Electrical Engineer

D ean Lind ***** Rancherias Dr.,

Fontana, CA ****7

E-mail: ab8xls@r.postjobfree.com

Phone: 909-***-****

I NSTRU MENTAT ION, CONTROLS & ELECTR ICAL TECHN IC IAN

Summary

E xcellent technical, analytical and engineering skills. P roven success in collaborative

p roblem identification and resolution. E xperienced in development and t raining others.

A ble to solve problems with minimal downtime or duplication of work at multiple facilities.

Served as Lead Engineer in design, programming and testing PLC Electrical Control

Systems in the shop and out in the field.

Professional Experience

ENERTECH ENVIRONMENTAL CALIFORNIA, L LC B loomington, CA

2008 to Present

RIALTOBIOSOLIDS TO E-FUEL PLANT

I nstrumentation, Controls & Electrical Technician

This was a start-up company, and I played a key role in helping to set up and calibrate the

i nstrumentation. Ini tial duties included t roubleshooting and rectifying problems,

establishing a database of vendors and instrument manuals, checking out all equipment

electrical systems and recommending and implementing improvements.

• Responsible for the Programmable Logic Controllers used to operate and run the

p lant.

• Installed and programmed VFD’s and Softstarts.

• Meged, removed & replaced motors.

• Troubleshoot & repaired Motor Controls.

• Provided t roubleshooting techniques which resulted in replacing, calibrating and

p rogramming pressure sensors, pressure switches, f low t ransmit ters and sensors,

level t ransmit ters and sensors, temperature thermocouples and other miscellaneous

p lant equipment.

• Tracked work orders, purchase orders and inventory.

• Maintained vendor database.

• Established a preventative maintenance policy and listing.

BROWN I NTERNATIONAL CORPORATION, L LC Covina, CA

2004 to 2008

Electrical Controls / I nstrumentation Technician with Programming

Responsible for keeping the PLC based plant’s Automated Electrical Controls Systems and

I nstruments operating 24/7 in four Orange Juice Extraction Plants.

• Provided sole technical support, problem analysis, control system maintenance in

four plants

• Performed electrical controls systems upgrades throughout the plants

• Modified PLC programs to increase plant efficiency and production

• Installed and maintained electrical control systems on new production lines

• Performed scheduled preventive maintenance at four plants

• Buil t and programmed PLC electrical controls used in plant locations

• Extensively t raveled between Southern and Central California – On call 24/7

• Proactively communicated with product line personnel on daily plant issues

• Provided weekly computerized reports on all given technical support, problems and

repairs with the use of MS Office Excel and Word

L IBBEY GLASS INC. C ity of Industry,

CA 1997 to 2004

Electrical Controls / I nstrumentation Technician

Developed an excellent background in problem solving, working with individuals of varied

backgrounds and experience, and identification as well as implementation of successful

solutions. T his position provided opportunities to improve my leadership abilities, allowing

me to develop the skills of others relative to the operation of this equipment.

• Experience in t roubleshooting, programming and repairing: robotics, pneumatics,

P LC's, temperature controllers and sensors, batch controls, raw material controls,

f urnace controls and conveyer controls, resulting in increased productivity and less

downtime.

• Ensured effective and continuous 24 hr. operation of all control systems throughout

t he plant.

• Performed preventative maintenance, field repairs and parts ordering.

• Completed evaluation and modification of control systems including PLC programs,

resulting in increased system efficiency and safety.

• Diagnosed control system problems using manuals, schematics and various test

equipment.

• Operated and maintained pollution monitoring system that helped the company to

make millions in NOX credits.

O MN ITHURSTER INC. O range,

CA 1991 to 1997

Control Engineer

• Responsible for design and manufacture of electronic control systems for all ship-

positioning systems, resulting in system operation to customer quality

requirements.

• Performed programming of programmable logic controllers, field service start-ups,

repairs and upgrades, created wir ing and schematic drawings and conducted

t raining classes on a mixture of analog, digital, and PLC based electro-mechanical

and electro-hydraulic control systems in house and on board naval and commercial

ships.

M ilitary Experience and Education

U.S. Air Force Certificate General

I nstrument Repair

F-4C Instrument Repairman/Technician Central Air Data

Computer Repair

S kills

In house equipment and technical expertise includes:

• Fisher, Auma Electrical, Masoneilan Smart Interface, Flowserve Electrical, &

Rotork Process Electric Control Valves.

• M any different types of Pressure Sensors & Transmit ters (Ashcroft, Barksdale,

D wyer, Endress + Hauser, Foxboro & Rosemount).

• A llen Bradley's PLC's (Control Logix 5000,SLC500,Micrologix 1400,1200 & 1100),

A llen Bradley's 480VAC Inverters (Power Flex 4,40,70,400,1305 and 1366), Eaton

V FD’s (9000X, CPX 9000), Westinghouse VFD EQ, WEG CFM11, & Softstart Eaton

S811.

• Numerous Photo Electric Sensors, Inductive & Capacitive Proximity Switches,

• PLC I/O Modules (4-20 ma. Input/Output Modules, AC (115VAC) & DC (24VDC)

I nput/Output Modules, Thermocouple PID Modules & Ethernet Modules, Stepper

Controller Modules, Servo Controller Modules, Optical Encoders.)

• Many different types of Flow and Level Sensors Transmit ters (Flow: Endress +

H auser Proline Promag, K rohne Electromantic, Siemens Sitrans, Sparling

T igermag) (Level: Endress + Hauser Radar, Siemens Ult rasonic, Rosemount Radar

& M agnetrol Eclipse Guided Wave Radar).

• Three phase 480VAC motors and their controllers up to 500HP, Eaton Freedom 2100

Motor Control Center, servo and synchro systems, limit switches, signal conditioners

and analog to digital converters

• Complex digital and analog circuit analysis and performance of repairs to component

level

• Advanced Pollution Inst rument Model 100A Fluorescent SO2 Analyzer and Graseby

Chemiluminescent NOX Analyzer

• Computer based test equipment and computer main frame system

• Operation and repair of hydraulic units

• Creation of electrical control thermo records utilizing a thermography camera to

p rovide component baseline temperature readings for preventive maintenance.

T roubleshoot, replaced and programmed the following type J,K,E,T & RTD

T hermocouplers: Burns Engineering, Foxboro RTT15 With Readout & Transmit ter,

Reotemp, UE & Rolfes & Boone Thermocoupler Cable.

Computer

Proficient in Word, Excel, ACT, MEDOC (Mitsubishi PLC Program), Wonderware (Intouch

7.0), XP Pro, GE LogicMaster, Wago and Efector CoDeSys V2.3 PLC Programs, Datastream

M P2 Enterprise Asset Management Software used to Create Work Orders, Vendors &

I nventory Database, Tasks, PM’s & Purchase Orders, Allen Bradley’s Control Logix 5000 &

S LC 500 PLC Programming Software.

E ducation

Cleveland Institute of Technology, Cleveland, Ohio, AA Electronic Technology

B & K E lectric Wholesale Certificate, City of Industry, CA

A llen Bradley Control Logix PLC Programming

Operating and Programming all Allen Bradley's AC Drives

A llen Bradley SLC 500 Programming

I nterstate Electronics Certificate, Anaheim, CA, Quality Control Course

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