Automation and controls engineer

Michael J. Thibodeau, P.E.

Summary of Qualifications

Project engineering/project management experience in the fields of electrical, instrumentation and controls. Responsibilities included hardware and software systems design, implementation, commissioning and startup. Developed SAMA diagrams, ISA loop sheets and specifications, Control philosophies, Control panel designs/Build and installation specifications.

Hands on integration experience with a variety automation products including the following manufacturers: Allen Bradley, Square D/Modicon, Omron, Xycom, Honeywell Modular Systems, Iconics (GENESIS), US Data (Factory Link), Ci Technologies (Citect), Proficy/Cimplicity (GE), Computer Identics (BarCode Equipment), ABB

(MOD30 Expert). Omron, Microsoft, AutoCAD, and many others.

Employment History

2000-2011 Automatrix Inc.

Principal owner of control systems integration firm. Hands on project engineer for electrical and automation projects for a wide variety of process industries. The company sale increased 28% year after year.

1989-1999 PID Inc.

Engineering Manager – Started up engineer division increased sales to support a group of five engineers and two CAD personnel. Provided engineering management and product support for this industrial E&I equipment supplier. Responsible for hands on project design, implementation and start-up, engineering supervision, customer relations and technical sales support. Help grow the department from a non sales group to $2 million in sales.

1985-1989 James River Corporation

Electrical Project Engineer – Responsible for automation and electrical projects throughout the corporate pulp and paper manufacturing facilities. Instrumental in profit sustaining and profit adding automation and electrical systems projects.

Sample Project Experience

Responsible for the design and implementation of various electrical and controls projects.

These include:

Material Handling (Pulp and Paper)

Implemented five node PLC system for converting finished goods, sorting, moving and palletizing. Responsible for complete electrical system design, custom Bar Code Interface programming, PLC programming, installation supervision, and startup. Project significantly reduced labor costs, increased production efficiency and production capacity.

Implemented PLC based system to automate the dumping of wood chip trucks and the delivery of wood chips. Responsible for complete electrical system design, PLC programming, MMI programming, installation supervision and startup. The goal for this project was to reduce production costs and downtime. Successful implementation exceeded expectations significantly.

Hydro Systems

Provided control concepts and PLC programming for the automation of three 1.5MW hydro generators. Project reduced the facilities electrical costs such that it would also benefit from selling access power back to the utility.

Combustion Controls

Provided complete turnkey control system including electrical and instrumentation system design, control philosophy design and SAMA documentation, software design and implementation, installation supervision, commissioning and startup. The primary goal of this project, to increase efficiency and steam capacity was successfully met.

Waste to Energy

Provided complete turnkey PLC/SCADA control systems including electrical and instrumentation system design, control philosophy design and SAMA documentation, software design and implementation, installation supervision, commissioning and startup. This consisted of many successfully completed projects for an international energy company whose goal was to increase production efficiency, reduce downtime and labor costs.

Chemical

Turnkey control system design and installation for process batch control and material handling.

Machine Control

Provided PLC, HMI and SCADA programming for OEM manufactured equipment built to produce metallic coated plastic utensils. The successful implementation of this project allowed the OEM to uniquely market their product resulting in increased sales.

PLC and SCADA programming for OEM manufactured equipment built to produce heart stent implants for the medical industry.

Education

B.S. Electrical Engineering Technology 1985 (Top 5% of graduating class) University of Maine at Orono

Honorary Memberships

Phi Kappa Phi National Academic Honor Society

Tau Beta Pi National Engineering Honor Society

Professional Memberships

Maine Licensed Professional Engineer, License #9386 Instrument Society of America

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

National Fire Protection Agency

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