JOSEPH B. LOMBARD

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Bowling Green, KY 42104

Email: ac0o2o@r.postjobfree.com

270-***-**** cell

OBJECTIVE Electrical Engineer open to new opportunities with a great company to show how my contributions will make them more successful. I'm a task oriented engineer with extensive experience managing multiple projects on time and within budget. My capabilities include hands on experience with power distribution, plc's, operator interfaces, safety, arc flash compliance, troubleshooting, and the national electric code.

EXPERIENCE November 2013-Present Kobe Aluminum Bowling Green, KY

Electrical/Maintenance Engineer

Responsibilities: Maintaining aluminum bar casting line and machiney for finished product through mechanical & controls improvements. PLC systems include Mitsubishi and Allen Bradley. Responsibility includes developing and maintaining the buildings maintenance budget.. Equipment predictive maintenance and improvements via kaizen that include electrical and mechanical improvements. Support of main facility in electrical controls troubleshooting and improvements. Supported the installation of a new casting line in the main facility and their furnaces. Maintain electrical prints using Autocad software.

September 2013-October 2013 Bando USA Bowling Green, KY

Electrical Engineer

Responsibilities: Project improvements/upgrades to all plant belt manufacturing. Assist maintenance in troubleshooting equipment problems. Bring drawings up to date utilizing autocad. ***Temporary position

October 2009-August 2013 Berry Plastics Franklin, KY

Senior Electrical Engineer

Responsibilities: Initial responsibility was to support the startup of a $22 million line which included new equipment installation and checkout, successfully installed & operational. Perform electrical systems evaluation on the incoming power system & evaluate energy costs for improvements. Process improvement training to operations & maintenance personnel. Upgrading all existing plant electrical prints to Autocad. Directed the implementation & installation of all electrical power, & controls for several process lines. Technical support & training of maintenance personnel to reduce downtime. Interface with local power utility for energy management. Direct the training requirements of maintenance personnel in the area of arc flash. Electrical management of the new process lines used to reintroduce material on existing duct tape lines. The latest just completed was a scrap reduction project. This keeps about $1 million worth of product from going to a landfill each year.

July 2000-October 2009 NASCO, Inc. Bowling Green, KY

Senior Electrical Engineer

Responsibilities: Maintenance & installation of all electrical power distribution, equipment, & controls for existing automotive manufacturing systems & ongoing project improvements. Selection, implementation, & continuous improvement of new operator interface panels for process optimization that supports plant operations & the reduction in downtime for process lines. Process improvement training to operations & maintenance personal. Management of the construction & installation of a $650,000 15MVA substation that reduced plant downtime due to power fluctuations & provided future expansion for new equipment & building installations. Upgrading all existing plant electrical prints to AUTOCAD. Directed the implementation & installation of all electrical power, controls, & networking for several multi-million dollar process lines. Design & implementation of the facilities electrical office expansion. Technical support & training of maintenance personnel to reduce downtime. Development of PLC & operator interface documentation standards including programming. Interface with local power utility for energy management. Direct the training requirements of maintenance personnel.

August 1992-July 2000 Hill’s Pet Nutrition Bowling Green, KY

Control Systems Engineer/Project Manager

Responsibilities: Primary ownership & plant expert for plant PLC systems & the advancement of floor systems control strategy. Provided electrical engineering design support for plant capital & expense projects. Executed process control improvement projects including weigh feeder systems & liquid topical additives instrumentation & control, packaging conveyor, palletizing, and wrapping. Designed & implemented safety improvement projects, dust collection, & packaging conveyor system projects. Provided quality systems improvements by developing & implementing maintenance technicians training requirements. Developed & supported electrical systems & operator interface standards & PLC documentation standards. Managed power distribution. Maintained accurate electrical prints on CAD system.

February 1990-August 1992 Hill’s Pet Nutrition Bowling Green, KY

Electronic Technician

Responsibilities: Calibration & maintenance of plant instrumentation PLC & Operator interface programming Troubleshooting.

Other Relevant Experience:

Control Systems Engineer with Advanced Production Systems (5/89-12/89); Cooperative Education Student with Eaton Corp. (3/88-5/89); Assistant Engineer/Field Engineer with M/A-COM LDD (6/85-11/86); Senior Electronic Technician with Group Operations, Inc. (7/84-6/85); Electronic Technician with Tracor, Inc. (8/83-7/84); Electronic Techician with the U.S. Navy (8/77-7/83)

EDUCATION & SKILLS

Bachelor of Science Electrical Engineering Technology

Western Kentucky University 1987-1989

Relevant Curriculum: Industrial Control Systems Programmable Logic Controllers

Electronic Circuit Design Analog & Digital Circuit Analysis Auto Cad

Seminars: Siemens, Mitsubishi, Modicon, & Allen Bradley training seminars covering PLC programming, networks, servo controllers, robotics, & interfaces Operator interface training with Intouch, Factorylink, Digital Proface, & Panelview Quality, Creative Problem Solving, & Team Building, Principles of Time Management Certified in Training the Trainer Course Kaizen Microsoft office solutions Visual Basic intro

Other Skills: Highly Skilled in Construction Management, PLC programming, Operator Interface (supervisory control) development & programming, message display programming, & instrument calibration Proficient in Auto Cad, Microsoft Word, Project, Excel, & programming software packages (for Mitsubishi, Modicon & Allen Bradley PLC’s, Intouch Controls Development Software (Wonderware) & PLC simulation software), and preventative maintenance software Capable of project multi-tasking.

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