Michael Robert Valentine

**** *. ******* **. ● Greenfield, IN 46140

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Electrical Controls Engineer

Summary of Qualifications

Accomplished professional in the field of electrical and fluid control systems for industrial equipment

performing many diverse processes, including assembly, testing, machining, plastic injection, welding, and

pressing. Broad knowledge and skill set with PLCs, HMIs, CNCs, and PCs. Proven adaptability to changing

technology from relay, solid-state, PLC, to computer control. Programmed computers for industrial

applications using high- and low-level computer programming languages. Authored numerous standards and

specifications, both general and machine-specific. Coordinated, specified, inspected, and verified control

system performance on new equipment during run-off for four major automotive component (steering)

programs. Actively participated as a member of cross-functional teams in start-ups of four industrial plants

with new automotive programs in the USA and Mexico. Supervised engineers and managed branch office of a

controls engineering firm. Trained and mentored numerous newly hired engineers how to maintain and

design control systems in a team-building atmosphere. Formally instructed apprentice electricians in PLCs in

local community college. Traveled frequently, both domestically and internationally.

Professional Experience

Delphi Saginaw Steering World Headquarters, Saginaw, MI 2008 – 2009

Senior Manufacturing Project Engineer, Divisional Controls Engineering Department

Responsibilities: Implemented controls for new station on a half-shaft assembly line, including PLC,

HMI, Vision, RFID, and Wonderware, both hardware and software design. Assisted in rewriting controls safety

specification. Assisted with standardized ladder logic programming for ControlLogix platform. Transitioned to

writing software for Wonderware HMI applications and National Instruments Labview applications. Assisted

in writing part traceability standards for controls.

Delphi Saginaw Steering Plant 12, New Castle, IN 2004 – 2008

Senior Manufacturing Project Engineer, Plant 12 Engineering Department

Responsibilities: Member of a cross-functional team which implemented a small, brown-field

manufacturing site to assemble steering columns for Ford. Responsible for maintaining and continuously

improving manufacturing (assembly) equipment for Ford EN/FN and T1 steering column programs.

Equipment included assembly lines and assembly benches, robotic welders, plastic injectors, CNC machining

centers and lathes, and part-specific test equipment. Applied Six-Sigma principles to issues with plastic

injection equipment. Assisted maintenance personnel. Authored “How To” manuals for maintenance.

Continuously improved PLC and HMI software for the EN/FN and T1 steering column assembly lines to

improve quality and to optimize takt-time. Helped transition the operation to employer’s Mexico facilities.

Wrote operating procedures for controls engineers.

Key Achievements:

● Lead controls engineer for the startup of Delphi Steering Plant 12 in New Castle, Indiana, in 2004.

● Specified control systems for EN/FN and T1 steering column assembly equipment, reviewed controls

engineering designs, inspected compliance to control specifications on the equipment, ran-off the equipment,

installed the equipment, de-bugged the equipment, continuously improved the control systems (PLCs, HMIs,

fluids, etc.) on the equipment.

● Received Ford Excellence award for 2007 as a member of the Plant 12 team for consistent on-time

delivery and highest product quality! The only Delphi plant to do so that year!

● Transferred column assembly equipment to Delphi Steering’s Juarez, Mexico, facilities in 2007.

● Specified, reviewed, inspected, ran-off, debugged, and installed GMT-900 column assembly line in

Queretaro, Mexico, operations.

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GM/Delphi Saginaw Steering World Headquarters, Saginaw, MI 1993 – 2003

Senior Senior Project Manufacturing Engineer, Divisional Controls Engineering Department

Responsibilities: Specified, approved, reviewed, inspected, ran-off, and debugged control systems on

new equipment (about 300 machines) for several major projects indicated below. Helped develop standards

in a team environment. Mentored and trained several newly hired controls engineers, including machine

suppliers and international support personnel. Designed and modified machine control systems electrical,

pneumatic, and hydraulic.

Key Achievements:

● Lead controls project engineer for rack and pinion program at Plant 65 startup in Queretaro, Mexico,

Steering’s first manufacturing start-up operation in Mexico. Recruited Mexican nationals as controls engineers.

● Lead controls engineer for Ford P221 steering column program at Plant 68 in Juarez, Mexico another

manufacturing plant start-up.

● Lead controls engineer for electric power steering program at Plant 1 in Saginaw, Michigan another

manufacturing plant start-up.

● Redesigned PLC and servo motion controls for rack and pinion valve balancers at Plant 7 in Saginaw,

Michigan, and Plant 23 in Decatur, Alabama.

● Trained and mentored over 30 controls engineers American, Mexican, and Chinese. Wrote 700 page

manual, “Design Practices for Programmable Electronic Systems”. Designed two trainers for use with training

classes.

