Cornelius G. (Neal) Jurns Jr.

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Horseheads, NY 14845

E-mail: acog02@r.postjobfree.com

607-***-****

Brief: Accomplished engineer with 20+ years' experience with

industrial automation systems. Proven track record with electrical and

mechanical design, PLC, HMI, robot software and project management.

Allen Bradley PLC's, HMI's and FANUC robots have been areas of focus.

AutoCAD literate, detail oriented, team player and individual

contributor. Functions as a successful team leader or individual

contributor.

Pall Corporation (Cortland, NY), Controls Engineer

July 2014-Present:

Duties: Design of electrical controls enclosures for water treatment

equipment. SAP used for project implementation. Setup and

calibration of process instrumentation (flow, pressure, temperature

and clarity measurement instruments) performed as a part of factory

acceptance testing. AutoCAD Electrical (2013) used for controls

design.

General Electric Inspection Technologies (Lewistown. PA), Controls Engineer

June 2011-July 2014:

Duties: Provide Allen Bradley PLC and HMI software for ultrasonic based

systems used for pipe, and railroad wheel inspection. Electrical

design of control enclosures and related system components provided.

Servo control systems programming, system installation and interface

to existing customer equipment, training and documentation provided.

Progressive Machine & Design (Victor, NY), Controls Engineer (Contract)

Oct 2010- June 2011:

Duties: Provided Allen Bradley based PLC and HMI software for part

inspection and marking systems. Provided electrical design including

panel layout, component specification and selection along with

integration and debug of control, printing and vision systems.

Automation Resources (Mehoopany, PA), Controls Engineer (Contract)

May 2010- Sept 2010:

Duties: Responsible for electrical design of controls systems for high-

speed paper converting equipment using Promis*e CAD software. Prepared

estimates for equipment upgrades and performed pre-project system

audits.

Controls and Automation Consultants (Elmira, NY), Controls Engineer

(Contract)

June 2009- Jan 2010:

Duties: Responsible for project lead, electrical design (AutoCAD), PLC

programming (RSLogix), controls upgrade and integration for 10 pieces

of process equipment. Efforts include upgrading current equipment

process control devices as well as supplying new controls for

equipment allowing process / performance data to be read by a higher

level data tracking system. System documentation, training, testing,

integration, acceptance testing, and control panel build supplied.

Panelogic, Inc. (Corning NY), Controls Engineer (Contract)

Nov. 2007 to Nov. 2008:

Duties: Responsible for design of PLC based controls enclosures, operator

interface panels (Panelview Plus) used to control operation of docks,

servo powered tilting tables and glass flip station, used for glass

sheet transfer to / from measurement gauges. Prepared system

documentation, trained engineering staff and equipment technicians on

system operation. Rockwell Automation software used (RSlogix 500,

RSlogix 5000 and RS View Panelbuilder32 and others).

Schneider Packaging Equipment Co, Inc. (Brewerton, NY), Controls Engineer

Oct. 2005 to Nov. 2007:

Duties: Principal duties are preparation of FANUC robot based system

software using offline programming software (HandlingPro, PalletPro),

Control Logix based PLC software, and HMI displays (Panelview).

Additional duties include preparing robot system simulations used for

reach and cycle time analysis, complete electrical system design,

component specification and ordering, system software debug, customer

interface and support as well as field service support.

Orthstar Enterprises, Inc. (Big Flats, NY), Software Engineer (Contract)

Nov 2004 to Oct 2005:

Duties: Contracted To BAE Systems (Johnson City, NY). Principal assignment

was preparation of final documentation package outlining conformance

traceability matrix and declaration of design and performance for

aircraft flight control system components

Universal Instruments, Inc. (Binghamton, NY), Electrical Engineer

(Contract)

May 2004 to Nov 2004:

Duties: Design of custom electrical control enclosures using Promis*e and

AutoCAD software. Supplied PLC and HMI interface (Omron) programming

for control and operation of automated manufacturing system. System

installation and on-site support during startup supplied.

AFI Cybernetics, Inc. (Elmira, NY), Electrical Technician (Contract)

Mar 2004 to Apr 2004:

Duties: Wire custom electrical control enclosures to print.

Responsibilities included professional appearance and function of

equipment and conformance to appropriate codes and specifications.

AutoSolve Technology (Horseheads, NY), Business Owner (Self Employed)

April 2003 to Feb. 2004:

Duties: Supply of small turn-key automated equipment. Duties included

sales, marketing, system cost estimation and proposals, accounting and

book keeping, all mechanical, electrical and software engineering,

mechanical and electrical build, debug and install of systems.

Business closed in February 2004.

Automated Cells and Equipment (Painted Post, NY), Project Manager,

Mechanical, Controls, Software Engineer

Jan. 1998 to April 2002:

Duties: As Project Manager: Acting as a focal point between the customer

and ACE, coordinated design reviews, internal and external customer

communications, and resource scheduling to bring projects to

successful conclusions. System documentation prepared with Microsoft

Office software.

Duties: As Mechanical Engineer: Supplied complete system mechanical design,

details and assemblies for automated cells using AutoCAD Mechanical

Desktop software.

Duties: As Controls / Software Engineer: Designed complete controls package

for automated cell operation using AutoCAD 2000 software. Provided

complete system operation software for automated cells. Vision system

programming (Cognex) and communications interface, PLC software (A-B

Logix, SLC-50X, Siemens 545), robot software (FANUC- KAREL, Fanuc PMC,

Teach Pendant Programming), and networks (Profibus).

D.M. Yaw Consulting (Corning, NY), Senior Controls Engineer

May 1996 to Oct. 1997:

Duties: Responsible for insuring compliance to customer specifications for

a control system used in the manufacture of TV picture tubes.

Coordinated customer and vendor activities related to system design

and operation, and insured compliance with NFPA-79 and customer

specifications. Modified software as required on Giddings & Lewis

(Turbo) and Allen-Bradley (PLC-5) PLC's. Programmed and debugged PLC

(SLC-50X) for a small parts assembly cell. Configured system to use

DeviceNet communications programmed and integrated TCP Quickpanels for

operator interface.

Hardinge Incorporated (Elmira, NY), Senior Turnkey Engineer

Dec. 1994 to May 1996:

Duties: Designed automated part load / unload systems for Hardinge machine

tools. Project management for systems was supplied as well as cost

estimation, component design and authoring of proposals.

AEG Automation Systems (Pittsburgh, PA), Project Manager, Controls

Engineer, Senior Engineer

Dec. 1985 to Dec. 1994:

Duties: As Project Manager: Worked with customers to develop automated

solutions for their needs. Responsibilities included project

implementation, internal resource coordination for system design and

integration, financial management of project, documentation,

installation and customer support.

Duties: As Controls Engineer: Duties included complete control system

design, and operation software for a variety of applications including

multiple robot systems, palletizing, depalletizing and part finishing

systems using adaptive force control. Robots programmed were

Unimation, Staubli, and Adept. PLC programming was provided as

required for Modicon PLC's.

Duties: As Senior Engineer: Marketing and sales position. Responsibilities

included system concept, cost estimation and proposal preparation.

Additional duties included technical support for sales

representatives, customer presentations, and trade shows

participation.

Education: SUNY at Buffalo, B.S. - Civil Engineering

Erie Community College - A.A.S. - Engineering

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