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Kennedy Agyenim Boateng

COMMERCE CITY,Colorado

Summary

Results-oriented Analyst, skillful in managing and breaking down large volumes of information. Proactive at heading off operations, workflow, and production issues uncovering trends affecting business success.


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, supervising testing activities, and offering ten years of experience creating and applying technology to monitor and control production and delivery of product and service

Overview

11
years of professional experience

Work History

Omron Americas
Illinois City, IL

Safety Automation Engineer
12.2022 - Current

Job overview

  • Acted as subject matter expert regarding safety, health, and environmental concerns and assist customers, including system safety control management and supervision
  • Supported customers in creating preventive maintenance, Predictive analysis using computerized maintenance management
  • Produced an evaluation document for safety-related control systems and subsystems using Sistema software to ensure system safety, functional reliability, and integrity and optimize safety control performance levels per EN ISO 13849-1 safety controls standard.
  • Prepared a statement of work for engineering reviews on customers' sites for remediation.
  • Signed off Safety control Engineering Project after remediation by verifying and validating safety control subsystems within TUV applicable standard.
  • Performed stop-time measurements and provides recommendations and input for reviewing safety automation controls, work processes, and other improvements to ensure maintenance teams and machine operators are protected from machine hazards.
  • Worked as a Safety control engineer for customer projects by providing technical support and working with the team on resolving potential risks and issues that may arise from machine guarding.
  • Used computers and computer capabilities to develop various audit work products, perform analysis, and document findings and observations.
  • Supported client upgrades safety control on machine by designing safety control concepts and implementation by TUV, ANS1, and ISO12100 safety control policy.
  • Established strategic plans and annual EHS goals and objectives with customers to improve overall EHS programs and customer site performance.
  • Assisted Facility Manager in developing and implementing a behavioral-based approach to safety.
  • Trained customer technicians, engineers, and managers in proper equipment usage to ensure safety controls are free from defects and defeat.
  • Generated safety control models process illustrating automation engineering progress, specifications and details to customers.

Honeywell Intelligrated
Charlotte, North Carolina

Senior Field Engineer
07.2021 - 12.2022

Job overview

  • Tested and commissioned control panel components and power systems to meet customer specification
  • Configured and troubleshoot faults on clients’ power systems and metering systems
  • Administered preventive maintenance to ensure continuous operation
  • Analyzed client power consumption data using various analytical tools to identified trends and proposed energy-saving methods by appropriate policies
  • Supported project managers in designing and reviewing electrical and control designs to ensure power and control system reliability.
  • Supported and documented Factory Acceptance Testing, Site Acceptance Testing, and startup activities for various Honeywell industrial projects
  • Provided grounding checks and power-up checks for installed Honeywell Power Equipment at the client site
  • Performed Plant audit and equipment safety validation and tracked power consumption remotely and onsite on the client site to ensure efficient power consumption.
  • Designed and implemented safety requirements and communicated effectively to technical and non-technical customers to understand
  • Complex issues, and the solution as well.
  • Provide technical assistance and advice to users local and remote as needed
  • Trained clients on software and power system hardware safety and maintenance as required in SLA
  • Documented issue-resolved steps and updated final resolutions in the ticketing system.

Daifuku /Elite Line Services/ Amazon
Reynoldsburg, OH

Lead Maintenance Technician
09.2019 - 07.2021

Job overview

  • Ensured generated and completed work orders for repairs, maintenance, and component replacement are reported in EZ-RME
  • Supervised technicians and assigned responsibilities.
  • Maintained and troubleshoot faults in conveyor systems, electrical, pneumatic, sorters, and other electromechanical equipment to meet maintenance standards.
  • Monitored systems using predictive maintenance tools such as waitewireless and ICW to reduce downtime for operation.
  • Maintained UPS functionality and other control voltages to support AR department
  • Tracked work orders in EAM, project, and trouble tickets in ticketing maintenance software to ensure plant reliability.
  • Perform root cause analysis on the breakdown to prevent future reoccurrences.


Diageo Plc
ACCRA, GHANA

Maintenance Planner
07.2012 - 06.2019

Job overview

  • Implemented SAP software to enter project data, analyze and track budgets, evaluate project costs, and monitor performance trends of instrumentation and controls devices in the Brewery, Utilities, and water treatment plant
  • Co-ordination of projects to completion
  • Monitoring and analyzing deviation on HMI and recommending solutions.
  • Responsible for organizing plant reliability meetings with stakeholders to support projects and maintenance.
  • Part of the walkabout team in packaging to pick up maintenance issues.
  • Accountable for generating PMS Weekly and tracking them to achieve engineering KPI
  • Responsible for generating asset care reports using SAP.
  • Managed effective and efficient use of labor hours to eliminate unnecessary overtime.
  • Supported and contributed to improving system designs and testing during the project testing phase.
  • Reviewed maintenance program for efficiency, accuracy, and timeliness and provided feedback for improvement to company leadership.
  • Assessed schematic diagrams to plan and initiate new installation assignments properly for the Brewing department
  • Optimized productivity by eliminating downtime, efficient budgeting, allocating tasks and maintaining high safety and quality standards.

Education

Colorado Technical University
Colorado Springs, CO

Master of Science from Information Technology- GPA 3.84
07.2022

University Overview

Course work

Project Planning, Execution and closure

Information Technology capstone

Networking and Telecommunications

Business Finance

Enterprise Data Management

Strategic Management

UNIVERSITY OF GHANA
Accra

Bachelor of Science from Business Administration And Management
12.2012

University Overview

Courses

Economics and Mathematics

Finance Ethics

Business Law

Kumasi Technical University
Ghana

Associate of Science from Electrical Engineering
07.2005

University Overview

Courses

Power system Management

Engineering Mathematics

Power Electronic

Computing Systems.

Skills

  • Understands ISA84/61511 AND 61508 code
  • Sistema software- Control system and safety control reliability
  • Reliability Testing for the safety control system
  • Process Engineering- Honeywell sorting system, Cognex scanners, MDR conveyors, etc
  • Fault Troubleshooting-intelli-Q zone conveyor system, Cognex scanners, Ribbon stations, Powerflex VFDs, Universal Stations AR, Honeywell sorters, and Ambaflex and spiral conveyor systems
  • Contract Performance-SLA
  • User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
  • Commissioning Support
  • Safety controls function Testing
  • Continuous Improvements-Engineering reviews, verification, and validation
  • Project Management
  • Report Updating and Automation
  • Six Sigma Methodologies
  • ServiceNow- ticketing system
  • Process Measurement
  • Robotics-Collaborative Robots, RWC4 TAC 201 module
  • Data-Driven Testing
  • Manufacturing Process Improvement
  • Engineering and Design-Visio Software
  • Physics and Mathematics
  • Computer Maintenance Management System (SAP IRIS EAMEZ-RME
  • MHE /ARS system
  • PLC/PC Controllers and industrial network Profibus, motor controls, etc
  • Data Collection and Analytics System, Waitewireless Platform
  • Control Systems Understanding-Safety Control System

Timeline

Safety Automation Engineer
Omron Americas
12.2022 - Current
Senior Field Engineer
Honeywell Intelligrated
07.2021 - 12.2022
Lead Maintenance Technician
Daifuku /Elite Line Services/ Amazon
09.2019 - 07.2021
Maintenance Planner
Diageo Plc
07.2012 - 06.2019
Colorado Technical University
Master of Science from Information Technology- GPA 3.84
UNIVERSITY OF GHANA
Bachelor of Science from Business Administration And Management
Kumasi Technical University
Associate of Science from Electrical Engineering
Kennedy Agyenim Boateng