Thomas D. Williamson

Controls Engineer/Programmer

Permanent: P.O. Box 734

East Flat Rock, NC 28726

828-***-****

Email: aceksf@r.postjobfree.com

Target Job Desired Job Type: Direct or Contract

Date of Availability: Present

Experience 4/2013 - 1/2014 Spectrum Engineering Solutions

Controls Engineer

Direct Employee: Working at BMW in Greer SC on new Body Shop

lines.

Working with: Siemens S7 and Pilz.

8/2012 - 1/2013 Genetec Technology Automation/TRS

staffing Simpsonville, SC

Controls Engineer

Contracted to write PLC programs and HMI screens for 3 projects.

Modified CAD drawings and helped with control panel wiring.

Working with: Redundant Control Logix PLCs, FTView, Cmore HMI

software and some Siemens TIA Portal software

12/2011 - 7/2012

Advanced Automation/TRS staffing

Greenville, SC

Controls Engineer

Contracted to work on foaming lines for refrigerator cases and

doors in Louisville, KY. Programming GE PLC's and HMI's.

Working with: Proficy ME 7.0, ProfiBus, AnyBus interface,

PanelView.

12/2009 - 9/2011 Accu-Tech-

Design Hendersonville, NC

Controls Engineer

Contracted to work on projects for Borg Warner and other

factories. Building control panels, programming PLC's and HMI's.

Working with: RS Logix 5, RSLinx, RS Logix 5000, RSView Studio.

2/2006 - 10/2009 NYPRO-Asheville

Arden, NC

Automation Engineer

Working on automated assembly lines fed by plastic injection

molding presses. Assembles three parts and checks each operation

for rejects.

Working with: RS Logix 5, RSLinx, RS Logix 5000, RSView Studio,

RSView 32, RSNetWorks for DeviceNet, Kawasaki Robots, Vision

Systems.

8/2005 - 1/2006 Michelin/Advanced Technical Resources

Inc. Greenville, SC

Controls Engineer

Contracted to Michelin US1 to assist in the "Production Boost"

project. Upgrading automated control systems for all production

lines, Replacing relay logic with PLC control systems and

integrating existing safety circuits and HMI diagnostics.

Worked with: RS Logix5, RSLinx, RS Logix 500, Auto CAD 2002,

Panel Builder 32.

9/2003 - 2/2005 Nissan/Randstad

Smyrna, TN /Canton, MS

Controls Engineer

Contracted to Nissan to help develop and install a global

downtime reporting system for the body shops.

Worked with: RS Logix5, RSLinx, RS Logix 5000, GE Fanuc 90/70

PLC, Cimplicity PE and ME, some experience with Hitachi.

4/2002 - 1/2003 Ovalformer Arden,

NC

Field Service Engineer

Control panel layout and wiring, update PLC programs and install

HVAC spiral duct machines. Customer relations and training at

the customer's location.

Worked with: MicroLogix 1500, RS Logix 5000, Yaskawa, AB 1336

Plus, Ultra 100 series servo, AB160 VFD and other AB drive

controllers and Cimplicity ME Ethernet to the PLC.

7/2001 - 12/2001 Procter & Gamble/Genesis Eng. And On-line

Design Inc Mehoopany, PA

Controls Engineer

Contracted to Procter & Gamble to assist with startup and

debug of a warehouse material handling

conveyor system. System included an Ethernet backbone network to

all PLC controllers including Control Logix series, PLC 5 and

SLC500. Palletized product coming from palletizer/stacker

machines onto a trunk line which takes the product to one of two

automated truck-loading areas. Helped with programming punch

list items on paper converting lines.

Worked with: RS Logix 5000, RS Logix, AB160 VFD drives and Flex

I/O on DeviceNet, PLC5, SLC500 and robot interfacing.

9/2000 - 3/2001 RTS Wright Ind./PDS Technical Inc.

Nashville, TN

Controls Engineer

Providing PLC programming and support for the

installation, debug and qualifying of four automated

production lines for a major

PC manufacturer. Installations were in Aguidilla,

Puerto Rico.

Worked with: PLC5, AB 1305 VFD, Emerson FX drives on DH+

running Cambots, Flex I/O on ControlNet and Dataliner.

10/1999 - 6/2000 BETECH Inc.

Fletcher, NC

Contract Programmer

Program fog lamp and headlamp assembly conveyor systems with

SteepleChase PC control software including leak test, aiming

station, robot bulb insertion, robot gluing and data acquisition

features.

Worked with: SteepleChase, RS485 interfaces to other automated

systems, RF tag R/W network, Flex I/O on DeviceNet, CiTech HMI

software and robot interfaces.

3/1999 - 9/1999 Advanced Automation/ATR Inc.

Greenville, SC

Contract Programmer

Program SLC500 print-and-apply stations as well as operational

testing stations for the product. DeviceNet network and DTAM HMI

for an automotive production conveyor system.

Worked with: SLC500, DeviceNet, DTAM and Ethernet interface.

9/1998 - 2/1999 BETECH Inc.

Fletcher, NC

Contract Programmer

Program Bosch PLC for an electronics coating and curing oven

using thermacouple inputs, blower and pump motor controls and a

conveyor system.

Program SLC500 controlling indexing assembly machines which

inserted electrical connection pins, welding the pins, bending

the pins and electrically testing the product.

Air bag folding machines for a major automotive industry

supplier.

Worked with: SLC500, Bosch PLC's, Siemens PLC's with S5

software, DH+ and DH485, Total Control and Panel View HMI's.

5/1997 - 9/1998 Advanced Automation/ATR Inc.

Greenville, SC

Contract Programmer

Program OMRON CV2000 conveyor system for moving and testing

polyester fiber and SLC500 on another project assembling and

testing fuel injectors.

Worked with: OMRON C2000, CPT software, RF tag R/W network (27

antennas), Sysmac network interface with FactoryLink HMI.

2/1994 - 5/1997 BETECH Inc.

Fletcher, NC

Controls Supervisor

Responsibilities included: supervision of three electricians,

controls design, programming and installation of custom built

production systems. Palletized conveyor systems, standalone

indexing machines and other production systems. Designed systems

with Siemens, Bosch, GE Fanuc, Profibus/Festo Field Buss and

Omron PLC controls.

Worked with: SLC500, Bosch 100 and 200 PLC's, Siemens PLC's with

S5 software, OMRON CQM1 and others with LSS software, GE Fanuc

90/30 PLC, Logic Master software, Total Control and Panel View

HMI's.

Education R.L. Osborne HS

Smyrna, GA

U.S. Air Force Biloxi,

MS

Computer Maintenance

Computer repair course starting with basic electronics through

computer science and design.

Digital Equipment Corp.

Maynard, MA

Attended several computer peripheral equipment, CPU and software

courses for both PDP11 minicomputers and VAX systems.

Support Engineer II with the US Area Industrial Product Support

Group in Atlanta.

Skills Allen-Bradley/Rockwell PLC5,

SLC500, MicroLogix, RS Logix 5000, Panel View, RSView, RS Linx,

Remote Flex I/O, ControlNet, DeviceNet SERCOS

Omron CV2000, C200H, CQM1, LSS, CPT,

SYSWIN

GE Fanuc 90/30, 90/70, Logic Master,

Cimplicity ME

Bosch SPS

SteepleChase CiTECH HMI interface

AutoCAD 2002

Proficy ME 7.0

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