Michael Ragans

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Cincinnati, Ohio 45231

513-***-**** cell

Email ac9fwu@r.postjobfree.com

Professional Objective:

To seek direct placement employment opportunity with a progressive company which will allow me to further develop my design and programming skills. My design background includes experience in design with AutoCAD, AutoCAD Electrical, PromisE and Intergraph (Micro station’s previous version). My PLC programming background include experience with 6200, AI, RSLogix5/500/5000 AB PLC . My HMI experience also includes TCP, Panelview, and Proface packages.

Experience:

09/15-Present. Controls Engineer, Power Engineering Technology, Cincinnati, Ohio

Design electrical systems for fuel storage facilities. Used AutoCAD 2015 for design of power distribution which includes one line diagrams, conduit layouts and panel board schedules. Use AutoCAD 2015 for design of electrical controls which includes l/O schematics analog and digital wring diagrams and BOMs. Select and set up procurement of all vendor equipment as required. Maintain as built drawings as required. Program AB compactlogix micrologix and micro800 using studio5000 and CCW as required. Program HMIs as required using FactoryTalk MVE 8.0 or above as required. Commission systems as required.

05/14-Present Electrical Designer, Contract work at McKee Foods, Collegedale, Tennessee

Designed electrical controls for food processing icluding batch processing, packaging, palletizing and sortation. Created one diagrams, I/O schematics, control panels and BOMs as required using Autocad Electrical 2014. Maintained as built drawings as needed.

01/14-04/14 Electrical Controls Engineer, Contract work at PCU, Moraine, Ohio

Designed electrical controls for automotive production fluid, gas evacuation and fill customized units. Created one diagrams, I/O schematics, control panels and BOMs as required. Maintained as built drawings as needed.

06/13-01/14 Electrical Design Engineer, Wynright Control Solutions, Erlanger, Kentucky

Designed sortation conveyor systems for distribution centers. Designed electrical controls using Autocad Electrical 2013. Created one line diagrams, I/O schematics, control panels and BOMs as required. Maintained as built drawing as needed.

04/13-06/13 Controls Engineer, Contract Work at Boxlogix, Blue Ash, Ohio

Designed and Commissioned sortation conveyor systems for distribution centers. Designed electrical controls using Autocad 2012 and Autocad Electrical 2012. Maintained as built drawings as needed. Commissioned MDR conveyor and belt conveyor in ETHIP network as required for control with AB PLC Contrologix 5000.

01/13-04/13 Electrical Designer, Contract Work at DRS ESI. Florence, Kentucky.

Created and designed electrical systems which support Military Climate Controls. Using Autocad Electrical 2011 wiring diagrams and control schematics were designed as required. Also created wiring harnesses and BOM as needed.

05/11-11/11 Controls Engineer, HK Logistics, Hebron, Kentucky

Made changes to conveyor system controls as required for continuous improvement. Modification of AB PLC systems using RSLogix5000 and Pepperl Fuch ASI I/O Safety Networks using ASiMon software. Modifications to HMI Proface AGP 3600T were required as material handling changes were needed.

03/10-04/10 Electrical Designer, Contract Work at Process Plus, Forest Park, Ohio.

Created and edited Instrumentation Loop Diagrams with AutoCad 2008 per design specifications to expand existing process controls in a food manufacturing plant. Edited MS Access DB to reflect additional instruments and tags as required. Created lighting plans, power plans, receptacle plans and BOMs as needed.

05/08-01/09 Electrical Designer, Contract work at AMEC Inc. Tucker, Georgia.

Created electrical plans for gas turbine engine per written specification as required using ACAD 2006. Plans created were single line diagrams, lighting, power, cable tray, receptacle, grounding and underground conduit plans. Created termination and cable schedules with MS Access as required. Coordinate with mechanical and plumbing disciplines as required to maintain accuracy and completeness of plan drawings. Utilized NavisWorks to verify equipment location and viability.

09/06-04/08 Controls Engineer, FKI Logistex, Louisville, Kentucky.

Duties include commissioning of airport baggage conveyor systems which entail creating & editing PLC programming as required using AB RSLogix5000 Controllogix software with Ethernet IP communications. Coordinated RFID and Barcode technology to sync with tracked items. Integrated security door controls with system controls as required. Other duties include troubleshooting system problems and verifying components of PLC and MCC Panels (motor controls and VFDs). Contributed to Site Acceptance Testing for systems certification. Redline electrical drawings as required to reflect field changes.

06/06-09/06 Electrical Designer, Contract work at Weyerhaeuser, Pine Hill, Alabama.

Design electrical schematics for paper mill operations. Duties include creating and updating one line diagrams for motor controls, power distribution (MCC and Switchgear). Also updated loop diagrams, ac drives, VFDs, instrumentation and controls schematics using Autocad 2002. Drawings are updated to conform to DCS and PLC upgrades.

10/04-08/05 Senior Electrical Designer, Contract work at Siemens, SEA Alpharetta, Georgia.

Designed electrical controls for paper mills and steel mills. Duties include design of schematics and control panels using Autocad Electrical 2005. Created Bill of Materials used to procure parts. Created automated reports with Autocad Electrical 2005 as required. Created one line diagrams of MCC as required per project

05/04-08/04 Electrical Designer, Contract work at Busy Bee Electric Inc., Hooven, Ohio.

Designed electrical controls for stamping press machine with conveyors. Duties include of schematics and control panels using AutoCad 2000i and Autocad 2004. Created Bill Of Materials used to procure parts and created wire list used in Beckhoff PLC PC C3640 I/O programming. Created one line diagrams, receptacle and lighting plans as required per project.

02/03-05/04 Worked out of industry.

05/01-08/01 Electrical Controls Engineer; Contract work at Versa Conveyor Inc., Mt. Sterling, Ohio

Designed process controls for conveyor systems. Duties include design of schematics and control panels using AutoCad 2000i. Develop and edit AB 1799 Embedded I/O card PLC programming code using RS Networx software. Performed commissioning duties on equipment. Direct electrical personnel regarding install and service issues related to conveyor control.

Education :

Owens Technical College, Perrysburg, Ohio, ASEET, 1989

Colorado Technical University, Colorado Springs, Colorado, BS Software Engineering, Feb. 2007

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