Cassandra A. Appleton Email & Phone Number

Milwaukee, Wi, Us

Diagnosing failures of equipment (VFDs, Motors) in plant.Updating Emergency Procedures & Test Procedures to ensure plant is running 24/7.Updating Emerson’s Ovation Software for PLC controls of power plant equipmentUpdating GE Mark 6 Turbine/Generator Exciter Controls/SoftwarCoordinating projects and PMs so as not to compromise or trip equipment in a facility that runs 365 days / yearResponsible for Reliability; monitoring health of motors, pumps, etc and assessing oil tests, motor vibration tests

Chicago, Us

Diagnosing failures of both equipment & product (X-ray vacuum tubes) on the test floor.Updating Test Procedures & Operating Manufacturing Procedures for hourly employees, engineers, and troubleshooting product.Analyzing data from equipment files to investigate performance issues with product pressure, kV, mA, partial discharge for further product decision making. Data is presented to cross functional teams to assess and determine further actions. Improving processes via using six sigma projects to concentrate on aberrant contamination on cathodes leading to high current levels, electrical arcing, and electrical field effects on x-ray tubes. Utilizing Cimplicity Software, HMIs, SQL and PLC Kepware tags to obtain data for storage on database.Writing MACROS and Querying SQL Database via Heidi SQL for further analysis on product behavior during testing (pressure, current, voltage, Variable Frequency Drive/Rotor behavior, partial discharge, and more).Create dashboards in Tableau to track equipment behavior and testing processes.Utilizing some SQL and VBA to download data on from database to understand process and improve equipment and product performance. Commissioning test bays that run high voltage, radiation, and flouro exposures on x-ray tubes while adhering to FDA standards.Meeting with other departments in an interdepartmental team to deduce root cause of product failure.

Apodaca, Nuevo León, Mx

Diagnosing failures of both equipment & product (Transformers for Utility Companies) on the test floor.Writing Test Procedures & Standard Operating Procedures for equipment and test processes.Analyzing data from High Voltage Marx Generator to optimize performance, whether improving processes, updating equipment with new electro-pneumatic parts (Festo), and installing pressure monitoring devices. Assessing current patterns to determine issues within transformer core and magnetizing patterns with Doble M4000.Plotted partial discharge/radio interference in 3D space by triangulating position inside transformer via acoustic signals with PDIX software & equipment. This involved thorough understating of Tektronix oscilloscope, PDIX software, partial discharge patterns, and discharge behavior in mineral oil.Completed R&D testing on transformer internals, which included high voltage impulse, hipot, and partial discharge induced testing. Assessed values and analyzed behavior in detailed report submitted to designers.Gathered and assessed data to be compiled into transformer test report. Final values to be analyzed included aforementioned testing, as well as core loss, load loss, and zero sequence testing. Investigate abnormal test results with thermal heat run testing, both cold & hot winding resistance values, thermal values, and other data collected from thermocouples and DV Power unit.Six Sigma Green belt project focusing on optimization of MG motor set by writing Marcos to analyze data output form Labview Console. Data collected/analyzed for an Overall Equipment Effectiveness with Minitab.Experience with power utility equipment/testing, Doble, RSG/RSO GTN by Haefely, Vanguard, and much more.Oversaw the hiring of interns and currently managing them. Assigning duties and projects to fresh hires.

•Support testers for Production of Switchgear, Reclosers, Sectionalizers for Power•Supporting High Voltage and Control Test Automated/Semi-automated equipment for testing/validating reclosers, sectionalizers, switchgear, and controllers that manage these high voltage devices•Troubleshooting, support and designing equipment for production testing•Troubleshooting and utilizing LabVIEW, NI TestStand, relays, channels, software, Pheonix and other high voltage equipment and testers

