Summary
B S E E + M S - Engineering and 22 years of controls engineering experience.
• P.E., Control Systems Engineering
• 10 years of hands-on PLC, SCADA, HMI programming experience.
• 10 years of experience with process control systems including instrumentation specification.
• 10 years of controls/automation project engineering experience. Handled complete projects including budget justification, generation of bid specification, vendor selection, integrated system testing, startup/commissioning support and final system acceptance and training.
• 7 years of experience within the pharmaceutical industry.
• Extensive experience with Control System Validation and creation of IQ, OQ, PQ documentation.
• Working knowledge of ISA SP-88 standard and ISO 9001 quality management requirements.
• Working knowledge of ISA-84 standard including Probability of Failure on Demand, LOPA, PHA, SIL and Reliability Calculations
• Excellent team player. Work well with management, vendors, contractors and production personnel.
• Willing to travel if needed. Travelled extensively for work to Canada, Germany, France, Switzerland and India.
Education
M. S. Engineering Milwaukee School of Engineering, Milwaukee, WI, 1994
B. S. E. E. Milwaukee School of Engineering, Milwaukee, WI, 1992
Experience
Hazen and Sawyer, New York, NY August 2008 – Present
Principal Engineer – Instrumentation & Controls
Catskill and Delaware Water Treatment Facility, Westchester County, NY, NYCDEP: As I&C Engineer, assisted in design services during construction. This included review and modification of control strategies, instrumentation, P&IDs, HMI graphics, PLC hardware and software and submittals.
• Project Dates: August 2008 – Present
• Created Control Strategy Flow Charts
• Reviewed Instrumentation selections
• Developed and maintained I/O Lists and Instrumentation Lists
• Reviewed local and remote control panel designs
• Reviewed ControlLogix Programming for control strategy and contractual implementation
• Reviewed control network architecture for compatibility with vendor packages
• Reviewed FactoryTalk View HMI Screens
• Provided PID Loop tuning assistance
• Coordinated with contractors, vendors and plant personnel
• Provided Instrumentation and Control Strategy Training to plant personnel
• Provided startup and commissioning assistance to plant personnel
• Participated in HAZOP Analysis with multi-disciplinary team
Croton Water Treatment Plant, Bronx, NY, NYCDEP: As I&C Engineer, assisted in design services during construction. This included review and modification of control strategies, instrumentation, P&IDs, HMI screens, PLC hardware and submittals.
• Project Dates: August 2008 – Present
• Create Control Strategies
• Reviewed local and remote control panel designs
• Reviewed control network design
• Reviewed DCS Programming
• Reviewed DCS HMI Screens
• Coordinated with contractors, vendors and plant personnel
• Provided Instrumentation and Control Strategy Training to plant personnel
Cedar Creek Water Pollution Control Plant, Nassau County, NY: As I&C Engineer, assisted in design services during construction. This included review of control strategies, instrumentation, P&IDs, HMI screens, PLC hardware and submittals.
• Project Dates: August 2008 – October 2009
• Reviewed local and remote control panel designs
• Reviewed control network design
• Reviewed PLC Programming
• Reviewed HMI Screens
• Coordinated with contractors, vendors and plant personnel
Independent Consultant Nov. 2006 – August 2008
Electrical & Controls Engineer
• Provided control systems engineering services for various clients including ControlLogix and CompactLogix programming.
• Provided SCADA analysis, network and HMI design of plant networks using various communication protocols
• Responsibilities included TCP/IP based local area network design, network hardware selection and configuration, database design, statistical analysis, reporting, alarm configuration and notification (SCADA application).
Sanofi Pasteur, Swiftwater, PA June 2005 – Nov. 2006
Project Engineer/Manager, Automation Engineering
• Defined the process automation system (instrumentation and control) and the associated technical solutions according to requirements.
• Performed reliability analysis of various control system configurations
• Proposed realistic ControlLogix, CompactLogix, RSView ME and Wonderware based automation options that match the project’s constraints and requirements.
• Furnished the information required to design the utilities associated with automation requirements
• Proposed suppliers of control architecture equipment and operating systems
• Monitored implementation of the process automation system
• Facilitated the development of FRS in coordination with the process and operation group
• Revised the needs in terms of resources for the automation team and contributed to defining and tracking the automation budget
• Participated in developing the project’s detailed schedule
• Supervised the activities of the Contractor’s automation engineers
• Supervised the activities of a team of ten technicians
Independent Consultant Jan. 2004 – June 2005
Electrical & Controls Engineer
• Provided machine level control engineering services for various pharmaceutical clients based on ControlLogix and CompactLogix.
• Provided SCADA design and implementation including network design and HMI configuration using RSViewME and RSView SE.
Integrated Controls Group, Hillsborough, NJ Sep. 2002 – Jan. 2004
Instrumentation & Controls Engineer
• Collected and analyzed data for process optimization of large batch processes at Givaudan Flavors.
• Configured and Designed Building Automation System, Batch Automation System and machine controls for Gambro Renal Products using CompactLogix and RSViewME (Pharmaceutical Application).
• Designed and Proposed Formulation and Filling control system for Aventis-Pasteur (Pharmaceutical Application).
Rockwell Automation, Norristown, PA Nov. 2000 – Sep. 2002
Project Engineer
• Designed and implemented PLC programs for SLC 5/03 and PLC-5 processors for various pharmaceutical and manufacturing customers. Familiar with requirements and provisions of CFR 21, Part 11, Electronic Records; Electronic Signatures. Performed IQ, OQ and PQ in a cGMP environment. Developed Functional Specification Requirements (FSR) and General Design Specifications (GDS) for the Nexium Project for Merck & Co.
• Developed and implemented machine controls and custom ...
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