Engineer Electrical

Charles Hall

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Yorktown Heights NY 10598

Phone: 914-***-****

Email: *********@*******.***

SUMMARY:

. Over 5 years of Electrical/Control Engineering/Programming projects

of increasing responsibilities

. Excellent team player both in lead and support roles.

. Local person, hands on programmer and excellent trouble shooter.

EXPERIENCE:

SP Industries, Gardiner, NY (OEM suppler) 2009 - 2011

Electrical Engineer

. Develop new control systems for next generation freeze dry systems.

. Program HMI and PLC programs for new and existing freeze dry systems.

. Develop electrical drawings and I&C drawings as needed for equipment

fabrication

Benjamin Moore, Flanders, NJ 2005 - 2009

Lead Electrical/Control Engineer

. Design, specify, program and bring on-line new or rebuilt

electrical/pneumatic/control systems for packaging equipment (inline

fillers, palletizers, shrink wrap, cooling tunnels, conveyors, etc.)

and manufacturing processes in BM facilities.

. Designed, programmed and commissioned Allen Bradley SLC's

ControlLogix, MicroLogix and GE 90/30 and other PLC's, Developed HMI

(Wonderware,Cimplicity,RSView) and OIT(Panelview).

. Developed VB scripts for SQL database operations and HMI functionality

using OPC technology.

. Developed corporate policies regarding electrical safety and awareness

of NFPA 70E.

. Interface with mechanical, process engineers and plant personnel to

ensure control systems meets needed operational design requirements.

. Sized and selected motors, motor starters, Variable Frequency Drives,

circuit breakers, fuses, and disconnects for new and rebuilt equipment

of different voltage requirement usually 440 or 120 VAC.

. Designed, configured and brought online a number of Ethernet networks

and IP addressable devices such as VFD's, smart transmitters, control

valves, PLC's, OIT's and HMI's.

. Develop panel layouts, I/O drawings, interconnecting wiring diagrams,

and one line diagrams using AutoCAD 2000.

. Develop bill of material and purchase all electrical components for

new panels and equipment.

. Start up engineer for electrical/control systems at BM plants for

projects engineered in house.

. Redesign, program, and design new electrical/pneumatic control system

for a pick and place pallet robotic work station.

Malcolm Pirnie, White Plains, NY 2003 - 2005

Project/I&C Engineer

. Programmed and designed Wonderware HMI and Allen Bradley SLC 5/05

control system for a Waste Water Pumping Station in New Haven

Connecticut.

. Worked on a number of million dollar New York City DEP Waste Water

Treatment Plant Improvement projects (Wards Island, North River, and

Newtown Creek). Projects Included: development of P&I's and network

system configuration block diagram using AutoCAD, Creation of

Instrument Database, Writing of instrumentation (pH, level, flow,

pressure, control valves, etc), construction and installation

specifications, writing of control philosophy, development of project

plans, development of cost estimates for certain I&C phases of

projects and review of new control technologies

. Reprogrammed and made operational a number of Allen Bradley PLC 5/40

PID subroutines at the Westchester County Yonkers Waste Water

Treatment Facility.

. Developed and reviewed Siemens S7-300 and S7-400 PLC program

integration for a turn key system at a wastewater facility in Long

Island NY.

. Helped correct RTU communication issues from pumping stations to main

control station for the Passaic Valley Water Commission in Clifton NJ.

. Participated in a number of Factory Acceptance Tests for new control

systems being installed in water and waste water plants for DEP.

. Participated in weekly project review meetings at site job trailers.

Responding to electrical and I&C contractor change order requests,

field RFI's, and vendor submittal reviews.

. Completed a major design and proof of concept for creating a network

communication of Limitorque Control Valves to an Allen Bradley PLC

Control System at the Wards Island Plant.

System Development Inc. 1997 - 2003

Owner/Contractor

CLIENT: Church and Dwight (Arm and Hammer)

. Awarded a turnkey installation of new $2 million production line from

white board conceptual to startup of line 18 months after initial

design started. Project included writing ladder logic for PLC programs

for filler and main processor, complete engineering drawings, spec out

of instrumentation, VFDs and all electrical equipment, resolution of

installation problems and personnel training.

. Present progress reports and schedules to client, staying within

budget and timeline.

. Supervised junior engineer, team of electricians and mechanics.

. Help resolve ongoing production line problems through analysis, design

and implementation of corrective actions working with a team from

Church & Dwight.

CLIENT: Coca Cola Bottling Company of New York

. Evaluated and resolved a number of production line "pinch points" by

changes to PLC programs.

. Work with maintenance staff to improve preventive maintenance program

in liquid fill operation, manufacturing and packaging.

. Help improve operator performance on certain manufacturing and

packaging equipment through "hands on" training of plant personnel on

certain production line equipment and working with maintenance staff

to improve preventive maintenance program on fillers, labelers,

packaging equipment and conveyors.

. Corrected timing circuits for mechanical/pneumatic double acting

actuators case pushers.

. Finished a program developed in VB6 for monitoring actual production

to estimate for management use.

Colgate/Mennen, Morristown, NJ 1992 - 1997

Electrical Engineer/Maintenance Lead

. Placed in charge of all electrical needs of a 550,000 sq. ft

production facility.

