Engineer Project
Resume:
VALERIE L. WASHINGTON
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CINCINNATI, OHIO 45227
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OBJECTIVE: To engage in an established and highly professional
Engineering/Management Department where there is an opportunity
for potential development and growth as a Control System
Engineer.
EDUCATION: Clark-Atlanta University Tennessee State University
Master of Science, 1988 Bachelor of Science, 1985
Major: Computer Science Major: Electrical Engineering
6 hours from Completion Minor: Mathematics
TRAINING: PLC Platforms: Allen-Bradley's 3, 3/10, 5 Series, SLC-500,
ControlLogix, Honeywell IPC-620, General Electric Series One,
Series 6
HMI Platforms: Intellution's FIXDMACS, iFix 2.1, Wonderware,
RSView 32, RS View SE, Panelview550, 900, 1200, DL40.
Formal Training; Mastering Visual Basic 6, CAD Training on
Intergraph's Interactive Graphics Development System.
Software Packages: Visual Basic, C++, PASCAL, Access, Excel,
Visio, and Word.
EXPERIENCE: Control Systems Engineer
Jacobs Engineering Company, 1999 - 2009
Wyeth BioPharma, Manufacturing Expansion Project, Phase IV
Suites ADF and E & F, Andover, MA. Control Systems Engineer on
a major expansion project responsible for design and
implementation of Supervisory Control System utilizing
FixDynamics 2.1. Startup and Commissioning Assistance of 6,000L
and 12,000L Bioreactors utilizing Allen-Bradley Enhanced 5/80
PLC's. Developed graphic screens to interface with POMs
Management Execution System and Allen-Bradley PLC's for major
expansion upgrade. Designed and developed the Data Dynamic
Exchange (DDE) using RSLinx and Visual Basic 6 used in the
downloading/uploading of data to/from Allen-Bradley 5/80 PLC's
and to the exported FixDynamic's SCADA database. Programmed
Allen-Bradley 5/80 PLC's. Developed an Automatic Tag Group
Generation program utilizing Visual Basic and FixDynamics 2.1.
Developed Configurable I/O Mapping and Analog Scaling Subroutine
for Allen-Bradley Flex I/O modules to be utilized for plant
expansion project.
Kellogg Company, Mountain Top Bakery, Kellogg
Nutrigrain/Pop-Tart TFA Project, Pikeville, KY. Responsible for
design and development of upgrading existing RSView32 Graphic
Interface system for Project Slim Jim/TFA project. Start-up and
Commissioning Assistance of Mixer #6 upgrade utilizing
ControlLogix and RSLogix software. Modified Visual Basic code
and parameter files to for loading of associated data for Mixer
#6. Added appropriate tags in database for new ingredient
needed for TFA project.
Chevron Petroleum Chemical, Polymer Expansion Project, Jubail,
Saudi Arabia Refinery. Responsible for development of
Instrument Specifications for Ohmart-Vega Nuclear level
transmitters for Unit 42 and 44 for Polymer Expansion project.
Responsible for aiding and checking of P&ID's for accuracy and
correctness for Units 42, 44, and 49. Responsible for updating
Instrument Index for Units 42 and 44. Updated Software
Requirement Specification for Safety Interlock System for Unit
44.
British Petroleum, Whiting Works Alky Expansion Project,
Whiting, IN. Responsible for development of Instrument
Specifications for Alky Expansion project. Developed Instrument
Specifications for Rosemount 3051S series D/P level, pressure,
and flow transmitters, Rosemount 3144 Series Temperature
transmitters, Rosemount Series 3301 Guided Wave level
transmitters, Daniel Restriction orifices, Rosemount Capacitance
level transmitter, Sandelius thermocouples and thermowells,
Ashcroft pressure gauges, Rosemount Vortex flow meters for Alky
Expansion project. Various projects in the BP Whiting upgrade
include Acid Handling, Acid Degassing, E12 & Cooling Water, Alky
E10 Stream Controls, and Alky RV Scrubber areas.
