Louis Litz, P.E. Email & Phone Number

Ambler, Pa, Us

Conshohocken, Pa

Senior Project Engineer/Manager - Electrical, and IT Manager • Manage team for construction of electrical systems and field installation/startups.• Design up-time critical, custom instrumentation and control systems for water and wastewater treatment plants, including sequencing, control and monitoring of custom patented precision batching systems utilizing artificial intelligence programming techniques; controls for conveyor belts, pasteurization vessels, dry chemical handling systems, PID loop heating and motor control systems, variable speed drives, solenoid valves, and level detecting/weighing system devices.• Network instrumentation devices for data acquisition and control.• Assist with initial project bidding - estimate potential project's electrical costs.• Coordinate control system interfacing with outside contractors providing equipment controlled or monitored by RDP's electrical system.• Provide interfacing with the plant's DCS via its data highway• Write initial design submittals for approval by the customer.• Design and draw final electrical system schematics on AutoCad.• Design and draw to scale mechanical layout of control panel components.• Select components, solicit vendors for product pricing/availability, construct material lists.• Program PLCs' for system automatic operation, fault handling/recovery, network interfacing.• Supervise panel construction, test and debug final product.• Write Operation and Maintenance manuals, provide customer support.• Assist startup of installed system on-site, troubleshoot and fine-tune as required.• IT: Responsible for in-house network including Servers, workstations, laptops, printers

Greater Philadelphia Area

• Secret Clearance certified for access to weapons system technology.• Responsible for engineering safe and effective improvements to the U.S. Navy Fleet.• Function with accountability in 4 distinct categories: Ship Alteration Drawing Development... On-site Investigation ... Engineering Management Assistance... and Technical Field Support.• Scope includes both surface ships and land construction with concentration in CV Class Aircraft Carriers, LST Class Tank Landing Ships and land-based government test facilities.• Enhance system's functional capabilities through innovation or upgrade of existing power distribution and control circuitry.• Conduct investigations and thorough analyses of existing electrical systems to determine requirements. Confer with other engineering disciplines and Naval personnel. Generate reports documenting recommendations.> Designed and modified:• Bow Ramp Control System - rewired existing system which substantially improved reliability.• Weapon Elevator Control Systems - complete redesign (using ladder logic) and replacement for increased reliability and safety. (Received awards and bonuses for outstanding work).> Performed electrical studies on entire Aircraft Carrier power distribution system including:• Fault current analysis and voltage drop calculations.• Load balancing of each individual switchboard (8 total).• Final report recommending changes to existing power distribution design.> Provided new DC, 60 and 400 HZ Power Distribution and Controls for:• Heavy machinery, HVAC systems, halon systems, aircraft defueling systems, electronics (Air/Sea search radar, instrumentation, battery chargers), and general shipboard equipment.> Serve with managerial responsibilities in support of Upper Management: • Assign workflow to technicians in accordance with skill levels and priority... Schedule manpower... Monitor performance and resolve discrepancies... Review corresponding paperwork for accuracy.

* Designed and built electronic circuitry used to test circuit boards in a government classified 'Ground Jammer' radar-deception system. * Wrote test procedures. * Trained technicians. * Utilized CAD for circuit simulation and documentation.

* Performed various electrical and mechanical tests upon experimental piezo polymer film.* Analyzed data to determine film's strength, stability, lifetime, and its inherent specifications.* Redesigned existing test equipment for improved accuracy and reliability.

* Researched and solved, to the customer's satisfaction, all residential and commercial service problems within the entire Philadelphia area.

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Electrical And Electronics Engineering

Bsee, Electrical Engineering