Resume
Vishal patel
abh67v@r.postjobfree.com
SUMMARY
Over 2 years experience as a Controls Engineer and Automation Engineer for systems integrators and industrial
product manufacturers. AC and DC motor control. Diverse experience with Control system design, Robotics system
design, control valves .MES design and development, RFID Based Material tracking and industrial automation
programming (including robotics). Skilled in the ability to troubleshoot, debug, and support manufacturing
machinery. Dedicated hands on professional who excels in self directed and team environments. Creative designer
and developer who embraces the opportunity to work with a variety of projects and people.
EDUCATION
M.S. Electrical Engineering, University of Bridgeport at Bridgeport, CT, USA 2010
B.S. Instrumentation and control Engineering (I & C), University of Pune, Maharashtra, India 2006
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Languages
VB.Net, VC++, VC#.Net, T SQL, T Hyperion,C, MS Office, MS Project
Engineering Softwares
MATLAB, LABVIEW, VS.Net 2003/2005, MS SQL Server 2000/2005, RS View, RS Logix, Entivity Studio,Autocade.
PLC
AB PLC 5, SLC 500, Logix series, Modicon Quantum series, Automation Direct DL series, Siemens S7
Certifications
Wonderware IAS, Intouch, InSQL, SCADAlarm, Device Integration, EIT (Engineer In Training)
EXPERIENCE
Instrumentation & Control System Engineer (may 2007 – june 2008)
Streamline Controls Pvt. Ltd., Ahmedabad, India
Streamline Controls Private Limited (SCPL), engaged in to the business of Designing & Manufacturing of electronic
products, used in automation of various industrial applications, to enhance productivity & quality.
Role & Responsibilities:
Design and devlop single line diagram.perform MCC design and application.
Working level knowledge in IP networking.
Working with installation quality and optimization and analysis tool.
Ac & DC motor control.
Equipment specification such as panels,motors and drives.
Instrumentation selection and specification such as flow meters, temperature probes, pressure indicators and
control valves.• maintain the troubleshoot process control system,controllers,valves,plc.
The projects that I have worked on are
Developed a PLC Based Compressor Control system for a nitrogen compressor with an output pressure of 200
psi for ammonia plant using ALLEN BRADLEY micro logic 1000 series PLC using RSLogix. Also interfaced
and simulated the control system in Labview 6/Lookout 4.
Developed a Mobile Robotic platform/Car with proximity sensors and speed control. The machine was
designed using micro controller 16F877A from microchip.
Instrumentation & Control System Engineer (nov 2006 may 2007)
Gujarat State Fertilizers and Chemicals Ltd, Vadodara, India
Gujarat State Fertilizers and Chemicals Ltd. is one of the largest fertilizers and petrochemicals manufacturing company
in Asia. I have worked on Foxboro IA series DCS comprising of MMI/Work Stations, micro processor based control
processors, gate way processors, Communication processors etc. connected on a nodebus network, and other systems
/ instruments like HIMA H51 H5, SIEMENS and ALLEN BRADLEY PLC5 and SLC500 series of PLC, Multiplexer
systems, and Micro Processor based Controllers. My work included
• Maintenance & calibration of electronic transmitters, RTD's, thermocouples, speed sensors, all type of level & pressure
sensors, all type of flow meters including but not limited to, vortex, magnetic, coriolis & thermal mass flow meters, and
other electronic process equipment.
• Troubleshooting the problems in computer networks for PLC and DCS
• Worked on Burner Management System
• Worked on ABB Turbine systems & Bentley Nevada Vibration Monitoring System
• Worked on reciprocating and turbine engines, gas dehydration, measurement, environmental monitoring, compression,
and support systems
• Calibration and troubleshooting the connection of Panametric Oxygen and flue gas analyzers in networks
• Calibration of the measuring instruments utilized in the plant.
• Maintenance & calibration of all types of Control valves & p/i & i/p converters, pneumatic controllers & instrumentation
& pH meters.
GRADUATE PROJECTS
Automation, Control Systems And PLC
• Developed a Motion Detector for Security system that Detects motion in the range of 3 to 4 meters. Used passive
infrared sensor RE200B PIR and IC KC778B for implementation.
• Designed Analog and Digital Controller and Filter for implementation and solution for inverted pendulum problem
using Matlab .
Embedded Systems
Designed a PC Based Micro controller Programmer that programs the flash memory series micro controllers of Atmel
(89C). Used Atmel 89C51 and 89C52 micro controllers for achieving the results.The program in PC is made in C
language and a 1000 line assembly language program is written in micro controller used in the project.
RELEVANT COURSEWORK
PLC and Automation, Distributed Control System (DCS), Process Instrumentation – I, II, Industrial Drives and Controls,
Robotics, Optimal Control System, Nonlinear Control System, Intelligent Control Systems, Design of Digital Control
Systems, Control System Design, Neural Networks, Instrumentation and Measurement, Embedded Micro controllers,
Analog and Digital Circuit design, Electronic Communications.