profibus architecture. Led design initiatives defining methodologies used in the creation of pre-heaters and furnaces. Experimented with a pre-heater concept and explored design and implementation of concept to avoid adding unnecessary capacity.

Oversaw, reviewed and directed the work of three controls subcontractors (approximately ten people – HVAC controls, instrumentation calibration, and facilities water controls) in efforts to build the Concord fiber optics plant. Labor, material, and management costs of these three contracts was estimated to be approximately $3MM. Costs for the Concord project was over $500MM. Plant doubled Corning's fiber optic capacity. Assisted control engineers in design, purchase, modification, and optimization of process control systems. Directed maintenance personnel in construction, modification, testing, installation, and debugging of this equipment. Completed engineering debugging on new or modified equipment and assisted production and maintenance personnel in troubleshooting equipment controls problems. Designed circuits to alleviate downfeed discrepancy problems on draw equipment. As a receiver of new technology, addressed all electrical and controls issues in Tower 4 on 8 draws. Received a Division Cash Award for exemplary efforts in completing this task and bringing the plant on line ahead of schedule. Tower 4 doubled Corning's fiber optics creation capacity.

Tested, repaired, modified and calibrated Solar Collector Assemblies (SCAs) onboard controllers (CPU 8085). Participated in experimental flow balancing project and developed mathematical models for calculating field flows as an added feature for controlling Heat Transfer Fluid (HTF) temperature. Based on the results of these models, proposed a PLC/DCS controls option for increasing the heat transfer efficiency of the solar field. Designed prototype circuit for simulating the position of an SCA to the field supervisory computer. This sped up the process for getting an unresponsive SCA to respond to signals from the control room. Tutored college students in computer science, college algebra, calculus, engineering physics, AC/DC circuit theory, and electronic communication. Tested, repaired, modified and calibrated Solar Collector Assemblies (SCAs) onboard controllers (CPU 8085). Participated in experimental flow balancing project and developed mathematical models for calculating field flows as an added feature for controlling Heat Transfer Fluid (HTF) temperature. Based on the results of these models, proposed a PLC/DCS controls option for increasing the heat transfer efficiency of the solar field. Designed prototype circuit for simulating the position of an SCA to the field supervisory computer. This sped up the process for getting an unresponsive SCA to respond to signals from the control room. Tutored college students in computer science, college algebra, calculus, engineering physics, AC/DC circuit theory, and electronic communication.

Performed various reparations and calibrations of gas monitoring systems, gauges, Masoneilan and Fisher valves, pH monitors, recorders, printers and indicating devices. Installed and calibrated pressure monitoring system in accordance with engineering design requests (EDRs). This installation included a Gould 84 microprocessor that interfaced with Foxboro 200 I/O cards for monitoring pressure between the Gasifier and Convective Vessel units. Performed loop checks incorporating Gould 584, Foxboro DCS and DAS computer systems.

Responsibilities included maintenance and calibration of process radiation monitoring equipment (NMC, Victoreen, and GA radiation monitors). Programmed data loggers, maintained and calibrated oil, O2, H2, and H2O analyzers. Performed via design change packages (DCPs), pneumatic and electrical loops and structural modifications. Calibrated and maintained instrumentation and control loops in accordance with plant's technical specifications and procedures. Assisted in developing a computer program for piping heat expansion and stress testing for the HP 85 computer. Wrote and implemented procedures for radiation monitoring equipment and loop components. Supervised on job assignments dealing with plant system modifications.

Maintained, modified, and calibrated instrumentation equipment associated with Westinghouse internal combustion (IC) turbines. Gained experience with P-50 Westinghouse computers. Calibrated, set up, and inspected instrumentation and electrical devices including electrical equipment such as switch gears, MCC's, MOV's, relay controlled equipment, and other miscellaneous electrical distribution and control equipment. Gained extensive experience working at both BWR and PWR nuclear reactor facilities. Maintained metrology lab and plant secondary standards for Brunswick Nuclear Electric Power Plant.