JERALD W. SMITH

**** ****** **. **********, **. *6168

Ph.: 317-***-**** Email: acgxdy@r.postjobfree.com

Communications Specialist, Controls, SCADA, Electronics, Electrical, Facilities

OBJECTIVE:

Management.

Management:

SKILLS:

• Direct report for 8 technicians for 3 years

• Recruit and hire new talent

• Utilized Quick Books to facilitate Payroll and book keeping for C corp.

• Main contact for procurement and cost reduction using Lean methods and

accurately calculating Spare Inventory

• Improved work flow using Kaizen Principles of business.

• Maintained EPA, OSHA complaint facility

• Trained employees in NEC code requirements and HVAC basics.

• Keep facility complaint with all local electrical, plumbing and building codes

• Kept all employees compliant with OSHA, DOT and EPA training.

• Implemented EAM software to manage assets and labor

• Experienced in Root Cause Failure analysis

• Set regional sales records

Construction/ Maintenance:

• Plant controls

• HVAC Controls

• Boiler systems maintenance and controls

• Fire and Intruder alarms

• Security camera systems

• Basic Carpentry and Plumbing

• Grounds maintenance, small engine repair.

• Wire Feed Welding.

Communications:

• SCADA radio: microwave and spread spectrum radio installation and

commissioning.

• FAA microwave tower inspection supervision and compliance with all FCC

regulations for pipeline communications networks.

• Tower Guy wire tension testing.

• Tower Ground bed installations.

• Microwave Tower site HVAC controls

• Short Hop Microwave tower troubleshooting

• Tower lighting controls installs and troubleshooting.

• Adtran programming, T1 and T3 testing.

• Serial Communications troubleshooting RS-232, 485

• Troubleshoot and terminate multimode fiber.

• Telephone switch programming, AT and T Merlin

Automation, Controls and Electrical:

Automation and Control systems development and commissioning

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PLC programming and commissioning, several manufacturers

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VFD installations and maintenance

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Remote I/O, Controlnet/ Rockwell

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• Level, Pressure and Discrete I/O design and implementation.

• Red line electrical drawings, Inspect contractors to NEC code standards

• HMI installation and programming

• Supervised up to 20 employees. Electrical workers and Microwave tower crew

inspections.

• Lead work co-coordinator for 5 Maintenance Techs

• Maintain, Install, Design safety systems for machinery

• Design and commission Fire/ Flame detector and Gas detection systems

• Developed training modules for electrical and controls

• Participate in Kaizen studies and process improvement

• Work closely with contractors on major electrical installations, job details for

bid work.

• Developed and presented training on sections of NEC safety and Lock out/tag

out for associates.

• Microsoft ability: comfortable with Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.

• Software ability: EAM, Maximo, AutoCad Lite, Wonderware, C-More, RS

Logix, Siemens Softshop, … many more..

• Welding – wire feed

• Conduit, raceways, design and installation.

• Operator Qualifications trainer and certifier to meet DOT operator training.

• Develop PM’s and procedures for new equipment, in EAM, Maximo

Controls System Specialist, Amazon.com Sept 2012 - present

EXPERIENCE:

• Developed a tape detection system for Amazon, which went global and created

substantial savings worldwide.

• Responsible for PLC program changes, upgrades & installs

• Mentored Facilities tech in anticipation of Controls Specialist position

• Supported Kaizen process improvements

• Maintained conveyor automation in a million square ft. facility.

• Support Kaizens and Lead process improvement.

SR Manager of Meineke Car Care Center, Avon In July 2010-Mar. 2013

• Managed and direct report for up to 8 employees, interviewed hired, terminated.

• In house payroll using QuickBooks

• I approved marketing, advertising, purchasing and all aspects of running a C

corp.

• Implemented EAM software to manage labor and assets

• Managed and Built entire upper story addition, blueprints etc.

• Automotive troubleshooting when Techs called off.

• Wire feed welding.

Manager Mason Construction, Brownsburg March 2010- June 2013

• Managed and direct report for up to 4 employees, interviewed hired, terminated.

• Helped manage Construction Company

• Interpret prints, enforce local building code adherence.

• Trained employees in NEC. Building, plumbing, environmental codes.

• Basic Carpentry, plumbing and electrical repair.

Controls Specialist, Panhandle Eastern Pipeline, Indianapolis, IN., June 2007

– Sept. 2010

• Install, maintain, and document process change for all automation,

• Install new automation, Inspect contractors, design and implement new systems

as project engineer.

• Heavily involved in a Solar turbine HP replacement project.

• Helped design and install new automation at a Gas Storage field in Michigan

• Key support role for 13 controls techs from Paducah KY. to Ann Arbor MI.

• Implement changes to HMI’s and PLC’s as process required.

• See above Skills for a comprehensive list.

Controls/ Communications Technician, Tennessee Gas Pipeline, Batesville,

MS. July 1990 – June 2007

Install SCADA radios at remote measurement and microwave tower sites as a

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communications tech for 3 years with El Paso energy

• Participate as plant liaison for project engineer on a major automation project of

100K HP compressors over 3 stations.

• Trained Operators for DOT qualifications to meet DOT standards

• Maintained a company vehicle without incident for 12 years.

• Install Profibus and wireless I/O for monitoring remote valve sites

• Thermal imaging reports for 480VAc switchgear

• 151KVA substation certified, monitoring and switch gear maintenance.

• Received Employee Bonus for developing a troubleshooting flow chart for

operations that covered 5 stations and over 100K HP.

• High voltage certified 480VAC switch gear as well as 151KVA

• Installed and maintained VFD’s up to 7000HP each. .

• LAN/WAN, SCADA systems, MDS radios,

Tower compliance and Phone system programming

Instrumentation Technician, Dowell Schlumberger, Longview, TX., June 1985

– June 1990

• Calibrate all test equipment for Oil well service industry.

• Developed a method using off the shelf flow meter to measure suction side well

head fluid. Hired welder to complete project, did the calibration and wiring

myself. Creating considerable savings to the company.

• Helped design and outfit a monitoring system to measure fluid flow, pressure

and density of oil well fluids.

• Responsible for all electronic equipment on site.

• Helped design and outfit a monitoring system to measure fluid flow, pressure

and density of oil well fluids.

Associate of Science in Electronic Technology, May 1985

EDUCATION:

Pearl River Jr. College, Poplarville, MS

Graduated with Honors

Courses taken included:

Digital Integrated Circuits FCC Radio and Telephone

A-C Power Systems Electronic Theory

Digital Signal Processing DC systems

Analog circuits Energy distribution

Allen Bradley PLC 5 school/training level 2

AB Control Logix training 3 levels

Siemens PLC training

Wonderware training

NEC code training/ Instructor

Fiber termination workshop

Intellegrated conveyor HMI training

Telecommunications analog and digital circuits training

Currently hold a lifetime FCC communications license.

• Drag race as a hobby since 1976

ACTIVITIES:

• High school and college Band – section leader

References can be provided upon request.

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