David Anderson
New Braunfels,TX
Summary
Proactive Automation Engineer possessing in-depth knowledge of various programming languages and best practices for development. Solutions-based collaborator well-versed in testing and simulating automated machinery, developing and implementing automated testing methodologies and supervising testing activities. Offering [Number] years of experience creating and applying technology to monitor and control production and delivery of [Product or Service].
Overview
40
40
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Automation Specialist
Streamline Innovations
03.2023 - 02.2024
- Design, modify and maintain Ignition SCADA system for downtime analysis.
- Assisted maintenance personnel with complex troubleshooting.
- Modify and implement PLC programs for individual Streamline units.
- Troubleshot software to alleviate obstacles preventing functionality.
- Supported facility and process equipment engineering and design, integration and validation.
- Conducted regular audits of automated systems to ensure optimal performance.
Automation Design Specialist
Commercial Metals Company
04.2000 - 02.2023
- Design, development, implement and maintain industrial automation system(s) for the company, utilizing PLCs, PACs SCADA systems.
- Developed and implemented and ERCOT reporting system for power consumption monitoring for the plant.
- Collection and organization of process critical data. Implement analysis programs for process data.
- Implement an in-house Intranet with ASPx for reporting to management and plant personal.
- Aid in development and implementation of a Level II system for plant floor for monitoring process data
- Aided in developing the interface between process floor and the companies ERP system
Senior Research Analyst
Southwest Research Institute
02.1984 - 03.2000
- Operations Team Lead for the Cassini/CAPS (Cassini Plasma Spectrometer). Responsible for implementing the science plan devised by the principle investigator and CAPS Science Team (CST). Involved in instrument commanding and sequencing and operations support for the Science Operations and Planning Computer and associated CST and Jet Propulsion Laboratory computer networks. Insure the integrity of uplink and downlink processes and develop and maintain software required for these tasks.
- System software programmer for the Instrument and Space Research Division specializing in database design for organizing spacecraft data from various satellites (Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite, Tethered Satellite System, Dynamic Explorer Satellite, and various others). Designed and implemented production processing and archiving software for the UARS and other space flight programs.
- Maintain and administrate software tools downloaded from various sites on the Internet, including GNU's C & C++ compiler and Netscape's News and Commerce Server.
- Developed custom distributed database software for easy access to spacecraft data across both local area and wide area networks.
- Designed, implemented and maintained special servers to handle real-time database retrieval of data during the TSS-1 mission at Johnson Space Center in Houston. Maintained and upgraded an in-house software package designed for scientific analysis of space plasma data from the Dynamics Explorer Satellite.
- Software programmer for the Department of Geosciences in the Data Systems Division. Gained experience and expertise in may aspects of computer software development and interfacing. Responsibilities included coupling Hewlett Packard micro computers to various unique geophysical tools developed by the department for control and data acquisition.
- Designed and implemented many acquisition and analysis routines used by the geophysicists. Developed software for a borehole logging system on a Hewlett Packard micro-computer under the Pascal language for an Electromagnetic Tunnel Detection System currently in use in Korea.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Physics
Southwest Texas State University
San Marcos, TX12.1983
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
Southwest Texas State University
San Marcos, TX12.1983
Skills
- Automation design
- Scripting languages proficiency
- Strong programming skills
- Testing scripts
- Data Acquisition
- Industrial Automation
- Data Collection
- Ignition SCADA, Python Programming
- AVEVA SCADA
- Microsoft SQL Server
Timeline
Senior Automation Specialist
Streamline Innovations
03.2023 - 02.2024
Automation Design Specialist
Commercial Metals Company
04.2000 - 02.2023
Senior Research Analyst
Southwest Research Institute
02.1984 - 03.2000
Bachelor of Science - Physics
Southwest Texas State University
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
Southwest Texas State University
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