Caleb McKay
Grand Rapids
Summary
SCADA Controls Team Lead specializing in SCADA visualization, HMI development, and industrial automation. Strong background in mentoring teams and executing complex projects while maintaining high delivery standards. Recognized for driving technical improvements and enhancing internal workflows across diverse SCADA environments.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
SCADA Controls Team Lead
TGW Systems Inc
Grand Rapids
06.2026 - Current
- Conduct technical interviews and hiring for new SCADA Controls Engineers, including evaluation of Ignition, PLC, and SQL competencies.
- Onboard and mentor new engineers on internal SCADA architecture (SAV7/SAV6), Ignition standards, and TGW project workflows.
- Coordinate with PMs, controls engineers, and project stakeholders to resolve SCADA/HMI issues during development, testing, and commissioning.
- Executed end-to-end project management: scoped projects, allocated resources, conducted technical reviews, and reported to PM across multiple concurrent projects.
- Maintain delivery velocity through hands-on technical contribution alongside team leadership responsibilities.
- Developed and maintained Confluence documentation and knowledge management systems to enhance team scalability and ensure consistent project delivery.
- Managed on-call coverage and escalated production SCADA issues across active projects to ensure timely resolution.
SCADA Controls Engineer
TGW Systems Inc
Grand Rapids
01.2026 - 05.2026
- Acted as continuity point for SCADA team during transition and rebuild, facilitated onboarding, knowledge transfer, and provided technical guidance for newer SCADA controls engineers.
- Coordinate with controls team, PLC resources, and project stakeholders to resolve SCADA/HMI issues during development, testing, and support phases.
- Provided informal leadership through mentorship, organized tasks, supported team, and resolved technical issues while delivering SCADA project work.
- Support SCADA visualization development and debugging using SAV7 and SAV6 within TGW's internal SCADA environment.
- Use Jira to organize, track, and communicate SCADA tasks, support items, project priorities, and team workload visibility.
- Referenced and contributed to Confluence documentation, supporting troubleshooting, onboarding, knowledge sharing, and creating repeatable SCADA workflows.
SCADA Controls Engineer
AtomTech Inc
Clarkston
01.2021 - 01.2025
- Designed and deployed Ignition SCADA systems connecting PLCs, SQL databases, and enterprise dashboards.
- Integrated Ignition and custom applications with SQL Server, REST APIs, stored procedures, MES platforms, and ERP systems.
- Developed operator HMIs, dashboards, Python scripts, and SQL-based data workflows for real-time production monitoring.
- Resolved OPC UA, tag history, and SQL dataflow issues during deployment, ensuring smooth commissioning and successful customer buyoff.
- Converted legacy Citect SCADA HMI to Ignition for American Eagle Outfitters, recreating 150+ operator screens and popups and building a C# command-line tool that converted 44,000 Citect tags into Ignition format, expediting the process from months to approximately one week.
- Northrop Grumman Custom C# OPC UA MES System, Developed a custom C# MES interface connecting Siemens PLCs, SQL Server, Grafana dashboards, and ERP systems through OPC UA and stored procedures. Supported final system buyoff.
- Hugo Benzing Ignition Data Acquisition System, Designed SQL Server schema and developed an Ignition project for production data acquisition, Rockwell PLC tag mapping, stored procedures, on-site debugging, and commissioning support.
- Developed custom C# tools and applications to automate data acquisition, streamlining system integration and enhancing industrial reporting workflows.
Education
Data Science & Computer Science Program -
BloomTech Institute of Technology
Silicon Valley, CA01-2021
Skills
- SCADA architecture
- Ignition SCADA
- HMI development
- SCADA visualization
- Control systems
- OPC UA
- System integration
- SQL Server
- Python
- C#
- Troubleshooting
- Jira task tracking
- Confluence documentation
- Technical leadership
- Team training
Certification
- Ignition Core Certification, Inductive Automation
- Controlled Unclassified Information Certificate, U.S. Department of Defense
- OSHA 10-Hour Construction, OSHA Outreach Training Program
Project Highlights
- American Eagle Outfitters Ignition HMI Conversion, Converted a legacy Citect SCADA HMI to Ignition, recreating 150+ operator screens and popups. Built a custom C# command-line tool to convert 44,000 Citect tags into Ignition format, reducing months of manual work to approximately one week.
- Northrop Grumman Custom C# OPC UA MES System, Developed a custom C# MES interface connecting Siemens PLCs, SQL Server, Grafana dashboards, and ERP systems through OPC UA and stored procedures. Supported final system buyoff.
- Hugo Benzing Ignition Data Acquisition System, Designed SQL Server schema and developed an Ignition project for production data acquisition, Rockwell PLC tag mapping, stored procedures, on-site debugging, and commissioning support.
Timeline
SCADA Controls Team Lead
TGW Systems Inc
06.2026 - Current
SCADA Controls Engineer
TGW Systems Inc
01.2026 - 05.2026
SCADA Controls Engineer
AtomTech Inc
01.2021 - 01.2025
Data Science & Computer Science Program -
BloomTech Institute of Technology