British Petroleum, FCCU #3 Wet Gas Scrubber Expansion Project,
Texas City, TX Refinery. Responsible for development of
Instrument Specifications. Responsible for development for Major
FCCU #3 Wet Gas Scrubber Expansion project Developed instrument
data sheets for Rosemount 3051S series D/P level, pressure, and
flow transmitters, Rosemount 3144 Series Temperature
transmitters, Rosemount Series 3301 Guided Wave level
transmitters, Daniel Restriction orifices, Rosemount Capacitance
level transmitters, Sandelius thermocouples and thermowells for
major FCCU #3 Wet Gas Scrubber Expansion project.
VALERIE L. WASHINGTON
6920 MADISONVILLE ROAD, APT #2
CINCINNATI, OHIO 45227
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EXPERIENCE Control Systems Engineer
(cont.): Jacobs Engineering Company, 1999 - 2009
Eli Lilly & Company, K360 Clinical Trial Pilot Plant,
Indianapolis, IN. Control Systems Engineer on a Clinical Trial
Pilot Plant. Developed Functional Requirement Specifications
for CIP System for Lilly K360 which includes MCC Train A and MCC
Train B CIP, Make-Up CIP System, Purification Train A and Train
B CIP System, and Fermenation CIP System. This functional
specification was utilized by the Cornerstone to develop the
Delta V programming for the CIP systems for the Lilly K360
Clinincal Trial Pilot Plant to assure that all user requirements
are met and to provide the basis for development of the
validation documentation and testing requirements.
Suncor Energy USA, Odyssey Refinery Project, Denver, CO.
Refinery Developed Instrument Loop folders for a 300 million
refinery project. Checked Instrument Data Sheets, Loop
Diagrams, Instrument Index, and I/O Wiring Diagrams. Developed
Start-Up loop folders for all areas in plant: Areas 05, 08, 10,
13, 15, 16, 17, 19, 21, 35, 37, 38, 40, 41, 74, 85, and 92 -
total of 2100 loop folders. Start-up loop folders included
Vendor documentation, Loop Diagrams, I/O Wiring Diagrams,
Instrument Data Sheets, Control Narratives, P&ID Diagrams, etc.
Process of developing loop folders include checking all data to
make sure correct information is included in folder and proper
documentation is verified and corrected.
Lilly, IE-42 Project, Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland facility.
Responsible for development of instrument data specifications
for Brooks Instruments Thermal Mass Flow Transmitter/Control
Valves. Aided in updating Instrument Index.
Genentech, ECP-1 Project, Tuas, Singapore facility. Responsible
for development of instrument data specifications for BS&B
Safety Systems Sanitary Reverse Buckling Rupture Discs, and
Ashcroft Bimetallic Temperature Gauges for new Biotech facility.
Amgen, Carrigtohill, County Cork, Ireland facility. Responsible
for development of instrument data specifications for Ashcroft
Pressure Gauges, Ashcroft Bimetallic Temperature Gauges, and
BS&B Safety System Sanitary Reverse Buckling Rupture Discs for
new Biotech facility.
Control Systems Engineer
Central and Southwest Services, 1998
West Texas Utilities, Burner Management System Upgrade, Pecos,
TX. Control Systems Engineer for a boiler combustion control
system and burner management system upgrade for Rio Pecos Power
Station. Responsibilities included design and implementation of
Supervisory Control System utilizing Allen-Bradley ControlView
software. Also designed and developed control panel diagrams,
elementary wiring diagrams, PLC system configuration diagrams
for Burner Management and Combustion Control System for a 50 MW
power plant. Developed training manuals for Burner Management
and Combustion Control System.
Control Systems Engineer
BGP Services, Inc., 1997
Procter & Gamble, No. 10 Core Machine Upgrade Project, Albany,
GA. Control Systems Engineer responsible for programming
Allen-Bradley's 5/60 PLC using Allen-Bradley's 6200
configuration software. Also designed and developed interlock
logic diagrams and elementary wiring diagrams for Core Machine
addition.
