Seasoned Controls Engineer/Technician
Resume:
Jeffrey J. Jordan
Wickliffe, Ohio 44092
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Summary
Seasoned Engineer/Technician experienced in the areas of DCS controls and industrial control/panel building and wiring.
Skills
Software: ABB/Bailey Win Tools, Win Cad, Graphx, Composer, Conductor NT, VMS, PPB, S+, 800xA ABB Composer, Microsoft ACCESS, EXCEL, WORD and VISIO
Consoles: MCS, PCView, ABB/Bailey OIS20, 30&40 series, Conductor NT, PPB, S+, 800xA
Hardware: ABB/Bailey Infi-90/Symphony/Harmony/Symphony/800xA
Interface: ABB/Bailey GPI/RTU, FDI A-B PLC and GE MK
Work Experience
IPG/Better Packages - Euclid, OH November 2020 – Present
Field Service Technician II
Responsible for the preventative maintenance of all the electronic tape dispensing units and tape dispensing machines.
Utilize power tools and hand tools.
Respond to customers’ needs when issues arise.
Lubrizol - Wickliffe, OH August 2019 – March 2020
Contract Wiring Technician
Responsible for the layout and physical mounting of components to the back panel.
Responsible for wiring of all components and installation of control panel onto equipment and specific industrial control systems for automation testing.
Utilize power tools and hand tools.
Responsible for red-line of drawings when discrepancies are found.
SPIE - Abu Dhabi March 2019 – June 2019
DCS Contract Engineer
Created graphic displays on 800xA ABB DCS platform for their new APC controls.
Commissioned them with Senior Engineers.
Black & Veatch - Tempe, AZ July 2018 – December 2018
Contract Engineer
Assisted with loop checking.
Assisted in logic and graphic modifications prior and during startup of units.
Peraton - Cleveland, OH May 2018 – June 2018
TSA Contract Technician
Responsible for the maintenance/repair of the TSA’s metal detectors, X-ray machines and chemical detection scanners.
Black & Veatch - Tempe, AZ April 2018 – May 2018
Lead DCS Contract Engineer
Responsible for organizing DCS activities prior to loop checking which included cabinet installation, communications inspection, database reviews and logic review.
Plant consisted of five 102 MW combustion turbines; Maintained 2 existing 50 MW combustion turbines. Plant was utilizing ABB S+ DCS consoles with S+ Engineering workstation.
E&I - Abu Dhabi, UAE October 2017 – December 2017
DCS Contract Engineer
Utilized ABB Composer 6.1 engineering platform to interface with their 800xA Symphony Plus Harmony to create engineering drawings to reduce process alarms.
Made on-line configuration changes, tagged databases and created new graphics for the 800xA platform while testing new logic modifications with plant’s Process Engineers.
Rockwell Automation June 2017 – August 2017
Contract Electrical Wiring Technician
Responsible to assemble and wire specific industrial control systems hardware test beds for functional software testing in accordance with established quality control procedures, ISO9001 and project requirements.
ABB - Abu Dhabi, UAE November 2016 – December 2016
DCS Contract Engineer
Worked with Engineering team in developing logic to reduce console alarms by using Composer 6.1 engineering workstation interfacing with their 800xA Symphony Plus Harmony DCS upgrade project form Conductor NT as part of the digital alarm reduction program at GASCO’s Habshan Gas Plant.
Made on-line configuration changes, tag databases and created new graphics for the 800xA platform while testing new modifications with plant’s Process Engineers.
ABB - Wickliffe, OH October 2015 – April 2016
Contract Field Service Engineer
Worked on various projects in house and in the field using ABB’s latest software, S+, and engineering technology.
Travelled to customer site to assist with modifications to logic and work with plant personnel insuring modification were correct and modified graphic displays and database updates as well.
Tested graphic functionally modifications done by other service centers while in-house.
TECO, Tampa Electric Polk Power Water Reclaim Project June 2015 – October 2015
DCS Contract Engineer
Re-claimed water treatment plant utilizing ABB Symphony S+ Consoles with S800 I/O and Composer 6.1.
Responsible for daily cleanup of logic and graphic displays and databases.
Developed/modified logic.
Interacted daily with plant personnel for new issues that were part of maintaining the plant facility operations
ABB - Abu Dhabi, UAE February 2014 – March 2015
Contract Engineer
Brought back to work on the Digital alarm reduction program at GASCO’s Habshan Gas Plant.
Aerotek Engineering - Phoenix, Arizona June 2013 – December 2013
DCS Contract Engineer
Responsible for reducing alarms for Arizona Public Service, West Phoenix Facility consisting of ABB Infi-90 Symphony DCS with S+ HMI.
Primary function was to investigate nuisance alarms and document recommendations to plant personnel utilizing DBDOC, MATRIKON and PI system.
When authorized to make changes to the plants Composer system, implemented approved recommendations to logic and downloaded to controllers.
ABB - Abu Dhabi, UAE March 2011 – May 2013
DCS Contract Engineer
Provided on-site DCS engineering support services for the GASCO’s Habshan Gas Plant.
Facility consisted of ABB Infi-90 DCS with Conductor NT DCS system.
