Engineer Electrical

QUALIFICATIONS OF DANIEL E. SPAIN

ADDRESS

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Liverpool, IL 61543

e-mail: ***********@*******.***

Phone: 417-***-****

ELECTRICAL/CONTROL ENGINEER with extensive design and programming

experience of assembly machines and process control for automotive, healthcare, food and

industrial automation field utilizing PLC, motion control, human machine interface, CNC,

Microsoft VB6, Microsoft Access database as well as FDA regulated equipment

qualification and 21 CFR Part 11 compliance.

Product - Allen-Bradley: ControlLogix, CompactLogix, PLC5, SLC500,

Knowledge All MicroLogix

- Data-Linc SRM module (RF modem for SLC500)

- Cognex DataMan ID Reader

- Motion Controller/Servo Drive: Allen-Bradley Kinetix, Indramat DDS, Emerson DX-

450 and FX-455

- Variable Frequency/DC Drives: Allen-Bradley PowerFlex, 160, 1397 DC Drive, ABB

550

- Operator Interfaces and Peripherals: Allen-Bradley Panelview

Plus and Standard, C-more, Redlion, Cutler-Hammer PanelMate and Total Control

Products Quick Panel, Optimate OM1510, OM1212 and OM620

- Additional PLC: Telemecanique 47/30 and 17/20, Mitsubishi A65

- Fanuc 90/30

- Giddings & Lewis PiC900

- Fanuc CNC

- EZAutomation EZPLC and EZMarquee

Additional - Microsoft VB6/VBA/Word/Excel/Access, RSView, OPC and AutoCAD

Knowledge - Limited C+/C++ and Wonderware.

- Networks include Ethernet, ControlNet and DeciceNet.

PROFESSIONAL AUTOMATION ENGINEER

EXPERIENCE LEC Inc.

Pearl, Mississippi October 2007 – March 2009

Responsible for controls hardware layout, AutoCad electrical schematic generation

development and debug of Microsoft VB6, Microsoft Access, PLC and operator interface

touch screen programs, on-site startup and acceptance run-off.

Generate quotes including estimated time and materials to design, program, install,

and start-up as well as performing any and all phases of projects.

Responsible for repair as needed on Motion Controller, PLC, Drives, Operator Interfaces,

and peripherals for food, industrial manufacturing and sawmill industries.

Projects Production Database Program: Developed Microsoft VB6 and PLC program to retrieve

daily production from PLC using RSLinx OPC and store on a server database using Microsoft

Access at Georgia-Pacific sawmill in Taylorsville, MS. Developed Microsoft VB6

program to allow production reports to be generated in a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet.

Program generated reports depending on selected criteria of date(s) and customer(s).

QUALIFICATIONS OF DANIEL E. SPAIN

Packaging Line Modifications: Modified PLC and PowerFlex drive programs to

coordinate four PLCs to operate at three different speeds depending on level of product

supply bin at Reckitt Benckiser in Brandon, MS.

Cage Washer Retrofit: Developed and debugged PLC operator interface touch screen

programs, to retrofit cage washer system controlled by a Fanuc 90/30 PLC at University

of Mississippi Animal Research Facility in Jackson, MS.

Pump Station System: Developed new PLC controlled pump station design. Generated

AutoCad electrical schematics and directed panel shop on construction, developed and

debugged PLC program. Pump Station developed as a line of 208V/230V/480V

products consisting of two, three or four pumps ranging between two and fifty

horsepower.

Planer Retrofit: Generated AutoCad electrical schematics and directed panel shop on

construction, developed and debugged PLC program, supervised on-site startup and

acceptance run-off to retrofit planer system remote panel of a TI530 PLC at Georgia-

Pacific sawmill in Taylorsville, MS

Planer Line Improvement: Generated AutoCad electrical schematics and directed

panel shop on construction, developed and debugged PLC program, supervised on-site

startup and acceptance run-off at Georgia-Pacific sawmill in Bay Springs, MS.

