Engineer Electrical

Gary Ferber

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phone 607-***-****, email **********@*****.***

Goals: Work in the controls/instrumentation field in which I could best

utilize my controls experience to maximize benefit for the employer and

myself.

Work Experience:

Field Service Engineer

Davis-Standard (Black Clawson) 11/2012 - present Fulton, NY

1) Commissioning and startup of electrical controls systems in converting

machinery, such as winders, unwinders, laminators, extruders, coaters,

etc.

2) Variable frequency drive VFD startup and tuning including Rockwell and

Parker drives.

3) Training of process to customer personnel.

4) Supervision of trades on site, such as pipefitters, electricians,

millwrights.

5) Programming of Rockwell ControlLogix PLC, using RSLogix5000.

6) Travel throughout USA and Canada.

Field Service/Staff Engineer

North Point Technology 2/2010 - 6/2012 (2 years 5 months) Johnson City, NY

1) Field service on industrial automation systems, including water MF

(micro-filtration equipment and controls). Travel is 95% (road warrior).

2) Commissioning and startup of electrical control and mechanical systems

at municipal water treatment and wastewater facilities (MF membrane

systems, PLC's, VFD's, pumps, compressors, blowers, instrumentation such as

Rosemount and Hach, etc) Configuration/setup of Atlas-Copco compressors,

configuration of Allen Bradley VFD's, including Powerflex 7, 70, 700

series.

3) Training of customers on operation and technical support (from 1 to 15

in class) of MF systems and supporting equipment.

4) FAT (factory acceptance testing) of electrical controls for MF systems.

5) Remote support of installed MF (micro-filtration) systems using LogMeIn

or PCAnywhere software.

6) Allen Bradley PLC programming and modification (RSLogix 5000, RSLogix

500, RSLogix 5), HMI configuration using RSView32, RSStudio, and

Wonderware.

7) Communication network setup including DeviceNet, EtherNet/IP, and

ControlNet.

8) Directing/supervising the work of local union electricians, mechanics,

and pipefitters that are sub-contracted during a project installation.

Field Service Engineer

Glaston America 1/2008 - 12/2009 (2 years) Cinnaminson, NJ

1)Home-based position. Install, commission, startup electrical control

systems on glass tempering furnaces, both domestic and international.

Travel is 50-80%.

2) Upgrade obsolete/older control systems to Siemens S7 hardware platform,

using Think and Do software in place of PLC processor and HMI

configuration..

3) Configure Variable Frequency Drives (Yasgawa) and commission them.

4) Troubleshooting electrical, mechanical, and process related issues with

the furnaces.

5) Programming modifications to "Think and DO" software, and TI-505.

6) Customer training on process and maintenance of furnaces.

7) Responsible for final customer acceptance.

8) Directing/supervising the work of local electricians and mechanics to

help with project install.

Controls Engineer

Corning Inc. via Adecco Technical 5/2005 - 10/2007 (2 years 3 months)

Corning, NY

1) Commissioned glass vision inspection systems in Taiwan and Japan at

Corning Display Division (CDTT) plants. Long term assignments 10-12 weeks.

2) Equipment responsibilities: vision inspection equipment, glass-handling

conveyors, and servo-controlled camera systems.

3) Project Engineer, order and specify parts if needed, and help manage

equipment install schedule, including vendor time-management and

supervision.

4) FAT (factory acceptance testing) at vendor sites in Oregon, Germany, and

Canada.

5) Equipment install/debug/setup/calibration (Dalsa camera systems, Basler

Vision systems, and Next Instruments)

6) Troubleshoot install of electrical, mechanical, pneumatic, and hydraulic

systems.

7) PLC/HMI (RSLogix 5000/RSView 32/IFIX) modifications. DeviceNet

troubleshooting.

8) Provide on-call production support and training to technical personnel

after the Inspection line is installed and accepted.

Automation/Sales Engineer

Rexel 1/1999 - 2/2004 (5 years 2 months) Binghamton, NY

1) Marketing for AB automation products (Product Manager for PLC/HMI),

variable frequency drives, industrial control products.

2) Pre-sales and post-sales technical support of various Automation

products (Allen-Bradley), such as PLC's, VFD's, HMI's. SLC-500, PLC-5,

ControlLogix PLC's and Allen Bradley Powerflex series VFD's.

3) Allen Bradley/Rockwell software support and configuration (RSLogix,

RSLinx, Panelbuilder 32, RSNetworx for DeviceNet.

4) Provide low-level software and hardware training to customers on

Programmable Controllers (PLC's) and Variable Freq. Drives (VFD's), both in

classroom and on-site.

5) Supported MicroLogix, SLC-500, PLC-5, CompactLogix, ControlLogix PLC's.

Also supported Panelviews.

6) Rockwell Automation STPA Certified Automation Specialist

Senior Instrumentation and Controls Technician

International Paper 1/1988 - 11/1998 (10 years 10 months)

1)Configure, troubleshoot, and maintain Process Control Systems and

software.

2) Program and troubleshoot distributed control systems (ABB MOD 300).

3) Program and commission SCADA (System Control And Data Aquisition)

systems, such as Genesis, Taylor PC30.

4) Control loop tuning of PID's (Taylor Mod 30 and Mod 300)

5) Configure and troubleshoot Avtron VFD's

6) Calibration of various instrumentation using ISO-9000 standards,

including Fisher, Rosemount, Taylor, Moore, Red Lion, Armstrong, and many

more.

7) Troubleshoot relay ladder logic programs and schematics.

8) ISO-9000 auditor for manufacturing.

9) Directing/supervising the work of plant union electricians, mechanics,

and pipefitters to help with projects and maintenance.

Education:

Grantham University, Kansas City MO. Graduated with BSEET (electronics

engineering technology)

Williamsport Area Community College, Williamsport, PA. Graduated with major

in electrical technology.

BOCES, Binghamton, NY. Graduated from the TV repair program.

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