Jim Phillips

ab8zng@r.postjobfree.com or ab8zng@r.postjobfree.com

Cell 858-***-**** Last Updated - 10/24/2012

28+ years Industrial Controls Experience SCADA / PLC Automation Project Engineer &

Manager

PLC Controls System Designer and Automation Controls Engineer / Consultant

Programmer

HMI / MMI Designer and Programmer I & C Design, Controls System Integrator

Allen Bradley PAC PLC SLC ControlLogix HMI Wonderware Intouch Expert

Expert

HMI Data Historian RSView Factory Talk B.S.E.E. Auburn Univ. '88

Expert

Strong problem solving and U.S. Citizen - Will Travel - Intl /

troubleshooting skills Domestic

Automation Commissioning Engineer Lite experience w/ VB, SQL, C#, C++, Fanuc

Robotics

Summary / Objective

A Senior Electrical Controls Engineer / Project Manager, w/ BSEE.

Extensive experience as a PLC / HMI Automation Systems Integrator

including 28+ years experience with HMI, SCADA, DCS, PLC Controls, panel /

system design, programming, and start-up within a variety of industries and

applications. My experience includes project & personnel management. I can

manage, design, build, program and commission a new system or improve an

existing system. I am open to any kind of perm or contract employment.

EXPERIENCE

Automation Services & Personnel, llc www.A-S-P.us San Diego, CA

Feb 2012 - Present

Sr. Project Controls Engineer. Designed multiple PLC control and operation

panels. Developed Allen Bradley CompactLogix PLC, RS 5000, with DeviceNet,

ControlNet, and EtherNet communications. Developed FactoryTalk View SE

HMI. Constructed and installed multiple NEMA 4X panels with plant

interfacing communications and I/O. PLC panel and software interfaced with

existing plant systems for supervisory status and control ( SCADA ). Re-

designed plants 'Safety Stop' system to conform with NEC. Provided fully

commissioned and validated systems with training manuals.

Automation Services & Personnel, llc www.A-S-P.us San Diego, CA

Jan 2012 - Feb 2012

Sr. Project Controls Engineer. Designed PLC control and operator panel.

Developed Beckhoff PLC hardware and code for small but extremely fast, data

collection control and simulation system for testing embedded IC military

components.

URS / Idaho National Lab ( INL ) D.O.E Idaho Falls, ID

April 2011-Dec 31,2011

Sr. Project Controls Engineer / SME / Project Manager for D.O.E Project.

Radioactive Waste Plant commissioning project. Developed and re-wrote

Allen Bradley Factory Talk HMI and RSLogix 5000 PLC code, consulted on

controls wiring design and modifications for multiple machines and

processes. Managed vendor and local trades for plant start-up.

Lockheed Martin / D.O.E. Richland, WA.

May 2010-April 2011

Sr. Power Substation Project Engineer / Manager for D.O.E Project. Designed

and managed DCS SCADA projects for area 230KV/13.8KV substations ( 7 total

). Designed and managed fiber communications project for a new SCADA

network. Configured C3-ILEX SCADA software and hardware for master and RTU

to interface with new and existing substations. Designed RTU 125VDC and

24VDC wiring to interface with old and new substation relays, meters, PCB

controls, and other substation I/O. New substation relays included SEL

2032, SEL x21, SEL x51, SEL x87, SEL x86, and others. Configured meter

reporting for MW, MW-Hrs, KVAR, KVAR-Hrs, alarms, etc. Integrated new and

old alarm Auto-Dialer. Integrated new and old mimic board software and

hardware. Worked with local power company to integrate and commission new

transfer-trip system. Supervised and approved substation relay tests, Hi-

Pot tests, ground-grid tests, transformer tests, PCB - OCB tests. Managed

test personnel, wrote and performed ATP (Acceptance Test Procedure) for

transfer-trip system and for SCADA system ( D.O.E. & W.E.R.C. requirement

for substation commissioning ). Met with contractors, vendors, and D.O.E.

weekly to manage and resolve new substation requirements and construction

issues. Managed others to produce data storage, timed reporting, HMI

screens, fiber network installation, SCADA system revisions, and network

security.

Automation Services & Personnel, Inc. Dublin, CA.

