Dinal Patel Email & Phone Number

Windsor, Ct

• Design development and co-ordination with local team at various plants to implement projects. This includes generating the design package including BOM, Wire/Conduit routing diagram, AutoCAD Electrical Schematics, PLC/HMI Programming, VFDs /Servo drive set up and programing, documentation with installation and commissioning support. Remote troubleshooting assistance to plant maintenance team, as needed.• Responsible for Fiber, Steel, Plastic packaging manufacturing industries with Allen Bradley and Siemens PLCs software and hardware RS Logix 500 and Rs Logix 5000, Studio 5000, Twin CAT with Ether CAT and K-bus Industrial PLCs , Step5 , Step7, TIA portal, Panel View, Comfort Panels and C-more HMIs, various Servo drives programming and parameters set up including Sew Euro drive, Koll morgen, Electromate, Bosch Rexroth Indramat drives, Variable Frequency drives from Allen Bradley power flex series and Reliance Electric VFDs installation, customized welding robotics arm installation and KUKA robots troubleshooting.• Design, commissioning and troubleshooting support for moderately complex machine control systems. Decides PLC specifications and various communication protocols including profibus, ehternet, profinet, ehternet/IP, Modbus TCP/IP, Sercos III etc. This included creating PLC program from scratch using mathematical instructions and modules. Working with analog signals and with proper scale.• Parameters set up for acceleration and deceleration on Servo drives. Drive configuration with constant and variable torque based on application with more than one type of drive using software platforms. Set-up HMI communication. Uses various network protocols to communicate between control systems and remote field devices. Familiar with PLC motion control instructions to control drive. Experience with VFD and can set it up using a software platform to set-up VFDs and/or Servos in a network to communicate with PLCs and set up absolute and incremental (shaft) encoders.

Windsor,Ct

• Developed detailed drawing packages for nuclear power plant system integration with AC/DC Power & multi-level Instrumentation & Control (I&C) and subsystems interface including protective relays, PLCs, DCS. The Group/Loop Controllers which served as an interface between ESF (Engineered Safety Features) actuation signals and remote actuation devices. • Co-ordinated with design and Supply Chain Management Group for Nuclear Power Plants projects for South Korea: Shin-Kori 3&4; UAE: Barakah 1&2, Barakah 3&4) and AP1000 design documentation including test and start up phone support activities. The design team members include in-house and subcontracted resources and partner/customer resources as well. • Reviews for software and hardware components integration with digital and analog I/Os and various field components or sensors including assembly drawing, cable assembly with comprehensive BOMs, high speed data acquisition system on High Speed logic architecture, write & interpret test procedures, project hardware packages release using data indexing tools and submitted digital I&C deliverables.• Developed safety & non-safety isolation for plant protection system in compliance with international standards IEEE 384. Create, revise, and evaluate BOM's, approved parts lists, and includes the appropriate evaluations, documentation, determination of quality class (safety or non-safety related)• Reviewed redundancy components HSL (High speed link), fiber optic modems, interposing relays, MOXA Industrial fast Ethernet technology and wireless communication network with SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition).• Responsible for field testing, commissioning, and troubleshooting.• Reviewed ABB PLC (AC160) based Control Panel design package for nuclear reactor protection, monitoring and control system package which consisted of schematics, digital signals, and analog signals with Acromag isolators, P & ID diagrams.

Responsibilities: Responsible for management of Lectra, France and Gerber Scientific Inc., USA (multi-axis CNC Routers) computerized automatic vacuum operated Fabric/PVC cutting machines consists of mother board, Interface card, Mitsubishi IGBT fired drive Control Cards, A.C. drives (VFD) /PARKER D.C.servo motors for axis, blade vibration, blade rotation and pneumatic cylinders with proximity sensors for blade up & down limits and Danfoss VFD with automated conveyor system. Led the team of technicians for reliability of Ultrasonic Plastic Welder, High Frequency (Radio Frequency) 28MHz Oscillator valve based PVC welding machines, Mitsubishi FX Series PLCs, multipart small assembly for packaging equipments. Accountable for plant spares inventory and financial forecasts on a monthly and annual basis and reporting to General Manager and Finance Team during monthly meetings. Responsible for diagnosis of Testing Lab Equipments, Environmental Chamber (HVAC) with Eurotherm controller and tensile tester with load cells and Siemens PLC controlled SPMs with Pneumatic, Hydraulic mechanism for cyclic seat testing. Co–coordinator for ISO 14000, Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing, TS 16949 Certifications etc.High Voltage Substation Responsibilities: Power Transformers overhauling, High Voltage parts replacement and BOMs, vendors or suppliers co-ordination for quote and comparison report to purchase order terms & conditions review, technical queries for implementation. Responsible for power protection settings includes short circuits, phase imbalance, earth faults, voltages/frequency variations on inbuilt microprocessor based controllers for Schneider Electric Circuit Breakers, with respect to load calculations and load changes due to project expansion at various stages. Maintenance of plant utility equipments -Transformers, Distribution Panels, Generators, UPS, HVAC etc. (On call 24x7)

Controllogix Plc - Studio 5000 Logix Designer / Rslogix 5000 Certified, Industrial Automation - Plc & Scada (Tag Based Data Aqusition)

Bachelor'S Degree, Electrical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Industrial Automation - Allen Bradley PLC Programming - RS Logix - Ladder logic, 3D Modeling, Engineering.

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