Experience:

Sr. E/I&C Lead, Rensa Filtration, Las Vegas, NV July 2022 to Present

Provided all instrumentation, electrical and controls support for facility

Provide electromechanical support for all production and start up activities.

Mentor/Train technicians and research and recommend new equipment installations and modifications.

Initiate PM programs for all existing and new equipment.

Manage purchasing and streamlined and developed new critical parts inventory.

Oversaw the installation and purchase of all necessary materials (electrical, instrumentation, and pneumatic) for the installation of multimillion dollar equipment installation projects.

E/I&C Supervisor, TM Electrical Solutions, Las Vegas, NV October 2021 to September 2022

Managed the design, construction, and installation of control cabinets per customer requests. All UL489 and obtained UL508 training.

Supervised and trained controls and E&I technicians.

Responded to client calls and provided consulting and support for all required needs.

Supervised and performed all calibration of instrumentation per client’s needs.

Control System Lead, Amazon/ELS, Las Vegas, NV May 2021 to October 2021

Maintained, troubleshot and modified software programs for material handling control systems, including PLC/PC controllers and industrial networks such as Ethernet, ControlNet, DeviceNet, Profibus, motor control systems, servo drives, frequency drives, and electrical distribution systems.

Monitored MHE metrics and partnered with Facilities/Operations for system performance issues both within assigned FC and with like systems in similar FC systems

Partnered with Facility Operations leadership, equipment vendors and parts suppliers to plan and coordinate new technology installations. Act as the technical consultant for capital projects inside the building.

Trained and develop CSTs on controls systems concepts and procedures.

Instrumentation Technician, Borman, Henderson NV August 2020 to May 2021

Mentored&Trained junior technicians and researched and recommended process improvements.

Calibration and troubleshooting of all process equipment and instrumentation.

Instrumentation Technician, Timet, Henderson, NV March 2019 to July 2020

Calibration and troubleshooting of various vacuum furnaces, process instrumentation and analytical equipment.

Established, reviewed and implemented SOPs and PM forms.

Installation Technician, Self Employed Multiple Locations through US March 2016 – November 2018

Installation of sorter systems for Interroll at various UPS facilities.

Installation of depalletizing and palletizing equipment

Removal and installation of support systems for high speed filling and packaging systems

Metrology Technician, Johnson Controls, Florence, SC September 2014 – June 2015

Directed calibration contractors and outside instrumentation/equipment service vendors and suppliers

Started implementation of site wide calibration program, wrote calibration procedures, trained junior technicians with instrumentation and calibration of instruments site wide.

Wrote justification reports and requisitions for the purchase of equipment and standards that satisfy NIST traceability on critical calibration equipment.

Continuously improve processes by relocating, specifying and researching new process instruments.

Electrical Technician, Mann Hummel, Fayetteville, NC September 2013 – September 2014

Uninstall and Install new equipment

Provide electrical/electronic support to maintain production.

Maintain electrical manuals, documentation, and program/disk files.nd

Write, Document, and Create electrical schematics, diagrams, and layouts utilizing computer aided design software (AutoCad).

Write Document, Install, and Debug PLC logic programming/hardware.

Program and troubleshoot Robot programming (Fanuc, Motoman, ABB)

Electronics Technician, Baker Hughes, Houma, LA September 2012 – June 2013

Electro-mechanical support for all equipment located on site at the local facility or throughout the Gulf of Mexico.

Changeout of proprietary densimeters to coriolis flowmeters (Micromotion and Endress Hauser).

Troubleshoot, test, and assemble electro-mechanical assemblies. Training of other technicians.

Pipeline Technician, Chesapeake Energy, Houma, LA October 2011 – September 2012

Changed out differential pressure flow transmitters on various natural gas sites in accordance with safety regulations and procedures of the associated energy company.

Electronics Technician, Fayetteville Publishing, Fayetteville, NC December 2010 – September 2011

Removal and installation of new equipment

Electromechanical support of presses and production equipment. Equipment contains various drives, PLCs, computers, SBCs, and an array of electrical/electronic devices.

Senior Specialist, Metrology Instrumentation, Novartis Vaccines, Holly Springs, NC Sept 2009 – Sept 2010

Member of startup team responsible or the initial instrument configuration. Calibration and loop checks, construction walk-downs, pre-commissioning, commissioning, and validation of site and lab instruments.

Provided training of new technicians, wrote job plans and calibration procedures for site instruments.

Wrote cost justification reports, ROI and capital expenditure reports for the purchase and commissioning of metrology equipment for metrology lab.

Senior I/C Technician, Biogen Idec, RTP, NC June 2006 – September 2009

Purification and Cell Culture Lead

Scheduling and logistics for scheduled and unscheduled calibrations.

Provide project support for scheduled projects through collaboration with managers and REs. contractors, and outside vendors.

Generation and dissemination of scheduled and unscheduled work orders utilizing CalMan CMMS.

Writing CARs, Instrument Change Requests, and Job Plans.

Automation Technician support: characterization downloads for levels, TC bias changes and faceplate range changes and minor graphics changes on DeltaV DCS.

E & I Technician, Pfeizer/Wyeth Vaccines, Sanford, NC January 2004 – June 2006

Removal, Relocation and Installation of various process equipment

Perform electrical maintenance and calibration on all instrumentation in manufacturing and clean utilities.

Troubleshoot and repair of instrumentation on Delta-V DCS and skids and equipment with PLC.

Technical Resource for teams commissioning, validating, and starting up process equipment.

Assisted technical writers with development of procedures for equipment in manufacturing and clean utilities.

Mark-up and follow-up with CAD group to ensure the accuracy of drawings.

Provided start up support for large scale vaccine manufacturing facility which included over 7k instruments.

Manufacturing/Field Service Engineer, Amersham Health, RTP, NC February 2002 – January 2004

Fabricated and validated medical device and installed internationally.

Provided training and support upon installation and service.

Interfaced with site contacts and local contractors for scheduling and logistics pursuant to installation.

Field service and Repair of medical device (Polarizer). (Spectrophotometers, IR Lasers, Residual Gas Analyzers, Pressure/Vacuum Gauges, Mass Flow Meters and Polarimetry devices.)

Interfaced with R&D department and physicists to transfer device from research to pilot manufacturing.

Designed and built high vacuum systems utilized for the production of optical cells used in polarizers.

Created and implemented preventive maintenance program for manufacturing systems.

Equipment/Maintenance Technician,NC, Bekaert Flex Circuit, RTP,NC January 2001 – February 2002

Maintained facility and sputtering equipment comprised of high vacuum systems (roll coaters, cryocoils, and helium leak detectors) and maintained service agreements for contract maintenance.

Safety Committee Chairperson and site liaison.

Maintained inventory of process and facility materials.

Education

AAS, Industrial Maintenance Technology 1989-1990

UNC Pembroke, Pembroke, NC 1992 – 1993, 1996

General College Courses

Wake Technical Community College, Raleigh, NC 2004 – 2006

College Transfer (Associate Engineering Program)

Rockwell Automation, Cary, NC 2000

SLC-500 Maintenance & Troubleshooting w/RS Logix 500

Basic Programming RS Logix

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