Develop, deploy, support, maintain & upgrade HMI applications in the material handling industry for customers including FedEx/Federal Express, Amazon, and UPS
Compose custom code & scripts and build symbol libraries & standards. Including tag and screen generators.
Mentor and instruct best practices and industry/customer standards to team members.
Adhere to and interpret customer engineer specifications.
Complete on-site commissioning and field-testing
Provided technical support to external and internal customers.
Systems Architect
United States Steel Corporation Gary Works
01.2015 - 03.2016
Champion and lead engineering improvement projects across multiple plants
Collaborated with clients to determine project specifications and scope.
Provided technical leadership to team members during system design.
Work with maintenance and operators to trouble shoot issues.
Control Systems Engineer 4
Dematic
06.2011 - 01.2015
Lead control engineer on material handling control systems projects
Design and commission control systems.
Quote control solutions and advise sales team.
Senior Process Engineer
UGN
01.2009 - 05.2011
Completed engineering design and start-up of automation projects for an Automotive manufacturer
Led Six Sigma projects to streamline processes.
Projects spanned multiple plants, size and scope
Education
Master of Science - Computer Science And Programming
DePaul University
Chicago, IL
Bachelor of Science - Electrical Engineering
Purdue University Calumet
Hammond, IN
Skills
HMI/SCADA development & design using Aveva, Wonderware, Indusoft, FacotryTalk, Ignition and more
Project Management & Implementation
PLC programming (ladder, STx, Function block)
Trouble shooting (hardware/software/HMI/PLC)
AC/DC drives and servo experience
Power Distribution system design 24VDC to 480VAC
Python/Java and other programming languages
AutoCad Electrical
Complete control system and automation design and system Integrator work in many industries
Over 25 years system integration and industrial controls and manufacturing experience
Timeline
Architect - Visualization & AI
Fortna
04.2016 - 10.2023
Systems Architect
United States Steel Corporation Gary Works
01.2015 - 03.2016
Control Systems Engineer 4
Dematic
06.2011 - 01.2015
Senior Process Engineer
UGN
01.2009 - 05.2011
Master of Science - Computer Science And Programming