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Electrical Engineer Design

Location:
Calgary, AB, Canada
Posted:
November 23, 2016

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Cesar A. Nettle

Calgary, AB • 403-***-**** • acxmb5@r.postjobfree.com • in/cesar-nettle-a4673022

Professional Profile

Electrical engineer with 3+ years of experience in control system design, automation equipment, electronic circuitry and software development. Strong background in multiple programming languages, communication standards and network protocols. Experience in facility programming, troubleshooting and commissioning. Additional experience in device design and testing.

Technical Skills

Programming Languages: C, C++, C#, VHDL, PYTHON, Ladder Logic (LAD), STL, SCL.

Network: TCP/IP, Modbus RTU/ASCII/TCP, RS232, RS485, IEEE 1588, IEC 61850, DeviceNet, HART, Profinet, OPC, Wireshark.

Design Software: AutoCAD, Altium Designer, Design Spark Mechanical.

IDE Software: Visual Studio 2015, Eclipse, Quartus II, ISE Design Suite, Simulink.

PLC IDE: Rockwell Studio 500/5000, ScadaPack, Siemens TIA Portal v13/Step7, Factory Talk

Operating Systems: Microsoft windows XP/Vista/7/8/10, FreeRtos, Linux.

Equipment: Experienced in the use of electronic equipment such as oscilloscope, function generator, spectrometer and multi meter.

Other Software: SQL Server, Microsoft Word/Office/Outlook/Excel .

Professional Experience

Electrical Engineer E.I.T. 2014 - Present

Corsair Design & Controls Systems Ltd Calgary, AB

Designed and implemented hydrocarbon measurement systems such as truck loading stations and Lease Automatic Custody Transfer (LACT) units. Improved the design of existing truck loading units measuring systems. Wrote shut down keys and control narratives for diverse processes.

Participated in the design and overall improvement of measurement computers. Wrote the code to revamp the measuring logic.

Created inventory system for the office equipment. Built windows software written in C# along with a SQL server.

Worked as the main in site programmer and PLC commissioning engineer for small projects. Delivered equipment and conducted in-site setup for PLC systems. In addition, performed program changes requested by clients on the fly while in site.

Built a touch-less card identification solution for the truck loading package. Designed the complete electronic board (Altium Designer) and wrote firmware for TCP/IP and RS232communication (ARM Cortex M3 processor), Mifare smart card reader/writer and other modules.

Electronics designer & Firmware Programmer 2013-2014

Freelance Consulting Calgary, AB

Throughout the year I used my knowledge of electronics and software programming to help clients with private projects.

Designed, tested and delivered controller circuit boards to control water valves (solenoids) for a water wall project.

Created windows and embedded solutions that included image processing, communication (TCP-IP and serial) and various types of sensor controllers.

Research Intern: Substation Testing Tools 2011-2012

ABB Switzerland Ltd Baden, Aargau, Switzerland

Engineered a toolset for testing substation automation equipment, specifically, to test communication protocols. The test tools were successful at finding design errors in the firmware of intelligent electronic devices (IEDs). This increased the reliability of said devices.

Designed and delivered a working prototype for a communication module capable of dealing with precision time protocol (IEEE 1588) and the electrical substation automation standard IEC61850. The device was successful in lab tests and its development continued after I finished my Internship.

IT Support Desk –Summer Position 2010

The Skyline Group of Companies Rocky View, AB

Improved IT database (MS Access) by reformatting layouts and adding new data.

Conducted workstation updates for both hardware and software. The new improved hardware increased staff productivity.

Education

University of Calgary 2013

BSc in Electrical Engineering with power systems emphasis Calgary, AB

Universidad Catolica de Valparaiso 2006

Informatics Engineering Valparaiso Chile

Additional Skills

Fluent in English and Spanish, and proficient in French

Memberships and Affiliations

APEGA

EIT member

National Professional Practice Exam (NPPE) Passed

IEEE

Active member

EIW (Engineers without borders)

Registered Member



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