Control Systems Engineer
Lockwood-Greene Engineers, Inc., 1996 - 1997
Birmingham Steel Corporation, American Iron Reduction Project,
Convent, LA. Control Systems Engineer responsible for the
design and development of system architecture diagrams and
interlock logic diagrams for balance of plant operations.
Developed sequence of operations, instrument index, control
specifications, and instrument specifications. Programmed Moore
APAC's distributed control system for balance of plant
operations. (Direct Iron Reduction Facility Project)
VALERIE L. WASHINGTON
6920 MADISONVILLE ROAD, APT #2
CINCINNATI, OHIO 45227
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EXPERIENCE Control Systems Engineer
(cont.): Belcan Engineering Company, 1993 - 1996
C.T. Chemicals, Sintered Plastic Molding Project, Mason, OH.
Control Systems Engineer responsible for Design, Startup, and
Commissioning Assistance of Sintered Plastic Molding Operation.
Programmed Allen-Bradley's SLC-5/04 programmable logic
controller utilizing Allen-Bradley's 6200 configuration
software. Designed operator interface stations with Panelview
550 software. Developed sequence of operations and training
manual.
PepsiCo Bottling Company, PET Conversion Project, Purchase, NY.
Control Systems Engineer responsible for Design, Startup, and
Commissioning Assistance of No.1 Line Addition for PepsiCo's
Buena Park facility. Programmed Allen-Bradley's 5/60
supervisory programmable logic controller interfacing with 5/15,
5/20, 5/25, and 5/40 PLC's. Designed operator interface
stations with Panelview 1200 software and DL40 software.
Developed control specification, function specification,
sequence of operations and training manuals.
PepsiCo Bottling Company, PET Conversion Project, Purchase, NY.
Control Systems Engineer responsible for Design, Startup, and
Commissioning Assistance of No.2 Line Addition for PepsiCo's
Mesquite facility. Programmed Allen-Bradley's 5/60 supervisory
programmable logic controller interfacing with 5/15, 5/20, 5/25,
and 5/40 PLC's. Designed operator interface stations with
Panelview 900 and 1200 software and DL40 software. Developed
control specification, function specification, sequence of
operations and training manuals.
PepsiCo Bottling Company, PET Conversion Project, Purchase, NY.
Control Systems Engineer responsible for Design, Startup, and
Commissioning Assistance of No.2 Line Addition for PepsiCo's
Newport News facility. Programmed Allen-Bradley's 5/60
supervisory programmable logic controller interfacing with 5/15,
5/20, 5/25, and 5/40 PLC's. Designed operator interface
stations with Panelview 1200 software and DL40 software.
Developed control specification, function specification,
sequence of operations and training manuals.
Eli Lilly & Company, Fluidized Bed Dryer Retrospective
Validation Project, Tippecanoe, IN. Control Systems Engineer
responsible for retrospective PLC validation of a fluidized bed
dryer and Western States centrifuge systems. Developed
validation plans, functional requirements and software
requirements.
Shionogi Gelcaps, Inc., Dye Dispensing and Gelatin Preparation
Project, Raleigh, NC. Control Systems Engineer responsible for
Design, Startup, and Commissioning Assistance of dye dispensing
area and gelatin preparation area for a capsule manufacturing
facility. Programmed Allen-Bradley's 5/40 programmable logic
controller utilizing Allen-Bradley's 6200 configuration
software. Developed function specifications, functional
requirements, and sequence of operations. Designed PLC I/O
schematics and interlock logic diagrams. Generated PLC memory
maps and I/O lists.
Control Systems Engineer
United Engineers and Constructors, Inc., 1991 - 1992
Central Illinois Public Service Co., Ashmore Compressor Station
Upgrade, Ashmore, IL. Control Systems Engineer responsible for
programming General Electric's 90/70 programmable logic
controller for gas compressor station upgrade. Designed control
panel arrangement diagrams, PLC I/O layout and wiring diagrams
and emergency shutdown diagrams. Generated sequence of
operations, PLC memory map and instrument index.
