Brian Cavinder
South Lyon
Summary
Professional Experience
Versatile Project Engineer offers quality assurance, root cause analysis and project management expertise coupled with outstanding multitasking and communication abilities. Polished in observing and monitoring project milestones and interacting with clients to interpret needs. Sound knowledge of design and visualization software.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
Controls Project Engineer
Red Viking
01.2012 - Current
- Determined operational feasibility by analysis, problem definition, requirements, solution development.
- Documented and developed solutions by using development documentation, flowcharts, layouts, diagrams, charts, code comments and clear code.
- Developed PLC and HMI software per the customer specifications and requirements.
- Developed software solutions by studying customer information needs, conferring with users, studying systems flow, data usage, work processes, and investigating problem areas.
- Ran projects from initial hardware design through customer signoff.
- Monitored and worked from project task lists and timelines, reported progress on a regular basis to track project timelines.
- Participated in and ran project meetings IDR, PDR and CDR.
- Ensured that controls engineering tasks are completed within the project timeline and within budgeted hours.
- Provided technical mentoring and direction to team members on the assigned projects.
- Used experience and judgement to plan and accomplish project goals to project published timelines.
Software Engineer
Intelligrated
Mason
01.2011 - 01.2012
- Participated and ran initial System Design Review.
- Attend customer-related approval meetings.
- Contributed to system architecture, description of operation, functional specifications, and interface documents (Host, MHE, WCS, Cranes, Scanners, etc.)
- Adhered to and followed project specifications while maintaining as sold scope.
- Ran projects with the following phasing Tie-Ins, SW, Cut-ins, DB management, SVN Branch/Tag Management.
- Monitors and works from project task lists and timelines, reported progress on a regular basis.
- Developed project codes, configures, and sets up databases reports including screens, reports, HMI.
- Participated in and ran code reviews and audits.
- In testing and emulation in-house.
- Provides site/field reports daily, including progress, issues, and next steps.
- Participates in executing test plans on-site, both internal and customer acceptance/BUAT/UAT/FAT.
- Assists with any formal or informal training (internal and customer) and facilitate future turnover to CSS.
- Communicates and brings to closure all internal & customer created issue lists.
- Assists with storing turnover documentation in the proper locations.
- Maintains and tracks issues list, reporting to JIRA as required.
- Maintain SQL scripts and code repository.
- Completed all in-house testing and emulation.
- Followed scope, budget, and schedule for specified portions of the project.
- Determined travel schedules and phasing required for project execution.
- Communicates, manages, and brings to closure all internal & customer created issue lists.
- In this capacity I frequently utilized the following software and hardware with strong confidence and expertise: C++, C#, SQL, Microsoft Visual Studio, SQL Server, Siemens 300/400 PLC’s, Siemens Step 7, Siemens Ladder Logic, Structured Control Language and Step7 Graph, Profibus, AS-I Bus, AB Logix 5000.
Controls Engineer
Innovative Controls Engineering
Lebanon
01.2009 - 01.2011
- Executed software product design, feasibility studies, preparation of specifications and technical documentation.
- Carries out engineering solutions and designs in compliance with engineering principles, company standards, customer requirements and project specifications.
- Develop and integrate programming strategies.
- Develop and implement software designs from functional specifications.
- Prepare software documentation for customer approval, and final documentation.
- Address potential problems and carry out appropriate actions individually or propose solutions to the project engineer depending on the severity of the problem.
- In this capacity I frequently utilized the following software and hardware with strong confidence and expertise: Siemens 300/400 PLC’s, Siemens Step 7, Siemens Ladder Logic, Structured Control Language and Step7 Graph, Siemens HMI’s (Siemens Touch Screens), WinCC, ProTool, Profibus, AS-I Bus also used Modicon ProWorx NxT with Modbus plus networking.
Controls Engineer
Innovative Controls Engineering
Lebanon
04.2009 - 09.2009
- Executed software product design, feasibility studies, preparation of specifications and technical documentation.
- Carries out engineering solutions and designs in compliance with engineering principles, company standards, customer requirements and project specifications.
- Develop and integrate programming strategies.
- Develop and implement software designs from functional specifications.
- Prepare software documentation for customer approval, and final documentation.
