Jerry Harakal

Houston, Texas *****

ac2etw@r.postjobfree.com

713-***-****

http://www.linkedin.com/ln/jerryharakalengr

Summary Statement: I am a skilled Engineer with experience working with Electrical, Mechanical, Structural and Civil applications. I am looking for a position of responsibility and an opportunity to make an impact with an organization that wants to benefit and grow from my experience and solid work ethic.

Summary of Skills and Qualifications:

Automation Engineer (Manufacturing/Oil & Gas) – Developed and Designed Automation Applications using PC based Real Time Computer Control Equipment, PLC’s and embedded systems for industrial applications. Developed management software, GUI and HMI interfaces, developed training programs, implemented multiple communication protocols and I/O interfaces. Developed and programmed multiple multi-axis robotic systems.

Power Engineer – Oversaw the design and implementation of manufacturing facilities T&D, Power Systems, substations and utility feeds. Specified and purchased equipment to include: transformers, switchgear, MCC’s, Circuit Breakers, Cabling and cable trays. Specified and identified power filtration requirements to improve facility performance. Performed short-circuit studies (SKM), identified and implemented corrective actions. Performed lighting studies and layouts.

Engineering Manager – Directed engineering departments of 40+ Electrical, Mechanical, Structural, Civil Engineers, Designers/Drafters, Contractors/Supporting Staff. Managed/Oversaw designs and layouts for Power Control Buildings. Ensured designs met code requirements, developed/coordinated budges and schedules, established organizational goals and set short/long term objectives. Coordinated with executive members on organizational, operational and business decisions. Implemented regulatory policies, developed procedures; established practices that focus on meeting customer needs, developed training programs, increased productivity for overall organizational growth, managed government contracts, schedules and engineering budgets. Oversaw select items for a new Navy LCS Class Ship. Developed specialized equipment for the Oil and Gas Industry, D.O.D, E.P.A., and Alaskan Marine Highway.

Project Engineer (Manufacturing/Oil & Gas) – Managed the development of Land Based and Sub-Sea Assemblies per contract requirements to include: Well Head, Spider, BOP Mux Systems, Operator Consoles, Top Drives, Automated Floor Wrenches, Automated Catwalks, Power Houses, AC/DC Drives, Piping assemblies, all associated sub-sea mechanical equipment and surface electrical power and control systems. Managed multiple capital projects for the implementation of new production equipment to include; facilities, CNC’s, automated systems, waste water systems, Hydraulic/Pneumatic systems.

Product Development Engineer (Oil & Gas) - Designed, Developed and Coordinated all requirements to take to market Managed Pressure Drilling (MPD) Systems for land based rigs. The skid mounted package offered customers improved drilling stability and increased productivity. Developed all mechanical, control interfaces, software requirements and business aspects. Selected vendors, coordinated contracts, established costs and budget requirements.

Aviation Engineer - Managed 15+ personnel, oversaw the operation, maintenance, testing, calibration and the repair of Aerial Radar systems, camera and navigational systems (to component level) used onboard and supporting the OV-1D Mohawk Aircraft.

Rail Car Design – Designed a Bio-Diesel Rail Car Heating System used for the transfer of Bio-Diesel Fuel - Patent Pending

College Instructor – Instructed an assortment of Engineering Classes to include: Electrical/Electronic, Architectural, Mechanical, and Civil Engineering, Manufacturing Applications, Physics and Mathematics

Regulations – Implemented multiple industry standards to include: ABS, API, ASME, CE, DNV, IBC, IEEE, NEC, NFPA, OSHA, UL, COMCheck, Federal, State and Local Laws/Regulations.

