Engineer Project

PHILIP L. BELL

Garrettsville, OH ***** Page * of 2 abnjlq@r.postjobfree.com

CAREER SUMMARY

Engineering professional with experience in system integrator, machine OEM and industrial manufacturing

operations. Skilled in project engineering and possess the ability to handle all phases of systems engineering.

Detail oriented and quick learner with achievements in the following:

Project and Departmental Management Machine Design

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Electrical / Controls / HMI Design Hydraulic / Pneumatic Design

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Component / System Specifications Systems Design for International Markets

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

SYTECH SYSTEMS, INC., Stow, OH January 2008 – September 2009

$1.2 million Automation Systems Integrator. Clients include tier 1 automotive, power generation, OEM

machine builders and more. (www.sytechsystems.net)

Sr. System Engineer

Responsible for project management and project quality control as well as serving as a Project Engineer.

• Perform weekly project reviews to ensure projects are on time, on budget and on scope.

• Part of the management team developing operational procedures. Including project flow, reporting and

quality systems to ensure projects are completed on time, on budget and satisfy all project scope criteria.

• Project Manager and hardware designer for two system upgrade projects for a tier 1 automotive

supplier.

• Assigned to an OEM as a Lead Project Engineer on approx. 18 projects. The OEM builds automated

tire balancing and testing equipment for automotive and tire industries. Assisted in the training of the

OEM’s permanent employees hired for these positions. (6 mo. Assignment)

GUILD INTERNATIONAL, INC., Bedford, OH April 2003 – January 2008

$12 million manufacturer of strip joining equipment and entry system components for coil processing

plants worldwide. (www.guildint.com)

Assistant Controls Engineering Dept. Manager

Responsible for the daily operations of the Controls Engineering Department. Also provide support for

the Controls Department Manager, performing the duties during his absence. (Department manager spent

roughly 80% of his time out of the country) Department was responsible for design, implementation and

documentation of control systems for complete line of equipment, including electrical, pneumatic and

hydraulic systems.

• Supervised a staff of one to three electrical engineers. One permanent employee, normally one to two

contract engineers.

• Responsible for reviewing workload and recommending staffing changes and services to meet

production schedules and budgets.

• Provide support to a staff of three to four field service engineers including troubleshooting, replacement

parts and technology issues.

PHILIP L. BELL

Garrettsville, OH 44231 Page 2 of 2 abnjlq@r.postjobfree.com

SWAGELOK COMPANIES, Solon, OH 1982 – 2002

$1 billion manufacturer of high quality, precision fluid system components for the semi-conductor, oil

and gas, instrumentation and bio-pharmaceutical industries with 5,000 employees worldwide.

(www.swagelok.com)

Project Engineer, Corporate High Purity Engineering Group (1997–2002)

Led projects which supported high purity division in the areas of process improvement and development.

• Sole contributor to a 5-month project setting up a new Abrasive Flow process. Brought an outsourced

process in-house, improving quality, lead time and reducing costs by 70%. Project included the design,

installation and programming of new PLC machine controls to satisfy ergonomic requirements.

• Led 4 member project team to purchase and implement 3 electro-chemical processing lines to support a

$10+ million initiative implementing a new product design and processes. Served as contact with

equipment manufacturer, including being the liaison with process R&D scientists. Tracked $2+ million

budget.

Design Engineer, Corporate Model Shop (1992–1997)

Designed and implemented various types of equipment and upgrades for the automation and system

integration division which provided services to all corporate manufacturing divisions. Duties included

mechanical and electrical design of automated part handling and assembly equipment.

Design Engineer / Draftsmen Technician, Swagelok - Colony Tool (1985–1992)

Designed and implemented improvements to machine tools supporting the machine tool rebuilding /

repair and general machine shop division. Machines include: Acme, New Britain, Warner & Swasey and

Wickman. Played a key role in initiating PLC controls into the rebuilding process.

Machine Technician, Swagelok Pritchard (1982–1985)

Provided manufacturing support for high production manufacturing facility producing Stainless Steel tube

fittings using multi-spindle screw machines.

TROY PRECISION TOOL AND DIE - Burton, OH 1981 – 1982

Manufacturer of dies for ammunition manufacturing.

Machine Operator

Set-up and operated grinding equipment in the production of carbide draw dies.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science, Associate of Applied Science,

Industrial Technology, 1988 Automotive Engineering Technology, 1981

Kent State University, Kent, Ohio Kent State University Trumbull Campus, Warren, Ohio

COMPUTER SKILLS

AutoCAD 2006 (Some AutoCAD Electrical) ● Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint)

Microsoft Project / Grandview (Online Project Management)

ALLEN-BRADLEY PLC / HARDWARE SKILLS

RSLogix 500 & 5000 VFD and Servo Drives

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PanelView and PanelView Plus Rockwell Software Programming Packages

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Limited experience with other Automation Hardware / Software

Omron, Yaskawa, Siemens, Mitsubishi

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