- Address potential problems and carry out appropriate actions individually or propose solutions to the project engineer depending on the severity of the problem.
- In this capacity I frequently utilized the following software and hardware with strong confidence and expertise: Siemens 300/400 PLC’s, Siemens Step 7, Siemens Ladder Logic, Structured Control Language and Step7 Graph, Siemens HMI’s (Siemens Touch Screens), WinCC, ProTool, Profibus, AS-I Bus also used Modicon ProWorx NxT with Modbus plus networking.
Controls Engineer II
Dematic (Siemens)
Grand Rapids
02.2005 - 02.2009
- Developed and designed for one or more small retrofit projects simultaneously, or single medium sized projects of moderate to considerate complexity.
- Trained new and current employees in the field on proprietary Siemens system and how the Profibus and Profinet network works with the system.
- Trained customer service group on new systems so they would be equipped to field technical service-related calls on the proprietary Siemens system.
- Lead Controls Software Engineer on a commissioning, integration and startup of 600 Siemens 317 S7 PLCs.
- Assisted or led the start-up, commissioning, testing and troubleshooting of multiple Allen Bradley and Siemens material handling systems.
- Responsible for the development of physical layouts and corresponding Descriptions of Operation.
- Responsible for the development, program implementation, and emulation of PLC programs.
- Displayed an ability to identify and solve areas of concern in the design of the controls system and successfully communicated to the project team.
- Worked with the project manager to establish the overall Controls project schedule.
- In this capacity, I frequently utilized the following programs and hardware with very strong confidence and expertise: Siemens 300/400 PLC’s, Siemens Step7, Siemens Ladder Logic and Structured Control Language, Siemens HMI’s (Siemens Touch Screens), WinCC, ProTool, Profibus, Profinet, AS-I Bus.
- In this capacity, I was trained in Allen Bradley Compact Logix 5000 and SLC 500 Hardware and software. Used training to commission and debug several customer sites using Compact Logix 5000 Hardware, software and compatible HMI touch screens over DeviceNet.
Controls Software Engineer
Johann A. Krause
Auburn Hills
01.2001 - 02.2005
- Executed software product design, feasibility studies, preparation of specifications and technical documentation.
- Carried out engineering solutions and designs in compliance with engineering principles, company standards, customer requirements and project specifications.
- Developed and integrated programming strategies.
- Developed and implemented software designs from functional specifications.
- Prepared software documentation for customer approval, and final documentation.
- Addressed potential problems and carried out appropriate actions individually or proposed solutions to the project engineer depending on the severity of the problem.
- In this capacity I frequently utilized the following software and hardware with strong confidence and expertise: Siemens 300/400 PLC’s, Siemens Step 7, Siemens Ladder Logic, Structured Control Language and Step7 Graph, Siemens HMI’s (Siemens Touch Screens), WinCC, ProTool, Profibus, AS-I Bus.
Education
Bachelor’s - Computer Science
Western Michigan University
Skills
- Siemens S7 300/400 PLC Hardware
- Siemens Profibus
- Siemens TIA Portal
- Siemens S7 Ladder Logic
- Siemens Structured Control Language
- Siemens S7 Graph
- Siemens HMI Touchscreens
- Siemens Protool
- Siemens WinCC
- Siemens Profinet
- Siemens Profinet Software Real-Time Communication and Network Setup
- Allen Bradley Compact Logix 5000
- Allen Bradley RSView32
- Allen Bradley Factory Talk
- Allen Bradley SLC 500
- Microsoft Office
- AutoCAD
- Windows XP/2000
- Windows 7, 10, 11
- Unix
- Linux
- Visual Basic
- Visual Basic Net
- C
- C
- Modicon ProWorxNxt Software
- Modbus Plus
- FANUC
- C#
- C# Net
- SQL
- Java
Timeline
Controls Project Engineer
Red Viking
01.2012 - Current
Software Engineer
Intelligrated
01.2011 - 01.2012
Controls Engineer
Innovative Controls Engineering
04.2009 - 09.2009
Controls Engineer
Innovative Controls Engineering
01.2009 - 01.2011
Controls Engineer II
Dematic (Siemens)
02.2005 - 02.2009
Controls Software Engineer
Johann A. Krause
01.2001 - 02.2005
Bachelor’s - Computer Science
Western Michigan University