Electrical and Controls Engineer

Ricardo Macagnan

****, ********* **., ******** *****, Virginia - 23453

(757) - 214 – 3573

*******.********@*****.*** .:. www.linkedin.com/in/rmacagnan

Objective

Professional position using education and experience in Electrical and Systems Engineering/

Engineering Management. Available for an Optional Practical Training (OPT) with EAD already acquired.

Education

Old Dominion University – Norfolk, Virginia December 2014

Masters of Engineering in Systems Engineering GPA: 3.9

UNIJUI University – Ijui, RS, Brazil February 2013

Bachelors Degree in Electrical Engineering GPA: 3.1

Thesis Project Subject: Industrial Ethernet Communication

Six Sigma Black Belt course & certification - Six Sigma Management Institute.

Work Experience

Yupo Corporation America – Facility Maintenance Group May 2014 – August 2014

Process and Systems Engineer Intern – Chesapeake, VA

• Analyze and develop new projects for level control in cooling tanks;

• Organized electrical inventory and documentation for updating processes;

• Assisted electricians in troubleshooting PLC’s and instrumentation devices;

• Translated block diagrams from Siemens Logo to PLC logic programming.

Old Dominion University February 2014 – May 2014

Information Technology Services Consultant – Graduate Center – Virginia Beach, VA

• Provided computer and communication support in academic computer labs for students, faculty and staff

focusing on the customer support;

• Performed troubleshooting in different computers and devices to support IT technicians;

• Provided software assistance to customers.

Yupo Corporation America January 2012 – October 2012

Electrical Engineer Intern – Chesapeake, VA

• Provided daily engineering support in the synthetic paper industry;

• Coordinated engineering project installations and E&I technicians in the design and implementation of

temperature loop modifications in the process;

• Implemented PLC programs in Mitsubishi and Allen Bradley processors;

• Participated in the Production team daily support activities;

• Supported projects and troubleshooting activities within electrical, process and chemical engineers as well

as process specialists and electrical contractors;

• Supported and implemented site wide safety initiatives with the safety group, improving site emergency

evacuation procedures and its documentation;

• Updated electrical and P&ID drawings using AutoCAD software.

SEBRAE/UNIJUI University July 2010 – December 2010

Corporate Agent Guidance – Ijui, RS (Brazil)

• Investigated the existence of Micro Enterprises in various localities of the state (RS-Brazil);

• Interviewed and collected data with the owners;

• Performed diagnostics for the company;

• Prepared and presented a business plan specific to each company;

• Gathered and interpreted feedback about the service.

Engineering Skills

Courses Related: Requirements Engineering, Complex System Design/Analysis, Quality Statistics (Excel, R,

Minitab), Project Management/Cost & Evaluation, Operation Research, Risk Management, and Systems

architecture models.

Experience: Autocad/Autocad Electrical, Electrical Simulation Software, Micrologix Rockwell PLC's programming

(ladder), Industrial Ethernet and P&I Diagrams.

Computer Languages Knowledge: Java, C/C++, Visual Basic, MATLAB.

General Skills:

Microsoft Office/Adobe Package proficiency, Windows/Mac Operating Systems.

Fluent English/Portuguese (Brazilian).

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