Chris Nwabueze Ohuabunwa
Richmond,TX
Summary
Chris N. Ohuabunwa is a Results-oriented Engineer, creative and innovative interested in Automation Process Control. As a team player and or lead person, I supported Automation technology at various levels of Production, Process and Project Development within Manufacturing/Assembly industry. Involved in integration and commissioning. Having studied and trained in multi discipline: engineering, acquired software specialized skills in product design and project management/supervision: Machine tools in surface mounting technology(SMT) electronic board packaging, Automation and control, power and energy (renewable), Building automation control system, Surveillance, Access and Security. Chris Ohuabunwa is available, energetic and ready to utilize the skill sets acquired from prior experiences as outlined for value addition.
Overview
32
32
years of professional experience
Work History
TECHNICAL SUPPORT STAFF
ALL In One Healthcare Inc.
Houston, Texas
01.2022 - Current
- Provide support to Healthcare facility homes across cities in State of Texas.
- Support includes but not limited to housing infrastructures, office equipment and application platform to run business interconnectivity from various homes and offices.
- Maintain IT connectivity across the business outlay over the hybrid cloud network interconnectivity.
- Interface with vendors, ensure Infrastructure and tools: hardware and software, work effectively for staff delivery of projects and assignments.
PROJECT ENGINEER
ACCESS SECURITY and CONTROLS LTD.
Abuja, Nigeria
05.2015 - 11.2021
- Project was majorly Electro-mechanical systems for building Access Control, LV power distribution network and Building Automation Systems.
- Developed conceptual and actual designs of multi-level, multi-functional office level facility.
- As the Project Engineer, I supervised construction drawings with associated Bill of Materials (BOM).
- Develop Electrical Engineering drawings and prepare technical data for BEME and construction.
- Review Designs, monitor and enforce realistic milestones considering modular units integrations, generate and track budgets.
- Developed HMI to monitor and control system operations, safety and security across entire facility from central location.
- Provide weekly/monthly project milestone assessment.
OPERATIONS/PROJECT ENGINEER
EPHRAIMS/GenX Utilities ENGINEERING
Abuja, Nigeria
07.2004 - 03.2015
- Designed and Supervised various projects which involved Engineering Procurement and Construction of HT & LT switchgears, relays, breakers, Generators, Motors, and Transformers.
- Instrumentation and Controls for automation Industrial electrical control for buildings and production/manufacturing facilities.
- Supervised design, fabrication, and integration of Performance Development Cycle and RIE buildings as a primary responsibility.
- Support the Engineering & Industrial (E&I) fabrication manager in managing projects from design through completion to commission.
- Supervised development of design packages and drawing approvals to ensure compliance with project requirements.
- Update and maintain detailed project reports, schedules, action items, and resource allocations to ensure on-time and within-budget project execution.
- Support resource allocation, including manpower assignment, equipment planning, and forecasting for project needs.
- Conduct and lead weekly project meetings highlighting updates.
- Maintain consistent QA/QC processes in alignment with client specifications.
- Support procurement and inventory management of materials and components within business systems.
- Ensure timely delivery and proper crating of panels and components per project schedules.
- Implement tools and techniques to enhance efficiency and quality of programming and fabrication processes.
- Provide project management support during site installation and commissioning activities.
- Reading and interpreting panel schematics, wiring diagrams, and bills of material.
MANAGER ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
EMCORE CORPORATION
Somerset, New Jersey
04.2000 - 05.2004
- Managed Design and Manufacture of equipment for growth of compound semiconductor epitaxial materials used in diverse applications, such as high brightness LEDs and high-speed communications ICs and other, development/production environments.
- Migrated the Electrical design of MOCVD Compound Semi-Conductor Research Equipment to Production Equipment adopting modularity and new technology.
- Deployed and integrated international safety standards applicable to high Voltage and high Current Equipment industry.
- Process Control, deployed Allen Bradley CompactLogix units to executes highly controlled process control to grow Epitaxial Wafer in reactor chamber injecting various chemical deposits for designed chemical procedure.
- As the supervising personnel, appropriate PLC program (Ladder Logic) deployed, modified sometimes for a peculiarity, making sure clients requirements are met.
- Supports Automation Engineering with design and control systems modifications.
- Responsible for PLC Programming development and HMI/LOI programming and design work.
- Troubleshooting/Testing/Debugging of programs and redlining of engineering documentation as applicable for Engineering As-Builts.
