Engineer Controls

David Carlson

Email: *********@********.***

Address: PO Box 543

City: Portland

State: TN

Zip: 37148

Country: USA

Phone: 615-***-****

Skill Level: Experienced

Salary Range: $135,000

Willing to Relocate

Primary Skills/Experience:

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Educational Background:

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Job History / Details:

David K. Carlson

521 Northup Rd.

Portland, TN. 37148

615-***-**** Cell

678-***-**** eFAX

Email: *********@********.***

Experience Summary: Sr. Controls Engineer (25 years as a contractor) with over 35 years experience in the design, programming, installation, system integration and validation of PLC-based electrical control systems and allied instrumentation including pneumatic, hydraulic and mechanical subsystems and PLC/HMI/VFD/SCADA equipment for the nuclear, pharmaceutical, chemical, petrochemical, pulp and paper, automotive, material handling, conveyor and manufacturing disciplines. Interface with management, vendors and union/non-union trades. PC literate (MS Office Suite, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, Access, Project), Document Control Software (Documentum, Clear Case/Clear Quest), IEEE member, current Level 14 ACAD Unescorted Nuclear Station Access and a valid passport to 2016.

Technical Expertise:

DCS: Honeywell TDC-2000/3000 (Limited)

Fisher Provox (Limited)

Foxboro I/A (Limited)

PLC's:

Allen/Bradley: PLC-2, 3, 5, SLC-5/04, w/AB 6200

RS Logix 5, 500 and 5000 software, RS Linx, ControlLogix

General Electric: Series 1, 6 PLUS and GENIUS I/O modules, 90/30, 90/70

Workmaster II and LogicMaster V7.05 software.

Cimplicity Machine Edition V3.0

ISSC: IPC-90

Modicon: 384, 484, 584L (P180, P190), 984

P180 and P190 programming units, Taylor ProWorx software

Omron: C200H

RTP: 2300H

Siemens: Step 5, Step 7 (Ladder and STL)

TI: 545, 5TI-102, and 103

Schneider/Sq. D: Momentum, TSX Quantum, CONCEPT software

HMI`s: Cimplicity Plant Edition, DV Draw, Data Views

Parker CTC, Omron, Eaton PanelMate, TCP, Nematron,

A/B PanelView /RSView32 (extensive)

Siemens: ProTool/Pro (extensive), WinCC (limited).

CAD SYSTEMS: AutoCad 2012, Intergraph 3.3

Adobe FrameMaker 5.5

Other Applications: PDMS (Plant configuration & design system)

SWMS (Site Work Management System)

PassPort (Plant configuration & design system)

Education: 2 yr. Technical Degree, United Electronics, Louisville, KY.

WORK EXPERIENCE:

05/11-Present Sr. Control Systems Engineer

Bechtel Power Corporation

Frederick, MD.

Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant - EPU Group, Sr. Controls Engineering position + Responsible Engineer for installation of Cyber Security Data Diodes, 13.8kv switchgear upgrade, Bently-Nevada software/hardware, paperless recorder upgrades, ISFSI instrumentation, 2R/1R Transformer Upgrade. Peer review Work Orders utilizing CARIS, PassPort and SharePoint. Daily use of Adobe, MS Office Suite and various engineering web-based applications. Attend meetings concerning Critical Digital Assets for Cyber Security issues.

Watts Bar Unit 2 Completion Project - Sr. engineering position generating revised plant procedures, PER Closures, CAD drawings utilizing Autocad 2012. Peer review control systems documents for accuracy and compliance to NRC and plant standards for other engineers completing design packages. Field walkdown and verification of existing instrumentation and review of current I&C devices/control systems technical documentation. Verify and modify drawings and design documentation for Westinghouse Eagle 21 to Foxboro I/A interface effort. Utilize MAXIMO to retrieve various data and information from Master Equipment List (MEL) pertinent to design assignments. Daily use of MS Office suite, MS Outlook, Adobe Acrobat, TVA web sites via IE7. Unescorted plant access status.

01/11-05/11 I&C Engineer - Controls Test Plans/Procedures

Johnson Controls

York, PA.

Provide the main technical and communications liaison for controls test engineering to Chiller Controls Engineering.

Plan and execute tests related to chiller control systems which included: Develop a controls test plan to validate functionality of control system. Participate in the development of and/or receive test specifications from internal customer group and development team(s); seek out and acquire customers from other areas/disciplines who may wish to benefit from testing a particular subject.

Use input from the customer group(s) and work with Testing and Facilities to create test plans and identify resource (human, physical) requirements.Work with Test & Facilities Management team, customer groups, and other resources to actively manage the test from set up to completion

11/10-12/10 Controls Engineer - IV&V

Invensys

Foxboro, MA.

Independent Validation and Verification of China nuclear control system software programs. Review and comment on content of Software Design Documents.

