McLeansville, NC *****
Phone: 336-***-****
Email: adbqew@r.postjobfree.com
Rick G. Fryar, P.E.
Objective
Seeking a hands on position in order to utilize knowledge gained from a BS in Electrical Engineering, a BS in Mechanical Engineering, and experience as an application engineer, design engineer and automation engineer. Nimble and independent.
Professional Experience
11/2018 – Present Waseda Farms McLeansville, NC
Operations Supervisor
Facilitate and help oversee daily grain farming operations. Activities include, but are not limited to, supervising manual laborers, strategic planning, heavy equipment operation, maintenance and general labor.
6/2010 – 10/2018 Engineered Controls Int’l. Inc. Whitsett, NC
Project/Manufacturing/Automation Engineer
As a member of the Automation Department, responsible for automation projects from design, to build, onto commissioning. Projects range anywhere from autonomous test cells using robotics, to automated assembly machines and operator interfaced machining stations. Continuously gaining experience and knowledge in many facets of prototype machine design, from systems incorporation, component selection, and machine safety, PLC, HMI, vision, and Fanuc Robot programming, as well as many other areas.
2/2008 – 6/2010 Engineered Controls Int’l. Inc. Whitsett, NC
Plant Engineer/Maintenance Manager
Manage daily maintenance activities of five maintenance technicians. Responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of 130,000 square foot facility with over 100 various types of manufacturing machines, including lathes, mills, machining centers and CNC machines. Responsible for training technicians to staff second and third shifts. Responsible for retrofitting and upgrading of older equipment and installation of new equipment.
11/2005 – 2/2008 Engineered Controls Int’l. Inc. Elon, NC
Manufacturing Engineer
Involved with day-to-day manufacturing of valves and regulators for the propane and cryogenics industry. Responsible for designing and building or purchasing tooling and assembly equipment for two plant locations in North Carolina. Responsible for building small scale automated machines used in assembly and testing of products. Involved with PLC programming of automated equipment, welding and brazing processes, machining methods and streamlining of assembly.
2/2005 – 11/2005 Engineered Controls Int’l. Inc. Elon, NC
Design Engineer
Designed and tested pressure relief, filler and excess flow valves for the propane industry. Involved with day-to-day manufacturing from a design standpoint. Collaborated with vendors and our machining facility on the feasibility of various designs.
3/2004 – 11/2004 Duff-Norton Charlotte, NC
Applications Engineer
Education
1998 - 2003 North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC
B.S. Electrical Engineering
B.S. Mechanical Engineering
Skills, Awards and Qualifications
Professional Engineer. NC License # 034963. Industrial Systems Technology Advisory Committee Member (2012-2018) at Alamance Community College. Familiar with AutoCAD and Autodesk Inventor. Completed Siemens levels I and II PLC programming classes. Completed Fanuc Handling Tool Programming class as well as iRVision class. Some familiarity with SolidWorks and SolidWorks Electrical. Lean Six Sigma Green Belt trained. Won award for design and construction of an electrostatic separator for DIMON Inc. as part of Senior Design Project for the Dept. of Mechanical Engineering. Honorable Discharge from the NCARNG, 2012.