Darin Curry
Summary
Reliable, highly motivated self starter seeking a Control Systems Engineering position where my strong problem-solving and technical knowledge will be utilized, while being able to contribute my experience throughout a 17-year career in industrial maintenance, construction and engineering.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Control Systems Engineer
FlowChem LLC.
Waller, TX
2022.04 - Current
- Provide instrumentation, electrical and controls systems support for plant and pipeline operations
- Perform program and system upgrades to better suit production demands and provide guidance to site technicians
- Also led a control system migration from Allen Bradley SLC 500 system to Allen Bradley Plant PAX 5.0 BPCS.
Control System Specialist & I/E Supervisor
Altivia Oxide Chemicals
Crosby, TX
2020.06 - 2022.04
- Provide supervisory direction of all company and assigned contract technicians through performance and productivity management
- Maintain all instrumentation, electrical and control systems necessary to maintain a batch processing facility operating on a 24/7/365 basis
- Highly involved in projects that involved instrumentation, electrical and control systems expertise
- The largest project to date was the design and implementation of a Rockwell Plant Pax 5.0 BPCS and SIS system that alone reached nearly 2 million dollars.
I/E Lead and Control Systems Technician
KMCO
Crosby, TX
2018.02 - 2020.06
- Provide supervisory direction of all company and assigned contract technicians through performance and productivity management
- Maintain all process instrumentation, electrical and control systems
- Along with providing support for engineering on new projects and integrated control system upgrades.
I/E Specialist
ITI/KBR – Shell
Deer Park, TX
2012.04 - 2018.02
- Train, manage and evaluate contract technicians
- Make daily schedules of proper manpower utilization for 10-15 contract technicians
- Maintain all process instrumentation and electrical systems along with working all scheduled turnarounds and commissioning/start-up of new projects and integrated control systems upgrades.
Instrumentation Instructor
Lee College
Baytown, TX
2012.01 - 2012.05
- Instructed Principles of Automated Control and Trigonometry night courses while working full time.
I/E Technician
MEMC/SUNEDISON
Pasadena, TX
2008.07 - 2012.04
- Maintain all process instrumentation, electrical and analytical systems plant wide
- Assist with the training of new employees on various instruments, control schemes and safe work practices.
I/E Technician
Turner Industries
Deer Park, TX
2007.11 - 2008.07
- Maintain all process instrumentation, electrical, and analytical systems at Hexion Chemicals.
I/E Technician
Huntsman Chemical Corp
Conroe, TX
2007.06 - 2007.11
- Maintain all process instrumentation, electrical and analytical systems along with commissioning and start-up of the DCS integration project from GSE to Foxboro.
Instrument Technician
Jindal United Steel Corp
Baytown, TX
2006.03 - 2007.06
- Maintain all furnace and plate mill instrumentation and CEMS analytical systems daily
- Along with being dedicated to the commissioning and start-up of complete control systems hardware, software and all end field devices cut over for all gas-powered furnaces.
Education
BAAS - Organizational Leadership
Texas A&M University – Commerce
07.2024
Instrumentation Technology - AAS -
Lee College
05.2007
Liberty High School
05.2003
Skills
- Microsoft Office
- Projects
- Excel
- PowerPoint
- Windows
- IN tools
- SAP
- Oracle
- Maximo
- Chempax
- Control System
- Allen Bradley Plant PAX
- RSLogix
- Studio 5000
- Wonder-ware
- Intellution
- Opto 22
- Triconex
- AADVANCE
- Delta V
- Honeywell TDC 2000
- Honeywell TDC 3000
- GSE
- Foxboro systems
- Instrumentation experience
- Rosemount
- Honeywell
- Foxboro
- ABB
- Yokogawa
- Endress-Hauser
- Micro-Motion
- GE/ Bentley-Nevada vibration hardware
- GE/ Bentley-Nevada vibration software
- Inducto-therm
- Ajax induction heating systems
- Fisher
- Val-Tek
- Bettis
- Orbit valves
- Siemens/Applied-Automation Maxum Gas Chromatographs
- Teledyne Analytical
- ABB CEMS
- Mass Spectrometer
- Rosemount Analytical
- Thermo-Scientific
- Ohmart Vega nuclear level devices
- Analytical systems
Certification
- Rockwell Automation: CCP299 Studio 5000 Logix Level 1: Control logix fundamentals and troubleshooting
- Rockwell Automation: CCCL21 Studio 5000 Logix Designer Level 3: Basic ladder logic interpretation
- Rockwell Automation: CCP143 Studio 5000 Logix Designer Level 3: Project Development
- Rockwell Automation: CCP152 Studio 5000 Logix Designer Level 4: Function block programming
- Rockwell Automation: CCP154 Studio 5000 Logix Designer Level 4: Structured text/ sequential function chart programming
Timeline
Control Systems Engineer
FlowChem LLC.
2022.04 - Current
Control System Specialist & I/E Supervisor
Altivia Oxide Chemicals
2020.06 - 2022.04
I/E Lead and Control Systems Technician
KMCO
2018.02 - 2020.06
I/E Specialist
ITI/KBR – Shell
2012.04 - 2018.02
Instrumentation Instructor
Lee College
2012.01 - 2012.05
I/E Technician
MEMC/SUNEDISON
2008.07 - 2012.04
I/E Technician
Turner Industries
2007.11 - 2008.07
I/E Technician
Huntsman Chemical Corp
2007.06 - 2007.11
Instrument Technician
Jindal United Steel Corp
2006.03 - 2007.06
BAAS - Organizational Leadership
Texas A&M University – Commerce
Instrumentation Technology - AAS -
Lee College
Liberty High School