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Panama City, Fl, Us

Panama City, Florida

Experienced Industrial Controls Designer with a demonstrated history of working as a systems design integrator in several industrial industries for over 35 years. Strong design professional with heavy industrial electrical construction design experience as a State Certified and Licensed Master Electrical Contractor. Design and implementation of plant wide electrical distribution, process center machine distribution, motor control centers, control cabling, and general plant wide power and lighting systems. Develop control power distribution, PLC Enclosures, IO wiring schematics, motor interconnections, cable tray systems, field operator stations and device wiring interconnections based on OEM process equipment wiring and control requirements utilizing a strong focus on Allen-Bradley PLC's , HMI's and Servo systems. Skilled in AutoCAD, Visual Lighting Photometrics, Rockwell Intellicenter Software, Rockwell ProposalWorks, Rockwell Integrated Architecture Builder.

Panama City, Florida Area

Senior Industrial Controls Design Integrator - Design and implementation of plant wide electrical distribution, motor control centers, process center machine distribution, control cabling, and general plant wide power and lighting systems. Develop control power distribution, IO wiring schematics, motor interconnections, field junction boxes and device wiring interconnections based on OEM process equipment wiring and control requirements. Design and implement medium voltage distribution from local utility to low voltage electrical centers to include 15kV vacuum switchgear, transformers, duct banks, 480V switchgear, Allen Bradley Centerline motor control centers, 480V lighting system panels, 3 phase panelboards and transformers. Develop process controls via Allen Bradley PLC's, freq drives, and misc. custom control enclosures. Design control backplanes, cable tray systems, raceway systems, field intermediate control boxes and cabling requirements for turnkey installations. Interface with owner and his contractors for installation and startup of all designed electrical systems required to implement OEM equipment in a plant environment.

Panama City, Florida

Worked as an Electrical designer/estimator and Project Manager for an Architectural Design Build company. Functioned as the senior electrical designer and Project Manager on all projects. Duties included electrical and mechanical systems design, estimates for structural steel, pre-engineered buildings, and design critique and costing for new commercial construction. Project management duties included direct supervision of all electrical and mechanical trade contractors and supplies required by project design and specifications. Tools used - Autodesk Architectural Desktop 2004, Autodesk Building Systems, Electrical Bid Manager, RS Means and general microsoft office and project software. Developed 3D walkthroughs in conjunction with the Architect for commercial building projects , as well as, A/E/I schematics to process construction documents for sub-contractor quotations. Manage progress payemnts to contractors to assist Architect in review of monthly progress payments.

Panama City, Florida Area

Create job estimates and managed large commercial and government electrical projects. Renovations of several area school projects within the Bay County School Systems district to include electrical systems through 15kV, panelboards, switchgear, fire alarms, security systems, lighting controls, structured cabling and media retrieval systems, pa systems, etc. Personally qualified company to 10 million dollars a year, capped at 1 million per project for electrical scope of work. Other projects to include G5 Winn Dixie's. 7 story condo's, waste water treatment systems, fire training facilities, marina renovationsand retail strip malls.

Lynn Haven, Fla.

Managed large commercial and military electrical projects in 4 states. Most projects were for the Corps of Engineers and involved troop barracks, dining facilities, parachute packing facilities and runway arrival/departure facilities at Fort Brag, Pope AFB, and Fort Jackson, S.C. Scope included electrical systems up to 35kV distribution, lighting , phone, fire alarm, and underground duct banks. Managed light local commercial work within Panama City area to include motels, Panama City Marina Renovations, and Manned Diving Facility at NCSC Panama City.

Lynn Haven, Fla

Maintained state of the art Robotics manufacturing facility. Started on production line and worked through facilities maintenance, Team Shift Leader and then into Engineering Trials team to implement new production processes to 95% efficiency prior to turning process over to production crews. Rebuilt cure presses, hydraulic and pneumatic cylinders, various misc. manufacturing equipment, robotic pick and place units, and installed production equipment to the various product lines.

New River Air Station/ Camp Lejune North Carolina

One of 16 Avionics technicians in service on AH-1T Cobra gunships with a specialty for Tow Missile Systems. Served as Part of Multinational Peacekeeping mission to Beirut, Lebanon in 1983. Recieved combat action ribbon, Naval Sea Service Ribbon, Naval Achievement Medal, and Marine of the quarter. Graduated Series High Marksman and Series Honor man at Paris Island, SC in 1980. Honored as part of the Nobel Peace Laureate in 1988 for service as Multinational Peacekeeping forces with casualties.