Russell Clark

Email: abp9jv@r.postjobfree.com

Address: **** ****** ****

City: Liverpool

State: NY

Zip: 13090

Country: USA

Phone: 315-***-****

Skill Level: Experienced

Salary Range: $85,000

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Russell J abp9jv@r.postjobfree.com

8049 Ginger Road, Liverpool, NY 13090 315-***-****

Career Summary

Team-oriented Senior Controls Engineer with 15+ years experience and a demonstrated ability to manage and complete multiple concurrent projects on time and within budget. Primary experience in equipment design and modification, with 8 years experience designing hazardous area installations meeting US (NEC), Worldwide (IEC) and European (ATEX) Electrical codes. Strong additional experience in production line supervision, hands on system maintenance and troubleshooting, environmental compliance, pharmaceutical validation, FDA cGMP compliance, safety, procurement, and quality control.

Accomplishments

Proficient with reading and designing PIDs, reading and designing electrical and controls schematics, general purpose panel design, hazardous area panel design, PLC system design, PLC programming, HMI programming, instrument selection, developing SFD and other system documentation, component procurement, and preparing bid packages. Expanded Control Engineers responsibilities to include preparation of System Functional Description for each industrial filter system. Worked with Applications Department engineers to develop standard sequence of operation for a wide variety of custom-engineered fluid and gas filter systems, mainly for oil refinery, power plant, or water treatment installations. Reviewed customer specifications and applicable Electrical Codes to develop controls section of Sales proposals and cost estimates. Developed standard system specification document used for inclusion of each system proposal. Successfully designed and certified control systems consistent with domestic and international regulatory standards for electrical installations in explosion protected areas, and general machine safety. Coordinated with UL, CSA International, and Epsilon to obtain panel certifications. Developed standard test documentation to fully define hardware inspections, factory acceptance test (FAT) procedures, FAT execution, and to record results. Successfully completed factory acceptance tests on each system before shipment, and remediate all non-compliances. Proficient at generating and reading Controls drawings including PID, electrical schematics, controls schematics, loop drawings, power distribution and network schematics. Proficient at designing control panels for general purpose and hazardous area installation. This included component specification and procurement. Proficient at specifying, procuring, configuring and calibrating a wide range of instrumentation used for industrial controls including mass flow, vortex flow, mag flow, temperature, pressure, pH, DO, radar level, float level, displacer level, and others. I can generate and read ISA data sheets for said instruments. As a Project Manager, ran all meetings for multidiscipline project Teams. These included project meetings, hazard analyses, safety reviews, quality reviews, and problem resolutions. For pharmaceutical applications, wrote User Requirement Specifications, Risk Analyses with FEMA analysis, Quality Plans, Project Plans, Commissioning Protocols, Validation Protocols, Operating and Set Up Procedures, and User Manuals for variety of projects to resolve CAPAs and install equipment.

Skills and Expertise

PLC Programming: Rockwell RSLogix500, Rockwell RSLogix5000, GE Logic Developer. HMI (SCADA) Programming: A-B Panel Builder, RSView32, RSView ME, Wonderware, iFix (with PPS). DCS and Integrated Systems: GE Proficy Process System (PPS), ABB MOD-300. Relevant Regulations: NEC (NFPA-70), NFPA-79, UL508A, CEC; Hazardous Areas: NFPA-496, NFPA-698, NFPA-698A, IEC 60079-0, IEC 60079-2, IEC 60079-10 and ATEX Directives. Proficient at most standard PC software including MSWord, MSExel, and Adobe Acrobat Writer. Extensive use of SAP. Can perform routine PC maintenance. Proficient use of TrackWise software application to record and track pharmaceutical quality and compliance processes, including Change Controls, Deviations, and CAPAs.

Professional Experience

Project Manager - Validation UCB Pharmaceuticals, Rochester, NY

for Can-Am Consultants, Rochester, NY 2012 Pres.

Automation Specialist Great Lakes Cheese, Adams, NY 2011 2011

Technical Associate OBrien Gere, East Syracuse, NY 2008 2009

Staff Engineer Pall Advanced Separations Systems, Cortland, NY 2000 2008

Process Control Engineer Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Syracuse, NY 1993 2000

Education

B. S. (Chemical Engineering) Clarkson University, Potsdam, NY

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