TONY M. INGRASSIA
Cary, NC. *7518
E-mail: adhqzi@r.postjobfree.com
CAREER OBJECTIVE:
To obtain secure, permanent employment with progressive
and future oriented industry. Will consider new training and possible relocation.
Summary of Experience: Extensive experience in the design, implementation, commissioning and
technical support of industrial automation and process control systems.
EXPERIENCE:
3/11 to Present Sr. Automation/Controls Engineer
Buhler Aeroglide / Cary, NC, (Direct)
* Develop automation and process control system solutions for thermal
processing equipment used in food and industrial applications.
* Assist Marketing and Sales in preparing customer proposals
* Provide technical support to customers and field service technicians.
* Typical control components include Allen-Bradley Control Logix,
CompactLogix, Factory View ME, Siemens S7 & WinnCC, Various VFD
Controllers, etc.
* Proficiency with AutoCAD 2018
3/05 to 05/10 Sr. Instrumentation & Controls Engineer / I&C Manager (work force reduction)
Fuel Tech Inc. / Warrenville, IL.(Direct)
* Develop control system solutions for the optimization of combustion
systems in utility and industrial applications utilizing state of the art proprietary
technologies for air pollution control and process optimization.
* Assist Marketing and Sales in preparing customer proposals
* R&D work for new product development and product improvement.
* Commissioning and debug engineered systems and equipment.
* Provide technical support to customers and field service technicians.
* Typical control components include Allen-Bradley PLC-5, Control Logix,
CompactLogix, SLC-500, RSView32, RSViewSE, RSViewME, PanelView
Rosemount, Fischer, Yokogawa, ABB & Emerson Ovation DCS etc.
* Proficiency with AutoCAD 2009
11/03 to 3/05 Controls Application Engineer / Project Manger
Wagner Systems Inc. / Carol Stream, IL. (Direct)
* Develop control system solutions for automated powder coating systems.
* Assist Marketing and Sales in preparing customer proposals
* R&D work for new product development and product improvement.
* Commissioning and debug automated powder coating systems and equipment.
* Provide technical support to customers and field service technicians.
* Typical control components include Allen-Bradley Control Logix, SLC 500,
RS-View 32, Panelview, Siemens S7-200, Siemens S7-300, Wagner Systems
proprietary controls, etc.
* Proficiency with AutoCAD 2006
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3/03 to 11/03 Controls Systems Field Engineer / Project Manager
. US Filter Corp./ Ames, IA Microfloc & General Filter Products
( work from home office)
* Design, program and commission control systems for water processing
equipment.
* SCADA system development.
* Field support for water processing facilities.
* Typical control components include Allen-Bradley SLC 5/05, Control Logix
5000, Panelview, RS-View 32, DeviceNet, 1366 Plus VFD’s, Wonderware,
various analog instruments, etc.
7/02 to 3/03 Electrical Controls Project Engineer
Flinn & Dreffein Engineering / Northbrook, IL. (Contract)
* Design of electrical control systems for industrial heat processing and heavy
material handling equipment.
* Integrate, program and debug systems utilizing Allen-Bradley SLC 500,
Control Logix 5000, Control –Net, RS-View 32, and Reliance GV3000/SE etc.
* Control panel design and layout.
* Design power distribution and embedded conduit systems.
* Proficiency with AutoCAD 2000.
5/01 to 7/02 Electrical Project Engineer/Project Manager
Bob Ray & Associates Inc. / Lake in the Hills & Belvidere, Il. (Contract)
* Design of electrical control systems for upgrades, retrofit and reconfiguration of
newspaper press, commercial web press, RTP web tension systems and offset
ink and dampening control systems.
* Integrate, program and debug PLC based controls, HMI’s, DC motor drives,
VFD’s and various other controls.
* Design power distribution systems for newspaper and commercial press
installations.
* Manage all electrical operations at Belvidere Rebuild Center.
* Proficiency with AutoCAD 2000.
