William A. Newton

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Trail Creek, IN 46360

Home: (219) 874 – 4963

Cell: (219) 229 – 4534

abnu2w@r.postjobfree.com

CAREER SUMMARY

Expertise in designing, trade supervision, training, and increasing efficiencies of industrial instrumentation

and control, SCADA hosts, and field RTUs for the oil, natural gas, and electric industries.

KEY SKILLS

Results driven; achieved by analysis of operational data; setting challenging goals and persistence

at achieving them; motivated to leave things better than they were.

Assumes personal ownership and accountability for business results and solutions; consistently

delivers results that meet or exceed expectations; keeps the focus on driving customer value.

Embraces new technologies resulting in lowering operational costs and minimizing down time.

Utilizes field time to observe and understand need for personnel training and ideas for equipment

improvements.

Effective at building productive alliances with vendors, contractors, union, engineering and

management.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Identified solutions to longstanding problems leading to 63% reduction in manpower.

Lowered chemical costs by 25% while maintaining state and federal codes.

Lowered O&M telecommunication costs by 50% using alternate communication strategies.

Identified equipment problems avoiding 25% billing error on a large industrial customer.

Eliminated persistent callouts through individual efforts and by leading focused teams.

Standardized technologies used at gas transmission stations lowering parts inventory and allowing

cross maintenance from other areas.

Participated in factory acceptance testing, site acceptance testing, and commissioning for several

major projects requiring individual and team efforts.

Decreased large industrial metering uncertainties by 2%.

Negotiated with vendors saving $10K in repair expenses.

Saved employer over $1M by supplying creative scenarios to difficult problems.

Spearheaded technical users group for standardization and resolution of field issues.

EDUCATION

1998 BS Electrical Engineering Technology, Purdue University Calumet, Hammond, IN (4.00/4.00 GPA)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2007 – 2009 Superior Engineering, LLC

Electrical and I & C Project Engineer

Designed various metering, detection, control, gas chromatograph, and wireless systems used

throughout the BP Whiting refinery.

Performed or delegated tasks as required to execute and fully complete assigned projects.

Actively pursued opportunities to sell change orders.

Coordinated communication with all individuals associated with the project during all phases of the

project.

Guided documentation ensuring adherence to client standards; took an online AutoCAD-2007

college course to understand the intricacies of those standards.

Ensured all designs were compliant to local, state and the Code of Federal Regulations (CFRs).

Co-coordinated team that maintained a central database of client information.

Surpassed budget and time expectations even when jobs were assigned late.

Created Job Note Packages for Instrumentation and Control systems. Job Note Packages

contained wiring diagrams for Honeywell DCS, Emerson DeltaV, and AMS connectivity.

2005 – 2007 IBM: Outsourced to: Service Organization

Production Support Analyst

Migrated distributed Intel and UNIX based programs to production systems for IBM’s client:

NiSource.

Performed migrations for developers in: Merrillville, IN, Columbus, OH, Charleston, WV, and India.

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Acted as NiSource’s primary lead for Intel and UNIX programs growing support responsibility from

25 to over 300 applications.

Consistently exceeded limits of employee recognition programs.

2004 – 2005 NiSource: IT Production Control Group

Senior Analyst/Programmer

Participated in team that developed the migration m ethods of Intel and UNIX based programs to

attain corporate SOX compliance for Hammond and Merrillville, IN; supported over 25 applications.

2002 – 2004 NiSource: IT NiSource Corporate Services – Real Time Systems

Senior Analyst/Programmer

Upgraded/Installed SCADA networks, developed Visual Basic reports, added purchase and control

stations to SCADA Host computer network. Participated in team responsible for the completion of

a complex multi-milestone factory acceptance test.

Performed software engineering that included automated data extraction and input to another

SCADA network.

Configured and updated Sybase servers.

Interacted with departments requiring data from various corporate SCADA networks.

Assisted SCADA team in establishing standards, wrote/executed contracts, and wrote Team

Charters.

2001 – 2002 NiSource/NIPSCO: Gas Operations Center

Project Manager

Supervised Gas Controllers.

Responsible for setting up and meeting supplier and large industrial targets.

Assisted Gas Measurement & Transmission with technical issues.

Made extensive use of PCs and servers.

Responded to SCADA callouts.

1989 – 2001 NIPSCO: Gas Measurement and Transmission

Technical Applications and Project Engineer / Instrument and Control Engineer

Designed and managed two pressure-monitoring networks and eight $500K (ea) new inter-tie

purchase stations from conception to fully operational.

Participated in and coordinated several factory acceptance tests.

Secured pricing and availability from outside vendors and suppliers, mechanical and electrical

subcontractors including scope, terms and conditions.

Oversaw contractor payment and billing processes.

Supervised union and engineering staff.

Validated complete system functionality and troubleshot problems with subcontractors and other

trades to ensure proper operation.

Provided accurate project as-build and commissioning documentation.

Provided coaching and mentoring to technicians, engineers, and supervisory personnel.

Ensured delegated tasks were done accurately and within scope of contracts.

Effectively communicated status of pr ojects to management and all departments involved with the

projects.

Participated in teams that assembled bid packages and product testing on complex radio networks.

Responsible for software engineering used in gas Distributed Process Controllers.

Designed two pump chemical injection system resulting in a five times control improvement, 10%

staff reduction, and chemicals saving of $50K/yr.

Redesigned telecommunications network lowering costs by $90K/yr.

Initiated and directed integration of pressure-monitoring network into the corporate 2-way radio

network lowering communications costs by $20K/yr.

