DONALD FALVO
US Pipe
Windermere,FL
11
years of professional experience
Electrical/Controls Engineer with 30+ years of experience working on various projects within chemical, petrochemical, steel, power, and theme park industries. I have also been involved in Electrical Construction, Field Startups, and the commissioning of equipment.
Work History
Senior Electrical Project Engineer, Direct
1 Year 9 Months- Responsible to handle and control any electrical upgrades within US Pipe’s plants
- Review/Modify all single-lines and schematics (using AutoCAD) associated with upgrade
- Assure vendors are following US Pipe specifications
- Compare motor lists to single lines
- Assure PLC hardware and software meet upgrade requirements
Controls Engineer, Contract
1 Year 2 Months- Created Master Items and Requisitions (Purchasing) for large VFDs and Motors for oil and gas, steel mill, etc. industries.
- Modify standard schematics to fit client needs using AutoCAD 2024.
- Remote
Automation Engineer, Contract
3 Months- Modified/Added PLC logic to different steel mill equipment (Pusher Furnace and Scalper) using General Electric Machine Edition software.
Electrical Design Engineer, Contract
4 Months- Utilizing EPlan 2.8 for designing Cells (Assembly Lines) and Stations (within the Cells) to create schematics, panel layouts, and bill of materials for these lines.
- Collaborated with mechanical and control engineers to “redline” any changes that may happen during the installation and startup of these lines.
Commissioning Engineer III, Direct
4 Months- Responsible for the startup of sustainable equipment (waste to energy/natural gas/fertilizer) including PLC’s, VFD’s, motors, instrumentation, HMI’s, etc.
- Manage any wiring (additions or missing) between cabinets or instruments.
Senior Controls Engineer, Direct
5 Years 1 Month- Responsible for reviewing and updating specifications for ride/show attractions for theme parks.
- Manage ride/show vendors from concept design through detail design to ensure correct control design for the intended attraction.
- Responsible Individual (R.I.) for control system for water theme park attraction and round rides.
Automation Engineer, Direct
10 Months- Responsible for developing control system, instrumentation, MCC, and VFD specifications for LNG project.
- In charge of programming of PLC and HMI development.
- Responsible for electrical design of control and power systems for LNG project.
- Responsible for control cabinet design for the PLC system.
Education
B.S. - Electrical Engineering
Skills
HMI Screens
AutoCAD & AutoCAD Electrical
EPLAN 2.8
WonderWare
RSView
Cimplicity
Intellutions
Siemen’s TIA
PLC Software
Rockwell Software
ControlLogix
CompactLogix
SLC 500
VFD Design & Startup Experience
GuardLogix Safety Controllers
GuardLogix PLC
ISO 12100
13849-1
13849-2
IEC 60204
RSLogix 5000
FactoryTalk View ME Station
Power Distribution
MCC Design
Timeline
Senior Electrical Project Engineer, Direct
US Pipe
11.2024 - CurrentRead More
Controls Engineer, Contract
TMEIC
09.2023 - 11.2024Read More
Automation Engineer, Contract
Constellium
04.2023 - 07.2023Read More
Electrical Design Engineer, Contract
ATS Inc.
12.2022 - 04.2023Read More
Commissioning Engineer III, Direct
Anaergia LLC
08.2022 - 12.2022Read More
Senior Controls Engineer, Direct
Universal Creative
02.2016 - 03.2021Read More
Automation Engineer, Direct
Chester Engineers
04.2015 - 02.2016Read More
Penn State University
B.S. from Electrical Engineering
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