11/08-11/10 Systems Engineer - Digital Control Systems

Strategic Projects Engineering Group

Electrical/I&C Disciplines

Arizona Public Service, Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station

Sr. engineering position generating plant procedures for operations to access, set up and maintain replacement Rolls-Royce Nuclear Core Monitoring Computers. Current Level 14 Unescorted Access (ACAD), utilize MS Office Suite, Crystal reports, SWMS and Adobe FrameMaker software packages. Generate white papers detailing system operating procedures. Hands-on technical expert performing program and HMI modifications to Windows-based CMC Digital Upgrade. Create, test and install HMI screens utilizing Cimplicity Data Views/DV Draw, manage configuration and updating of Windows based Help system utilizing DocToHelp software. Configure, layout, generate and test Free Format and Crystal Report logs to deliver/archive system point data to control room. Lead Human Factors report setup and execution, formal reviews with Operations department SRO against NUREG 0700.

Project Manager - Single Point of Contact for the upcoming Auxiliary Feedwater Pump digital control system upgrade. Generate Project Charter, interface with supplier and other Nuclear Stations installing like modifications. Attend all project meetings, teleconferences, etc.

5/08-11/08 I & C Engineer

Etech Group/Amylin Pharmaceuticals

West Chester, OH.

Field position performing the Instrument Loop tuning and checkout effort on a new pharmaceutical plant. cGMP and IQ qualified to V&V instrument loops. Assist instrument technicians and engineers to resolve loop issues, direct other engineers and maintain installation and startup logs. Assist Automation Checkout of Rockwell ControlLogix L63 processors containing Process Control and Equipment modules, VFD`s, MCC`s, debug ControlNet and assist with Ethernet and Rockwell Factory Talk HMI issues. Utilize P&ID`s, Loop Sheets, Instrument index, FSR`s, BOM`s, cut sheets.

1/07-4/08 Sr. Controls Project Engineer

FKI Logistex

Louisville, KY.

Lead engineer for control systems driving USPS package sortation systems. Review design documents, specify controls hardware and lead team effort developing control systems and programming of ControlLogix PLC`s. Manage electrical subcontractor providing hardware and software packages, installation and startup scheduling efforts.

5/06-1/07 I&C Engineer

Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN.

I&C badged engineer (unclassified/unescorted access) designing and generating from scratch HMI and PLC code for RTP 2300H PLC`s for the Cold Source project addition to the High Flux Isotope Reactor (beam tube HB-4). Original author of Software Requirements Lists utilizing Software Requirement Schedules, Functional Descriptions, P&ID`s, Loop Sheets and schematics, MS Office Suite. Peer review existing software, PLC and HMI code and generate SQAP reports. Configure shared server repository of SQAP documents. Engineering authority for instrument, controls and electrical hardware in the field working with skilled trades and factory representatives installing new and upgraded existing equipment.

5/05-5/06 Senior I&C Engineer

Wesco Marine Engineering, Hampton, VA.

Design and generate from scratch Siemens Simatic TP270 HMI screens for Siemens Step 7 based control systems for CVN-77 nuclear aircraft carrier George H. W. Bush and new generation DDx destroyer prototypes built at the Northrop Grumman Newport News facility. Peer review developed Siemens S7 PLC code, test developed WinCC applications, and re-image Windows-based Operator Interface Panels utilizing Norton Ghost 10.0. Document and track design and test criteria utilizing SCM -Rational Clear Case/Clear Quest- and MS Office Suite. The design required extensive use of digital and fiber optic communication along with conventional coax and hard wiring.

10/03-5/05 Process Unit Coordinator

MOX Project

Shaw Group/DCS, Aiken, SC.

Review existing French-based software and incorporate I&C design changes including HMI configuration and PLC programs (Siemens S5 and S7) for the MFFF MOX Fuel project at the Savannah River Site, SC. Generate from scratch Software Modification Analysis/Functional Analysis utilizing translated Organic Analyses, Technical Review Report`s, CADEPA flowcharts and existing hardware and software configuration documents utilizing Documentum Software Configuration Management system and MS Office Suite. Responsible engineer for all software aspects of assigned production units, hands-on configuration and implementation of unit specific digital systems from concept thru design and fabrication.

6/03-8/03 Controls Engineer- PLC/HMI Programmer

Nissan Motors of North America

NKC of America, Memphis, TN.

Design and generate code for 2 Cimplicity HMI`s connected to AB ControlLogix 5563 processors via RS Linx DDE/OPC server. Add 2 drop lifters to existing line utilizing MS Office Suite and AutoCad 2003. Add logic to GE 90-70 for machine operation using LogicMaster 90-70 V 7.05. Update 2 full drawing sets to -as built- status using AutoCad 2003. Field verified I/O and add necessary field devices to 2 additional accumulation lanes of body shop conveyors at Nissan in Smyrna, TN.

5/01- 3/03 Controls Engineer - PLC/HMI Programmer

Gilman Engineering, Janesville, WI.

