Engineer Years Experience
Resume:
EDWARD A. ZINNER
Loveland, Colorado
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PROFESSIONAL TITLE : AUTOMATION CONTROL SYSTEMS ENGINEER
SUMMARY:
1. Greater than 18 years of Controls and Automation experience.
2. 20 years of hands on PLC & DCS programming. Implemented Rockwell Allen-Bradley,
Telemecanique, Texas Instruments, Compumotor, Siemens, Festo and Mitsubishi PLC’s.
Programmed HMI’s with RSVIEW, Panel Builder 32, Nematron, EZPANEL, Taylor and Wonderware.
Implemented YAMAHA, ADEPT & ABB ROBOTS.
1. 18 years of Electrical Controls project engineering & Mngmt for
NEC, UL, ETL, NEMA, IEC61131-3 COMPLIANT projects. Including,
Automated machinery, Process facilities, OIL / GAS pumping systems,
Automated Medium and Low Voltage SWITCHGEAR.
1. Executed complete project cycle from concept to completion including Budget justification,
Bid specifications, vendor selection, integrated system testing, Startup / Commissioning,
Support and Final Acceptance Testing (FAT).
1. 15 years of in-plant experience with production support and troubleshooting. Supported multiple
shift production environments.
1. 2 years experience with pharmaceutical bottling and pill handling equipment.
2. 2 years RF generator applications engineering for sealing, metallurgy, welding.
3. 5 years experience with AutoCad and Fluid Power Drawing Software.
4. 10 years experience with various Microsoft products such as Office and Excel.
5. Excellent team member. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with vendors,
contractors and production personnel.
1. Developed NYC Metro area Allen-Bradley Distributer PLC Applications Eng. Dept.
2. Have Traveled extensively throughout the U.S. and Canada.
3. Ready to travel when required.
EXPERIENCE:
2012-Present ESSMETRON INC. DENVER, COLORADO
Project Engineer for OEM of SWITCHGEAR and PUMPING Equipment
1. Design automated High and Low voltage Switchgear. Including, pumping systems for the
Irrigation, OIL and Gas industries. Utilizing Rockwell PLC, HMI and SCADA platforms.
2008 - 2011 Kabar Mfg. Farmingdale, N.Y.
Project Engineer for OEM of RF Equipment.
1. Design automation, RF control systems with various types of PLC’s, HMI’s.
2. SCARA ROBOTS
3. Draw electrical, mechanical and pneumatic schematics on Autocad
4. Specify mechanical motion actuators and electrical hardware.
5. Design mechanical control assemblies.
6. Design hardware and software architecture.
2007 - 2008 Orics Industries, Inc. College Point, N.Y.
Project Engineer for OEM of Food Packaging Equipment.
1. Design automation and motion and heating control systems with various types of PLC’s and HMI’s.
2. Draw electrical, mechanical and pneumatic schematics on Autocad ‘05.
3. Specify mechanical motion actuators and electrical hardware.
4. Design mechanical control assemblies.
5. Design hardware and software architecture.
1996-2007 GED Integrated Solutions Inc. Hauppauge, N.Y.
Senior Systems Engineer for OEM of Vinyl Window Manufacturing Equipment.
1. Specified automated mechanical motion assemblies.
2. Designed controls on AB Control Logix, Compumotor and Telemecanique PLC platforms.
As well as, PC based platforms for new products.
1. Developed linear and circular interpolated motion teach control systems integrated with HMI’s.
1989-1996 FESTO CORPORATION, Hauppauge, N.Y.
Cybernetic Engineering Manager for international Pneumatic and PLC
automation manufacturer.
1. Developed a profit center based UL508A Systems Integration Group.
2. Designed Pneumatic logic and PLC based control systems as per clients specifications,
utilizing Allen-Bradley, Festo, PLC’s and pneumatic logic components.
1. Created family of pre-engineered controls featured in "DESIGN NEWS"
ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE:
1. Successfully designed and developed AB PLC programs for Superplastic Forming of Titanium
for Grumman Aerospace Bethpage N.Y. Required concurrent closed loop profile control of temps,
pressure and flow of inert gases.
1. Successfully redeveloped and improved AB SLC500 programs for Swingline Inc. totally automated
stapler assembly line.
1. Successfully designed controls and integration instrumentation for Columbia University Chemical
Engineering Research Labs.
EDUCATION & TRAINING:
1. QUEENSBOROUGH COMMUNITY COLLEGE, AAS DEGREE
2. QUEENS COLLEGE COMPUTER SCIENCE COURSE ASSEMBLER
3. COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY COMPUTER SCIENCE FORTRAN
4. US ARMY SOUTHEAST SIGNAL SCHOOL FORT GORDEN GA.
5. RADIO ELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN SPECIALIST
6. EMPIRE STATE MILITARY ACADEMY OFFICER CANDIDATE SCHOOL
7. CHEMICAL BIOLOGICAL WARFARE SCHOOL ESMA NY
8. ALLEN-BRADLEY INDUSTRIAL CONTROL, AB MILWAUKEE
9. ALLEN-BRADLEY PLC COURSES, AB TWINSBURG OHIO
10. ALLEN-BRADLEY DRIVES SCHOOL, AB MILWAUKEE
11. ROBERT COVEY MANAGEMENT COURSE CHICAGO ILL.
SKILLS:
1. Allen-Bradley RSLOGIX 500 SENIOR PROGRAMMER
2. Allen-Bradley PAC Control Platforms
3. Ball Screw, Pneumatic and slide table positioning assemblies.
4. Allen-Bradley RSLOGIX 5000, Control and Compaq Logix.
5. Parker Compumotor 6k Logic and Motion Controller
6. Telemecanique TSX 57 PLC
7. Festo FPC 202, 404, 405 PLC
8. Allen-Bradley RSVIEW STUDIO
9. Allen-Bradley Panelbuilder 32
10. Nematron Opti Basic
11. Wonderware
12. MS VBasic 3
13. Autocad 2005
MILITARY RECORD
1ST LIEUTENANT, EXECUTIVE OFFICER.
CHEMICAL, BIOLOGICAL AND RADIOLOGICAL WARFARE OFFICER.
42ND INFANTRY DIVISION, USARNG, NYARNG.
FEDERAL COMMISSION 2ND LIEUTENANT UNITED STATES ARMY RESERVE.
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