PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
SKILLS
EXPERIENCE
ROBERT ZUCCARELLI
Amherst, OH 44001-2388, 216-***-****, ******@*****.*** Motivated Engineer with 35-year background developing electrical solutions for industrial control systems. Skilled at designing, testing, verifying, and developing components and systems. Competent in AB / Siemens PLC programming, NEC compliance, CE compliance. Design of PCA/PCB to support overall control system design. Experience with design and support of induction heating systems. Electrical system design PLC/HMI Application Design. Ladder Logic, Function Block and Scripting
AutoCAD software Application development Product testing Project estimation Research and analysis Field and Customer support Electrical Engineer June 2008 - Current
Nordson Corporation Amherst, Oh
Created and delivered production-quality releases from initial proof of concept to production. Supported internal and external technical representatives by offering electrical engineering expertise. Designed and programmed electrical control systems utilizing Allen Bradley, Siemens, Proface, Omron, and other equipment brands.
Integrated complex control systems utilizing multiple logic controllers, VFDs, and servo controllers. Devised test methods and documentation to evaluate, debug, and check electrical and electronic systems. Responsible for engineering to support the Induction heating product line, including component specifications, re-design of induction system electronics, PCB layout. Design of induction heating coils, performing calculations for performance and efficiency. Design of PLC based control systems for the induction heating product line, incorporating end user data interface requirements.
Project Manager/Engineer April 2008 - June 2008
Steel Equipment Specialists Alliance, Oh
Electrical Project Manager for the steel industry. Project Manager August 1986 - April 2008
Comtec Incorporated Twinsburg, Oh
Key account manager and engineer for roughly 50% of all annual sales. EDUCATION
AWARDS
Responsible for sales, engineering, and production supervision for account projects. Designed project history includes:
PLC based electrical control systems
Chain on edge PCB transport conveyor
Mesh Belt Conveyor systems
Low backlash screw adjust mechanisms
Precision Material handling
Design of PCA/PCB projects:
Stepper Motor Controller Board
Small signal interfaces (thermocouples, strain gauge) A/D hybrid replacement
Interface circuitry for field voltage level devices Integrated machine functions onto PCA designs to reduce manufacturing costs, and increase system reliability. AAS: Electronic Engineering Technology June 1986
Lakeland Community College, Mentor, Ohio
Continued Education: Chemistry, Mathematics, and CAD Lakeland Community College, Mentor, OH
Published Co-Inventor on 3 US Patents:
US 7,696,457 B2
April 13, 2010
Adjustable Magnetic Separator
US 8,546,734 B2
Oct. 1 2013
Adjustable Magnetic Separator
US 9,451,658 B2
Sep. 20, 2016
Induction Oven For Curing Coatings On Containers
2015 Nordson Technical Exellence Award
Ambient Temperature Compensation for Induction Dryer A software design that automatically compensates machine settings for changes in ambient temperature.