- Facility commissioning from the switchgear to automation control systems.
- Tracked and maintained project schedules to meet timelines.
- Introduced and Enforced Design (drawings) Management of Change (MOC) process.
- Intermediate knowledge of technical standards and guidelines (NEC, IEEE, ISA, etc).
DESIGN ENGINEER
HELLER INDUSTRIES
Florham Park, New Jersey
05.1994 - 04.2000
- Started at entry level and became Senior Design Engineer key design.
- Worked with a team of engineers to develop new concepts on developing and building in-line Curing Ovens, used in Surface Mounting Technology (SMT) industries.
- Primary assignments included: Initiated central Instrumentation and Control panel for the machine (specialized Vertical Curing Oven (788)) with all wiring interface and run list to various electronic components and control devices located mostly with the Oven.
- Developed and reviewed Electrical wiring schematics and diagrams with AutoCAD Electrical and updated PLC ladder logic interface with the GUI for the monitoring and automatic control.- using MODSOFT, Dirctsft and Ladder Support Software (LSS).
- Worked on Allen-Bradley, Modicon, Omron and Siemens PLCs.
- Developed low-level Operating, Manufacturing and Maintenance manuals - using Microsoft office package.
- Designed and drew up to 15-page Electrical Schematics to meet IEEE, IEC standards for machine building; As part of the design, Electrical panel design, component layouts, wire harness including run-lists for electrical panel and machine wire run.
- Automation Engineering deliverables by programming and/or installing PLC programs and validating compliance to engineering design.
- Supported Automation Engineering with design and control systems improvements.
- Responsible for PLC Programming development and HMI/LOI programming and design work.
- Assist with oversight of automation electrical design.
- Troubleshooting/Testing/Debugging of programs and redlining of engineering documentation as applicable for Engineering As-Built.
- All aspects of facility commissioning with focus on automation control systems.
- Tracked and maintained project schedules to meet timelines.
- Engaged participation in project meetings and design reviews.
- Extensive expertise in safe work systems (OSHA) compliance.
- Expertise in Electrical / Automation construction codes and practices.
- Extensive knowledge of automation equipment specifications and application.
- Demonstrated time management skills with ability to prioritize multi-tasks within the constraints of timelines.
- Ability to assist in estimating budgets and manage budgets.
- Worked under pressure, proficient in leadership, mentored and trained.
- Advanced Communication Skills including written, oral, and remote meeting skills.
- Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.) and Windows Operating Systems.
- Interfaced with Manufacturing and Design Engineering groups to ensure compliance to customer's specifications, safety and other international standards (UL, CE, IEC, CSA, ISO9000, ISO9001 etc).
- Tracked and updated design flaws and documentation to ensure appropriate changes were implemented through factory set procedures.
- Used SOLIDWORKS 2000 to model parts, assemblies and drawings for presentations, production and manuals.
- Drew parts and generate assembly drawings using AutoCAD.
- Wrote installation procedure for new assemblies and field upgrades.
Education
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (Bs) - ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING, Power & Control Systems
NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
NEWARK, NEW JERSEY01-1996
Skills
- Pascal and Cobol languages
- Basic coding skills
- VLSI design using UNIX
- ACAD and SolidWorks expertise
- Microsoft productivity tools
It Training
IT Cloud AWS-DevOps Training, AWS cloud computing / DevOps Engineering training with hands-on applications on virtual and on-prem applications. Using AWS console for various cloud infrastructures: EC2s, S3 buckets, SQL & DynamoDBs and applications: VPCs, Load balancer, EBS volumes, Route53, Auto scaling, cloud-formation, Lambda and cloudwatch. DevOps Engineering infrastructures: Gits, Terraform, Dockers, Kubernetes, and Jenkins. Concentration was on Windows and Linux servers.
Timeline
TECHNICAL SUPPORT STAFF
ALL In One Healthcare Inc.
01.2022 - Current
PROJECT ENGINEER
ACCESS SECURITY and CONTROLS LTD.
05.2015 - 11.2021
OPERATIONS/PROJECT ENGINEER
EPHRAIMS/GenX Utilities ENGINEERING
07.2004 - 03.2015
MANAGER ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
EMCORE CORPORATION
04.2000 - 05.2004
DESIGN ENGINEER
HELLER INDUSTRIES
05.1994 - 04.2000
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (Bs) - ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING, Power & Control Systems
NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY