Cale Fortin

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Hamilton Township, ON add7aq@r.postjobfree.com

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SUMMARY

Competent graduate of Fleming College Sutherland’s Electrical Engineering Technician program, with hands-on experience comprised of AutoCAD & Inventor, Arduino programming, Siemens S7 PLCs, programming various motor drives, and wiring practices for motors, transformers and electronics.

Completed Fleming College Sutherland’s Instrumentation & Control program, which provided hands-on experience with LabVIEW, programming FANUC LR Mate 200iB robots, networking PLCs to monitor and control various instruments, discrete & rotary sensors, flow meters, along with additional experience with AutoCAD & Inventor.

I am ready and willing to work, and to learn any skills required of me that I do not currently possess.

EDUCATION

Fleming College Sutherland Campus Sept 2019 – May 2020

Instrumentation & Control

Fleming College Sutherland Campus Sept 2017 – May 2019

Electrical Engineering Technician

Trent University Sept 2013 – Jan 2016

Mathematical Physics

Cobourg District Collegiate Institute East Sept 2008 – June 2011

High School (Completed)

EXPERIENCE

AutoCAD & Inventor (Versions 2017 – 2020)

Recreating wiring schematics, creating full part and assembly projects with animations files and informative blueprints, and renewing old projects from schematics or dated files. Examples of performed projects include an arbor press, die press, sterling engine, and 3d printer nozzle.

Siemens S7 PLCS

Ladder logic, open-safe design, open and closed-loop control, work with memory bits, timers, pulse timers, counters, and comparator logic. Projects included motor starters, pump control via incremental floats, and traffic lights. Process control project consisted of wiring a VFD, Magmeter, various buttons and signal lights, solenoid valve, and ultrasonic level sensor to PLC, to control and monitor a closed flow-level system in accordance with tuning rules (Cohen-Coon, IMC, etc.)

Arduino Programming

Learning through Sunfounder examples, accomplishing team projects consisting of a functional thermostat, decimal to binary translator via LEDs, forward/reverse dc motor control, and a small oven capable of reaching 150 degrees C.

Hydraulics & Pneumatics

Theory for pressure and fluid dynamics, creating hydraulic and pneumatic schematics in Automation Studio and then building the schematic using a training panel, exposure to various valves, pistons, and pumps along with their symbols.

SKILLS & ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE

-Familiarity with 2018 Canadian Electrical Codebook (House, Apartment, Hospital wiring)

-To-code wiring practices for low voltage wiring and wiring motors

-Programming motor drives (Pentadrive, Siemens Micromaster 420, Powerflex 520)

-Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Projects)

-Writing analytical reports with proper and informative documentation

-Working both independently and in teams to accomplish tasks on time

-Physics and Chemistry experience and competence, with theory and in-school lab work

WORK EXPERIENCE

Complete Merchandising Solutions June 2015 – Current

Plants & Live Goods Merchandiser; Seasonal Position

30 hour week, 4 – 12 hour days, 4 – 6 days per week

Merchandising plants at Cobourg Home Depot and neighbouring departments (Bowmanville HD, Belleville HD, Peterborough HD, Cobourg Walmart)

Fleming College (Volunteer) November 9th 2019 & March 7th 2020

Open House Volunteer

4 hour time block

Providing information to potential students and parents pertaining to the Instrumentation and Electrical Engineering Technician programs at Fleming College, offering advice based on personal experience in taking said courses, and sharing examples of class projects performed in those courses

Horizon Plastics Cobourg May 2015 – June 2015

Production Line Worker, temp employee via Global Human Resources

12-hour shifts, 3-6 days per week

Weston’s Bakeries Cobourg July 2014 – Sept 2014

Production Line Worker, temp employee via Staff Plus

12-hour shifts, 3-6 days per week

Canadian Undergraduate Physics Conference 2015 (Volunteer) Sept 2015 – Dec 2015

Team’s Graphic Designer

Designed logos, event apparel, informative pamphlets sent to varying sponsors, splash panels, and event booklets.

Work hours varied, timed commission work

Elections Canada (Volunteer) June 12th 2014

Poll Clerk for 2014 Provincial Election at Bewdley Community Centre

12 hour position + post-election data organization (9:00am – 11:00pm)

Arduino Oven Project (In-School) Feb 2019 – May 2019

Team Engineer

40 – 50 hours per week over a 3 month period

Creating a convection oven with a three-person team’s combined knowledge of Arduino programming, engineering, and electronics, designing and redesigning the oven to fit desired and updated requirements, maintaining and updating documentation in an engineering notebook in regards to design, wiring and function, researching information outside of our fields of expertise to obtain desired results, committing to consistent and attendance, activity and teamwork

LICENSES & CERTIFICATES

-G Driver’s License

-OACETT Associative Member

-Fleming College Dean’s List (>85% grade average) in Semesters 1, 2, & 4 for EET

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