Control Systems Engineer
BE&K Engineering Company, Inc., 1990 - 1991
Westvaco Corporation, No. 5 Paper Machine Upgrade, Covington,
VA. Control Systems Engineer for the addition of No. 5 paper
machine, including coating prep area, starch prep area and pulp
mill modifications. Responsibilities included programming Texas
Instruments' 565T programmable logic controller to interface
with TI-Star distributed control system via a Tiway network for
starch prep area. Programmed Allen-Bradley 3/10 programmable
logic controller to interface with Honeywell's DCS system for
coating prep area. Designed PLC system configuration diagrams,
PLC cabinet layout diagrams, PLC I/O rack layout and wiring
diagrams, interlock logic diagrams, and DCS layout diagrams.
Generated PLC memory map, cable schedules, and motor lists.
VALERIE L. WASHINGTON
6920 MADISONVILLE ROAD, APT #2
CINCINNATI, OHIO 45227
**************@*****.***
EXPERIENCE Control Systems Engineer
(cont.): BE&K Engineering Company, Inc., 1990 - 1991
Stone Savannah River Pulp & Paper Plant, Bark and Chip Handling
System Addition, Savannah, GA. Control Systems Engineer for
bark and chip handling system addition to the woodyard area.
Responsibilities included programming Honeywell's IPC-620
programmable logic controller using IPC-620 loader software.
Startup and Commissioning Assistance of woodyard area of market
pulp expansion project. Designed PLC system configuration
diagrams, PLC cabinet layout diagrams, interlock logic diagrams,
panel arrangement diagrams, and loop diagrams. Generated PLC
memory maps
Control Systems Engineer
Rust International, Inc., 1988 - 1990
Boise-Cascade Corporation, Causticizing Plant Addition Project,
Rumford, ME. Control Systems Engineer for modified pulp mill
for hardwood and softwood line additions and causticizing plant
addition. Responsibilities included programming Honeywell's
IPC-620 programmable logic controller using IPC-620 loader
software. Designed PLC system configuration diagrams, PLC
ladder and interconnection diagrams, and PLC I/O rack layout and
wiring diagrams. Generated PLC memory maps and instrument
index.
Bowater Paper Company, Paper Machine Upgrade, Calhoun, TN.
Control Systems Engineer responsible for programming Modicon
984S series programmable logic controller. Designed PLC I/O
rack layout and wiring diagrams, PLC ladder and interconnection
diagrams, and control power panel diagrams. Generated PLC
memory maps, cable schedules, and instrument index.
Associate Design Engineer
Simons-Eastern Consultants, Inc., 1985 - 1988
Armstrong World Industries, Multiple Projects, Macon, GA.
Associate Design Engineer responsible for programming
Allen-Bradley's PLC-2/30 using Ashton-Tate Up/Doc software.
Generated PLC memory map.
Mead Corporation, Multiple Projects, Chillicothe, OH. Associate
Design Engineer, responsible for programming Allen-Bradley 3/10
programmable logic controller. Designed interlock logic
diagrams. Generated PLC memory map.
Weyerhaeuser Corporation, Multiple Projects, Valiant, OK.
Associate Design Engineer responsible for programming Reliance
Automate 40E programmable logic controller. Designed interlock
logic diagrams. Generated PLC memory map.
PROFESSIONAL
AFFILIATIONS: Institute of Electronic and Electrical Engineers,
Society of Women Engineers,
National Society of Black Engineers, and
Instrument Society of America.
ACHIEVEMENTS: Recording Secretary, Tennessee State University Engineering
Alumni Association 2007 - 2009;
Tennessee State University Engineering Alumni Association
Executive Board 2007 - 2009;
Tennessee State University CoETCS Mighty 100 - 2006, 2007, 2008;
Tennessee State University Engineering Scholarship, 1982 - 1985;
National Dean's List, 1984;
Meharry Medical College's Biomedical Science Program, 1980;
Meharry United Science Training Program, 1979.
PERSONAL: Willing to relocate and/or free to travel.
REFERENCES: Will be furnished upon request.
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