Engineer Project Manager

CHRISTOPHER L. BOYER, P.E.

**** *. *** **********

Wooster, OH 44691-7526

Ph. 330-***-****

abntze@r.postjobfree.com

QUALIFICATIONS

Offering 15 years experience in Equipment Controls Design using PLC, AutoCAD, PC, NC, Servo

and general industrial controls in dozens of original designs.

Design and debug machines used in automotive assembly and metalworking plants.

EMPLOYMENT

LuK USA (1999-2009, Wooster OH)

Equipment Controls Design Engineer: Design of test and assembly equipment for automotive

powertrain products. Includes concept, quote, design (BOM, AutoCAD 14, program), install,

debug, manuals and training for new and upgraded equipment. Consistently met schedule with

tight constraints.

Hardware: PC, DAQ, Siemens S7 PLC, HMI, SCADA, hydraulic, pneumatic, Emerson

servo motor control, Epson Scara robot, Cognex vision system, Telesis pinstamp,

temperature control, flow, laser displacement, CP torque control, 4-20mA devices.

Software: PC using National Instruments CVI and C++, application SW for above

hardware.

Communication: Profibus SST PCI Card, Ethernet 10/100, RS232/485, DIO.

Manufacturing Engineer: Responsible for implementing metal cutting and assembly processes

to improve work efficiency and part quality. Originate Process flow and FMEAs. Upgrades or

new prototype to production including capital improvement project justify, coordinate supplier

schedules, deliverables acceptance. Safety officer with machine audits.

Three time Presidents Award recipient: savings of $20k/yr interdepartmental stamping

gage, $15k/yr packaging, broach Quality.

Introduced steel scrap reclaim process with $20k/yr savings.

Matech Industries (1997-1999, Twinsburg OH)

Equipment Controls Design Engineer: Industrial Automation Control Design, Program, Install

& Debug machines. Built machines for GE, Ford, Breeze, Ohio Brass.

PLC (AB PLC5, SLC500, GE), Servo (Emerson 6axis Axima En series), VFD, HMI (AB,

GE), PC SCADA system integration into Allen Bradley PLC controlled assembly line

using RSLinx, AutoCAD14.

General Electric Lighting Division (1995-1997, Cleveland OH)

Project Manager

Lead development of new $2.4M PAR lamp machine from process specification thru

vendor evaluation, design approval, and debug. Also increased original PAR lamp

machine capacity by 25%.

Honda Engineering North America (1989-1995, Anna OH)

Section Leader

Supervise the Electric Section's four technicians, three engineers and various temps.

Interview, hire and evaluate all U.S. section employees.

Calculate section operating budgets.

Generate master job schedules and manpower assignments.

Engineering Coordinator

Write job proposals and quotes - Revenue of $3M per year.

Controls design of metal cutting equipment for 6 different plants. Used Fanuc and

Mitsubishi NC's and Omron and Yaskawa PLC's.

Organized integration and startup of brake transfer line from Japan. Assured

compliance with NFPA 79 and OSHA standards. Established methods and tools for

maintenance of equipment.

Engineering Staff

Startup of new department. Combined Japanese and U.S. style of controls design.

Developed tools and procedures for drawings and documents, AutoCAD.

Controls design of 18 projects for new and modified power train assembly equipment

using Mitsubishi PLC's and Motoman, Kawasaki and GMF robots.

Developed technical requirements for all plant equipment as a core member of the

Equipment Standards Committee.

Batesville Casket Company (1987-1989, KY, IN)

Manufacturing Engineer - Engineering Management Training Program Stamping/Assembly

Plant, Campbellsville, KY/Batesville, IN

Increased capacity of screw machine by 15%.

Oversaw rebuilding of 500Ton steel press.

Developed quality process controls and scrap tracking for fabric cutting.

Upgraded machine from relays to PLC resulting in $15,000/yr saving.

EDUCATION / CERTIFICATION

B.S. Electrical Engineering - Case Western Reserve University

Professional Engineer - State of Ohio

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