Electrical, Instrument, and Automation Engineering Project Management.

Electrical, Instrumentation, and Automation Engineering Project Management

Electrical, Instrumentation, and Automation Engineering Project Management

• Lead Project Engineer for multiple concurrent projects ranging in size from small lab controls to complete office building chilled and condenser water systems. While leading multiple concurrent projects utilized to help in design document and programming development for other Thermo Systems, LLC projects.• Complete PLC program development based on Software Design Specification utilizing ladder logic, function block diagrams, statement list, and sequential function charts.• Integration of new PLC systems with existing legacy DCS systems.• Utilization of Ethernet, ControlNet, and PPI based Remote IO control.• Controlled variable frequency drives (VFDs), electric damper actuators, pneumatic damper actuators, air handler units (AHUs), chillers, cooling towers, boilers, lighting, and other devices through PLC, DCS, VAV and TSI controllers.• Utilized AutoCAD 2006/2010 for panel/enclosure layout, wiring, hookup, module, riser, process control, process and instrumentation diagrams (P&ID), riser, and system overview drawings.• Created complete SCADA systems including HMI graphics, alarming, and data storage/trending.• Completed procurement all equipment necessary for projects and system startups.• Lead in the startup of systems at Mylan Pharmaceuticals, UPMC Oakland, BNY Mellon Pittsburgh, Cook Pharmica, Catalent Pharma Solutions, BD Medical, Eastman Chemical Co., Qiagen Biosciences, PPG Place Pittsburgh, Calgon Carbon, Bayer, Pittsburgh Airport Integrated Deicing System, Teva US Pharmaceuticals, and assisted with startups at other customer locations.• Developed proposals for new system integration and system modifications at existing customer locations.• Wrote Software Design, Software Acceptance Testing, Software Factory Acceptance, and Hardware Factory testing documentation. • Promoted from Controls Systems Engineer to Lead Control Systems Engineer in less than 2 years. Promoted to Control Systems Project Engineer 2 years later.

Updated the Payroll Validation system for the NASA IV&V Center located in Fairmont, WV.

*Assisted in the qualifying of COTS equipment to MIL standards for use on US Navy ships including MIL-STD-1399, MIL-STD-810, MIL-STD-461E, MIL-STD-901D, MIL-STD-167-1, and MIL-STD-108.*Wrote PLC code utilizing Siemens Simatic Manager, statement list, and ladder logic, also created winbatch programs to save engineering time in repetitive PLC code.*Created HMI Applications using Siemens WinCC and Wonderware FactorySuite software.*Worked with Siemens S7-300 and S7-400 PLCs and I/O Modules, Siemens HMIs, WAGO I/O modules, Xycom OIPs, Tachtronix OIPs and HMIs, and various Touchscreen Computers.*Utilized Ethernet, RS-232, and RS-485 communication protocols to connect automation equipment to field devices and/or computer equipment.*Engineered a 14 camera and 2 server Ethernet security system for use onboard USS Kennedy (CV-67).*Utilized AutoCAD 2002 for panel/enclosure and system overview drawings.*Terminated Fiber-optic cables with MIL-C multimode ST connectors.

Automated Machinery Control Lead Administrator 2000 – 2002• Responsible for administering, troubleshooting and repairing 6 Siemens S7/400 PLCs and 65 Siemens S7/300 I/O Drops in a 3 redundant Profibus loop configuration.• Administered 8 user HMI terminals along with 13 user various vendor Operator Interface Panels (OIPs) running WINNT 4.0 and InTouch Wonderware HMI software.ATM Network Lead Administrator 2000 – 2002• Responsible for administering a 6 Cabletron OC12 ATM Smart Switch 9500 core network for passing Machinery Control System, Voice, and Navigational data consisting of Ethernet, FDDI, and DS1 traffic.• Configured and replaced ATM, Ethernet, FDDI, and DS1 cards inside the Cabletron Smart Switch 9500.• Assisted Northrop Grumman Newport News and Enterasys engineers in the configuration and testing of a 16 Cabletron OC12 ATM Smart Switch 9500 core network installed on the USS Ronald Reagan (CVN76).Network Administrator and Trouble Call Technician 1998 – 2002• Administered a 1200 user/over 700 computer Windows NT 3.51, WINNT 4.0, Win 95, Win 98, and WINNT 2000 TCP/IP LAN/WAN containing 1 PDC, 4 BDCs, 1 RAS, and 2 Exchange email servers.• Wrote winbatch programs to automate common administrator tasks (creating users, editing mailbox size limits, loading patches, etc…).• Repaired computer hardware and software problems both in the shop and in the field.