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Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• PLC: Wiring & Programming, HMI development, and automated system maintenance and troubleshooting (Allen-Bradley, Siemens, Festo CPX hardware and software development tools)
• Control Circuit Design, Wiring, and Troubleshooting: Practical installation/commissioning expertise.
• 2D and 3D CAD, Programming, and Engineering Software: Strong computer skills and experienced with AutoCAD, SolidWorks, Photoshop, Microsoft Office, Proficient in multiple programming languages including Ladder Diagram.
• Manufacturing: Automated manufacturing processes, technologies, and machine elements. (AC/DC motors, stepper motors, servo motors, conveyor/belt drives, VFDs, microcontrollers, linear/rotary actuators, instrumentation.
• Technical Engineering Drawings and Documentation: Ability to analyze and understand electrical and mechanical drawings and schematics.
• Industrial Networking: EtherNet/IP, PROFINET, DeviceNet, Festo CPX

Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada

• Respond to all service requests from customers with a sense of urgency and care.
• Coordination of a service team of four specialized service technicians in the areas of injection molding machines, robots, and material handling in the plastics industry for new system installs and service calls.
• Researching and procuring parts needed to fix customer equipment. Assisting customers with relevant maintenance materials, part numbers and procurement of spare parts.
• Product quality assessment of returned parts and assisting with warranty/product replacement processes.

• Respond to all technical questions from Sales Representatives and customers
• Correspond with Technical Support HQ to obtainup-to-date technical information
• Maintenance of an accurate technical information library on Festo products
• Process and monitoring of complaints regarding our products with the Quality department in Germany
• Prepare and deliver technical training material for inside/outside sales staff
• Provide web site navigation support to customers and sales reps

Toronto, Canada Area

• Development of hardware and software for testing and tracking product performance.
• Integration of Arduino, Visual Basic, pneumatics and sensors for test apparatus.
• Prototype circuit design and wiring.
• Used VB for GUI creation which provided control of the test system, real-time status feedback. Log files of the tests were automatically output to CSV for visualization of data in Excel.

Toronto, Canada Area

• Practical training of junior competition participants.
• Creation of training materials for future Skills competitors.
• Creation and overseeing of training tasks focused on electromechanical system assembly, commissioning, programming and troubleshooting using a variety Festo training hardware and Allen-Bradley PLCs and software.

Toronto, Canada Area

• Performed various maintenance and logistical tasks in the Robotics and Automation labs. Duties include:
• Assisting students with the proper use of electrical and pneumatic lab equipment and industrial robots.
• Equipment repair (testing, soldering, component replacement).
• Relocation of several industrial robots. Installation of guarding and safety circuits.
• Designing, wiring, installing and testing of new lab workbenches which included PLCs, power supplies, pneumatic cylinders and valves, and electrical diagnostic equipment.

Performed daily preventative maintenance, repair, and installation tasks. Consistent practice of proper safety procedures (W.H.M.I.S., Fall-Arrest, L.O.T.O, P.P.E.)

Assisted customers with technology and office supply related inquiries. Performed computer maintenance on customer computers.

Advanced Diploma With Honours, Electromechanical Technology/Electromechanical Engineering Technology

Activities and Societies: WorldSkills Mechatronics Competitor Electro-mechanical Engineering Technologies

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