Improvements included converting manual controls to ControLogix PLC control and

five PowerFlex AC drives on Ethernet to control product feed to planer system.

DC Drive Retrofits: Generated AutoCad electrical schematics and supervised on-site

installation startup and acceptance run-off at Voith Fabrics Inc in Florence, MS. Retrofitted

two Reliance GS3000 DC drives with Allen-Bradley 1397 DC drives on process critical to

plant operations. Retrofitted Reliance AC drive with ABB 550 AC drive on the F-3

Stretcher.

ELECTRICAL ENGINEER

Kohler Co.

Hattiesburg, Mississippi September 2006 – October 2007

Responsible for establishing and development electrical standards and procedures as well

as development of new PLC and operator interface touch screen programs and modification

of existing programs. Maintenance support and process improvement and maintenance

support.

Worked with mechanical and process engineers, electricians and mechanics to improve

existing processes.

QUALIFICATIONS OF DANIEL E. SPAIN

CONTROL ENGINEER

CONSOLIDATED DIESEL COMPANY, Division of Cummins Inc.

Rocky Mount, North Carolina July 2005 – September 2006

- Responsible for B4 Valve Headline process improvement and maintenance

support.Improved/brought on-line existing part tracking system utilizing Cognex DataMan

ID Reader.

Improved thru-put by modifying current PLC/HMI programs to decrease cycle time, reduce

non-conforming material, decrease downtime during tool change, increase quality by

replacing spindle motor control from standard motor starters to variable frequency drives.

CONTRACT CONTROL ENGINEER

DETROIT TOOL & ENGINEERING

Lebanon, Missouri November 2003 – May 2005

Responsible for controls hardware layout, development of PLC and operator interface touch

screen programs, debug and on-site startup and acceptance run-off of two Wire Assembly

Machines for Toyota automotive seats at Leggett & Platt in Carthage, Missouri.

ELECTRICAL ENGINEER

JOHNSON & JOHNSON

Sherman, Texas June 2001 – November 2003

Responsible for development of new PLC and operator interface touch screen programs

and modification of existing programs. Maintenance support and process improvement.

Responsible for generation and execution of validation documentation.

Worked with principle engineers, process technicians, contractors, union electricians and

mechanics to install and validate new systems and improve existing processes.

OPA Compounding Process: Developed PLC and operator interface touch screen programs to

Projects

weigh OPA chemical per specification via a load cell hopper and add to a water line and existing

mix tank. Process required controlling consistent rate addition of 206 pounds of OPA to 1500

gallons of water flowing at approximately 45 gallons per minute maintained at a temperature

between 125.6 F to 134.6 F. Additional requirements were interfacing to an existing Process

PLC for seamless operation with current process as well as extensive machine alarming and

diagnostics for operation and downtime troubleshooting. Responsible for generation and

execution of FDA regulated equipment qualification validation documentation.

Project Atlantic Machine Moves: Coordinated and supervised de-installation of six

adaptic flatbed machines installed in Gargrave England. Responsible for working with

engineers from Gargrave for transfer of programs, software and documentation.

Adaptic Flatbed Modification: Modified PLC, Optimate operator interface and Emerson

servo drive programs to detect missed registration as well as complete machine fault

diagnostics. Responsible for generation and execution of FDA regulated equipment

qualification validation documentation.

QUALIFICATIONS OF DANIEL E. SPAIN

ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS/CONTROL ENGINEER

KRESS CORPORATION

Brimfield, Illinois November 1997 – June 2001

Responsible for development of new PLC and operator interface touch screen programs and

modification of existing programs.

Worked with project engineer to specify system requirements for PLC, radio modem,

pressure transducers, temperature sensors, hydraulic and pneumatic switches, magnetic

speed sensors, electrical schematic standards.

Coal Hauler Control: Developed new coal hauler control system design. Generated

AutoCad electrical schematics and directed shop on construction, developed and debugged

PLC and touch screen programs on five coal haulers with payload capacities of 200 and

300 tons for customers in Montana and North Dakota. Developed VBA program to collect

data via Data-Linc SRM module (RF modem) for payload, faults and operating status

stored on server in an Excel spreadsheet.

