John J. McElveen
Computer Support/Systems Analyst
Grayson, GA 30017
Phone: 678-***-****
Email: **********@*****.***
Summary -
Twenty five plus years IT, Computer, Computer Systems, Systems Analysis
experience. Trained, functional expert level diagnostician in all areas of
computer, computer systems and process systems. Functional computer system,
operating system, programming language and applications systems polyglot.
Education -
US Navy Computer systems training.
Company (Measurex Corporation) Proprietary operating system (Real Time
Operating Systems) and programming language training.
BS Information Technology/Software Engineering, (3.58 / 4.0 GPA)
University of Phoenix, 2008
Achievements -
Designed, Implemented, tuned first of De-inking Control System.
Designed implemented and tuned first of continuous level control on
continuous digester.
Helped design then implemented and tuned sheet defect identification and
defect remediation system.
Assisted on implementation and then tuned AI CD moisture control on Liner
Board.
Designed instrument interface, interlock strategy,
Designed and wrote a tutorial explaining how to tune PID control. Includes
differentiation between the 3 types of PID controller. Includes discussion
of "math-less" calculus used to explain how PID controllers work as well as
discussion of actual techniques to use in gathering data used to calculate
PID controller terms.
Experience -
Wiley Engineering, Project Engineer, 12/2013 - 04/2014.
Ensure that assigned projects are completed to customer satisfaction.
Includes trouble shooting system issues, designing a plan to address issues
and implement plan.Tools used: VB.ne SQL Server, Microsoft Project, EXCEL,
ACCESS, Siemens PCS7, WINcc, RSLogix.
Object Technologies CEM, Measurex/Siemens Engineer, 10/2012 - Present
Reverse Engineer Legacy Computer System and port to new Computer System.
Verify everything ported from legacy system functions properly in new
Computer System. Tools Used: Siemens PCS7 training; Measurex proprietary
code; EX2009CEL; ACCESS; VBA; VB6; VB.NET Siemens PCS 7.
Honeywell Systems, Project Engineer 02/2009 - 10/2012
Work with HONEYWELL project personnel to enhance knowledge and
understanding of software and hardware components of HONEYWELL EXPERION
system
Support control migration from MEASUREX Vision Computer system to Honeywell
EXPERION Computer System.
Engineer in charge of system communications. This included several types of
networks including TCP/IP and Serial types. Job included: Diagnosing and
identifying System wide issues; Proposing corrective action; design
procedures and programs to address issues; perform impact analysis for
issues that might result from interrupting a portion of the process to
correct an issue or might be caused by the correction. Responsible for
testing, implementation, tuning and acceptance of solutions. This system is
the largest of its typ
Designed, built and implemented a hardware/software interface to
approximately 40 instrument sets of several different generations and
functions. Again, system is designed to allow collection of data on both
the current legacy control systems on-site and a new control system.
Managed the "Start-Up Crew" for very large scale Computer System (Large
Enterprise level system) check-out and startup.
ABB Power Systems. Software Engineer, 01/2007 - 02/2009
Support building, configuration of operating systems, design and
implementation of Foreign Instrument Device Interfaces (FIDI) of differing
types and functions using OPC, TCP MODBUS, RTU MODBUS, Field Bus, ProfiBUS
and Hart-Net.
ISRA Surface Vision, Software Engineer, 01/2002 - 12/2006
Modify, Maintain, implement and provide support for multiple camera
inspection Computer Systems. This type of computer systems identifies
artifacts at high speed and stores the artifact and information about the
artifact in a database.
Design and implement an industry first "Data Mining" system that provided a
user-friendly way to access related defect data including images.
Tools used: Windows XP, Windows 7, Windows Server 2003, Microsoft SQL
Server, MySQL, Crystal Reports, C, C++, VBA, VB6, VB.NET, HTM:, XML
ELSAG Bailey/ABB, Software Engineer, 09/1998 - 12/2001
Develop and implement a PC based system that could communicate with any QCS
scanning system. Provide operational, control, data acquisition and
diagnostic access to the gauge and gauge information and allow operators to
view, control and use scanner information through a PC Windows type
interface instead of proprietary interfaces. Installed, implemented and
tuned the first control; an Artificial Intelligence application Cross
Direction weight control.
Tools used: Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, C. C++, VBA, VB.NEW, PI Flat
File Database, SQL Server, Microsoft Cluster Servers,
SEECOMMERCE USA. Field Software Engineer, 09/1997 - 09/1998
Installation, Training, Customer Support, System Testing, System
Integration and tuning for Meta Data based Data Warehousing system.
Tools used: Microsoft Windows Server, UNIX, C, C++, Microsoft SQL Server,
Sybase, ORACLE.
Measurex Corp. Software Control Engineer, 09/1979 - 08/1997
Maintain, install, build and design Automations Systems. Trouble-shoot
customer processes and tune systems to ensure optimum usability and good
process control. Job Tasks included maintaining, installing, and building
and designing control systems for applications throughout the company.
Other tasks include trouble-shooting customer processes and tuning systems
to ensure good process control.