Application Skills:

Operating Systems

QNX 4.x/6.x, iRMX 4, UNIX, 8/16 Bit Intel Processors

Control Software & Communication Protocols

PL/M, C & C++, Visual Basic, FORTRAN, Pascal, Assembly Language, Ethernet, TCP/IP, Modbus/Modbus Plus, Seriplex, RS232/485, Profibus, CANbus

PLC’s/HMI’s

Allen-Bradley, Control View, SLC 500 Series, PLC2/PLC3/PLC5, Wonderware, Micrologix, Intellution, Siemens S7, G&L, GE Fanuc, Modicon, Red Lion, Nematron, P&F, National Instruments

Specialty Software

AutoCAD, Solidworks, Cosmos, Visual Nastran 4D, ALGOR, MathCAD, PSPICE

Hardware

Allen-Bradley & Siemens Products, PC104, Compaq PCI, AC/DC Drives, VFD’s, Encoders, Servo’s and High Speed Actuators, Temperature & Pressure Transducers

Robotics

Rhino Robots’ XR Series, Okuma, Chiron, Kawasaki, Fanuc, ABB Robots

Oil & Gas Systems

(Sub-Sea/Land/Barge)

Wild Well Control, Nabors/Canrig Drilling Operator Consoles, Top Drives, Automated Floor Wrenches, Automated Catwalks, Power Houses, GE BOP Mux System, spiders, gimbals, down hole equipment, MPD Design & Development

Power Equipment

Eaton/Siemens/GE/ABB/Square D – Transformers, Switchgear, MCC’s, Breakers, Capacitor Banks, UPS, Sag Compensators. Also supporting equipment Cables, Cable Trays, Power studies

Education:

Masters of Business Administration (MBA), Regis University, (ABET Accredited, Graduate with Honors)

Bachelor of Science Electrical Engineering Technology (BSEET), The Pennsylvania State University, (ABET Accredited)

Experience

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Jerry Harakal

Electrical Engineer 4

CH2M, Houston, Texas

(End of Contract) 2015 – 2016

Coordinated facility electrical requirements while supporting maintenance department and site engineers at Shell Technology Center in Houston.

Provide technical guidance and product selection as Subject Matter Expert (SME) for power systems to include: switchgear, transformers, cabling, backup generators, lighting systems, system configuration, UPS and technical matters as needed.

Oversee document requirements, specify vendors, coordinate and oversee vendors, contractors and supporting groups.

Develop policies and procedures that help to improve existing practices within the organization.

Oversee facility power study (SKM Review) to include coordination with local utilities, make recommendations for modifications and upgrades, ensure facility was meeting code requirements, made suggestions on cost savings for power and equipment usages.

As SME provide guidance and direction for Automation, Instrumentation and Control Systems: A-B, ABB, MRP, Eaton.

Engineering Manager

Protect Controls Inc., Conroe, Texas

(Layoff) 2013 – 2014

Oversaw the restructure, organization and development of an engineering department with 20+ Engineers; including 2 Section Managers, designers, and supporting staff.

Decreased employee overtime by 50% while project load doubled. Developed and incorporated multiple new policies and procedures to support the growth and restructuring of the organization and department.

Responsibilities included management of department, increasing productivity, implementing training programs, improve departmental relations and operation, increase customer relations and implementing policies and procedures to increase revenue.

As SME I provided direction on the installation and setup of Automated Systems to Include; AB, ABB, Eaton, Honeywell, Siemans.

Member of executive board committee.

Lead Project Manager

GE Oil and Gas, Houston, Texas

(Resigned Pending Layoff) 2010 – 2013

Started as Lead Electrical Controls Engineer and after one year promoted to Lead Project Engineer Manager.

Managed all contractual related requirements for the development, design, testing, release and startup of all surface and sub-sea systems to include the mechanical, electrical, software and hydraulic assemblies.

Developed project time tables, implemented review meetings with customer, developed schedules, established/oversaw key project milestones.

Maintained project costs and coordinated employee overtime in order to ensure deliverables were being met.

Coordinated customer requirements with production managers, engineering team and purchasing departments.

Developed and implemented engineering change requests in order to meet customer and design specifications.

As department only Automation SME I provided assistance to customers and third party vendors on development and maintenance issues.

Developed and maintained all electrical control systems for sub-sea drilling systems.

Implemented mechanical and electrical system upgrades and modifications for Sub-Sea Systems.

Developed and modified associated drawings, PID layouts, sequence of operations and training documentation.

Project Manager

NABORS, Houston, Texas

(Layoff) 2008 – 2009

Managed new product development for Choke Control and Managed Pressure Drilling (MPD) assemblies for drilling rigs.

I focused on advancements in control automation and technology, responsible for new product development for system integration and mechanical redesign.

