Engineer Electrical

Kim S. Phillips

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Professional Experience

ATI Flat Rolled Products, Midland, Pennsylvania (2014 – Present)

Operations and Maintenance Engineer

Supervising the union workforce on rotating shifts and weekends at ATI’s DRAP (Direct Roll Anneal and Pickle) line.

• Ensure that proper PPE is worn and Safety Rules are followed. Perform Safety Investigations for Near Miss

and OSHA Recordable Events.

• Assist in troubleshooting mechanical and electrical problems to keep line running and to meet quality

requirements.

• Develop SJPs, One Point Lessons, and SOPs for the Mill, Boiler, and Demin System Control Plan.

• Documenting production issues and providing root cause analysis reporting.

• Work with all DRAP equipment including GE 9070 PLCs, various VFDs, Cimplicity HMIs, PMAC for

Robots, Boilers, Demineralization System, Mill RSI Xray Gauges, Shape System, DeNOx System, Coil

Wrapper, etc.

• Use Maximo to create and manage Work Orders and parts inventory. Help schedule and supervise outage

work.

Bay Valley Foods, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (2010 – 2013)

Utility Maintenance Manager

Functioned as plant engineer for maintenance and troubleshooting of factory equipment. Heavily involved in utilities.

Promoted to Utility Maintenance Manager and continued to provide technical support for factory and utility side.

• Maintain and troubleshoot various VFDs (Rockwell, GFA, SEW, etc), Vision Inspection Systems, X-ray

Inspection Systems, Printing and Labeling Systems, CDC (productivity tracking) System, Boiler Control

System, Air Pollution Control System, CEMS/COMS and DAS System using VB, SQL, Rockwell HMIs and

PLCs, Bailey Conductor NT System, Square D PLCs

• Manage and schedule Boiler House and Water World maintenance employees in union facility.

• Licensed Water Plant Operator in charge of 11 wells, Greensand Filters, Air Strippers, RO and Water Softeners.

• Developed PM/Calibrations/SOPs, Technical Manuals and Service Documentation for APC, Boiler House and

Water Plant to reduce downtime and increase efficiency of equipment.

• In charge of Linearity, RATA and Stack Testing of APC System.

• Arranged for training and licensing of maintenance employees.

Applied Control Engineering, Bridgeville, Pennsylvania (2007 – 2010)

Senior Engineer

Functioned as design engineer and programmer for custom systems in various industries.

• Designed Autocad electrical, control circuits and junction boxes/racks for an RCVD Furnace System.

• Coded and maintained a custom Instrument Information Database system and Quality Document Management

System for a steel manufacturer that interfaced with a SQL database using an ASP intranet website.

• Coded PLC and HMI (Allen Bradley) code and graphics to add graphitizer control/support to existing system.

• Upgraded several systems (including extrusion line, fume system, Anneal and Pickling line) from Fix32 to

latest version of iFix, including interfacing with SQL and Access databases.

• Developed centralized alarming and new sequences via Wonderware and Controllogix for existing Catalytic

Convertor Production Dryer Conveyor System.

• Developed User's Manuals, PowerPoint presentations of proposed applications and to showcase completed

projects.

Matthews International, Marking Products Division, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (2004 – 2007)

Software Systems Engineer

Functioned as a member of development team for custom valve and continuous ink jet printers. Wrote code and

performed software and hardware testing, training, documentation of tests, technical writing for manuals, all in a

manufacturing environment.

• Programmed and tested custom VB applications that interface printers with databases, bar code scanners,

PLCs, printers, motor control, etc.

• Programmed and tested a variety of software protocol (Mattcom, IMark, Direct Logic, Allen Bradley, etc.)

• Performed hardware and software regression testing on developing printing systems.

• Troubleshot valve and continuous ink jet printers, Contact and Indenting machines, and custom systems.

• Wrote and updated Operator, Technical and Installation manuals for printing systems and equipment.

Railway Systems Design, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (2001-2003)

Electrical Engineer / Designer

Functioned as a member of a consulting team and was responsible for the design of vital and non-vital control and

indication circuits, software programming (PLC), circuit detailing, CAD checking, verification of circuits, and equipment

placement/rack layout.

• Redesign of the New Haven Line - Connecticut Department of Transportation

• Upgraded vital and non-vital circuits from a relay logic to microprocessor.

• Performed hardware design, software programming of application logic, local control panel (LCP) redesign,

interface wiring design, circuit design detailing, and CAD checking.

• West Coast Route Modernization, Train Protection and Warning System (TPWS), London, England

- WS Atkins Rail/Railtrack

• Acted as Lead Engineer at several locations which involved prioritizing/scheduling tasks, coordinating

engineering functions, monitoring progress/safety issues, and ensuring timely completion.

Union Switch & Signal, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (1997-2001)

Application Engineer

Worked in all phases of multiple transit rail projects in the Wayside Engineering Department. Developed and tested

signaling control systems which included submittals, design of PLC and HMI/LCP circuits and programs and factory and

field testing . I was a member of the Cenelec Certification Program team in the Cab Signaling Department. Prepared

documentation of C-code for certification, test reports, customer proposals, and engineering bids. Adhered to ISO 9000

quality standards.

• Worked with ANSI C (application interface, diagnostics interface, and utilities) in real-time, embedded

environment for Cenelec certification.

• Updated code, wrote algorithms and headers to meet Cenelec Standards and to correlate with field updates.

• Performed validation and verification, defined software requirements, and mapped requirements to code.

• Produced software detail designs, test specifications, and test reports for submittal to TUV.

Xerox, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (1991-1997)

Service Technician

• Performed maintenance, troubleshooting, and repairs on photo copiers in Pittsburgh and surrounding area.

• Participated in copier component rebuild program to reduce low volume parts expenditures.

• Required to accurately document all activities and services provided and to update personal parts inventory.

• Worked on start up team to develop phone technical support program.

Education

Point Park College, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (1996)

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering Technology - Cum Laude Graduate

Community College of Beaver County, Monaca, Pennsylvania (1998-Present)

• 52 Credit Hours Toward an Associate Degree

• Associate Degree in Electrical Technology (1991)

Community College of Allegheny County, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (1998-Present)

Certificates in Unix Level 1 & 2 (30 hours) … Java … Instrumentation

GE Fanuc - Certificate for Introduction to Cimplicity HMI (1998)

Union Switch & Signal - Certificate for Microlok II Training (1998)

Gannett Fleming - Certificate for 32 Hour MicroStation Training Course (2002)

WS Atkins Rail - Signaling Design Certificate of Competence (2002)

CED/Mosebach, Pittsburgh Certificate for ControlLogix/Fundamentals, Maintenance & Programming (2006)

Wonderware NorthEast, Horsham, PA Certificate for System Platform - Part 1 (June 2008)

Wonderware NorthEast, Youngstown, OH Certificate for System Platform - Part 2 (Sept. 2008)

Proud Company, Bridgeville, PA, Certificate for Citect (2010)

CCAC, Local 95, Pittsburgh, PA, Certificate for High Pressure Steam Boiler (2011)

PH Environmental, Greensburg, PA, Certificate for Water Plant Operator Prep (2011)

Commonwealth of PA, Certified Water Plant Operator for B, E, 6, 9, 10, 12 (2012)

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