Selected and installed updated RTUs and more stable instrumentation resul ting in a 63% staff

reduction.

Performed extensive Distributed Process Controller (DPC) programming.

Implemented various telemetering schemes for cost reduc tions and system improvements.

Improved/built natural gas custody transfer, purchase, control stations, and transmission stations

utilizing NIPSCO and contractor personnel .

Standardized equipment used in major custody transfer stations ensuring technician’s proficiency in

equipment maintenance throughout the company.

Supported operations in various capacities, which included troubleshooting, maintenance

scheduling, and equipment commissioning.

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Led, budgeted for, planned, designed, standardized, wrote contracts for, and developed various

gas measurement and transmission improvement projects.

Wrote procedures, and provided extensive training for bargaining and supervisory personnel for

pulse and analog controlled chemical injection systems, gas chromatographs, gas SCADA, flow

computers, smart transmitters, valve controllers, and data links.

Developed training for technicians in field and classroom settings.

Provided work direction to contractors, technicians, engineers, and administration as necessary.

Responded to after-hour callouts to support and instruct technicians.

Ensured work performed complied with state, local and Federal legal requirements.

Wrote utilities in C language helping technici ans diagnose chemical injection anomalies.

Initiated Technical User Groups as a means to ensure technician’s proficiencies.

Adhered to safety standards. High degree of regard to employee and contractor safety.

1981 – 1989 NIPSCO: Technical Services Microwave

General Electronic Engineer

Installed, calibrated, maintained and repaired a wide range of electric power / gas distribution

equipment including: telemetering, fiber optic system, carrier protective relaying equipment,

oscillographs, sequential events recorders, microwave broadband and narrowband radio, base

station remote control, gas and electric RTUs.

Recorded FCC compliant station logs.

Gained extensive experience working with electric substation and generating station metering and

protective relaying equipment from 34KV to 765KV applications.

Performed work at all NIPSCO generating stations and most of NIPSCO’s large electric substations

including inter-tie substations, and all gas transmission stations.

Troubleshot and maintained wireless control of unmanned coal locomotive in NIPSCO generating

station.

Participated as a liaison involving Radio Interference Department to identify locomotive “dead

zones”.

Maintained coal car dumper control equipment used in NIPSCO’s generating stations.

1978 – 1980 NIPSCO: Radio Shop

Communications "A" Man (Bargaining Unit)

Installed and maintained mobile and base stati on communication equipment.

Maintained South Shore Railroad SCADA equipment (remote feeder controls and remote status),

conducted monthly feeder testing with the South Shore dispatcher.

Participated in two root cause fire inspections in South Shore substations.

1977 – 1978 NIPSCO: Bailly Generating Station

Laboratory "C" Technician (Bargaining Unit)

Maintained fossil fuel boiler controls, analyzed boiler water, treated water systems, performed coal

analysis.

Provided guidance to Plant Watch Engineer to operate boiler with safe limits based on water

quality.

1976 – 1977 LeFebure Corp., Cedar Rapids, IA

Bank Security Technician

Installed and maintained bank security equipment, pneumatic carrier systems, security cameras,

along with the first 7/24 Automated Tellers (RTUs) in Indiana.

1975 – 1976 Town and Country Radio & TV Repair, Greens Fork, IN

Owner of Radio/TV Repair/Sales Business.

1971 – 1975 US Navy Norfolk, VA and NATO Base Keflavik, Iceland

3rd Class PO Radio Communications

Commissioned two mothballed 200KW “No-Break” generator units.

Maintained teletype tone equipment, various transmitters, receivers and antenna systems.

Did volunteer “live” camera operator work at Channel 8 Armed Forces Radio and Television

Station.

Honorably discharged.

ADVANCED TRAINING

AutoCAD 2007 Purdue University/Gatlin Education Services online learning

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UNIX Fundamentals and Advanced

Boiler Efficiency Institute (BEI)

Boiler Operator's Workshop

Instrument Communication Seminar

MTI Chromatograph School

Entelec Seminar

Bristol Babcock factory training: Distributed Process Controller (DPC), ACCOL fundamental,

ACCOL advanced

Appalachian Gas Measurement Short Course

PID Tuning Seminar

National Electrical Code

Global Knowledge - UNIX Beginners and UNIX Advanced

Valmet / Metso / Telvent Host Energy Distributed SCADA system, AutoCad Training with Obel &

Parts, Display Building, Gas Measurement and Analysis System (GMAS),

System Admin, Distributed, and Report Writing

Management Training NiSource, Series 1 – Interaction Skills of Success, Series 2 – Coaching:

Developing High Performance, Series 3 – Trust: Strengthening the Foundation, and Series 4 –

Facilitating: Improve Performance

LICENSES

FCC General Class, Indiana Radio/TV Repair, NABER Certified Technician, Ham Radio Technician

CERTIFICATIONS

Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC), OSHA 10 Hour

COMPUTER LITERACY

Windows XP, Microsoft Office Applications, Microsoft Project, UNIX, Sybase, Transact SQL, Lotus Notes,

AutoCAD-2008, Various Communication Tools, TiddlyWiki, and Bristol Babcock ACCOL Tools

NETWORKING

TCP/IP, Ethernet Routers and Switches, Servers, and Distributed Servers

PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES

Bristol Babcock ACCOL, Visual Basic, C/C++, and Allen Bradley PLC-5

PROTOCOLS

BSAP, ASCII, RS-232, RS-485, Enron Modbus, Gould Modbus, TCP/IP, Honeywell ST-3000, HART,

BRAIN.

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