Experience
AES Corporation, Cedar Rapids, IA September 2014 - Present
Controls Systems Engineer
Design of Controls Systems for use in Manufacturing Facilities.
Red Star Yeast LLC, Cedar Rapids, IA August 2011 - September 2014
Controls Systems Engineer
Responsible for all Automation Equipment for Yeast Manufacturing facility. I also supervise two Controls Technicians.
Evergreen Packaging Equipment, Cedar Rapids, IA March 2008 – August 2011
Controls Engineer
Responsible for Design of Controls Systems for Form/Fill/Seal Packaging Machines.
Pinnacle Engineering, Cedar Rapids, IA April 2004 - March 2008
Senior Project Engineer
In charge of Electrical Controls System Integration Projects.
Oral-B Labs, Iowa City, IA April 2002 - April 2004
Controls Engineer
Responsible for all electrical controls for Manufacturing Facility.
Automation Systems & Control, Marion, IA November 1997 - April 2002
Controls Engineer
Design of Electrical Controls Systems for Use in Manufacturing Facilities.
Champion Spark Plug, Burlington, IA November 1994 - November 1997
Controls Engineer
Responsible for all Electrical Controls for Manufacturing Facility.
IAAP Mason & Hanger, Silas Mason Co. Inc.,
Middletown, IA
August 1984 - November
1994
Controls Engineer/Electronics Technician
Responsible for Electrical Controls for Manufacturing Facility. Also in worked in Electrical
Calibrations Lab.
Education
Cleveland Institute of Electronics, Cleveland, OH
Bachelor of Science - Electronics Engineering Technology, 1983
Specific Technical Abilities
- Rockwell/Allen Bradley PLC's, Motion Control, Software
- Siemens PLC's – Step7 and Siemens WinCC.
- General Electric – Proficy Machine Edition
- Wonderware, RSView, RSLogix, FIX HMI, LabView, AutoCAD, SolidWorks
- Microsoft Operating Systems, Office, Visual Basic, C.
- DVT,Cognex, BDA Vision
Specific Project Experience
- IAAP - Automation of Electrical Calibrations Laboratory.
- Champion Spark Plug - PLC2 to PLC5 Upgrade and addition of Vision Inspection of Automatic
Plug assembly machines.
- Champion Spark Plug - Nippendenso double platinum plug assembly machine installation.
- ASC - Quaker Oats Lines 1 and 2 Cap'n Crunch Extruder Upgrades.
- ASC - Quaker Oats Life Batching system upgrade from Hardy Accu-batch to Wonderware.
- ASC - Quaker Oats Life Line Relocation from Shiremenstown to Cedar Rapids.
- ASC - Quaker Oats Pilot plant Life Test line installation.
- Oral-B - Automation of Toothbrush Imprint Lines.
- Oral-B - Installation of DeviceNet Servos on Packing Lines.
- Pinnacle Engineering - Quaker Instant Oats PLC5 to ControlLogix Conversion.
- Pinnacle Engineering - Quaker Instant Grits PLC5 to ControlLogix Conversion.
- Pinnacle Engineering - Quaker Packing Vision System Installations.
- Pinnacle Engineering - Quaker DL40 to ControlNet Panelview Upgrades.
- Pinnacle Engineering - Proctor & Gamble Line 18 PLC5 to ControlLogix Conversion.
- Pinnacle Engineering - Proctor & Gamble Line 18 Panelmate to Wonderware Conversion.
- Pinnacle Engineering - Proctor & Gamble Line 16 PLC5 to ControlLogix Conversion.
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