Summary of Qualifications

I am an experienced Automation Engineer with more than 30 years of experience in both the Bio-Tech and Wastewater treatment field. My strengths are in installation, troubleshooting and maintenance of automation systems, leading small projects, and applying GMP principles to these activities.

Technical Skills

I have experience with: Rockwell family of processors, I/O, communications networks and their associated software applications; ABB MOD300 and Advent DCS systems; GE’s iFix Intellution and Fix32; OSI PI Historian and associated applications, Schneider Electric Andover Continuum BMS; and other various systems and applications used in automation and controls.

I have experience with: Microsoft Operating systems (Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows2003 and 2008 server, Windows Vista, Windows 7); Visual Basic; SQL Server; and other operating systems and programming applications.

EMPLOYMENT

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

3/2015 – 6/2015 BWDesignGroup, Loveland, Colorado

Controls engineer

As a temporary controls engineer, provided automation support to Life Sciences Clients with: PLC programming, PLC hardware and programming troubleshooting, PC applications and hardware installation and troubleshooting, SCADA/Wonderware programming and troubleshooting, and CMMS workorder generation and documentation.

9/1996 – 10/2014 Amgen, Inc

9/2002 – 10/2014 Boulder, Colorado

Principal Engineer,

Provided Technical Support, Project Support, Programming, and troubleshooting with 24X7 support, system administration and project support for automation systems in a biotech facility. Provided automation support for clean and plant utility systems, upstream and downstream processes, and the building management system. Performed project management for small projects to upgrade automation systems.

LakeCentre automation was successful in providing automation systems that contributed to the successful launch of products for Amgen, as well as commercial manufacturing of pharmaceutical products.

9/1996 – 9/2002 Thousand Oaks, Ca

Engineer II

Provided Technical Support/Programming, troubleshooting with 24X7 support, System Administration and project support for automation systems in two biotech facilities.

In one manufacturing plant led projects that: upgraded single loop controllers with Rockwell processers and FIX32 HMI; standardized existing control systems to a single control platform; and installed and demonstrated the value of plant historian and environment excursion reporting with a project that used a Microsoft SQL Server to collect and produce reports from data provided to the Intellution SCADA systems (pre PI Historian).

In a second manufacturing plant brought the automation systems up to GMP prior to FDA inspection.

Supervised an automation engineer for 18 months. Provided mentoring to other automation engineers in Amgen Thousand Oaks.

9/1976 – 9/1996 Metro Denver Wastewater Reclamation District, Denver, Colorado

1994 to 1996 Control Systems Supervisor

Performed Administration, Programming and Maintenance of complex control systems – ABB MOD300 DCS, a 72 node control system; 17 Allen Bradley PLC 5s with local PanelView HMI and connection to DCS; and a VAX/VMS PI SCADA System

Developed software and methods to integrate process data into Engineering and Operations desktop applications

Supervised technical staff of 4 automation engineers in day-to-day activities

Developed and provided training to Engineering and Operations staff in Control Systems Operation

Provided project support to Engineering in development and installation of new systems

1985 to 1994 Senior Control Systems Programmer/Analyst

Provided current application knowledge and supervised contractors in developing new control system and transitioning control system from mini-computer custom programming system to ABB DCS with OSI Soft Historian.

Performed Administration, Programming and Maintenance of control systems – MODCOMP IV minicomputer, Allen Bradley PLC 2s and proprietary I/O

Developed new program routines and improved existing routines for control applications in Fortran and Assembler

Developed programs for retrieval and plotting of historical data from disk and tape archives

Developed historian for capturing real-time data, providing backup to magnetic tape and restoration from magnetic tape

Supervised and trained programming staff of two

Provided training to Operations and Maintenance staff on operation of system components

1982 to 1985 Control Systems Programmer

Performed programming, Fortran VI and 77, Assembler, and Pascal, developing interfaces to MODCOMP IV minicomputers to Allen Bradley PLC 2s and proprietary I/O cards

Performed PLC programming on Allen Bradley PLC 2s

Provided training to Operations staff on operation of system components

1976 to 1982 Control Systems Operator

Performed day-to-day operation on control systems for wastewater treatment

1/1992 to 8/1994 Boulder Medical Center, Boulder Colorado

Systems Administration and Development

Hired to provide network and application knowledge to design new Medical system using Honeywell minicomputer and IBM PCs

6/1990 to 2/1991 Arabian Horse Club

Computer Operator

Operated computer systems and peripheral to produce Arabian Horse letters of certification.

2/1987 to 9/1990 Family Medical Center, Louisville, Colorado

Systems Administrator

Employed as contractor for system administration, and installation and maintenance of local network using Novell Network software and medical scheduling and billing applications for 8 IBM PCs for medical office.

6/1980 to 6/1985 Diners Club International, Englewood, Colorado

1982 to 1985 Lead Operator

Performed lead function on night shift operations and supervised shift of 5 operators on production with REI Trace Sorters

Coordinated operations with data entry

1980 to 1982 Operator

Operated REI Trace Sorters for billing and remittance

9/1975 – 6/1976 ADP, Denver, Colorado

Computer Operator

Provided daily operational support for two mini-computers used in automotive inventory

Provided telephone support to customers

Provided weekly batch operational support for IBM Main-Frames

1/1975 to 9/1975 Washington State Parks, Coulee City, Washington

Park Aide I

Provided public contact between park patrons and park staff

Performed duties as required in law enforcement

Maintained Parks Equipment

9/1974 Washington State Parks, Spokane, Washington

Park Aide I

Performed duties as Historical Interpreter at site of Hudson Bay Trading Post

Performed duties as required in law enforcement

Maintained Parks Equipment

7/1971 to 9/1974 U.S Army

Supervised technical staff of 15 in the operation of computer inventory system

Responsible for control of inventory for support of combat arms units

Reduced inventory losses from > $1million to less than $10,000 in two years

Taught computer operation classes in US Army training school in Oberammergau, Germany on a bi-annual basis

6/1970 to 9/1970 Washington State Parks, Spokane, Washington

Crew Leader

Provided leadership to crew of 5 in performing work in: trail work, general activities and fire-fighting

6/1969 to 9/1970 Washington State Parks, Spokane, Washington

Crew Member

Performed tasks required in trail maintenance, fire-fighting and general activities

Education

Completed course work in OpenVMS operations, DCS training, PLC programming, and other classes related to the operation, programming and administration of various computer and control systems. Completed coursework at Mountain States Employers Council in Denver, Colorado in management and supervison.

1976 – 1979 Front Range Community College, Westminster, Colorado

48 hours in Computer Science

1974 – 1976 Red Rocks Community College, Golden, Colorado

AS Degree in Wastewater Treatment and coursework in Computer Science

1971 Graduated North Central High School, Spokane, Washington

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