Melvin D. Matthews, Jr.

acu5es@r.postjobfree.com

**** *** * ********* *****

Richmond, VA 23225

Phone 706-***-****

Objective:

Seek to attain a challenging technical position, where technical skills,

creativity, strong sense of responsibility and positive attitude will be

useful and desirable, to steadily move up the technical ladder.

Education

Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University Normal, AL

B.S. in Electrical Engineering 2006

Work Experience

Alfa Laval Richmond, VA

Automation Engineer 04/14-Present

1. Provided expert technical support to customers internal stakeholders,

and external suppliers through bid development, project execution, and

commissioning/testing processes

2. Prepared engineering and design documentation for installation and

maintenance of systems

3. Supported development of new instrumentation and analyzer applications

and maintained close contact with operation during and after project

4. Traveled nationally to customer sites to perform thorough electrical and

controls commissioning

5. Select and specify process instrumentation and analyzer systems for

operations

6. Provide automation expertise on integration of product with customer

SCADA or DCS

7. Experienced solving process issues in various different industrial

environments including, beverage, ethanol, waste water, protein, etc.

8. Provided programming expertise on Rockwell Automation PLC (RSLogix

Software Suite) and VFD, as well as B&R Automation platform

9. Reviewed customer specifications relevant to automation scope of supply

10. Work with external automation suppliers to obtain quotations that

comply with customer specifications

11. Use voltmeter, ammeter, and other test equipment to troubleshoot wiring

errors in panels

12. Strong experience in designing and developing automation packages,

including hardware and software for industrial equipment

Amsted Rail Petersburg, VA

Electrical/Controls Eng.

07/11-04/14

13. Program and troubleshoot Cognex Vision Systems to locate and track

trained characters to identify unique parts

14. Program, and troubleshoot Kuka Robots

15. PLC/HMI design and creation of technical documents

16. Skillful in Process Design and Automation, using Distributed Control

System (DCS) and Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC)

17. Use voltmeter, ammeter, and other test equipment to troubleshoot wiring

errors in panels

18. Project Leader over several design teams

19. Ensure the controls alignment according to plant optimization

directions

20. Implement and maintain PLC hardware and software

21. Troubleshoot CNC equipment

22. Lead On-Call Engineer Plant-wide Operations

23. Solve process issues, and Modify Automation daily

24. Created electrical/panel drawings using Autocad

25. Experienced with Automation Direct, Allen Bradley, ABB PLC, Siemens S7,

Microsoft Office, Electrical/IO Wiring Design, C++, HMI (Wonderware, C-

More, C-More Micro)

Archer Daniels Midland Cogeneration Columbus,

NE

Electrical/Controls Eng. 06/08-07/11

26. DCS Process Automation, Engineering and Commissioning of Cogeneration

Plant

27. Skillful in Process Design and Automation, using Distributed Control

System (DCS) and Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC)

28. Project Leader over several design teams

29. Fiber Optic Infrastructure Design and Implementation

30. Ensure the controls alignment according to plant optimization

directions

31. Experienced in Power Distribution GE Turbine Mark VI controls

32. Lead On-Call Engineer for Cogeneration Power Plant

33. Solve Process issues, and Modify Automation daily

34. Experienced in Electrical drawings and Piping and Instrumentation

Diagrams

35. Novatech D/3 DCS, Allen Bradley and ABB PLC, Novatech SABL (Sequence

and Batch Language), GE Mark VI Turbine Generator Control, Novatech Orion

Substation Automation, Microsoft Office, Electrical/IO Wiring Design,

C++, HMI (Novatech)

Sanmina SCI Huntsville, AL

Lead Test Technician 03/07- 05/08

1. Work in the Defense and Aerospace (DAS) Industry

2. Started as a production Test Runner then promoted to Lead Test

Technician

3. Test and Repair fabricated circuit boards.

4. Redline test procedures, and give input to better functional test

5. In charge of making sure that functional testers are operational and

minimize down-time to help meet daily shipping goals

6. Train technicians on how to read schematics while giving troubleshooting

tips

7. Train employees on how to operate functional testers and other

electronic devices

References:

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