Claudio Andrés Canales Pacheco
Age : **
Nationality : Chilean
Address : Agustinas #3132 – B, Santiago de Chile
Phone : +56 2 26815963 (house)/+56 9 97127591 (mobile)
E mail : **********@*****.***
Driver License : Class B
Education
[2014 Sept. – Oct.] [Training in C and PLC Programming Language and the German Language]
[Hochschule Darmstadt, University of Applied Sciences, Germany]
[2003 – 2006] [Bachelor of Applied Engineering in Electrical Engineering with major in Industrial
Automation] [University of Santiago of Chile]
[2000 – 2002] [College Instrumentation and Automation Technician] [University of Santiago of Chile]
[1996 1999] [Electronics with a major in Telecommunications] [Benjamin Franklin Industrial
Highschool]
Training Courses
[March 2011] [Residual Current Circuit Breakers] [Legrand]
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[February 2011] [The Fundamentals of Power Factor Correction in LV]
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[Legrand]
[January 2011] [Evaluation of Short Circuits] [Legrand]
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[January 2011] [Modular Circuit Breakers] [Legrand]
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[January 2011] [Molded Case Circuit Breakers] [Legrand]
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[January 2011] [Control and Command’s Workshop] [Legrand]
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[January 2011] [Time Controller’s Workshop] [Legrand]
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[January 2011] [Modular Cabinet’s Workshop] [Legrand]
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[January 2011] [Electrical Installations] [Legrand]
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[2008] [PLC Siemens ‘STEP7’ level 1 Programming] [Benkel]
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Degrees and Titles
Applied Electrical Engineer (Title)
Bachelor of Applied Engineering (Degree)
College Instrumentation and Automation Technician
Telecommunication Technician
Professional Experience
FREELANCER, January 2014 to the Present.
Assisted clients in subjects such as configurations, tests, and the certifications of control and
communication systems.
Designed control drawings and prepared documents.
TECNET ENGINEERING AND SYSTEMS S.A., January to November 2013
Project Leader
Led the project to enlarge the SCADA system for the control and supervision of the new 33KV and
13.2KV electrical substation to supply energy to the new copper mining explorations of CODELCO.
Managed and developed all the EPC stages of the project.
Implemented and programmed the RTUs for the acquisition and data control in electrical
protections, meters, disconnectors and transformers (IEDs).
Developed, designed, and commissioned the electrical drawings, control diagrams, physical media
(RS 485 and Optic Fiber), and protocols (DNP3.0, Modbus and Ethernet TCP/IP) for the
communication links of the RTUs, IEDs and SCADA system.
Programmed the SCADA system to incorporate new variables to be read and controlled from the
control room.
Provided consoling about automation and communication solutions.
FESTO AG & Co. KG, July 2011 to December 2012.
Assistance Engineer
Assisted engineering and manufacturing companies in the designing and development of solutions
and applications with regard to the movement, positioning and handling of the control system (Pick
& Place Systems).
Selected the pneumatic systems, servo drives, electrical linear axis, PLCs, sensors, and process
valves according to the project requirements.
Developed the technical economical quotations, solutions, technical documents and control
diagrams.
Managed customer portfolios and solved conflicts.
SPARQ ENGINEERING AND AUTOMATION S.A., June 2009 to July 2011.
Project Engineer.
Freelancer (October 2010 to July 2011).
Troubleshot, optimized, maintained and developed control for data acquisition systems (PLCs,
SCADAs, Industrial Networks, Databases, Drivers, etc).
Developed and commissioned data acquisition systems for the supervision and control by mining,
water treatment and manufacturing companies.
Commissioned and supervised the implementation of control systems.
CALIMPORT S.A., August 2007 to October 2008.
Support Engineer.
Developed automated industrial processes, machineries, electrical systems, and other general
requirements for engineering, mining, electrical, manufacturing, agro industrial, and water treatment
companies.
Generated quotations and technical documents.
Developed, designed, and commissioned solutions and applications under control platforms such as
PLCs, SCADAs, relays, industrial networks (Modbus, Ethernet, Optic Fiber, Radio, etc.).
Selected and programmed electrical drives, electrical network analyzers, electrical protections,
sensors, industrial instrumentation, controllers, HMIs, etc.
Coordinated and supervised the commission work of contractors.
Provided consoling and post sales services.
Software Knowledge
PLC Programming: Level:
STEP 7 Micro/WIN, Siemens (Advanced)
STEP7, Siemens (Basic)
LogoSoft Comfort, Siemens (Advanced)
RSLogix 5/500/5000, Rockwell Automation (Mid Advanced)
PL7, Telemecanique (Basic)
FST, Festo (Basic)
CAT Config Tool, Telvent (Mid)
SCADA and HMI Systems: Level:
HMI SCADA IFIX, General Electric (Mid Advanced)
RSView, Rockwell Automation (Mid Advanced)
PanelBuilder32, Rockwell Automation (Basic)
RTIP, GE Fanuc (Mid)
OASYS DNA, Telvent (Basic)
Others: Level:
Autocad (Mid Advanced)
Microsoft Office (Mid Advanced)
Microsoft Project (Basic)
Visual Basic, C, C++, Java (Basic)
Assembler (Mid)
SQL Server (Basic)
Fluidsim (Mid)
Languages
Spanish: Native
English: Fluent (TOEFL iBT score = 96)