Engineer Controls

DON BOYD

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Englewood, Ohio ****2

937-***-****

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SUMMARY

A motivated Controls Engineer with experience in electrical designs for a large TS11649 and ISO14000

certified corporation. Highly successful in improving operational effectiveness and troubleshooting

machine problems.

• RSLogix 500 (slc500 & Micrologix PLCs) Panelbuilder (panelview 550 & 1200)

• RSLogix 5 (PLC5) Proface Prodesigner (Proface)

• DOS-based ICOM (PLC2 & SLC 150) Autocad 2005 (elect. & plumbing dwgs)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Delphi Corporation, Dayton, Ohio 1975 – 2009

Senior Electrical Machine Controls Engineer 1985 – 2009

Responsible for providing machine controls factory floor support, specifying types of programmable

controls and operator interfaces to incorporate, and updating electrical and plumbing schematics using

AutoCad.

• Supervised electrical and plumbing installation of new insert-prep machines for motor mount

inserts resulting in a $ 2 million savings.

• Managed the complete rebuild of motor mount primers with new tanks and controls resulting in

increased operation availability of 30%.

• Downsized 3 hydraulic mount 16-station robot lines to U-shaped hydraulic mount cells reducing

maintenance downtime and increasing through-put 18%.

• Installed safety light curtains and barriers on 8 MTS test machines to prevent the operator from

pinched fingers when adjusting part in fixture.

Electrical Machine Controls Engineer 1975 – 1985

Responsible for providing machine controls support to various product lines and managing resources to

solve machine downtime problems and sometimes resulting in new design of relay, contactor, and motor

starter circuits for operational improvements. Updates of electrical and plumbing schematics using

drafting tools.

• Participated in installation of a PLC system to meter the cycling of welders to prevent 480V bus

system power overloading resulting in 20% reduced downtime.

• Supervised contract resources for electrical and plumbing complete rebuild of vehicle

weatherstrip molding lines for variable speed control resulting in 40% increase in volume.

• Designed relay system for new car and truck weatherstrip Extrusion line with microwave heat for

a 30% reduced maintenance downtime.

EDUCATION

University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio

Bachelor of Technology in Electronics Engineering Technology

Sinclair Community College, Dayton, Ohio

Associates Degree in Electronics Engineering Technology

MILITARY

United States Army, E4 Active Duty

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