● Served on several divisional standards committees for control systems. Authored initial drafts of many

of those standards. On my own initiative, wrote the first Delphi Steering specification on how to implement

HMIs for its operations.

● Redesigned pallet conveyor system for robotically loaded function test machines for steering pumps.

● Redesigned controls on six dial-index function test stands for CB power steering pumps.

● Designed/re-designed controls on at least 30 pieces of equipment for many different processes.

GM/Saginaw Steering Factory of the Future, Saginaw, MI 1987 – 1992

Senior Manufacturing Engineer, “Factory of the Future” Plant Engineering Department

Responsibilities: Assigned as operations support controls engineer for a “lights out”, fully automatic

factory to produce half-shaft tri-pot axles, consisting of several robotically loaded cells, fed by automatic

guided vehicles, with minimal human intervention. Responsible for designing and starting up controls on new

equipment and for continuously improving this equipment.

Key Achievements:

● Last controls engineer assigned to this project; first to have a fully functional and operational cell,

consisting of a GE2000 Mark Century CNC machining center, GMF robot, and Maxitron (Telemecanique) cell

controller. Wrote logic for cell controller (ladder and Grafcet logic), CNC control logic (Pascal), CNC part

programs, and robot programs.

● Assigned responsibility for a bank of six tri-pot housing turning-lathe cells. Reduced machining cycle

time from 147 seconds to 28 seconds per cell. Reduced tool-change cycle time from 12 to 2 minutes.

● Assigned to improve throughput on a polishing cell. Reduced machine utilization from 30 hours per

day to 7 hours per day.

GM/Delphi Saginaw Steering World Headquarters, Saginaw, MI 1984 – 1987

Junior Senior Manufacturing Engineer, Divisional Controls Engineering Department

Responsibilities: Specified, approved, reviewed, inspected, ran-off, and debugged control systems on

new equipment. Designed and modified machine control systems electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic.

Drafted control systems schematics.

Key Achievements:

● Designed controls for six robotically loaded function test stands for hydraulic power steering pumps.

● Designed two large phoscoating transfer and dip systems.

● Designed/re-designed controls on at least 30 pieces of equipment for many different processes.

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A-OK Controls Engineering, Saginaw, MI 1981 – 1984

Controls Engineer and Office Manager

Responsibilities: Recruited work, design and drafting, of machine control systems. Supervised six

people. Recruited and trained new employees. Designed and/or modified machine control systems.

Key Achievements:

● Opened up a new, local controls engineering office in Saginaw, Michigan.

Delta College, University Center, MI 1994 – 1999

Adjunct Instructor for Electrical Apprentice Program

Responsibilities: Taught apprentice electrical classes in electrical math and PLCs on an irregular basis.

Key Achievements:

● Revamped an outdated PLC controls class. Developed new lab training equipment.

Technical Proficiencies

Programmable Electronic Systems:

PLCs (Modicon, all models; Rockwell, PLC2, PLC5, SLC-500, Controllogix), HMIs (Schneider Magelis,

Proface-America, Rockwell PanelView, Nematron, Xycom, Wonderware Intouch), CNCs (GE2000, GE-

Fanuc), Robots (GMF), Instrumentation (National Instruments Labview), Vision (Cognex), RFID (Escort

Memory Systems), Servos, Variable Frequency Drives, Fluid Power (Numatics, Rexroth, Vickers)

Networking:

Ethernet (TCP/IP, UDP/IP), Modbus RS232/485, MB+, MB TCP/IP, Data Highway (Plus),

Control Information Protocol, Ethernet IP

Software Tools:

Ladder Logic (Modicon: 984, Quantum; Rockwell Automation: Logix5, Logix500, Logix5000), Grafcet

(Telemecanique), IEC 61131-3 Languages (Ladder, Structured Text, Function Block, Sequential Function

Block), Assembly Language (Intel), BASIC, Pascal, C/C++/C#, Java, Visual Basic, VB.NET, C#.NET, MS-

SQL, HTML, National Instruments Labview, Wonderware In-Touch, MS Office Suite, Autocad 2008

Standards:

National Electric Code, NFPA-79, ANSI B19, ISO 4413/4414, IEC 60204

Education and Credentials

Master of Divinity, 1981 ● Baptist Bible Seminary, Clarks Summit, PA (GPA 3.98, magna cum laude)

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, 1975, ● General Motors Institute (now Kettering

University), Flint, MI (94.5% GPA, top 5% of my class)

High School Diploma, 1970, ● Mayville High School, Mayville, MI (GPA 4.0, Valedictorian)

Professional Development and Certification

● Passed Part I of the Professional Engineers Exam, 1991.

● Certified Six Sigma Green Belt, Nov 2006.

● Preparing to take “Sun Certified Java Programmer” Exam by 31-Dec-2009.

● Valid USA Passport. Expires 4-Oct-2016

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