Pittsburgh, Pa, Us

•Some programming of HART devices via the Communicator 754•Exposure to programming Rosemount Flowmeters on Boiler installation on natural gas lines•Engineer in Maintenance Department; troubleshooting and wiring actuators while verifying PLC signal to ensure a vital piece of environmental equipment for excess plant vapor combustion remained in-service•Project management including overseeing and wiring of boiler installation controls, tracked / documented Thermal Oxidizing Unit controls for plant vapor processing, and installed solvent valve system for R&D lab to increase safety•Helped update and verify function for PLC network with newly installed iFIX software on SCADA lines while checking actuators and calibrating limiting switches•Responsible for managing financial submissions for projects after meeting with engineers, mechanics, electricians, and millwrights•Extensive experience in a hazardous industrial environment and deep understanding of LEL levels, operating solvent detection equipment, Intrinsically Safe barriers, and doing hands-on work in a Class 1 Div 1 chemical plant•Understanding of MSDS and overall tracking hazardous waste

Pittsburgh, Pa, Us

•Working as a Intern managing projects and controls; as well as assisting the Environmental Health & Safety Dept. with records and tracking MSDS. For details please see responsibilities under Project Engineer since these duties continued.

Pittsburgh, Pa, Us

•Working on PPG Technical Team designing industrial coatings for automobiles. •Running experiments supporting product launches (ex. paint for Chevy Volt) using automated and semi-automated equipment.•Contribute to coating development and troubleshooting of current automotive paint issues such as color, texture, and problems on assembly lines using DOE & Six Sigma Methodology•Experience with coatings and application methods for automotive exterior and interior coatings (air atomized, HVLP, air atomized electrostatic and electrostatic bell applicators).•Troubleshooting, repairing, and maintaining equipment used by entire work group as a volunteer on PPG’s Application Gun Team.

• Temporarily employed to assist with seasonal H1N1 load. Handled samples from clinics; testing for infectious agents, utilizing PCRs for diagnosis, inoculated petri dishes, and handled blood samples amongst many other biological specimens.

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Milwaukee, Wi, Us

Senior Design Project (Fall Semester) Part of a student team tasked to design a user-friendly, hand-held medication scheduler to allow patients or caregivers to track medication events and record medication history. Participated in design, wrote documents, and presentations.(Spring Semester) Part of a student team tasked to design, develop, and test a small bicycle-powered generator to recharge a battery to be used to power small electronic devices in developing nations. Assisted with designing and building charger circuit.

Milwaukee, Wi, Us

Studied proprioception by determining an individual’s sensitivity to hand-path curvature. Worked briefly with MATLab and extensively with MINI Tab to perform statistical analysis of data. Results will be published in Journal of Neurophysiology.

Milwaukee, Wi, Us

Categorized the drug-like characteristics of amines. Determined different amines’ solubility in solvents to later permit High-throughput screening. Used fluorometer (96-well plate reader-BMG Polarstar) to determine whether these compounds inhibited the CYP2D6 reaction. Findings were written in the format of a journal article.

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Managed a small business selling jewelry through organized parties at customers’ homes. Developed presentation skills through product demonstrations. Developed skills in sales, small business management, and financial management.

Gained exposure to imaging and cardio-pulmonary research focusing on tissue generation in rats resulting from occlusions. Shadowed professor and graduate students working with a micro-CT scanner and learned theory behind imaging. Exposed to Analyze 7.0 image analysis software.

Milwaukee, Wi, Us

Categorized the drug-like characteristics of amines. Determined different amines’ solubility in solvents to later permit High-throughput screening. Used fluorometer (96-well plate reader-BMG Polarstar) to determine whether these compounds inhibited the CYP2D6 reaction. Findings were written in the format of a journal article.

Synthesized Oxetenylated tetra ethylene glycol. Gained experience in pharmaceuticals and combinatorial chemistry through research under a professor. Studied the behavior of binding sites and methods to determine percentage of binding using chromatography and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance.

Milwaukee, Wi, Us

Used for CERNER software date entry of confidential donor information into electronic medical records system.

Bachelor'S Degree, Electrical And Electronics Engineering

Two Bachelor'S, Biochemistry (Emphasis Chem) And Biomedical Engineering

Biomedical Engineering (Bioelectrical)

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