Complete design, build, and installation of manufacturing automation systemsDesign plant wide and supervisory PLC systems in manufacturing facilitiesIntegrate existing automation equipment with newly installed equipment or into data collection systemsDevelop PLC/HMI programs for manufacturing equipment OEM's for new equipment modelsPerform PLC/automation systems controller changeovers for legacy control systemsProvide technical and leadership training to manufacturing clientsProvide technical and management coaching for engineering staff to improve proficiency

Develop and deliver technical manufacturing training for manufacturing clients engineering and technical staff: • PLC programming and maintenance• Instrumentation/Process control• HMI/OIT programming• Motor Controls • Variable Frequency Drives, servos, and softstarts• GE Fanuc Tool Handling (Robotics)• AOI Development and integration

Managed organizations engineering and designs concurrently with being self employedDesign industrial automation systems for OEM's in the Pharmaceutical and Food Industries.Lead factory and site acceptance testing at customer and end user faciltiesPerformed field modifications on exisiting automation systems per customer specificationsProgramming software used RSLogix Studio5000, Factorytalkview ME and SE, RSLogix500, Connected Components Workbench (CCW), TIA portal, RSLinx

Designed automation systems for Pharmaceutical utility equipment to include Pure Steam Generators (PSG), Multiple Effect Stills (MES), Water for Injection distribution systems (WFI)Primary developer for made to order custom utility skidsDeveloped PLC and HMI software for assigned systems using RSlogix5000, RSlogix500, FactoryTalk View, TIA portalDeveloped schematics using AutoCAD

Directed campus of 550 students and 68 employees specializing in career trainingSelected, trained, and coached academic staff Responsible for compliance with federal and state lawsComplete P&L responsibility (5.7 m)

Responsible for the maintenance, modification, and troubleshooting of plant instrumentation systems. Performed instrument calibration and loop tuning to ensure optimal system performance and product quality. Used Rockwell, Siemens, and GE PLC software in the performance of duties to the plant.

Maintained Air Traffic Control and Landing System equipment in the United States and overseas. Deployed in support of Bosnian peace keeping efforts where I served as NCOIC of the TACAN system resulting in no unscheduled downtime. Performed maintenance, calibration, troubleshooting, and FAA flight check of air navigation systems. Troubleshooting was performed to the component level using multi-meters, oscilloscopes, and frequency generators

Primary Technician for plant instrumentation and automation technician. Responsible for the calibration, maintenance, and configuration of plant instruments and instrument systems. Utilized RSlogix500 for monitoring, modification, and troubleshooting of plant process systems and high speed optical/pneumatic sorting systems