EVELYN M. BLAKE

Automation and Control Field Engineer

acec2o@r.postjobfree.com

770-***-**** (cell); 770-***-**** (home)

Profile Veteran (NERC Certified), Security Clearance

SUMMARY

A highly skilled and widely knowledgeable automation and control field

service engineer with over 21 years' experience in the industry supporting

and maintaining electro-mechanical and computer controlled systems is

currently seeking employment to engage in technical tasks primarily in

field environments.

CORE COMPETENCIES

. Experienced in installation and commission of industrial computer

controlled devices including PLCs and variable frequency drives.

. Skilled in working and troubleshooting power and control circuitry in

the 480, 220,115 and 24 volts of operation.

. Proficient in industrial installation and electrical wiring, source

fluids including coolants, lubricants and hydraulic and air-handlers.

. Experienced in installation and repair of assembly line connectors,

sensors, couplers, fiber optic, pressure and normal industrial sensing

transducers.

. Skilled in installation and maintenance of servo/motor circuitry and

control applications

. Expert in installation and configuration of industrial controls

software applications.

. Knowledgeable in creating communications protocols for field

devices/master/slave relationships and other protocols relative to the

environment.

. Proficient in running applications and tweaking sensor performance and

optimization.

. Skilled in installation and maintenance of hydraulic and pneumatic

components and devices.

. Expert in installing, servicing and maintaining variable frequency

drives modules and IGBT technologies and solid power state power

transducers.

. Knowledgeable in managing and supporting PC based machine systems.

. Proficient in installation and testing of machine execution systems

(MES) and SCADA modules.

. Experienced in deploying computer-based applications for testing and

troubleshooting including spreadsheets and database applications.

. Expert on industrial information technology, communications protocols

including MODBUS networks, Can networks, industrial Ethernet, ODBC

socket servers and PROFINET networks.

PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND

JOHNSON SERVICE GROUP, INC., 2010-2013

Position > Consulting Engineer-Georgia Power Contractor Location: Atlanta,

Georgia.

. Hired primarily as part of a group of engineers tasked to

troubleshoot, analyze SCADA and RTU data (control input/output data

sets) in real time and determine the quality of the data. Identify and

verify data point, its mapping routes and the output results as

perceived and viewed by the system operators.

. Performed oversight in managing SCADA/software systems incorporating

over 3,000 sub-electrical stations/RTU and DCS in the state of

Georgia.

. Succeeded in transitioning GA power company from GE/Harris XA21 real

time system environment to a Siemens Spectrum3*-OPC application with

an active/Oracle database environment.

GRANITE SERVICES, INC., April 2009-Dec 2009

Position > Monitor and Diagnostic Engineer-General Electric Contractor

Location: Marietta, Georgia.

. Examined electrical plant turbine operational data and alarms to

identify power plant trends and abnormalities.

. Performed real-time troubleshooting support for a fleet of gas and

steam turbines used for power generation.

. Presented chronological statistics for root-cause analysis (RCA) of

fleet and unit issues. Analyzed operational data using spreadsheets

and graphs in accordance with defined procedures.

. Communicated with external customers and contract performance managers

(CPM's) to ensure that operational concerns are fully understood.

. Notified power plant control room operators of any issues concerning

probable unit damage.

SIEMENS ENERGY, INC., 2006-2009

Position: Senior Engineering Technician; Location: Alpharetta, Georgia

. Tested Siemens automation/controls systems of low/medium voltage

frequency motor drives.

. Recorded test data and validated systems integrity, connectivity and

functionality.

. Provided technology expertise and support to design engineering and

project development.

. Refined test procedures to facilitate testing of several prototypes of

low voltage drive products including the German design S-120 CM, S-150

and G-150 NAFTA frequency motor drive products.

. Routinely installed control software including SIMATIC step7 PLC I/O

handlers and SINAMICS/SIMOTION controller software programs. Created

and ran software scripts to validate functionality in the development

and deployment of the ROBICON/Siemens W-series drives systems.

. Provided field commissioning and field and phone support routinely.

CARBOMEDICS, INC., 1998-2005

Position: Electrical/Electronics/Mechanical Technician/Field Service

Engineer;

Location: Austin, Texas

. Provided support for all electrical and electronics/computer systems

of the facilities. Performed routine maintenance tasks for all

production equipment with electric/electronics/computer controls.

Performed hardware and software configuration tasks for production

applications.

. Coordinated vendor visits and phone support/services activities for

plant systems. Performed routine technical services and support to

system equipment housed in clean room environments in accordance with

FDA guidelines. Installed computer-controlled HVAC and atmospheric

controlled sensors and signal transmitters. Performed

software/hardware configurations for clean room monitoring

software/hardware applications.

MD&TOTCO Instrumentation (VARCO) -1996-1998

Position: Electrical/Electronics/Mechanical Technician/Field Service

Engineer

Location: Cedar Park, Texas

. Engaged in the development and testing of weight sensing

transducers. Tested embedded processors and computers packaged

primarily for the oil drilling industry.

. Installed SCADA and oil driller stations including HMI, MMI and Top

Drive control cabinets. Installed and calibrated and test company

related hardware/software equipment/software in the field. Performed

commissioning tasks such as validating functions and effectiveness.

Performed job site calibrations of rig instrument sensors packages.

. Developed load and Omega load test stations.

. Performed commissioning tasks as a field engineer.

. Installed and validated VICIS applications on three major successful

projects for VARCO: OCEAN CONFIDENCE, LULA and TRANSWORLD

Texas Army National Guard 1996-2005; United States Army 1984-1996

Position: Electronics/Armament Shop Supervisor; Ranked E-7 at retirement

Location: Austin, Texas

. Managed million dollar high tech tools/instruments/diagnostic

software and electrical/electronic testing equipment.

. Managed all technicians' activities and work-related issues.

. Inventoried and controlled sensitive military data on systems

specifications.

. Managed RF waves for systems communications networks, barometric,

and natural magnetic sensor technology for systems stabilization and

geographical referencing.

. Performed Bore scope inspections on US Army gun tubes 120 mm smooth

bore.

. Assessed systems supported M1A1/A2 Abrams Battle Tank, M2A3 and M3A3

Bradley Fighting. Maintained vehicle system (BFVS), M270 launch

rocket system (MLRS) and self-propelled howitzers.

EDUCATION

. West Georgia Technical College> Automation & Controls, January 2010

. Capella (online) University, IT/Industrial Systems 2000 -2004

. Cisco Academy 2000, Austin, Texas

. Austin Community College majored in Computer programming 1999.

. Attended Central Texas College in military installations all over the

world, including facilities in Killeen, TX, South Korea, and Germany

1990-2005 earned over 120 credit hours.

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