• Lead and manage a dedicated team of 6 engineers and 4 technicians in cell manufacturing, ensuring seamless operations and effective collaboration. • Specialize in process controls and discreet manufacturing, contributing to the enhancement of production efficiency and quality standards. • Utilize expertise in working with advanced technologies, including Beckhoff Controllers, TwinCAT, Ignition HMI/SCADA, Allen-Bradley PLCs and HMIs, KEB Drives, Git, C#, Kubernetes, Grafana, and more. • Successfully implement and oversee control systems, ensuring optimal performance and reliability in a dynamic manufacturing environment. • Drive continuous improvement initiatives, resulting in increased productivity and streamlined manufacturing processes. • Actively involved in the development and execution of automation strategies, contributing to the overall success of the manufacturing team.

• Proficiently manage and optimize industrial automation processes using a diverse skill set, including expertise in Allen-Bradley PLC, PanelView HMI, AdvancedHMI, Cognex Vision, Omron Adept Robots, and Parker Automation Controllers. • Leverage .NET programming skills to develop tailored solutions, enhancing system functionality and efficiency. • Demonstrate mastery in Coordinated Motion Servos, ensuring precise and synchronized control of critical manufacturing processes. • Employ CODESYS, C/C++, and T-SQL for robust programming, contributing to the development of innovative automation strategies. • Administer and maintain Windows Server 2012R environments, ensuring seamless integration with automation systems. • Utilize OSI Pi for data collection and analysis, enhancing decision-making processes through insightful data-driven insights. • Implement communication protocols such as Modbus TCP, Ethernet/IP, and ASCII Serial to facilitate seamless data exchange across the automation network. • Play a key role in the successful integration of automation technologies, resulting in improved production efficiency and reduced downtime.Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Suite - Historian, Asset Framework, ProcessBook, VantagePoint, AssetCentre, Directory, TransactionManager.Distributed Controls - Plant OT Ethernet network with business integration. Custom HMI/SCADA coded in VB.NET. Machine integration and data collection. PLC controls for welders, furnaces, scales, powder feeders, process meters, gauges.MES - Design of transaction protocols between automated equipment and FactoryTalk ProductionCentre. HMI integration with Active Directory for operator certification validation.Software - Custom application software used for data analytics. Custom data collection software for collection data from Excel spreadsheets and forwarding to SQL using stored procedures.

Process controls. Wonderware Historian. Kepware OPC. FactoryTalkAssetCentre. FactoryTalk Directory. Custom HMI design in VB.NET. RockwellAutomation PLCs.Specify, develop, optimize, maintain and repair industrial food processing production automation systems,installations and related equipment. Work closely with engineering team, maintenance, and production• Responsible for all automation and control solutions for production.• Maximize the reliability and efficiency of automation installations and automation equipment.• Implemented administered automation security. Unified all systems to incorporate FactoryTalk Securityand an LDAP relationship to a Windows Server Active Directory.• Implemented an automation Domain Controller for handling user security on the production network.• Modified software functionality based on feedback from primary users.• Planning and execution of FAT together with supplier and principle users.• Developed and maintained existing automation and control standards/SOPs.• Commissioning, start-up, tune, troubleshoot and maintain control systems - site did not properly tunemost of PID controllers. Performed tuning that brought processes into control.• Provided training for plant personnel as required. This includes training maintenance personnel oncontrol system troubleshooting.• Analyze and identify potential defects/damages/bottlenecks in installations/equipment/processes, comeup with, and/or implement solutions for prevention and new or improved approaches, techniques orschemes - site suffered from poor calibration techniques. Trained personnel and modified equipment toallow proper calibration.

Design, build and deploy automated systems for R&D and operations - including machine control, motioncontrol and robotics, vision systems, circuit design, PLC programming, MSSQL database creation andmanagement, HMI/Visualization design, and interfacing• Responsible for all automated control solutions for battery NPD.• Automated control systems for resistance weld applications - converting manual, operator dependentprocesses that required almost a minute per cycle, to robust, repeatable, and recipe based processesthat took less than 6 seconds.• Four-axis control systems for pin bending applications - increasing bend quality and repeatability byconverting manual wiping methods using hand operated tooling to coordinated motion driven bends.• Experience with vision systems for automated optical inspection and control - created complex visionguidance and inspection routines that allowed automation and post inspection of laser weldingapplications.• Responsible for process data collection and reporting - created a custom MES application anddatabase in VB.NET and MSSQL that recorded and reported all process data for NPD.• SCARA and six-axis robot programming for material handling.• PLC and visualization programming for automated equipment.• Program motion control for laser welding and bending applications.• Schematics, sequence charts, panel layout drawings, and BOM.• Electrical control systems and safety circuits.

Production control systems support for automated storage and retrieval system for online merchandising system • Focus on troubleshooting and maintaining automated storage and retrieval systems, printers, scales, and sorting systems. • Barcode and material detection vision systems that were used in throughput control of merchandise conveyor system. • Servo and frequency drives, motor controls, control panels, and industrial communication networks.

Manufacturing control systems support for automated iron castings foundry • Troubleshoot and repair line frequency and inverter furnace controls at board level. • Focus support for automated molding machines controlled by both PLC's and custom hardware. • Diagnose and repair custom electronic boards used for interfacing with analog components such as transducers and proportional valves. • Repair custom temperature and weight data collection systems at a software and hardware level. • Servo and frequency drives, motor controls, and control panels.

Lead installation and support efforts for residential, commercial, and industrial electrical systems • Working closely with customer - layout electrical plans for new installations as well as additions to current systems. • Install, layout, and wire electrical panels, receptacles, lighting, communication networks, security systems, PA and intercom systems, and various other electrical systems. • Troubleshoot and repair problems in existing electrical systems.

Manufacturing control systems support for automated iron castings foundry • Troubleshoot and repair line frequency and inverter furnace controls at board level. • Focus support for automated molding machines controlled by both PLC's and custom hardware. • Diagnose and repair custom electronic boards used for interfacing with analog components such as transducers and proportional valves. • Repair custom temperature and weight data collection systems at a software and hardware level. • Servo and frequency drives, motor controls, and control panels.