Established alliances with vendors and suppliers in developing a new product line, establishing development costs, sales forecasts and projections for a new product development.

Developed new control system interfaces working with Operator Consoles, Top Drives, Automated Floor Wrenches, Automated Catwalks, Power Houses, and AC/DC Drives.

Coordinate project development directly with company president, department heads, and end users to include: Tool Pushers, Company Men, Vendors, and System Experts.

Experience Continued

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Jerry Harakal

Engineering Manager

Unidynamics Incorporated, Conroe, Texas

(Plant Closure) 2006 – 2008

Started as Contract Electrical Engineer and after three months promoted to Engineering Manager.

As Electrical Engineer I supported projects as required which included PLC programming, electrical design and support to the Alaskan Marine Highway on the MV-Kenicott.

As Engineering Manager I managed and directed 12 Mechanical / Electrical Engineers, Designers, Technical Writers, support staff and 14 contract personnel on a daily basis.

Worked with an assortment of development software: COSMOS, ALGOR, Visual Nastran 4D, Solid works, and AutoCAD.

Oversaw requirements for the design and development of specialty lift equipment used by military and civilian organizations, oversaw the development of specialty doors, over-head handling systems, and control systems used by the nuclear industry, marine, offshore Oil and Gas rigs.

Responsible for leading a team in the successful design of a one-of-a-kind multi-axis ship mounted rail system using an automated 1, 2 or 4 point pickup assembly that met a wide range of operational requirements for the US Navy LCS Class Ship.

Manager Electrical/Automated Processes

Ameriforge Inc., Houston, Texas

(Layoff) 2004 – 2006

Oversaw all electrical and automated processes throughout the group of three manufacturing facilities.

Coordinated capital projects and production upgrades with department managers.

Responsible to oversee project requirements and department budgets.

Managed and developed contracts and service agreements for vendor support and coordinated purchasing requirements.

Managed multiple facility power systems, develop one-line diagrams, performed short circuit and arc flash studies, worked with local utility companies, developed organizational and department policies and procedures to improve power consumption and operational usage.

Oversaw automated processes for robotic systems, induction and gas furnaces, forging press controls, hydraulic and mechanical systems, developed/modified PLC & PC hardware/software and GUI/HMI systems, developed facility automation networking structure.

Developed and initiated a new preventative maintenance department and program, identified staffing requirements, hired personnel, developed training programs, established new policies and procedures, purchased specialized test equipment (hardware/software).

Sr. Facility Engineer

Wyman-Gordon Forging, Houston, Texas

(Layoff) 1997 – 2004

Developed Automated Systems for Hydraulic Forging Presses.

Identified and specified hardware requirements for control and operational needs to include PC104/PCI, sensors, actuators, servos, encoders and control panel needs.

Developed High-level control technology for open and closed dye forging applications using embedded applications.

Developed programs using QNX operating system and supporting software to include C/C++, VB and assembly languages.

Developed interface requirements using multiple bus systems: Syriplex, CanBus, Profibus, RS424/485. Integrated PLC systems such as Allen-Bradley SLC 500 Series, Siemens S7 and Giddings & Lewis.

Upgraded and developed new control system for multiple vacuum arc furnaces in the US, Prague and Australia.

Responsible for facility power systems from utility down stream.

Repaired and maintained manufacturing equipment as needed to include pipe straightners, communication systems, fire systems and gas furnaces.

Implemented training and Lunch and learn programs for organization.

Lead Electrical Engineer

American Steel Inc., Alliance, Ohio

(Plant Closure) 1995 – 1997

Modified, maintained and updated facility and manufacturing equipment used for Sand Casting.

Systems included: Multiple Electric Melt furnaces, conveyors and conveyor motor control systems, facility power system, Slinger, shakers and other supporting equipment.

As facilities only Electrical Engineer I was directly responsible to ensure facility maintained 100% uptime for all electrical systems.

Developed training program and conducted classes for electricians on electrical control applications and PLC programming.

Developed facility waste water system for V-notch weir and automated chemical treatment operation.

Implemented automated pumping system to control continued waste water flow operation.

Military: United States Army, Honorable Discharge

Highest Security Clearance Held – TSSI, Top Secret Special Background Investigation with NATO (Inactive)

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