Christopher M. Email & Phone Number

Omaha, Ne, Us

Remote

Providing engineering and commissioning services to companies that specialize in the high tech, data center, and manufacturing markets. Currently providing commissioning services for Qcells, who is constructing a $2.5 billion greenfield, fully integrated, solar panel factory in Cartersville, GA. The Cartersville facility will include not just final panel assembly, but will also manufacture ingots, wafers, and cells to be utilized in the finished modules. Solar cell manufacturing is an intensive, multi-step process starting with growing polysilicon ingots; slicing and polishing wafers; texturing, cleaning, doping, etching, and printing of solar collectors and circuits. Previously provided full-time control system program management services for a client with a global fleet of data centers. As the client’s data center fleet is beginning to age, numerous control system life-cycle improvement projects are being implemented. Several sites are migrating multiple legacy SCADA systems into one front-end system utilizing the Ignition SCADA platform.

Omaha, Nebraska, United States

As a control systems cybersecurity engineer, I provided specifications, drawings, and recommendations to minimize cybersecurity risk to operational technology, OT, systems for customers and projects. Clients range from critical infrastructure (data centers, water, energy, healthcare, industrial), non-DoD federal (Customs and Border Patrol, VA, National Parks, etc.), and the Department of Defense (Air Force, Army, Navy, etc.). Provided supervision to direct report control engineers.

Blair, Nebraska

As a senior process control engineer, I was responsible for managing automation resources at the Blair manufacturing facility. I supported day-to-day production as well as project work. I was the subject matter expert for all facility control systems and related items. This included NovaTech D3 DCS, AspenTech DMC3 Adaptive Process Control, Rockwell packaging area PLC, Triconex burner management PLC, OSI PI plant data historian, instrumentation and electrical gear.

Omaha, Nebraska

Senior Engineer, Electrical and Controls, at a large natural gas interstate transmission pipeline corporation. The pipeline is the largest in the US by system mileage, which consists of over 15,000 miles of pipeline from Texas to Minnesota. The pipeline network has over 50 compressor stations, hundreds of TBS (Town Border Stations) sites, dozens of pipeline interconnects, three underground gas storage well fields with associated gas treatment facilities, and two LNG (liquefied natural gas) storage facilities. All of these remote facilities are centrally monitored and coordinated with a SCADA system at Gas Control in Omaha, Nebraska.As a senior engineer, I split my time between the office and field. While in the office, I directed design personnel, estimated projects, issued bid and construction drawings, and purchased materials and services, I developed P&ID's, functional requirement documents, control network architecture drawings, SCADA schematics, and various other control documents. While at the job site, I directed and coordinated electrical contractors, electrical inspectors, control integrators and NNG field personnel. I also performed hands on commissioning and startup activities. I completed new installations and retrofits of control systems, fire and gas NFPA 72 safety systems, and electrical distribution infrastructure. I rebuilt unit controls on electric and turbine driven compressors. I have also implemented measurement, controls, and communications (cellular, radio, and satellite) at remote custody transfer locations.

Omaha, Nebraska

Principal Engineer for Electrical and Control systems in a food manufacturing corporation producing a variety of branded packaged consumer products: Reddi Wip, Slim Jims, Hunts Ketchup, and many others. Manage the electrical and control portion of capital projects.Successfully designed, installed and commissioned the controls integration of a new aseptic mix-proof valve manifold skid at the Reddi Wip dairy plant. The new valve manifold decreased CIP/SIP time requirements at a production constrained, high value, facility. The mix proof valve manifold is the main interface between the batch kitchen, continuous packaging, and CIP/SIP systems. The mix proof valve manifold allowed for the safe cleaning of half the kitchen while the other half of the kitchen continued to feed packaging.As a team member of ConAgra management along with third party engineering partners, designed, estimated, and built a new snack production facility. This production facility included new process and packaging capabilities. Packaging equipment used state of the art robotic systems for both case packing and palletizing.

Blair Nebraska

Lead Project Engineer for Automation, Electrical and Instrumentation systems in a food ingredient manufacturing facility producing a variety of products: high fructose corn syrup, ethanol, erythritol, maltitol, corn oil, feed ingredients and dextrose to supply on-site joint ventures. Managed the AEI portion of capital projects.Installed and commissioned a new Maltitol production facility. This plant was the first sweeteners hydrogenation facility for Cargill in North America. Worked with a multi-discipline engineering team to insure the safe operation of this PSM covered process. This facility is a fully automated batch process with many different unit operations including: hydrogenation reactor, catalyst filters, demineralizers, chromato column, evaporators, and spent nickel catalyst recovery.Responsible for the implementation of production systems to supply utilities and raw materials for an over-the-fence customer. This effort included installation and integration of hardware and software to communicate with the customer’s separate control systems while adhering to IP security concerns with both Cargill and the customer. Created the necessary accounting requirements for custody transfer bill of materials.Constructed four new electric boilers, a technology new to Cargill. These boilers are the largest ever manufactured by the boiler vendor and are each rated for 115 klbs/hr of steam at an electrical usage rate of 33 MW. The electric boilers are fully automated and integrated into the existing steam plant. During the engineering phase, co-wrote the process narrative detailing boiler operation, control sequences, interlocks, and interaction with existing gas boilers.

Cloquet, Minnesota

Process Control Engineer in a pulp and paper mill producing fine coated paper and bleached market pulp. Primary responsibilities were control and information systems in the pulp mill, bleach plant, and recovery process areas. Provide project support in all areas of the mill as needed.Integrated a new steam turbine generator into the steam plant control scheme. This project was funded by Minnesota Power to meet their renewable energy requirements. The new turbine generator utilized 700,000 lb/hr of 1300 psi steam to generate 28 MW of electricity. Upon determining that emergency turbine trips were not being addressed, existing pressure reducing valves were modified to perform as quick acting emergency relief valves thereby preventing recovery boiler overpressure trips.Worked with an engineering firm to develop a pinch model, and as a result several energy saving projects were implemented. Created a list of common-sense projects resulting in the shuttering of a 150,000 lb/hr gas fired steam boiler.

Port Edwards, Wisconsin

Process/Project Engineer in a 30 MW electrochemical manufacturing facility. Products included: caustic soda, chlorine, potassium hydroxide, potassium carbonate, hydrochloric acid and sodium hydrosulfite. Experience with membrane and mercury electrolytic cell technology, filtration, heat transfer, crystallization, liquefaction, gas scrubbing, ion exchange, continuous and batch reactions.Plant Process Engineer on a new facility allowing Vulcan to double production capacity of sodium hydrosulfite.Responsibilities on this project included: - Process design - Wrote standard operating instructions - Acquired Wisconsin DNR approval of new waste water treatment systemSuccessfully installed a new membrane filtration system to update brine purification. This was the first system of its kind in a chlor-alkali plant.The scope of work for this project included: - Pilot testing - Equipment design - Cost estimation - Construction management - Startup and commissioning

Point Comfort, Tx

Process Engineer at the Point Comfort facility which processed bauxite into calcined alumina. A majority of the alumina was used as feed stock at various Alcoa aluminum smelters. Also produced was non-metallurgical grade alumina for sale to industrial chemical customers.Responsible for all technical aspects with precipitation unit operations including monitoring and adjusting the process parameters to maximize production rate, yield, and product quality.Led a team in the development of a database tracking tool used to schedule mechanical and chemical cleaning of all 200 plus precipitation and clarification vessels.

Bachelor Of Science, Chemical Engineering

Associate'S Degree

Electrical And Electronics Engineering

Previously enrolled in the Distance Degree Program at UND studying Electrical Engineering. Completed numerous Electrical Engineering.