Engineer Electrical
Resume:
MICHAEL M. CARDEN
Ashville, Alabama 35953
****.*********@*****.***
PROFILE Electrical Engineering/ Project Management/ Maintenance and Engineering Team
Management
Skills encompass project management, engineering design, and maintenance team
management. Over nineteen years of experience with industrial automation and
control systems, automation software development, and technical support in heavy
industrial and manufacturing environments. Proven skills in team leadership and hands-on
problem solving. Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate effectively
with all levels of management, technical staff, and third party contractors and consultants.
EXPERIENCE
The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, Gadsden, Alabama
Maintenance/Engineering Manager Nov. 2010 - Present
Division “B” –Tire Assembly
- Manage maintenance department of major tire manufacturer (Tire Assembly Division) with
responsibility for equipment reliability, preventative maintenance, safety, capital project
engineering, and engineering expense budgeting.
- Direct and supervise 70 associates, including electrical and mechanical craftsmen,
shift area managers, preventative maintenance planner, equipment engineer, electrical
engineer, and mechanical engineer.
- Lead safety initiatives to help set company record safety level. Manage machine safety
upgrades, ergonomic upgrades and coordinate activities with floor safety team. Maintain
regulatory compliance as set by corporate standards.
- Institute focus on preventative and predictive maintenance programs to drive increases in
production uptime and quality performance by implementing continuous improvement
processes including RCFA, Pareto analysis, 5S, and DMAIC methodology.
- Coordinate project planning and implementation with engineering and production teams.
- Manage yearly engineering expense of over $2.7 million within budget.
- Mentor managers and engineers through expertise in equipment, planning, and maintenance
methods.
- Responsible for providing technical and safety training for all maintenance department
associates.
- Engineering representative for company during 2012 local union contract negotiations.
- Responsible for interviewing engineers and craftsmen as member of talent acquisition group.
Senior Electrical Project Engineer Mar. 2008 – Oct. 2010
- Managed electrical design and installation of plant expansion project with total capital
investment of project exceeding $85 million. Scope of responsibility included contractor
supervision/coordination, site utilities coordination, control system design, OEM design
review, and safety management.
- Supervised installation and commissioning of six fully automated tire assembly machines.
Senior Electrical Engineer Nov. 2000 – Feb. 2007
- Managed capital improvement projects for tire assembly department of major tire
manufacturer, including design, development, and installation of automated tire building
machines and peripheral equipment.
- Designed electrical control and mechanical upgrades to existing automated equipment to
improve safety, increase performance, and reduce waste.
- Supervised maintenance personnel on project installation and rotating shift coverage.
- Supported maintenance department through preventative maintenance planning and
equipment troubleshooting.
Kronospan, LLC, Oxford, Alabama Feb. 2007 – Mar. 2008
Chief Electrical Engineer
- Managed electrical design and construction of a greenfield medium-density fiberboard
plant, with total capital investment of project exceeding $150 million. Scope of
responsibility included contractor supervision/coordination, site utilities coordination,
control system design, OEM design review, equipment specification/purchasing, and safety
management.
- Coordinated control system architecture development between multiple OEM suppliers and
system integrator.
- Responsible for maintenance personnel hiring and training. Assisted in development of
maintenance department structure and operating systems.
Webb-Stiles of Alabama, Inc., Gadsden, Alabama Dec. 1997 – Oct. 2000
Electrical Engineer
- Responsible for design of control systems for heavy industrial conveying machinery with
scope of work including programmable logic hardware design and programming, human-
machine interface, AC/DC/servo/variable frequency drives, and panel design.
- Responsible for installation, commissioning, and start-up of conveyor systems at factory sites
across U.S. and Mexico.
- Supervised electrical engineering department and panel shop technicians.
- Responsible for cost estimation and preliminary design of all project bid quotes.
Action Machinery, Helena, Alabama May 1996-Nov. 1997
Service Engineer
- Provided on-site customer service for severe duty robotics and manipulators in casting foundry
applications across U.S., Mexico and Japan.
- Supervised project installation at factory sites.
- Trained operations and maintenance personnel in electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems.
- Designed control systems for hydraulic robots and manipulators.
- Designed electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and structural upgrades for machinery in use at
foundry sites.
Norandal USA, Inc., Scottsboro, Alabama June 1995-May 1996
Maintenance Supervisor
-Supervised twelve to thirty mechanics in all areas of maintenance for an aluminum processing
mill, including casting, rolling, and finishing departments.
EDUCATION Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, December 1994
The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa
PROFESSIONAL
SKILLS
- PLC: Allen Bradley PLC5, SLC500, ControlLogix, RSLogix programming (all
platforms), GE Fanuc
- HMI/SCADA: Allen Bradley Panelview, RSView32, RSViewME, FactoryTalk
- Networks/Communications: Ethernet, DH+, DH485, RS232, Devicenet, Controlnet
- Motion Control: Allen Bradley Kinetix servo, RSLogix5000 motion control programming,
Allen Bradley GML, Modicon servo
- Software: AutoCAD, CMMS (AS400), SAP, MS Office suite
- Fanuc robotics programming/setup
- Barcode scanner and vision systems
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