Mohamed Abdelghafar

**** *. ***** **., *** # *** Tempe, az 85281

Phone +1-520-***-**** E-mail ac3eh0@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE

To obtain a lifelong career position that will utilize, challenge, enhance my technical knowledge, professional skills, and work experience.

EDUCATION

MSc in Mechatronics

Napier University, Edinburgh, United Kingdom. Fall 2008

Modules studied: Electronic Devices, Automation and Robotics, Information Technology Management and Applications, Embedded Systems Applications, VHDL and FPGA Design, Research Skills, Control Engineering, and Mechatronic Systems.

BSc in Aeronautical Engineering (Mechanical/ Propulsion)

Sudan University of Science & Technology, College of Engineering, Sudan. Fall 2003

Class of Award: First class of honor.

PERSONAL SKILLS

-Technical Skills:

Installation/ Maintaining of electro mechanical systems.

PLC programming for Siemens PLCs (S7-200 & S7-1200).

Installation/ Programming of the Automotive Vision System- High Speed Camera (Keyence CV-5000).

Manufacture/ Design of electric custom cables.

Building automated equipment.

Machining/ Assembling of the mechanical parts.

Use of Hand Power Tools, Drill Press, lathe, Milling Machine and Precision Measuring.

Soldering skills/ Wiring up the electrical devices.

Faults findings and troubleshooting of electrical devices and assemblies.

Debugging, testing and commissioning.

Documenting the electrical works (drawing of electrical schematics and wiring diagrams using AutoCAD Electric).

Strong analytical skills.

-Working under pressure independently and within a team, and working to deadlines.

-Outstanding problem solving ability: Utilizing both my education and working experience.

-Communication Skills: Generated from my work experience and also from training, which included:

Diplomatic course attend from Feb 23-26, 2004 at the Police Academy.

Public Relation & Protocols course attended from Jan 8-18, 2005 at The National Centre for Diplomatic Studies “Ministry of Foreign Affairs” Sudan.

-Experienced in working with people with multicultural backgrounds.

COMPUTER AND PROGRAMMING SKILLS

Operating Systems:

Windows.

Programming Languages:

C & Ladder Logic.

Software Applications:

Microsoft Office, IDEF0 modelling software, OrCAD, V4.0 STEP7-Micro/WIN SP5 software and SIMATIC STEP 7 Basic in the TIA Porta (Siemens PLC software), WinCC V6.0 software (SCADA software), Proficy Machine Edition(Control Platforms Software), EGALE 4.1 Software, Matlab/Simulink and dSPACE Control Desk software, MELSOFT GX Works3 software (Mitsubishi PLC software), AutoCAD Electrical 2010.

ENGINEERING WORK EXPERIENCE

May 2017- Sep. 2017: Electrical & Control Engineer, Unique Machine & Tool Company, Phoenix, Arizona, USA.

Duties:

Mitsubishi Generic PLC Programming.

Developing and documenting functional designs.

Making schematics detailing control system wiring, and panel layouts with AutoCAD.

July 2014- Dec. 2015: Electrical & Control Engineer, General Plasma Inc., Tucson, Arizona, USA.

Duties:

Design, develop, program, and implement industrial automation control systems to meet customer requirements.

Developing PLC ladder logic software/ HMI user interface applications. (Siemens S7-1200)

Making schematics detailing control system wiring, and panel layouts with AutoCAD Electrical.

Documenting.

Jan. 2012- Feb. 2013: Automation Engineer, Agilent Technologies Ltd, Edinburgh, UK.

Duties: Provide general support for all Production Scale Up projects and proof the principle of Next-generation Gel Fill rig for simultaneously filling all 16 lanes of a screen tape, this includes:

Assembling, setting up and testing equipment.

Carrying out small trials both in the Engineering Lab and the Production Area.

Inspecting, measuring components, and presenting results.

Commissioning the new Gel Fill rig, and debugging the PLC code on Siemens S7-1200.

Documenting the production equipments.

August 2008- July 2010: Automation Engineer, Lab 901 Ltd, Edinburgh, UK.

Duties:

Assembling, adjusting, faults finding and testing of custom-designed electro-mechanical and pneumatics assemblies. In addition to manufacturing custom cables and controlling cabinet wiring and debugging. In particular wiring up the electrical component such the PLC, relays, switches and lights and test the control cabinet of Gel Fill VI-VII machines.

Upgrading and improving the PLC code (Siemens S7-200) to enhance the machines functionality.

Commissioning the machines, finally handing over and ensuring there are sufficient measures in place to ensure resilience against failure or breakdown.

Providing support, optimizing and troubleshooting of the existing machine; Gel Fill- V.

Documenting and updating the existing mechanical drawings and electrical schematics.

April 2008 – Oct. 2008: Control Engineer “Placement”, Edinburgh Napier University, Edinburgh, UK.

Duties: Developing the control lab and working in the following tasks.

Build a hardware system using relays and switches to control the Bytronic Single Conveyor Unit version 2.

Design the software system i.e. programming the PLC (Siemens S7-200) with ladder logic to control the conveyor unit.

System remote control using SCADA.

Jan. 2004 – Jan. 2006: Teaching Assistant (Sudan University of Science & Technology, College of Engineering), Sudan.

NON-ENGINEERING WORK EXPERIENCE

Sep. 2016 – May 2017: Auto-Parts Delivery Driver, Larry H. Miller Dodge Ram, Tucson, Arizona, USA.

Duties:

Locating needed auto parts from the warehouse and pulling them out.

Providing safe, timely and correct parts deliveries to the customers.

Taking cash and check payments and giving receipts.

Maintaining distribution and delivery logs and communicating statuses of deliveries to the company.

July 2016 – Sep. 2016: Sales Consultant, Larry H. Miller Dodge Ram, Tucson, Arizona, USA.

Duties:

Selling both new and used cars.

Demonstrating vehicles to clients, explaining their features and going for test drives.

Explaining car finance options to customers in a clear and understandable manner.

March 2016 – July 2016: Licensed Security Officer, VSS Security Service, Tucson, Arizona, USA.

Duties:

Securing premises by patrolling property; inspecting buildings, equipment, and access points.

Controlling traffic by directing drivers.

Completing reports by recording observations, information, occurrences, and surveillance activities.

Spoken Languages

English, Arabic.

Interests

& Hobbies

I have an interest in computing, electronics and Learning about new technologies, swimming, playing football and socializing with friends and family.

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