Mar 2009-May 2010

Designed and managed projects for SCADA / MES system architecture and plant-

floor control system architecture for food, beverage, government and

chemical process clients. Configured Wonderware Intouch 10.1, Archestra

IAS 3.0. servers with plant-wide Ethernet systems. Configured WW

Information Server for Reporting, Data Historian, and for Web portal uses.

Designed and configured Allen Bradley plant-floor controls communication

and I/O systems. Designed and configured AB Sercos fiber networks for

motion control (servos and drives). Subcontracted panel design and build,

AB PLC programming, HMI screen development and ethernet networking

consultants. Created proposals, Requests for Proposals (RFPs) and

Requests for Quote (RFQs), BOM's, Contracts, etc.. Managed and

commissioned all projects from MES to plant I/O.

Opti-Solar, Inc. Hayward, CA.

July 08-Jan 09

Sr. PLC HMI Controls Engineer. Provided mechanical, hydraulics, pneumatics

electrical and software program trouble-shooting commissioning and

maintenance support for all Solar Panel fabricating machines in plant.

Machines included Allen Bradley PLC, Wonderware HMI, GE Fanuc & Yaskawa

robotics, stepper servos, variable frequency drives. Processor types were

AB compactlogix, micrologix, and Controllogix, and Yaskawa. Communications

supported were DeviceNet, ControlNet, Sercos, Ethernet TCP/IP, Modbus, and

Profibus. Configured data trends for most machines for operation

diagnostics. Other projects included re-design, software programming, and

Wonderware Intouch 9.5 and 10.1 template configurations with the Wonderware

Archestra IAS 3.0. Programmed a plant-wide glass ID panel tracking system

which included jam detection and bad sensor detection. Configured RSBatch

for multiple process batch selections within Wonderware touch panel. Added

analog and digital I/O for software and hardware improvements per process

changes. Managed and directed efforts of junior engineers, electricians,

and vendors. Provided cost estimates for new projects. Negotiated vendor

contracts. Supervised I & C technicians. Directed efforts for in-house and

vendor FAT and SAT tests.

Con-Agra Foods Modesto, CA.

May-June 08

Configured, programmed and commissioned multi-workstation SCADA system

using Wonderware Archestra IAS 3.0

( Industrial Application Server ) and Wonderware Intouch 10.0 with Allen

Bradley 5563 PLC's Controllogix v16. Configured and commissioned AB

Kinetics 3000 / 6000. Allen Bradley PowerFlex 40P drives. with Enet 22E

comm, other misc instruments / sensors. Managed / directed efforts of

junior engineers, electricians, etc. Consulted on redesigns / retrofits

of machinery and systems.

Lawrence Livermore National Labs ( LLNL ) Livermore, CA

May 07 - April 08

Sr. Controls Engineer D.O.E. Project - Designed, programmed and

commissioned PLC-HMI projects with Allen Bradley 5556 PLCs. Used RSLogix

5000 (ControlLogix), RSNetworx for ControlNet & DeviceNet., RSView 32

HMI, Intouch Wonderware 9.5 HMI, and AMCI micro stepper motion controller

for cryogenic experimental projects. L Clearance

US Gypsum ( USG ) Chicago IL

May 06 - May 07

Sr. Controls Engineer Programmed and commissioned Allen Bradley 55xx

PLCs. Used RSLogix 5000 (ControlLogix), RSNetworx for ControlNet &

DeviceNet., Intouch Wonderware 9.5 HMI, & AB PowerFlex 700 Drives for new

and existing plant additions. Supervised I & C technicians. Coordinated

local trades. Instructed operators on PLC, HMI, and Drive trouble-shooting.

KBM Kazakhstan

March-April 2006

Commissioned a VRU ( Vapor Recovery Unit ) for an oil and gas separation

process using Allen Bradley 5-04 PLC. Used RSView Studio-ME v4.0. Worked

with process engineer for process direction for control features. Added /

modified PLC and HMI code. Added / corrected field wiring. Added Russian

language switch to HMI. Coordinated local trades. Instructed operators on

PLC, HMI, operation and trouble-shooting.

