Debra Kolmodin
Cell: 407-***-****
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/debrakolmodin
PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING SUMMARY
Experienced Electrical Engineer with a Bachelor of Science degree and engineering experience in:
• SCADA/HMI: Wonderware System Platform 2017, SMC, Archestra, Intouch & Historian Client; Citect
• Industrial automation: Rockwell Automation/Allen Bradley, Schneider Electric, Omron and Yokogawa programmable logic controllers (PLCs) and remote terminal units (RTUs)
• Automation hardware: ControlLogix, CompactLogix, SLC, PLC 5, GuardLogix, Modicon, M340, FCN-RTU
• Automation software: RSLogix 5000 & 500, Unity Pro, Yokogawa Logic Designer
• Networks: 4RF telemetry, TCP/IP, ControlNet, Ethernet/IP, Modbus, OPC
• Design software: AutoCAD & AutoCAD Electrical, Microsoft Office, FactoryTalk Asset Center
• NFPA 70E, NFPA 79 and NEC 2008
PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING EXPERIENCE
Systems Programmer, Brown Intl, Winter Haven, FL, 05/19 - Present
• Provides HMI grahpics development and PLC programming for citrus processing machines using Wonderware Intouch and Beckhoff Twincat
Controls Systems Engineer, Wellington Water, Petone, NZ, 11/17 - 03/19 (Contract)
• Routinely used Wonderware System Platform Archestra, InTouch, Historian & SMC to configure reservoirs, pump stations, area water meters for monitoring, trending, alarms and data reporting
• Converted 200+ water sites from analog to digital radios to communicate with Abbey RTUs for 4 city councils
• Effectively utilized RSLogix 5000 (Studio Designer 5000) & 500 for upgrades at water treatment plants Electrical Controls Engineer, Tamaki Control, Hamilton, NZ, 11/16 - 08/17 (Contract)
• Provided automation support for nine hydro power stations along the Waikato River
• Utilized AutoCAD 2014 for various controls projects Electrical Controls Engineer, Industrial Controls South Canterbury, Timaru, NZ, 07/15 - 09/16 (Contract)
• Created InTouch screens and popups for an edible oils factory project
• Provided automation support for irrigation scheme using Yokogawa Logic Designer
• Created PLC function block programs for grain silo project using Schneider Electric SoMachine software
• Upgraded a meat packing conveyor control system using RSLogix 500 & Micrologix 1500 Electrical Controls Engineer, Millennium Electrical, Christchurch, NZ, 05/14 - 07/15 (Contract)
• Used Wonderware Archestra, Unity Pro and Yokogawa Logic Designer to design/modify control systems as a team for fresh water/waste water pump stations
• Set up lift stations for Christchurch City Council that involved Moxa's RTU Programmable Controllers
• Wrote Functional Descriptions and documented projects using CAD, Microsoft Word and Excel Electrical Controls Engineer, ATK, Independence, MO, 07/13 - 01/14 (Contract)
• Provided ongoing effective troubleshooting for electrical/control systems throughout the plant
• Designed/modified existing Rockwell software programs using RSLogix 5000 & 500
• Designed a safety circuit for leak tester machine using Allen Bradley safety components, designed new control cabinet and revised RSLogix 500 to meet safety requirements Automation Test Engineer, Rockwell Automation, Mayfield Hts, OH, 04/12 - 04/13 (Contract)
• Performed complex testing on new builds of firmware, software and hardware using RSLogix 5000/500/5, ControlNet, Ethernet, RSLinx, RSView 32
• Routinely used in-house automation tool to perform cable breaking and power cycling on various versions of PLCs Debra Kolmodin
Cell: 407-***-****
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/debrakolmodin
Substation Automation Engineer, Progress Energy, St. Petersburg, FL, 09/11- 03/12 (Contract)
• Extensively used Microsoft Excel to create tag lists for RTUs in 260 substations using the substation’s one-line schematic and Areva SCADA systems
• Configured and programmed RTUs using CallistoView software
• Successfully lab tested RTU configurations using ASE2000 Communication Test Set simulating RTUs and intelligent electronic devices to assure correct performance in substations Building Automation Engineer, CrestPoint Solutions, Winter Park, FL, 03/11 - 06/11 (Contract)
• Designed, installed, tested and commissioned Delta control systems for building automation and management
• Documented the design of building automation systems (BAS) using AutoCAD 2011, Delta front end system graphics (HMI) and wrote training manuals on the new system for the customer
• Participated in developing quotes for new BAS projects Facilities Engineer, Raytheon Polar Services, Amundsen - Scott South Pole Station, Antarctica, 01/10 - 11/10 (Contract)
• Provided critical software and hardware support for Station’s Direct Digital Control (DDC) systems
• Successfully conducted monthly testing of the Emergency Power Plant with maintenance assistance
• Conducted facilities assessments and addressed deficiencies and upgrades by creating project proposals; assessed which equipment had reoccurring failures
• Created preventative maintenance procedures and work orders
• Updated Emergency Power Plant and Emergency Fuel Transfer procedures using Microsoft Word Electrical Engineer, Parsons Corporation, Tinker Air Force Base, OK, 04/09 - 07/09
• Extensively used NFPA 70E, NFPA 79 and NEC 2008 to assess facility electrical systems and documented analyses of facility electrical systems using AutoCAD 2009, Microsoft Word and Excel
• Made recommendations for change, wrote work orders and made cost estimates based on findings
• Interacted with other engineering disciplines as a team to plan and create reports of engineering projects Electrical Control Systems Design Engineer, Launch Site Design Engineering Team, United Space Alliance, Kennedy Space Center, FL, 02/07 - 02/09
• Used RSLogix 5000 to program Allen Bradley ControlLogix; Schneider Electric Concept to program Quantum for power, HVAC and water systems
• Performed walk-downs of facilities and systems to determine design/maintenance needs
• Created & modified electrical schematics using AutoCAD 2009 and MicroStation v8 Electronic Engineer GS-0855-09, Department of Defense, Defense Information Systems Agency, Arlington, VA, 08/06 - 01/07 (Internship)
• Training for managing/improving military IT networks EDUCATION
University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, 2004
Bachelor of Science Electrical Engineering/Minor in Applied Mathematics CERTIFICATIONS & TRAINING
RSLogix 5000 Ladder Logic Level 2, 2008
Wonderware System Platform, 2012
Yokogawa Software Programming, 2015
Citect, 2018
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
International Society of Automation (ISA)