Kenneth L Gholston

***** *** ****** *****, ****** MI, 48044

586-***-****

acs8bt@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY

20+ years of experience as a controls/electrical engineering professional with extensive experience in the design and implementation of electrical controls systems in the automotive industry

15+ years of experience in Allen Bradley Programmable Logic Controllers and CNC Motion Control System Programming

7+ years of experience in GE Fanuc and Siemens

Experience in HMI Development Software (Modicon, Allen Bradley and Siemens)

Knowledge and experience in verifying the design of equipment in conformance with electrical/safety standards (UL, ISO, IEC, NFPA) and internal/external safety processes (risk assessments, PSS, integrated safety)

Proficient with Microsoft Office: Excel, Word, PowerPoint

EDUCATION

Oakland University; Rochester, MI

PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering (50% Coursework Completed)

Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering

State University of New York College at Buffalo

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering Technology

WORK EXPERIENCE

Ford Motor Company; Livonia, MI (Contracted by RGBSI)

Controls Engineer, Powertrain Manufacturing Engineering June 2013 to Present

Provide launch support for machining controls systems (hardware/ software).

Manage simultaneous engineering design meetings with process engineers and Tier 1 suppliers.

Provide programming and troubleshooting of Siemens PLC and CNC/Motion Controls systems.

Support engineering system integration of CNC controls, gantries and auxiliary equipment.

Support implementation of distributed controls architectures for Machining

Provide engineering support in implementation of standard RFID systems

Verify design of equipment in conformance with electrical/ safety standards (UL, ISO, IEC, NFPA), Ford Specifications, and internal/external safety processes (risk assessments, PSS, integrated safety, etc.).

Design of electrical, pneumatic and hydraulic drawings

Provide engineering support in troubleshooting communication network architectures and field bus protocols.

Provide engineering support in integration of controls systems to plant floor manufacturing execution systems.

Support launch reviews with program management.

General Motors Corporation:

Senior Manufacturing Electrical Controls Engineer, Warren MI, December 2004 to May 2013

Provide Electrical Engineering support to the 4-speed and 6-speed transmission

Machining departments

Manage and coordinate the design and installation on new and retrofitted electrical control systems for low and high volume production equipment

Provide engineering solutions to complex electrical control systems problems encountered in the aforementioned departments

Assist shop floor personnel in the troubleshooting of plant production equipment

Cross-functional coordination with 4 and 6 speed business team members on Continuous Improvement Initiatives (Safety, Quality, Cost, Responsiveness, People).

Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing (GM Global Manufacturing System)

Senior Electrical Controls Engineer, Doraville GA June 2003 to December 2004

Furnish Electrical Engineering support to the Body Shop

Manage and coordinate the design and installation on new and retrofitted electrical control systems for low and high volume production equipment

Provide engineering solutions to complex electrical control systems problems encountered in the aforementioned departments

Assist shop floor personnel in the troubleshooting of plant production equipment

Cross-functional coordination with Body Shop business team members on Continuous Improvement Initiatives (Safety, Quality, Cost, Responsiveness, People).

Senior Plant Engineer, Electrical, Tonawanda NY, March 1985 to June 2003

Provide Electrical Engineering Support to the Inline 4/5 cylinder Engine Crankshaft Machining Department

Direct all Electrical Engineering activities within the 6-cylinder & 4 cyl. Engine Crankshaft Machining Departments

Manage and coordinate the design and installation of new and retrofitted electrical control systems for low and high volume production equipment

Provide engineering solutions to complex electrical control systems problems encountered in the aforementioned departments

Assist shop floor personnel in the troubleshooting of plant production equipment

Cross-functional coordination with 4 and 6 speed business team members on Continuous Improvement Initiatives (Safety, Quality, Cost, Responsiveness, People).

Provide mentorship to newly hired Electrical Engineers

Experience with Engine Hot Test Systems (4.3L & 3.1L Engines)

COMPUTER SKILLS

Freescale Microcontroller Assembly Language Programming

Freescale Code Warrior Integrated Development Environment microcontroller Software Suite (Graduate Level)

MATLAB/SIMULINK Programming

Mentor Graphics IC Design Software Suite-CLSIC (Graduate Level)

C Programming

Circuit Analysis- PSPICE

Power World (Power System Analysis)

System & Signal Level Testing analysis Implementation (LabVIEW)

Allen Bradley & Modicon Family of Programmable Logic Controllers

Taylor PROWORX PLUS PLC Software Development System (Modicon PLC)

RSLOGIX

ICOM PLC Development Software

HMI Development Software

G.E. Fanuc 90-30 PLC Programming

Siemens Step7 PLC and 840D CNC Programming

Indramat CNC Motion Control System Pogramming

GE Fanuc CNC Series 16/18 160/180

Microsoft Office: Word, Excel and PowerPoint

AutoCad - Versions 12,14, 2000, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2012

Cimplicity Based Systems: PM&C, ANDON and Material Call

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