. Design, specify, program and bring on-line new electrical/control

systems for new packaging lines and manufacturing processes.

. Designed, built and installed a number of mechanical hold down and

reject part units controlled by production line PLC's

. Created specs and purchased load cells, meters, valves, control panels

and PLC's.

. Developed I/O, P&I, and engineering drawings for new batch system

using AutoCAD.

. Responsible for contractor bid document and specification

preparations.

. Interface with electrical and mechanical contractors managing teams of

5 to 55 skilled tradesmen.

. Placed in charge of engineering and design of a new $100,000 Square D

MCC for boiler room retrofit. System included DMAX MMI, AB PLC5/40,

utilizing CT and PT's to monitor electrical usage.

. Help program and troubleshoot new AB PLC 5's and SLC's, Toshiba and AB

VFD's, tune PID loops, develop MMI databases for new systems.

. Helped bring online 4 26 head rotary bottom fill Mengibar Fillers from

Spain, 9 Kroners labelers, 12 Hoppman Packaging Machines, and 4

Brenton Packers.

. Responsible for owner acceptance of OEM equipment and sign off of

contractor work.

. Developed a QC online product verification program using VB 6, and

ODBC as database communication tool.

. Responsible for helping bring new Computerized Maintenance Management

System Online.

. Interface with packaging equipment electrical engineers of design for

new packaging equipment, and ovens for plant. Responsible for

specifying solenoids, heaters, relays, prox switches, blowers and

conveyor.

. Design, specify and manage installation of a new Square D 15.5 KV

Substation.

ABB Environmental Systems 1990 - 1992

Project Engineer

. Specified, designed, evaluated, and configured an Allen Bradley PLC

3/10 control system for a $100 million 600mW power station in Taiwan.

Responsible for FAT test (Factory Acceptance Test) of new control

panels, Motor Control Centers, and Variable Frequency Drives for 600

MW project.

. Participated in electrical design of $35 million wastewater treatment

plant in Taipei, Taiwan. Project included development of system

configuration drawings, develop instrumentation specifications for

instrument purchase, develop specifications and instrument/electrical

bid drawings for electrical installation

. Develop, and design control system linking Foxboro Spec 200 and Micro

Spec 200 system to an Allen Bradley control system.

. Interfaced with contractors and vendors working on the project both in

US and in Taiwan.

. Developed the controls and electrical specifications for new Power

Plant using a Honeywell TDC 3000 DCS system.

. Review instrument and electrical vendor submittals for compliance to

specifications.

. Help develop I&C and electrical bid submissions for responses to

multimillion dollar RFP's

. Part of startup team of new electrical and control systems.

Felton Worldwide 1987 - 1990

Plant Engineer (Reporting to Exec VP)

. Completed design, startup and training of plant personnel to operate a

PLC and HMI based $400,000 dollar liquid and dry compounding process.

. Initiated review of manual spray dry system to automated system.

. Revamped a $100,000 spray dry system used for kosher flavor operation.

. Placed in charge of startup and operation of new wastewater treatment

plant.

. Helped supervise a maintenance staff of 15.

. Helped review and install new preventive maintenance computer program.

Park Nameplate 1985 - 1987

Plant Engineer

. Supervisor of 6 man maintenance and electrical shop.

. Troubleshoot electrical/mechanical problems within plant.

. Researched, designed (control, electrical and mechanical) and built

new XY table using servo motors and drives for high level of accurate

positioning of parts and subassemblies.

. Purchased, wired, and programmed an IDEC controller for a Lensclad

multiaxis system.

Refined Syrups and Sugars, Inc. 1984 - 1985

Assistant Maintenance Manager

. Placed in charge of daily maintenance of a 100 million dollar, 3 shift

sugar processing plant.

. Managed a staff of 91 skilled trade's people, 8 maintenance

supervisors, and 1 office clerk.

. Rendered decisions on major breakdowns within plant, on call 24 hours

a day for emergencies.

. Helped develop annual maintenance budgets.

. Interface with OEM's and contractors.

. Reduced the backlog of work order requests by 50%.

General Motors Corporation 1982 - 1984

Engineer/Maintenance Supervisor Level I

. Supervised helped train a staff of millwrights, carpenters, sheet

metal mechanics, pipe fitters and electricians during different

shifts.

. Interfaced with other production departments and other shift

personnel, monitoring supply levels.

. Participate in the analysis of daily production problems, shortfall in

production levels, maintaining quality levels, and improved production

efficiencies.

. Program and maintain a number of PLC 2/30 control systems for

conveyor, IR ovens, and Paint Robotic Control Systems.

. Participated in the development of a team approach to production

problem resolution.

EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

Manhattan College

. Bachelor of Engineering, 1980 (Core Studies Chemical/Electrical

engineering)

. Graduate work in Computer Science/Electrical Engineering

OTHER COURSES: Train the Trainer, GMP, Team/Cells Approach to Production,

several Quality Control/FDA production classes, JIT, SPC Training, CSI

Certified

COMPUTER SKILLS

Visual Basic, Basic, Oracle 7.0, SQL, EXCEL, Access, Microsoft Word,

PowerPoint, WordPerfect, Quicken, Peachtree, SPSS. SQL Server, C++, C,

Java, AutoCad.

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