Employment Objective:

I am interested in an engineering management position for plant controls and maintenance. My background is particularily suited for production, pilot operations, development and implementation. I desire responsibilities in which I can demonstrate professional and corporate growth potential.

Experience:

• Bechtel Bettis, West Mifflin, PA - 2009 to Present
  Responsible for engineering support for the Fleet.
  
• World Kitchen, Inc. (Formerly Corning Glass), Charleroi, PA - 1998 to 2009
  Responsible for support, modification and addition of plant manufacturing equipment, including PLC, MMI and C source code analysis and modification, developing project drawings and specification development. Additionally, I have direct supervisory experience with a shop of 13 union electricians reporting to me. Projects have included new RTP-based control systems for glass furnaces, A/B PLC-based control systems for pressing machines, decorating machines and material handling systems, and Koll-Morgen and Orion-based servo control systems for material handling systems.
  
• RPS, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA - 1996 to 1998
  Responsible for support of existing hub facilities, including source code analysis and modification, operator-interface changes, developing project drawings and specification development for new facilities.
  
• Davy International, Pittsburgh, PA - 1990 to 1996
  Responsible for the design of all or part of the control system for assigned projects, including programming in ladder logic, developing operator-interface applications, programming higher level functions using C, and developing hardware-related project drawings. Projects have included:
  
  • Hood Cooling System for U.S. Steel/Kobe, Lorain, Ohio.
    Involved Allen-Bradley PLC 5/40 and Panelview MMI.
  • CAS-OB facility for Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel, Steubenville, Ohio.
    Involved GE Series 90-70 PLC and GE Cimplicity Unix-based MMI.
  • Blast furnace rebuild for National Steel, Granite City,Illinois.
    Involved Square D PLC.
  • BOF Hi-Vap mist cooling facility for Bethlehem Steel, Burns Harbor, Indiana.
    Involved Allen-Bradley PLC 5/25, Controlview, and Panelview.
  • PCI Coal Grinding & Drying facility for Inland Steel, Gary, Indiana.
    Involved Allen-Bradley PLC 5/40 and US/DATA Factorylink.
  • CAS-OB facility for Weirton Steel, Weirton, West Virginia.
    Involved Allen-Bradley PLC 5/40 and Controlview.
    
• Whirlpool Corporation Research Center, Benton Harbor, MI - 1985 to 1990
  Responsible for designing digital circuits for use in the appliance industry, including basic research, digital circuit design and layout, and testing of finished product. Projects included:
  
  • Performed thesis project research and development.
  • Designed an LCD dot matrix display system for use in multiple appliance applications, utilizing Motorola 68705 microcontrollers.
  • Designed and built a dc motor controller for use in an optical beam chopper application.
  • Designed and built stereoscopic camera vision and sonar ranging devices.

Education:

GMI Engineering & Management Institute, Flint, MI

• B.S.E.E., 1990, emphasis in Computer Science, Minor in Optics
• Thesis: Creation of a Prototype ECM Direct Drive Clothes Washer, and Analysis of Water Flow Using Laser Vision Techniques.
• Independent Study: Designed a 8088-based microcomputer, and revised class materials for the Computer Architecture course.
• Five year co-op program with Whirlpool Corporation.

Skills:

• Fluent in Basic, C and C++, as well as A/B PLC5 and SLC500, GE Fanuc PLCs, RTP Control Systems, Intellution and Wonderware HMI Systems.
• Experience with multiple word processor, spreadsheet, and CAD packages.
• Experience with AutoCAD v14 and 2000 packages.
• Experienced with Microsoft Word, Excel, Project and Powerpoint software.
• Experience with QNX, Unix, DOS, Windows 98/NT, and OS/2 operating systems.

Summary:

My work experiences have been varied and gratifying. I feel that my relationship with my employers has been positive in both personal and technical perspectives. As a result, my enthusiasm for my work, and my ability to effectively contribute, has continued to grow.

References:

Available upon request.

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