David Barbour

Current

• Automation Project engineer at Genzyme

Past

• Senior Automation Technologist at GEA
• Automation Support at Wyeth Pharmaceuticals
• Senior Automation Engineer at MSL

• Senior Automation Engineer at APV\Invensys Process Systems
• Senior Automation Engineer at Project Management Ltd
• Automation Engineer at SIEMENS

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Education

• University of Paisley
• Microelectronics Educational Development Centre (MEDC)
• Stow College

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Connections

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Industry

Industrial Automation

Websites

• My Company

David Barbour’s Summary

* Senior industrial automation technologist, control systems designer & system architect
* Superb project achievements
* Accomplished manager, integration specialist and programmer
* Extensive academic and training achievements

David Barbour’s Specialties:

Architecting large equipment and plant control systems
Managing teams large and small across a spectrum of backgrounds and capabilities
Creating complex specification documentation
Creating sophisticated and accurate equipment and plant designs

David Barbour’s Experience

• Automation Project engineer

  Genzyme

  (Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; GENZ; Biotechnology industry)

  September 2008 — Present (2 months)

  FFCE project

• Senior Automation Technologist

  GEA

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Mechanical or Industrial Engineering industry)

  June 2008 — September 2008 (4 months)

• Automation Support

  Wyeth Pharmaceuticals

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; WYE; Pharmaceuticals industry)

  September 2007 — May 2008 (9 months)

• Senior Automation Engineer

  MSL

  (Public Company; 11-50 employees; Semiconductors industry)

  May 2002 — September 2007 (5 years 5 months)

  Senior Automation Technologist
  Control Systems designer & Architect
  Project Manager
  Research & Development innovator
  Equipment Roadmap leader

• Senior Automation Engineer

  APV\Invensys Process Systems

  (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Food & Beverages industry)

  May 2001 — May 2002 (1 year 1 month)

• Senior Automation Engineer

  Project Management Ltd

  (Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Semiconductors industry)

  October 2000 — May 2001 (8 months)

  I&C Consulting
  FMS Design
  Software\SCADA Integration

• Automation Engineer

  SIEMENS

  (Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; SI; Pharmaceuticals industry)

  March 1998 — December 1999 (1 year 10 months)

  SCADA applications and comunications network development
  I\O & Process database design, build & validation
  Valdation Documentation generation, protocol execution
  Site Support

David Barbour’s Education

• University of Paisley

  BSc, Electronic Systems (Distinction), 1992 — 1994

  Study mentor

• Microelectronics Educational Development Centre (MEDC)

  n/a, Microprocessor Systems Engineering, 1987 — 1988

• Stow College

  HNC, Electrical & Electronic Engineering (PT, Day Release), 1982 — 1986

Additional Information

David Barbour’s Websites:

• My Company

David Barbour’s Interests:

Cycling, hiking, guitar, books\reading, film\video, the arts, technology ...

David Barbour’s Groups:

IEEE, ISA

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•    Automation Engineers

David Barbour’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• consulting offers
• new ventures
• expertise requests
• reference requests
• getting back in touch