Electrical Engineer at Processes Unlimited International, Inc.
Dallas/Fort Worth Area
Electrical Engineer at Processes Unlimited International, Inc.
Dallas/Fort Worth Area
Design and implementation of electrical control systems. Experienced with baggage handling systems in the airline industry, including in-line security screening systems and complicated large systems. Additional experience with high-speed web converting machinery with registration controls and leadership of small teams.
Controls networking design and implementation, PLC programming, control systems, computer networking, and project management.
(Privately Held; Mechanical or Industrial Engineering industry)
July 2008 — Present (1 year 5 months)
(ProU purchased Dean Oliver in July 2008.)
-MCC and control panel design.
-Heavy Industrial (cement, lime, mining, material handling) plant modification design.
-PLC programming.
-Control system design, including electrical controls and process instrumentation.
-Bid package estimation and creation, including ACAD drawings, specifications, scope of work description.
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Civil Engineering industry)
January 2007 — June 2008 (1 year 6 months)
Dean Oliver merged with Processes Unlimited July 2008.
MCC and Control Panel design.
Heavy Industrial (cement, lime, mining, material handling) plant modification design.
PLC programming.
Control system design.
(Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Industrial Automation industry)
July 2005 — January 2007 (1 year 7 months)
Served as the lead controls/systems engineer for $27 million design/build project at MSP airport.
Managed team of 7 engineers throughout project efforts. (hardware design, documentation, programming, checkout)
Created new standardized motor control panel standards, (naming/numbering convention, components, ACAD layout and content), documentation (description of operations and test plans), and PLC logic standards (full-featured motor control, high-performance variable-length merge, system-wide volume management technique, and enhanced bag tracking logic) for our office.
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; SI; Industrial Automation industry)
August 2002 — July 2005 (3 years )
Served as the lead controls engineer for the security portion of the $50 million DFW terminal D project.
Managed small teams of engineers, technicians, and electricians throughout phases of project from design to acceptance testing.
Create PLC programs, system and panel layout/wiring print sets, along with functional description and test documentation.
Developed standardized PLC software for euro style ticket counter system, reduced roll-out and checkout time by using modular style blocks and smart setup routines.
Served as lead controls engineer for $8 million project which included inline security screening for the Harrisburg Airport.
Provided PLC programming, rework, field checkout, troubleshooting, and startup support for the Boston Logan International Gateway project.
Experience with Allen Bradley PLC-5, SLC500, Logix5000, ControlNet, DeviceNet, RS-422, PanelView, RSView, and Danfoss VFDs.
(Public Company; 201-500 employees; Industrial Automation industry)
July 2001 — July 2002 (1 year 1 month)
Served as the lead EE for $5 million custom early bag storage system for Northwest Airlines in the MSP Airport.
Developed the specialized PLC program needed to control the non-standard equipment and functions of this system.
Design motor control panels and PLC programs for airline baggage handling systems.
Field checkout, startup, optimization, and documentation of systems after installation
Experience with Modicon Quantum, Square-D PLC systems, MODBUS+, and Avitar28 VFDs.
Generation and updates of schematic and layout drawings using AutoCAD and MicroStation.
(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; KMB; Industrial Automation industry)
January 1999 — June 2001 (2 years 6 months)
Improve converting processes to lower operating waste including optimization of control systems and hardware to perform at maximum efficiency.
Facilitate machine improvements which consist of creating work breakdown packages, design of safe solutions for customer requested changes, evaluate profitability of different solutions, and perform software edits.
Troubleshoot electronic control systems, drives, motors, and related devices.
Support of new project installations in the areas of contractor guidance, engineering checkout, verification, and maintenance support.
Experience with: Allen-Bradley PLC-5, PLC-3, Cognex CP 800 vision systems, Reliance Automax DCS, Wonderware Intouch software, Registration, Motion, and Temperature control, SA500, HR2000, GV3000 variable speed drives, AutoCAD ControlNet, Data-Highway +
(Government Agency; 1001-5000 employees; Computer Networking industry)
December 1997 — December 1998 (1 year 1 month)
Network Administration of institutional VAX and NT Alpha Servers.
Troubleshoot users problems with e-mail, network access, and printing, setup/upgrade PCs, install software, and setup network printers.
Bachelor of Science , Engineering Technology , 1992 — 1998