Coal Hauler Operator Interface Retrofit: Modified PLC program and developed

operator interface program to retrofit Total Control Products Quick Panel touch

screen on coal haulers with payload capacities of 160, 180, and 300 tons for customers in

Montana, North Dakota and Canada.

Coal Hauler PLC Program Modification: Per customer request modified PLC program

for alarm monitoring and truck functions on coal haulers with payload capacities of 160

and 300 tons in North Dakota and Canada.

FIELD SERVICE/APPLICATION ENGINEER

ALLEN-BRADLEY

Saint Louis, Missouri June 1994 - April 1997

Responsible for repair as needed on CNC, Motion Controller, PLC, Drives,Operator

Interfaces, and peripherals for automotive, food and industrial manufacturing industries.

Estimated time and materials to design, program, install, and start-up for retrofits as well as

performing any and all

phases of projects.

Projects Waterloo Industries Weld Line: Retrofitted 1771-QC with IMC-120, responsibilities

included evaluation, estimation of time and materials to design, program and install as

well as performing all phases of project.

Greenstreak Plastics Vacuum Trim Line: Re-programmed SLC5/03, IMC-110,

Stepper Module and Panelview 550 which had several performance problems.

Stonington, Illinois Water Treatment Plant: Re-programmed two SLC5/03 at main

plant and remote site that integrated RF communication to interface processors.

Contractors disagreed over source of problems with power monitor to SLC5/03

communication and peer-to-peer processors communications. Modified SLC5/03

programs to prove source of problem.

QUALIFICATIONS OF DANIEL E. SPAIN

Tamko Industries: IMC S-Class integration and start-up assistance. Customer

retrofitted rolled shingle line and had several problems with retrofit and start-up.

Penn Aluminum: Responsible for start-up of 1395 DC Drive on coiler line. Customer

retrofitted drive and had integration and start-up problems.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS/CONTROL ENGINEER

GMT CORPORATION

Waverly, Iowa August 1992 – June 1994

Responsible for controls hardware layout, AutoCad electrical schematic generation

development and debug of PLC and message displays, on-site startup and acceptance run-off

on custom assembly machines in automotive and industrial

automation systems.

Generate quotes including estimated time and materials to design, program, install,

and start-up as well as performing any and all phases of projects.

Projects Diamond Star Motors Front Strut Assembler: Responsible for AutoCad electrical

schematic generation, program and debug of Mitsubishi A65 PLC with 900 I/O

interfaced with a motion controller, automatic nut-runner, robot and acceptance run-off.

Supervised on-site installation and start-up.

Heatilator Flue Pipe Forming/Assembler: Responsible for electrical schematic generation,

programming of three SLC5/03 PLC with 250 I/O each interfaced with a form press and

acceptance run-off. Supervised on-site installation and start-up.

GMT In-House Retrofit: Retrofitted Fanuc 90/30 programmable controller and Allen-

Bradley 1395 DC Drive to replace a General Electric spindle drive and a Fuji sequencer

interfaced to a Fanuc Series 6 CNC to handle M, T, and S-Codes for coolant, pallet

changer, 32-position tool changer, and spindle drive command.

FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER

ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY SERVICES

Peoria, Illinois October 1987 – July 1992

One year field service calls on a variety of machines and controls including:

Allen-Bradley, General Electric, Burgmaster, K&T, G&L, Canavese, Monarch, Pullmax

Presses, Amanda Punches, and Dynapath 10M/20M Series Controls. Over one year in

retrofit design, program, installation on CNC and PLC controlled machines. Thirty months

in depot repair performing board level troubleshooting of CNC/PLC and servo drive

circuit boards utilizing and programming automated test equipment and bench level.

EDUCATIONAL B.S. IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY May 1987

EXPERIENCE BRADLEY UNIVERSITY

Peoria, Illinois

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