Capital Projects Controls Engineer

Mena K. Kamel

Dallas, TX

Cell: 972-***-****

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Career Summary: Controls/Automation Engineer. Manage, lead, install, commission, and startup capital projects. Design controls schemes, PLC, and HMI. Day-to-day problem solving / troubleshooting, electrical schematic red lines, quality cameras installation and commissioning. PC programming, embedded systems, documentation and training. Skills

Experience

JMP Solutions July 2022-Present

Controls Engineer

Commissioning company working with various customers, including Johnson and Johnson, Texas Instrument, Toyota, and Frito-Lay.

Capital projects quoted, led, and commissioned: Sterilizers, PLC5 and Compact Logix and Panel View Design. AutoLine Packing: SLC5 PLC, Bar Code Readers installation, configuration and programming, Vision System installation, configuration and programming. Sprayer, Texture Press and Vulcanizers: InTouch and System Platform HMI design. VB.Net, and C#.Net development, SQL queries, BOM list. Also developed whole dolls show with sound and light effect using Python.

Project size: $50,000 to $500,000

TAMKO Building Products June 2014-July 2022

Controls Engineer/ Project Engineer

The Corporate business is manufacturing house roofing products, such as shingles, and house utilities like rails, floors and others.

Capital Projects: Scoping controls system, planning, scheduling, leading, contacting, and managing commissioners and technicians during commissioning and installation.

• Supporting electrical engineers and providing electrical recommendations for design and layout including schematic red lines. Wiring if needed

• Developing PLC programs, developing and fine tuning PID loops, and HMI design (Alarms, and Historizing).

• BOM, quotes, and ordering parts. Documentations and reporting to management.

• Training operators and technicians.

Project examples:

• Quality cameras (Cognex and FLIR), programming cameras (Cognex, using Spreadsheet and Easy Builder) to detect material defects. Project reduced waste percentage from 7% to 2%, approximate savings of $500,000 a year.

• Limestone Silos Unload Blowers, project improved the control system and it is saving modules from failure. For example, a motor and its drive had burned out which cost the plant $30,000.

• Laminate/Seal Down Drive Separation, project is saving cleaning down time equivalent to $40,000 a year.

• Shingle Pair Rejection System, overhead conveyor system to auto reject bad material while line is running.

• Supporting commissioning a Palletizer Robot, allowed double pallets stack. PLC: AB, Siemens, CTI505, Omron, and Direct Logic

PLC Programming language: Ladder Logic: Allen Bradley (Control Logix and Micro Logix), Siemens (S7 300/400, TIA Portal), CTI 505, Direct Logic, and Omron.

Function Blocks: Allen Bradley, Siemens. Structure Text: Allen Bradley STL: Siemens SCADA systems: Wonderware (InTouch, System Platform), Panel View, WinCC (Basic, Advanced, OA), C-More Standards: NSF, UL

Electrical S/W: AutoCAD, Matlab, Labview, EWB, Pspice, and Orcad Networking: VMware. TCP/IP, Profibus, DNet, Fiber Optic, Hubs, Routers & Repeaters Camera Systems Quality (Cognex), Thermo (FLIR), and Process (Avigilon). Programming Languages: Embedded Systems, Firmware, Assembly, VHDL, Software Development: C, C++, Java, VBA, C#.Net, and Python.

Mobile Systems: WCDMA, GSM, GPRS

Internet Development: HTML and Dreamweaver

Scripting: JavaScript

Database Technology: ACCESS, SQL Server, InterBase and ADO.NET. Micro controllers: Atmel (like 8051 and 8052) and PIC. Programming FPGAs Operating System: Windows (all) and MAC

Microsoft Office: All versions

Additional Expertise: Commissioning phone systems and LANS and tutoring. Scoping, designing, troubleshooting PLC programs, and HMI (Standalone InTouch and System Platform (Archestra applications) for control systems (process and material handling) Project examples:

• Auto Color Change, automating process, saving estimate of $30,000 a year.

• Thermo FLIR Camera controls Cooling Section Sprayers, eliminating waste, approximately $40,000 a year.

• Stacker Conveyors startup automation, plant bundle waste saving around $15,000 a year.

• Installing and fixing hardware and wiring issues like Servo, SIMOTION D, VFD drives, control units, encoders, laser sensors, web guide controllers (FIFE guides), ThinClient, thermo, and quality cameras. Systems: C#.Net, VB.Net, SAP, MES, Minitab, SQL Server, and others. Documentation: Reports, Workflow, Training, One Point Lesson, and Troubleshooting Guides. Beumer Group Oct. 2011- June 2014

Controls Engineer

The company business is designing and commissioning warehouse and airport sorters, conveyor systems, and palletizing systems.

Capital Projects: PLC programs and SCADA HMI (Wonderware) systems to fit customer requirements. Onsite commissioning, supporting startup, troubleshooting hardware issues (AS-I sensors, drives, motors, wiring, and some mechanical parts), communication issues. BOM and getting quotes. Reports, presentations, and documentation. Training customers.

Project examples:

• FedEx Warehouse sorter in Groveport, OH ($1.5M)

• Macys Warehouse sorter in WI ($1.25M)

K & G Enterprises Dec. 2007-Oct. 2011

Electrical Controls Engineer

The company is a patent to design Pizza Vending Machine from inception.

• Electrical work including design, layout, red lines, and wiring, control systems, HMI, PC programming. Using different types of PLC, HMI (C-More, C#.Net GUI).

• Developing and fine tuning PID loops for multiple applications, like cooling, pressing, and cooking purposes.

• Installing and programming different modules (motors drives, I/O modules, encoders, Cash/Credit Card machines). Refrigerator control. Configuring different communication protocols (DNet, Serial, Ethernet).

• Developing PC programs via C#.Net for different purposes (machine troubleshooting, collecting data, auto saving data to spreadsheet, and auto draw trends of this data, and advertising program). Pneumatic system.

• BOM, quotes, and documentation.

United Linens Dec. 2006-Dec. 2007

Electrical Engineer/ Developer

The company is a linens manufacturer and distributor.

• Monitoring, tracing, and fixing electrical problems.

• Developing Data Entry system using Visual Studio.NET, C#.Net and SQL Server Data Base, for inventory, employee’s information, vendors, and shippers. Project sped up system tracking and releasing orders.

• Designing the company website using HTML and Dreamweaver, increased selling by approximately $30,000. Education

New Jersey Institute of Technology “NJIT”, MSEE Master of Electrical Engineering, 2010 Major: Electrical Engineering, Minor: Intelligent Computer Systems “Control Systems” Related topics studied: Control Systems, PLCs, CNC, robotics and manufacturing systems, power systems, control and power systems simulation using Matlab, power electronics, Real Time Control Systems, embedded systems. Alexandria University, Faculty of Engineering, Higher Diploma in Electrical Engineering, 2006 IBM – Internship, 2004, MCP (Microsoft Certified Professional) in C#.NET Prog. Lang. Alexandria University, Faculty of Engineering, B.SC. Bachelor of Electrical Engineering, 2003 Languages

English: Fluent, German: Very Good, Arabic: Very Good Work authority in USA - US Citizen

Willing to relocate.

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