Jeff Dabney

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Winter Garden, FL 34787

815-***-****

Email: ablqom@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY STATEMENT

Extensive experience in engineering and management, research and development, leadership and mentoring, test

and problem solving. My engineering forte is in hardware and software design for automation systems. Expert at

planning, start up, and long term maintenance of automation lines for the factory floor environment. Self

motivated professional, capable of working independently or as part of a team. My core focus for any project is to

remember the company’s needs must come first above operators, engineers or administrators goals.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Think Resources – Orlando, FL

Nationwide Contract Engineering provider

2/09 to 6/10

Process Controls Engineer

On site Electrical Controls Engineer for Walt Disney World.

Designed, specified, and commissioned new and upgrades for existing equipment for multiple attractions using

Allen Bradley and Mitsubishi controllers including RFID identification systems.

CSL Behring – (Aventis) Bradley, IL

Bio pharmaceutical manufacturing facility

7/97 to 5/00 & 5/02 to 2/09

Senior Process Controls Engineer

Designed and implemented with team members a total plant wide HVAC system for major IC

manufacturer Class 1 and pharmaceutical Class 100 work area ventilation systems. Designed and maintained

upgrades for Aseptic clean room HVAC systems. Specified, and commissioned new equipment for pharmaceutical

industry. Published purchase specifications for new HVAC and other equipment. Developed training classes for

fellow engineers, managers, and factory floor operators in the use of new systems and any upgrades to existing

systems. Specified all instruments, designed and implemented PLC panels, PLC code and HMI systems for many

types of equipment used in pharmaceutical production.

Designed and tested CIP cycles for large tanks and related piping, commissioned and validated using

riboflavin. Designed and implemented temperature mapping and mixing for 10,000L tanks. Extensive work with

autoclaves, freeze dryers, pasteurizers, WFI stills and delivery, syringe fillers, high speed vision based inspection

machines, blister pack, pick and place, and packaging using A B Contrologix w/ Panelview Plus Human Machine

Interfaces (HMI) and legacy Modicon controller systems.

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Supervised technicians, mechanics and machine builders during the building, installation and start up

phases of projects. Worked closely with OEMs and other integrators to develop PLC coding and HMI standards.

Extensive retrofit of existing equipment. Wrote and executed commissioning and I/Q, O/Q documents.

Installed plant wide data collection system for use in process upgrades.

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Chemstress Consulting Joliet, IL

Contract Engineering provider focusing on the automotive and large earth moving equipment industries.

5/00 to 5/02

Electrical Controls Engineer

On site Electrical engineer for Caterpillar Inc. Joliet, IL.

Designed and commissioned new equipment primarily used for the functional testing of hydraulic valves

and cylinders. Responsible for planning and implementation of strategies to reduce scrap, correct production

problems and correct customer oriented problems as part of a team oriented task force. Designed and

coordinated electrical and mechanical projects using Mitsubishi and GE controllers for high speed

production/packaging equipment. Projects included high speed visual inspection stations, continuous control

packaging and finished package conveyor flow control.

All Controls Systems (TAVA Technologies) West Chester, PA

Automation systems integrator focusing on the Printed Circuit Board and Pharmaceutical industries

5/96 to 7/97

Project Team Leader

Worked with team members to provide total plant wide HVAC system for major IC manufacturer Class 1 and

pharmaceutical Class 100 work area ventilation system and commercial HVAC systems.

Responsible for customer contacts and acceptance of projects.

Specified all instruments, designed and implemented PLC panels, PLC code and HMI systems

Playtex Products Dover DE

Feminine hygiene Consumer Product Manufacturing Facility

5/94 to 4/96

Electrical Project Engineer

Advanced Automation Associates – (Advanceon Inc.) Exton, PA

Automation Systems Integrator focusing on the Food and Pharmaceutical industries.

5/90 to 5/94

Process Controls Engineer

Control Concepts Inc. (Matrix Technologies Inc.), Indianapolis, IN

Automation System Integrator focusing on the automotive industry

2/88 to 5/90

Project Engineer

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science Electrical Engineering Technology –

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Purdue University W. Lafayette, IN

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Strong background in troubleshooting electrical, software, mechanical and process system bugs.

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Extensive experience in using Allen Bradley, Modicon, Siemens, GE Fanuc, Mitsubishi and Keyence

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PLC's and their programming software. Experience updating C/C++, Visual Basic applications

Extensive background in iFix and Wonderware, and other SCADA systems.

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Experience with NEC code requirements and UL508A standards.

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Multiple projects using Cognex Vision and other vision systems.

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Experience with Word, Excel, AutoCAD 2007, Auto CAD Electrical and Windows.

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Set up and tuning of servo control systems.

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Allen Bradley Contrologix systems and network architecture training.

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Several installations using Foundation Fieldbus and Profibus.

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Training for SAP, Six Sigma, MES Werum system and documentation systems such as Smarteam and

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Documentum.

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