Primary function was to make modifications to logics, graphics, databases and consoles to support their Analog Alarm Management Task Force to reduce the number of generated alarms plant-wide.
Interacted daily with Operations and Senior Process Engineers explaining capabilities of the Infi-90 system and HMI in relation to modifying the logics to achieve alarm reduction.
ProEnergy Services - Sedalia, MO July 2008 – November 2010
DCS Contract Engineer
My role was to provide onsite support assistance for DCS activities during the commissioning and start-up of combined cycle power plants.
Responsible for the investigation of functional specifications to the client’s requirements and providing detailed reports.
Colon, Panama
I&C Support
Worked on-site with commissioning team carrying out work associated with field loop checking and field equipment back to the DCS System.
Lowell, MA
Lead DCS Engineer
Combined Cycle power plant consisting of an ABB DCS control system utilizing Conductor NT.
Responsibilities included running a team of Engineers and I&C personnel checking hardware and software prior to plant startup.
Effasu, Ghana
DCS Engineer
Worked with Ansaldo engineering in starting up of one of two 62.5 MW Siemens V64.3A Simple Cycle Gas Turbines with ABB Infi-90/Symphony DCS controls and PCView 5.2 consoles.
Worked on hardware of system plus carried out I/O checks to the DCS consoles and assisted in start-up activities.
ABB - Doha, Qatar May 2005 – June 2008
Offshore/Onshore Contract Control Systems Engineer
Responsible for engineering projects relating to the DCS system for Occidental Petroleum of Qatar, assisting Operations personnel with commissioning activities plus automating existing manual functionality using available software tools.
Carried out FAT and SAT for various projects.
Penpower - Tampa, FL January 2002 – April 2005
DCS Contract Field Service Engineer
Responsible for DCS engineering support on various power plants domestically and internationally.
Volta River Authority - Takoradi, Ghana
DCS Engineer
A 350 MW Combined Cycle power station - Worked with Start-up Engineer and VRA personnel in troubleshooting and developing ABB/Bailey Configurations and console graphics.
Instructor to plant personnel, providing them with training of the new software and hardware supplied on site.
Duke/Fluor Daniel Seward Project - Charlotte, North Carolina
DCS Engineer
Worked with Duke/Fluor Daniel Engineers to develop ABB/Bailey software using customer- defined P&ID and engineering documents for a combined cycle power plant.
AES Corporation - Guyama, Puerto Rico
DCS Engineer
Worked with Start-up Engineers to troubleshoot and develop ABB/Bailey DCS with 13 Conductor NT stand-alone consoles for a 480MW CFB project.
Duties included I/O testing, modifications to software and assisting Startup Engineers during commissioning activities.
Provided daily updates to all 13 platforms for database and graphic modifications.
Bechtel Power Corporation - Frederick, MD March 2001 – December 2001
Controls Systems Engineer
Responsible for modifying and checking of Bechtel’s Visio logic’s and Bailey configuration drawings against I/O databases, specs drawings and data sheets.
Responsible for developing site software.
Assisted projects with Bailey configuration and graphic display issues.
Bajio Power Project - San Luis de LaPaz, Mexico
DCS Support Engineer
A Combined Cycle 600-megawatt power plant, with Bailey Symphony DCS control system.
Duties included assisting Lead DCS Engineer in testing and troubleshooting logic, making changes to graphic displays, configurations and console databases as well as troubleshooting of Conductor VMS consoles prior to and during start-up.
ABB Automation/Bailey Controls - Wickliffe, OH October 1987 – January 2001
Sr. Configuration Technician
Developed graphic displays through customer-defined P&ID and other engineering documents.
Maintained console, I/O and other databases.
Created Configuration, External, Cabinet and Power drawings using automation tools.
Loaded consoles and modules with graphics, databases, configuration drawings and maintained them as needed through checkout of system.
Assigned responsibilities to fellow employees.
Traveled to customer sites, domestic and internationally to update, create graphics, configurations and databases as well as maintain them on an Engineering Work Station (EWS) and operator consoles.
Al Taweelah Electricity & Water Authority - Abu Dhabi, U.A.E
Lead Configuration Technician
Combined Cycle 420 MW power plant consisting of Bailey DCS system.
Assisted Bechtel Field Service personnel during start-up activities.
Egypt Electricity Authority, Ayoun Moussa, Egypt
Lead Configuration Technician
Developed software for Sidi Krir and Ayoun Moussa power station projects; This was done by utilizing Bailey software packages.
Involved in project meetings with customers.
Carried out site work during the commissioning phase on Bailey Infi-90 DCS system for a 320 MW Mazout/Gas fired B&W Boiler system with Siemens Turbine interface at Ayoun Moussa, Egypt.
Start-up duties included the modification of software, I/O testing with Instrument teams and maintaining site hardware.
Education
Electronic Technology Institute, Cleveland, OH
Associates Degree in Electronic Engineering Technology,
July 87
ABB University –
Certificate in System 800xA Engineering
12/7/09 – 12/18/09
Rockwell Automation
E-learning Certificate
Studio 5000 Logix Designer Level 1:
ControlLogix 5000 System Fundamentals
8/18/2020
References
Andrew Stano – GE Commissioning Engineer
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Peter McKay – ABB Abu Dhabi Senior DCS Engineer
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