Juan Fuentes

Senior Automation Engineer with over 8 years of experience in the steel manufacturing industry, supporting and improving automation systems across EAF, LMF, Continuous Casting, Reheat Furnace, and Rolling Mill operations. Experienced in production support, troubleshooting, commissioning, and control system improvements, with a strong focus on reliability and minimizing downtime. Skilled at identifying and resolving complex technical issues while working closely with operations, maintenance, and engineering teams to improve plant performance.

• Gestamp

Electrical support to Press - West Virginia, USA (2016)

Revamping control, PLC-5 to ControlLogix upgrade, drawings, and electrical installation supervising collaboration.

• Forja de Monterrey

Revamping control, PLC 5 to S7-1500 upgrade, drawings, and electrical installation supervising collaboration. Monterrey, MEX (2017)

• OVAKO
• Integration of Furnace System, ABB PLC to Siemens S7-1200 through OPC
• Hofors, Sweden (2018)
• Acerlan
• Integration of Arc control System on EAF, migration of RSView HMI to Factorytalk ME, and MicroLogix to ControlLogix PLC.
• Queretaro, MEX (2018)
• Anglo American
• Factorytalk SE HMI interface to Field Exciter System
• Nogales, CHILE (2020)
• US Steel
• Program development to control the demand and Quickpanel+ HMI interface.
• Texas, USA (2020)
• CEMEX Costa Rica
• Quickpanel+ HMI interface to Field Exciter System
• Costa Rica (2020)
• AXIS pipes and tubes
• Maintenance HMI development, Intouch application with Kepware communication to ControlLogix PLC
• Houston TX, USA (2021-2023)
• Vinton Steel
• Stand 1 to 5 Integration of Tmeic-AMI drives to ControlLogix control.
• El Paso TX, USA (2021-2022)
• Gerdau
• Stand 1 and 11 Integration of Tmeic-AMI drives to ControlLogix control.
• Midlothian TX, USA (2021-2023)
• Ternium
• Fume Scrubber control section. Design of control cabinet and development of PLC&HMI.
• Monterrey Mexico (2023)
• Mingo Junction JSW
• Caster section support, supervising well function through PLC monitoring.
• Mingo OH, USA (2019)
• Water System control revamping, HMI migration to Cimplicity from Proficy, and program to ControlLogix from RX7i.
• Mingo OH, USA (2022)
• Complete Caster Upgrade, control revamping, HMI development on Cimplicity, and migration from PLC series 6 GE to ControlLogix.
• Mingo OH, USA (2023)
• Cascade Steel Rolling Mill
• Factorytalk SE HMI Interface to Caster section control.
• McMinnville OR, USA (2021)
• Rolling mill support, PLC and HMI supervising. 5 months on place
• McMinnville OR, USA (2022)
• EAF, LMF and Baghouse HMI upgraded from RSView32 to Factorytalk View SE.
• McMinnville OR, USA (2023)