Corning Glass / Bechtel New York / Taiwan

March 2005-Dec 2005

Sr. Controls Engineer Commissioned Glass making process using Allen

Bradley PLCs and Drives. Used ControlLogix PLC's, RS Networx for ControlNet

& DeviceNet., RSLogix 5000, RSView Studio SE, AB KN3000, AB KN6000, and

AB 1336 Plus 2 Drives (w/ 1756-MO8SE w/ Sercos Fiber Ring). Supervised I &

C technicians. Coordinated local trades. Instructed operators on PLC, HMI,

and Drive trouble-shooting.

Chevron Kazakhstan

Nov 2004-Feb 2005

Senior I&C Engineer,

Startup/Commissioning duties for the SGI/SGP Chevron Oil and Gas Plant;

which included ESD/DCS/SCADA.

TurboEnergy Services Washington, DC Jan

2004-Oct 2004

Turbine Commissioning Engineer

PowerPac, TwinPac, MobilePac turbine commissioning and start-up of DCS /

SCADA control system. Developed fuel-Air PID tuning algorithms and

supervisory alerting systems. Designed panels and wiring per NFPA 79 for

support equipment. Supervised I & C technicians. Performed testing and

training.

Automation Services and Personnel, llc. San Diego / Dublin,

CA 1984- 2004

Designed, Installed, Programmed, Commissioned, Managed Projects, and

Personnel with a variety of Allen Bradley DCS PLC, SCADA, HMI, servos,

steppers, encoders, drives, etc. for the following companies.

Mercedes, MBUSA Vance, AL

Automotive

International Paper Savanna

Pulp & Paper

M/R Systems Atlanta

Water / Wastewater

Hewlett-Packard Ireland Manufacturing /

Packaging

Precision Engine Controls San Diego / Thailand

Turbine Controls

Tiernan & Patrylo, Inc. Atlanta / Canada

Manufacturing / Packaging

Coca-Cola / Bechtel Ireland

Process Controls

Mason & Hanger Lexington, KY. Manufacturing /

Packaging

Phillips Controls Tulsa, OK Food

Process

Energizer Vermont Manufacturing /

Packaging

E-PRO Consulting, Maine Power

Substations / SCADA

Dean Oliver International Atlanta

Process Controls

Boeing / NASA Cape Canaveral, FL System

Design

InControl Alabama Machine Design

Philip-Morris Atl. / Richmond Manufacturing /

Packaging

General Motors / MCD Georgia

Automotive

Nastech-Torrington Vermont

Manufacturing / Packaging

Tech-Mation Scotland, U.K Manufacturing /

Packaging

Whessoe-Coggins, Inc. Atlanta Ga./ Texas

Process Controls

Dynalogic, Inc./ Pepsi Detroit / Oakland Beverage

Process & Packaging

MSK, Inc. Illinois Machine

Design

Endicon Pharmaceutical N. Georgia

Pharmaceutical

Industrial Energy Appl. Iowa Generator

Applications

Kuether & Assoc., Inc. Missouri Power Substations

/ SCADA

Oglethorpe Power Co. Georgia Power Substations /

SCADA

Georgia Power Co. Georgia Power Substations / SCADA

Key Word Search

PLC, Allen Bradley, Factory Talk, ControlLogix, PLC5, SLC, MicroLogix,

Modicon, GEFanuc, Omron, PanelBuilder, PanelView, PanelViewPlus, Wonderware,InTouch Archestra IAS Industrial Application Server, SCADA HMI, RSView,

RSView32/ME/SE, SCADA, MMI, HMI, RSSQL, RSLogix 5 / 500 / 5000, RSNetworx

for ControlNet & DeviceNet, RSBatch, InBatch

Pressure Transmitters, Level Transmitters, Flow Transmitters,

Temperature Sensors and Transmitters, Analysis (pH, SO2 and TDS), Gas

sensors for SO2, NH3 and H2S, Process Control Valves, Pressure Relief

Valves, Pressure Regulating Valves, Gauges

Factory Talk, FactoryTalk, I&C Design, Panel Design, Process Controls

Design, Machine & Motion Controls Design, SQL and Access Database

Interfacing for trending, and data storage reporting, Start-up and

Commissioning Engineer / Lead / Director / Project Manager

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