J ames S. Condra

**** ******** **.

Greenwood, I N 46143

812-***-****

acgev6@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECT I VE : H ighly qualified Electrical Controls Engineer is seeking the position of Controls

E ngineer.

QUAL I F ICAT IONS

• Engineering : Automotive, Controls, Process, Network, Windows Server and Securi ty

Systems

• Systems: PLC, H M I, GUI In terfaces, Windows 8, XP, Vista, Windows 7, Windows Server

2003, Active Directory, Ethernet Networks/Bridged PLC to DH+, Work Stations, Cisco

Systems, Embedded Systems, Fiber Optic, Video Surveillance, Motor Drives, Robot

i ntegration, Process Control, Hydraulic, Mass Spectrometer Analysis, Pneumatic, Laser,

V isual Inspection, Bar Code Scanners, Conveyors systems

• Allen Bradley : PLC2, PLC5, SLC500, ControlLogix, CompactLogix, MicroLogix,

F lexLogix, SoftLogix, Panelview Plus, Panelview 6180, Panelview 1200, Panelview 1400,

Panelview 1400E, DH+, DH485, DeviceNet, Remote IO, Ethernet, Asset Center, H istorian,

RsView ME, RsView SE, PowerFlex drives, Kinetix drives, Servo controls

• Software : Allen Bradley, Wonderware, Beckhoff, Modicon, Omron, Panelmate, Adventys,

Cognex, Windows OS, Microsoft Office, VBA, Visual Studio, C, C++, Java, Assembly

• Additional Skills: TCP/IP, FTP, SQL. HTML, XML, Databases, Inventory Control,

Technical Writing, Writ ten Reports, Instrument Calibration, (Temperature, Pressure and

F low), Supervisory and Instructional Training, Project management

E MP LOYME N T

Electrical Controls Engineer 2014-Present

OSP Group

• Main responsibili ty as a member of the management team is taking ownership of all

E lectrical Control Systems throughout OSP’s facilities along with providing experience on

t he IT side of the operations

• Responsibilities include all capital control projects involving new controls systems,

u pgrading existing controls systems, and implementing improvement to existing processes

• Additional responsibilities include developing a PLC t raining program that will encourage

learning for the advancement of all maintenance personnel‘s skill level in the area of

electrical controls, assisting other team members in managing department budgets,

p rocedures and inventories, and using innovative ideas to improve processes and increase

efficiencies in all areas of production

Sr. Controls Engineer 2013- 2014

Faurecia Emissions Controls

• Responsibilities included ownership of existing electrical controls plant wide along with

t he development and implementation of new controls applications in support of

manufacturing processes, modifying PLC/HM I programs as required to update controls

hardware, creating new programs for existing machines and network improvements, and

t roubleshooting all manufacturing process problems to minimize downtime

• Managed and supervised plant Controls Technicians along with maintaining all program

and documentation changes

• Supported the technicians with t raining in production t roubleshooting

Controls Engineer

2012-2013

E vana Automation Specialists

• Designed, developed and implemented automation controls for a variety of applications

used in manufacturing processes

• Responsibilities included working as a team member on assigned projects along with

t aking project ownership from start to finish

• Applied industry standards to all programming, in addition to incorporating customer

specified components and functionality

Electrical Controls Engineer/Network Administrator

2008-2010

Daramic

• Reporting to the Plant Engineer, monitored and assessed performance issues, set

p riorities, lead and owned the correction efforts, identified root causes for failures, and

i mplemented preventive actions

• Oversaw all plant control systems, developed, modified, t roubleshoot, and debugged

existing controls, along with implementing new control systems including Allen Bradley

P LC5, SLC500, MicroLogix, FlexLogix, RsLogix5000, CompactLogix, ControlLogix PLCs,

PanelView 550, PanelView 900, PanelView 1000, PanelView 1200, PanelView 1400,

PanelView 1400E, PanelBuilder 32, and PanelView Plus H M Is

• Lead role in selecting projects in support of the plant strategy, managed selected

maintenance processes and systems, provided daily technical support to the maintenance

team, and defined and implemented best practices for electrical/controls reliability

management

• Provided IT support to the engineering department acting as the domain and network

administrator

• Maintained engineering network, performed all software back-ups and hardware upgrades

Sr. Engineering Technician 2005-2008

SAIC

• Oversaw the development, installation, and implementation of shipboard security systems

for the US Navy. Systems consisted of Modicon and Adventys PLCs using Proworks32

l adder logic software, and Wonderware InTouch software for the H M I in terface

• Upon completion of the initial installations, my responsibilities included verifying all

systems perform and adhering to the specifications mandated by the Statement of Work,

assisted in correcting problems that arose during the final systems test to ensure

compliance to the performance specifications, developed, reviewed, and analyzed test data,

and provided input for modifications and improvements to all test procedures

• After systems were accepted by the Navy, responsibilities included maintaining all systems

software modifications and upgrades to enhance system operation

• Configuration and t roubleshooting network servers, ethernet networks using TCP/IP, FTP

p rotocols along with SQL and XML, and the support of fiber optic self healing r ing

topologies

• Additional assignments were acting Network Administrator for an office complex

• Duties included administering network resources, user accounts and system hardware,

active directory, wireless networking, network routers, and switch configuration

Electronic Technician/Controls Engineer 1993-

2005

Ford/Visteon Automotive

• Troubleshoot and repair all plant production equipment and Allen Bradley control systems

consisting of Allen Bradley PLC2, PLC5, SLC500, MicroLogix, RsLogix5000,

CompactLogix, ControlLogix PLCs and PanelView 1200, PanelView 1400, PanelView

1400E, PanelBuilder 32 software, PanelView Plus, PanelView 6180 H M Is

• The Allen Bradley systems communicated using DH+, DH485, remote IO, Ethernet DDE

applications, serial communications, PC controlled equipment, servos, robots, temperature

controls, communications, t ransducers, signal conditioners, palletizers, lasers, optics,

p roximity switches, infrared sensors, etc.

• Responsibilities included approximately 90% of all program modifications and design of

t he PLC and H M I programs in the manufacturing plant

• Additional responsibilities included IT and engineering work on the design and

modifications to existing processes and equipment that included the plant computer

networks

E D UCAT ION

• Associate Degree in Electronics, IVY TECH

• Certificate in Information Technology, Indiana University (2012)

• Associate Degree in Computer Science, Indiana University (2012)

T RA I N I NG

P LC/H M I

• Rslogix5000, ControlLogix, CompactLogix, MicroLogix

• Rslogix5: PLC5, Rslogix500: Basic Software, SLC500 Programming, SLC500 Maintenance

and Troubleshooting, PLC5 Maintenance and Troubleshooting, PLC5 Programming, PLC5

A dvanced Design and Programming

• PanelView: 500, 900, 1000, 1200, 1250, 1200e & 1400e

• Rsview Studio, RsView Design and Development, In telligent I/O, DataHighway Plus,

PowerFlex Drives, 1336/1395/PowerFlex AB Drives

• Factory Talk Suite: AssetCentre, RsMacc, RsBizware, RsHistorian and RsView ME/SE

• Wonderware Design and Development (ASI)

• Siemens hardware and software

• Beckhoff programming and t roubleshooting

Additional

• Microsoft VBA Scripting and Microsoft Visual Studio 2005

• Microsoft.net course 4994A

• Network administration

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