Robert J. Himes
Marion, IN 46952
Phone 765-***-****
Email: ***********@*****.***
Core Competencies
Using Six Sigma, 5S and Value Stream mapping to improve plant efficiencies
Project Management
E&H flow, pressure, temperature, level instrumentation and control valves
Managing plant-wide electrical systems and components
AutoCAD Electrical
Designing, installing, testing and maintaining electrical and control systems
Clean Sheet Design
Designed plant HMI screens using RS Factory Talk Me and SE
Writing and installing Rockwell Software (RS) Logix 5, 500 and 5000 software, RS Batch programs and Omron CX-Programmer, CX Sysmac, CX-Designer and introduction to Mitsubishi
Fanuc Robotics training
Recording and maintaining various activity logs for audit purposes
Misumi Single axis robots
Baltec forming equipment
Cognex and Banner Vision
Employment History
George E. Booth Indianapolis, IN 2/2014 to Present
Integration support and Calibration Engineer
Integration support for Rockwell Systems as needed
Calibration Engineer for Endress+Hauser products
Accredited Calibration Engineer
oLevel and Pressure
oFlow
oTemperature
oAnalytical
oAnalyzers
Aerotek Fort Wayne, IN 9/2013 to 1/2014 Controls Engineer
Contract Controls Engineer at GM Truck Assembly plant
Plant floor controls
Banner and Cognex vision
General Motors Error Proofing System
Micromatic LLC, Berne, IN 1/2013 to 6/2013
Controls Engineer
Design, testing of custom assembly equipment
Writing and installing Omron Sysmac and Designer software
Received certified training at Fanuc Robotics,
Project Management, and introduction to Mitsubishi plc
SMC Remote I/O Systems
IR Heating set-up
Automation Engineering, LLC - Fort Wayne, IN 2012-2013
Controls Engineer
Design, testing, installation of custom assembly equipment
Writing and installing Omron CX-Programmer and CX-Designer software and RS 5000 and Factory Talk ME
Installation and troubleshooting of custom design automated equipment at customer site
Design and implementation of Ethernet, DeviceNet and SMC Remote I/O systems
Red Gold, Inc. 1995-2011
Red Gold, Inc., Geneva, IN 2006-2011
Controls Engineer (2006 to 2011)
Coordinated plant instrumentation selection, installation and calibration. In charge of recording and record keeping of instrumentation documentation for audits.
Design of plant electrical systems: voltages include 480, 277, 240, 120 vac and 24 vdc.
Design of plant control systems with AB sensors and electrical components and PID loops in RS Logix 500 and 5000.
Skilled with the design and manufacturing of equipment and machine, documentation, installation and start up.
Designed plant HMI screens using RS Factory Talk Me and SE.
Troubleshoot and maintain all plant PLC and PLC networks (DeviceNet, Ethernet and ControlNet).
Maintain and troubleshoot all VFD’s in plant.
Provided Auto Cad Electrical drawings of control systems including the design of control panels and electrical schematics.
Responsible for planning, coordinating and conducting controls system development.
Improved existing operations, incorporating new methods and upgrades to existing equipment.
Accountable for designing, developing and commissioning control systems.
Handled the responsibilities of developing hardware architecture like sensors CPU’s, I/O, and cabling.
Implementation and design of automated packaging and process equipment
Red Gold, Inc., Orestes, IN 1995-2006
Lead Electrician
Coordinated plant instrumentation selection, installation and calibration. In charge of recording and record keeping of instrumentation documentation for audits.
Increased the uptime of L4 processing by improving the controls scheme, electrical upgrade and operator interfaces.
Increased uptime of L6 Seamer by improving controls and operator interface.
Coordinated beneficial documentation project for plant electrical distributions.
Served as team member to design and install L8 Controls and Zacmi filling line.
Performed or supervised projects (LL 6 and Parts Room) at substantial savings.
Education
Endress +Hauser Greenwood, IN
Certificates for Level/Pressure, Basic Flow, Advanced Flow, 2014
Temperature, Analytical and Analyzers
Fanuc Robotics - Rochester Hills, MI 2013
Vendor Software Certificate Training
oTeach Pendent training and DCS Training
Purdue University - Anderson, IN 2005-2010
Associates of Science Degree
oOrganizational Leadership and Supervision
Advanced Manufacturing Team Member (Green Belt) Certificate
Rockwell Automation - Indianapolis, IN and Denver, CO 2002, 2004, 2010
Vendor Software Certificate Training
oRS Logix 500 Programming and Maintenance
oTroubleshooting of PLC Logix
oRS View 32 Design and Programming
oRS Factory Talk Batch Server and Configuration Tools
Dale Carnegie - Indianapolis, IN 2008
Effective Communications and Human Relations
Indiana Vocational Technical College - Muncie, IN 1997
Continuing Education
oIntroduction to Industrial Automation & PLC programming
ITT Technical Institute - Indianapolis, IN 1985
Associates Degree, Applied Science
oElectronics Engineering Technology