MICHAEL POPPE

Sr. Controls Engineer

931-***-****

ac3ep6@r.postjobfree.com

-CONTROLS CAREER SUMMARY-

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Prior to controls engineering career, spent several years acquiring skills needed in various manufacturing machinery and

automation support positions.

Experienced and skilled in all aspects of controls engineering including project management, material procurement, controls design. PLC, HMI, robotic, and motion control programming. As well as debug, commissioning and customer site implementation of machine tool and automation projects for varying customers and fields of manufacturing.

Serving domestic and international customers in various industries such as aircraft jet engine, aerospace, medical technologies and automotive.

-APPLIED DESIGN AND PROGRAMMING TECHNOLOGIES-

-PLC-

Allen Bradley

ControlLogix

PLC-5

SLC

Siemens

S5 and S7

GE

Omron

Mitsubishi

-HMI-

Allen Bradley

Automation Direct

Proface

Mitsubishi

Fuji

GE

-Robotics-

(Articulate)

Fanuc

Motoman

ABB

Nachi

(SCARA)

Epson

Panasonic

-Fieldbus-

Ethernet IP

IO-Link

Profibus

CC-Link

-Motion-

Allen Bradley ControlLogix

IAI

LINMOT

-Vision-

Cognex

Keyence

-Design Tools-

Autocad

Autocad

Electrical

E-Plan

Other experience includes:

Pneumatic and hydraulics system design, including proportional and servo-hydraulic control.

Resistance Welding

Inertia/Friction Welding

High voltage control

Implementation of industry Standards:

IEC including CE. NFPA NEC controls standards design.

Designing to safety risk assessment and category level safety control standards.

-SCHOOLING AND TECHNICAL TRAINING-

Indiana Vocational Technical College - 77 credits toward AS, Electronics Technology (3.5gpa)

Indiana University South Bend - C Programming

Journeyman Electrical Apparatus Repair and Service (4-year apprenticeship)

Indiana Vocational Technical College - National Electric Code

PLC Programming courses- Allen Bradley, Siemens, Telemechanique

Controls Design course- E-Plan

Robotic courses - Fanuc, Lincoln/Fanuc- Arc Mate

Other Courses:

Conformité to Europe standards (CE)

Austral grounding shielding and EMC

Statistical Process Control

Managing Multiple Projects and Deadlines

-CONTROLS ENGINEERING EXPERIENCE-

Carlex, Auburn Indiana Aug 2016-Jan 2017

Project Engineer Contractor (6 month duration)

Project engineering for addition of manufacturing line for glass booking assembly and triple paint silk screen process for windshields and various automotive glass..

Working under Engineering Manager, tasks include laying out Italian silk screening machinery, drying and conveyance equipment. Placement of line equipment on plant floor coordinated with machinery movers.

Organize communication of scheduling and manpower for electrical, mechanical and OEM vendors as necessary for time critical installation.

Self-employed as Quantum Controls Engineering, Central Tennessee 2013-May 2014

Sr. Controls Engineering contractor

Working for local OEM’s as CE contractor on generally time critical projects. Typical CE duties including material specifications, PLC, HMI and motion control programming, debugging, and commissioning of control systems for various automated manufacturing equipment for primarily automotive customers.

Designing in accordance to customer design standards and also providing on-site support as necessary.

ATC, Cookeville TN. 2012-2013

Sr. Controls Engineer

Developed material specifications, programmed, debugged, and commissioned control systems for various machinery for industries including medical and automotive.

Designed according to customer design standards, provided on-site support.

Imperial Design Service, Grand Rapids MI 2010-2011

Controls Engineer Contractor

Controls design and programming for automated robotic interfaced equipment utilizing Siemens S7.

Manufacturing Technology Inc., South Bend IN 1993-1999 & 2004-2008

Senior Controls Engineer

Managed various controls projects for domestic and international customers.

Developed material specifications, programmed, debugged, and commissioned control systems for Inertia/Friction Welders and associated material handling motion control and robotic automation.

Developed experimental high voltage magnetic impulse welder controls successful in molecular level bonding of aluminum to stainless steel.

Implemented standards for integrating articulate robots and full recovery programming into cell-based equipment.

Educated customers on product capability and provided on-site support, and wrote associated technical documents.

Adhered to stringent customer and geography-specific machinery standards including NEC, IEC and CE.

Designed controls system and implemented friction welding machinery for high-end applications:

oCryogenic fuel system components for European Ariane rocket;

oJet engine rotor components for GE, Pratt Whitney and European SNECMA jet engines;

oEncapsulating explosives, i.e., hydrogen for automobile airbags.

Self-Employed as Quantum Controls Service, South Bend IN 2002-2004

Contract Controls Engineering

Detroit Tool Inc., Peer Welding Systems, Benton Harbor MI 1999-2001

Controls Engineer

Managed controls projects per ISO 9001 standards.

Developed material specifications, programmed, debugged, and commissioned control systems for resistance welding cells and lines and associated material handling automation.

Designed according to customer design standards, provided on-site support, and associated technical documents.

Proposed and initiated control standards for machinery safety applications.

Awarded written and monetary commendation.

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