Design and generate from scratch flow charts, PLC code, HMI screens and drive configurations for a Siemens Step 7 based automatic fuel injector assembly system. Attended Siemens in-plant training on Step 7 and ProTool Pro HMI configuration, generated all flow charts, loop sheets and schematics with Autocad 2000i, integrate Netsight Machine Vision systems, Trumpf Laser marking systems, bar code readers, torquing systems, Weber screw driving systems, -O- ring vibrating feeders, bowl and in-line feeders, Trabon Lube stations, Intellimove robotic pick and place units, Ferguson precision links, Purple Oak scanners, A-si modules, Profibus, Modbus communications and Exor pendants for total machine design and assembly.

11/00-4/01 Project Controls Engineer

Lamb Technicon, Warren, MI.

Install, startup, debug and productionize multi-axis transfer machining systems for engine blocks and heads at Navistar, Huntsville, AL. Debug AB PLC5, SLC 5/04 code utilizing AB SoftLogix5 and SoftLogix500 software, PanelMate 600`s utilizing Panel Builder32 software and Indramat Trans01 VFD`s utilizing VisualTrans software as well as allied pneumatic, hydraulic and mechanical subsystems. Assist electricians with wire and cable placements, busways, disconnects and panels. Teamed with mechanical engineers to run parts, evaluate CMM reports and make programming changes to finalize process settings and qualify machines. Set up and run systems for 20 hour runs, trouble shoot and diagnose failures, report and document required changes and repairs.

9/00-11/00 Automation Controls Engineer

General Motors Livonia plant

Grob Systems, Bluffton, OH.

Technical field representative supporting cylinder head assembly system valued at $4MM at GM, Livonia, MI. Assist electricians with troubleshooting of Indramat Trans01D drives, A-B PLC-5 programs and A-B PanelView HMI's. Support GM process and manufacturing engineers, assemble spare parts lists and daily reports detailing equipment failures and repair solutions. Add to and modify PanelView screens to customer`s requests approved by Grob. Survey machine and verify field I/O devices for GM procurement.

10/99-9/00 Site Manager / Controls Engineer

Ford Motor Company, Batavia, OH.

Federal - Mogul TriWay

Install, startup, debug and productionize 2 multi-axis machining centers valued at $6MM at Ford Motor Co., Batavia, Ohio. Write and debug code for Modicon 984 PLC`s, Parker Interact CTC HMI`s and Emerson PCM-11 Variable Frequency Drives. Validate Y2K compliance of PLC software and hardware. Startup, debug and productionize multi-axis machining centers at Navistar, Indianapolis, IN. (utilizing AB SoftLogix controllers, PanelMate 1500`s and Indramat Trans01 VFD`s) and GM-Isuzu, Dayton, Ohio (utilizing Omron Syswin software and Omron C200H PLC`s) as well as allied pneumatic, hydraulic and mechanical subsystems. Design, program and implement SCADA system between PLC`s and plant UNIX mainframe. As built drawings, train operators and assemble spare parts lists.

8/99 - 10/99 Controls Engineer

Agra - Simons Engineering, Atlanta, GA.

Assistant Lead Engineer, Assemble, design and code from scratch Allen Bradley PLC-5 based chemical process systems, upgrades and additions including RSView32 HMI screens, MS Access D/B and RSLogix5 and 500 PLC programs for Lucent Technologies in Norcross, GA. Validate Y2K compliance of PLC software and hardware.

2/99 to 8/99 Sr. Applications Engineer/Lead PLC Programmer

Square D Company, Nashville, Tennessee

Assemble, design, code and test Modicon 984 ladder logic program for TSX-Quantum and Momentum PLC's utilizing CONCEPT and Modsoft programming software. Interface to Wonderware MMI and Square D PowerLogic systems. Design and code programs for load shedding and sequence of events schemes for oil refineries. Setup and debug PLC's utilized by marketing department for show demo's. Train staff on CONCEPT programming.

01/98 to 01/99: Lead PLC Engineer, Trim Shop GMT 330 Program

General Motors, Moraine, Ohio

Assess manufacturing processes and institute PLC program changes in A/B PLC-5 based conveyor controls. Assist senior manufacturing and process engineers with initial design of new trim shop power & free and chain on edge conveyor control systems. Attend weekly meetings in Detroit representing GM at vendor offices engineering control systems for plant expansion. Support production personnel with PLC program troubleshooting in A/B PLC 5/80 systems, VFD drive packages and CTC/PanelView HMI units. Verify Y2K compliance of PLC software and hardware. Program/debug SLC 5/04 chemical delivery system, update drawings utilizing AutoCAD 14.

05/97 to 12/97: Lead PLC Engineer, Body shop, GMT 800 Program

Eisenmann Corporation, Crystal Lake, Illinois

Direct and support union electricians in the installation, startup and debug of AB PLC-5 based skid handling conveyor systems at the GM Fort Wayne Truck Plant. Belt conveyors, belt lifts, cam lifts, swing and turn tables, stackers and destackers, barcode readers, A/B 1305 & 1336 plus VFD's, PanelView 1400e`s included. Verify Y2K compliance.

Previous experience as a Field Service Manager and Sr. Field Engineer.

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