R. Wayne Via
Crystal River, FL
*******@*****.***.***
OBJECTIVE
I am a certified control system technician (ISA CCST). I have experience installing, maintaining, and calibrating instrumentation in the pulp and paper, power and chemical process industries. Familiar with piping and instrument diagrams, and documentation. I have experience with Honeywell DCS, Foxboro I/A Delta V, DCS I also have Allen-Bradley and Modicon plc experience. I have worked with various analyzers used in the process industries, oxygen, flammables and other gases including NOx, SO2, and CO, CO2. I have experience troubleshooting control loops, including temperature, pressure, flow and level, this includes rebuilding control valves (Fisher) and repairing associated instrumentation. I have experience with OPTO 22 SCADA, smart instrumentation, DPC Track and Honeywell Loveland documenting calibration software and SAP, Maximo enterprise software. I also have experience as a supervisor in the maintenance department of a large paper mill and chemical plant. I have training and experience with motor controls, VFD’s and DC drives. I had an unescorted clearance at Plant Vogtle Nuclear Plant until 11/2010
WORK EXPERIENCE
Presently working for Duke Energy as a Control Technician also worked for Duke Energy Central Engineering as an Engineering Technologist /CEMS Support Carolina East Roxboro/ and Mayo Coal generating units
04/2010-11/2010 Southern Nuclear Operating Company. Plant Vogtle, Waynesboro, GA
Instrument Technician, SR I assisted in Westinghouse 7300 control systems testing, performed flow
surveillances, assisted with AOV testing, assisted with flow transmitter replacement. I also Received Human Performance training and Three way communication.
12/2008-02/2010 Production Technician Next Era Energy Resources,OSI LLC
Ashland, VA Operated and maintained combined cycle and simple cycle dual fueled gas turbines.
INSTRUMENT TECHNICIAN
6/2007- 2008 Duke Energy Generation Services as an Instrument and Control Technician
11//2003 – 2005 Various Contract Positions, Richmond, VA/MD/WV/DC
Contract Positions that involved Valve testing and repair, CEMS maintenance, linearity testing and RATA's in power plants. Independent Contractor with DC Water and Sewer Authority’s Advanced Water Treatment Plant, Blue Plains facility.
CONTROL TECHNICIAN
8/2002 - 10/2003 Merck & Company Inc., Elkton, VA
Calibrate, Install, and maintain control systems for a pharmaceutical company that manufactures bulk chemicals used in the company’s products. Rosemount Transmitters, Provox DCS, Opto 22 SCADA and Allen Bradley PLC’s Valve and regulator repair.
SERVICE TECHNICIAN
11/2001 - 5/2002 Thermo Environmental Instruments, Waldron AR,
Service and install the company’s environmental instruments in paper mills and power plants. Acted as the field project contact for new installations and service in the assigned area. Customers included Meade, Westvaco, International Paper, Cogentrix and Willamette Paper.
MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN
6/1999 - 9/2000 Anheuser-Busch Inc., Jacksonville, FL
Maintenance of brewing process instrumentation and electrical systems. The process used Allen- Bradley PLC 5 and Factory Link as the human machine interface. Also was one of the administrators of the Honeywell Loveland instrument calibration and documentation system. Maintained control valves, which included Fisher and Amazonian.
ELECTRICAL AND INSTRUMENT TECHNICIAN
5/1989 - 9/1997 Georgia Pacific Pulp and Paper, Palatka, FL
Maintain, install and calibrate electrical and instrument systems. Troubleshoot and repair problems with control systems. Repair control valves and perform preventive maintenance on temperature, flow, and pressure and level control devices. Also Setup as a supervisor
INSTRUMENT MECHANIC/MILLWRIGHT
Career Start - 11/1988 Celanese Fibers Company, Narrows, VA
Maintenance and repair of mechanical systems. Maintain and repair process instrumentation including, temperature, flow pressure, level and analysis instrumentation. Also worked as maintenance supervisor in one of the shops at this chemical plant.
EDUCATION
Thermo 80i Hg analyzer and MCI Hg probe training
Ohio Lumex sorbent trap analyzer training
9/2008 Utility and Industry CEMS Workshop RMB Consulting and Research, Raleigh, NC
6/1987 New River Community College, Dublin, VA
AAS Instrumentation Technology
5/1998 ISA, Research Triangle Park, NC CCST Level 3 certification
10/1997 Fisher Valve Technician Course, Richmond, VA