5/99 to 3/02 Senior Electrical Controls Engineer
Haumiller Engineering / Elgin, IL. (Direct)
* Design of electrical control systems for high-speed continuous motion dial
assembly machinery and associated automation utilizing various PLC’s, motor
controls, servos, instruments and electronics. Design of vision and measuring
inspection systems using Keyence and DVT controls.
* Extensive experience programming and system start up and debug with
Allen-Bradley ControlLogix, PLC5 and SLC/500 PLC controllers along
with Control net, DeviceNet, Data Highway +, Remote I/O, Ethernet and other
Network systems.
* Extensive experience with GE Fanuc 90/30 PLC, Cimplicity HMI and other
GE Fanuc control systems.
* Develop Operator Interface systems using RS View 32, Panelview, Panelmate,
Cimplicity and other MMI products and software.
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5/98 – 5/99 Electrical Controls Project Engineer
Fanuc Robotics Hoffman Estates, IL. (Contract)
* Integrate robot and automation work cells primarily in the areas of
palletizing, machine load/unload, CNC interface, assembly systems and material
handling.
*Design all control hardware and software including EOAT.
* Program and debug of control systems utilizing primarily Allen-Bradley, GE
* Fanuc 90/30 controllers and Fanuc RJ-2 and RJ-3 robot controllers.
*Operator interfaces including Allen-Bradley Panelview 550, 900, RS-View and
GE Cimplicity and Data Panels, Cutler-Hammer Panelmate.
*Experience with Cutler-Hammer DeviceNet and Net Solver.
*Proficiency with AutoCAD 14 and 2000.
9/97 – 5/98 Electrical Controls Project Engineer
U.S. Systems Designers Inc. Elgin, IL. (Direct)
*Controls integrator for industrial automation primarily in the areas of material
handling, pneumatic conveying and process control using mostly Allen-Bradley
SLC 500 and PLC 5 with Panelview 1400e and 550 controls.
*Design, program and debug of these various systems.
Contract Engineering and Consulting 8/91 – 9/97
6/96 – 9/97 Electrical Controls Project Engineer
Lamb Assembly & Test - Rockford, IL. (Contract)
*Design control systems for large transfer type assembly and test
machinery, used in the automotive industry.
*Program and debug PLC programs and operator interfaces.
*Program and debug variable speed drives and servo controllers.
*Develop Wonderware In Touch applications
*Startup and debug automation. AutoCAD R14.
1/96 - 6/96 Electrical Controls Engineer
William Wrigley Jr. Co. Chicago, IL. (Contract)
*Design electrical controls for process control, packaging equipment
and automation. Program and debug Siemens TI545 PLC.
*Startup and debug software and equipment.
*Intergraph Microstation V5.
10/95 - 1/96 Electrical Controls Engineer
Felpro Inc. Skokie, Il. (Contract)
*Design and implement control systems for automation and process
controls on various projects.
*Program and debug Allen-Bradley SLC500, PLC5, Panelview 550 &1200.
*Allen-Bradley Machine Vision.
*Power distribution design and layout. AutoCAD R12
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7/94 - 10/95 Electrical Controls Engineer
U.S. Filter Corporation Rockford, Il. (Contract)
*Design and implement control systems for water and chemical processing
systems.
*Program Allen-Bradley SLC500 and PLC5 controls and various operator
interfaces.
*Equipment layout, piping and P&ID design. Intergraph Microstation V5
11/92 – 6/94 Electrical Controls Engineer
Ekstrom - Carlson Co. Rockford, IL. (Contract)
*Design control systems for CNC controlled routers.
*Integrate Allen-Bradley 9 Series CNC, variable speed drives, invertors and servo
controls. AutoCAD R12.
6/87 to 11/92 Sr. Electrical Project Engineer / Project Manager
Publishers Equipment Corporation / Rockford, IL. (Direct)
* Design, test and commissioning of electrical / electronic control systems for the
newspaper printing industry (PLC Programming, DC Motor Drives, Digital &
Analog Controls, PC Board Design etc.)
* Responsible for field installation of electrical / electronic controls systems.
(Supervise, engineering, startup and debug, customer service and training)
* AutoCAD R10.
2/83 to 6/87 Plant Electrical / Electronic Systems Engineer
Owens-Corning / Rockford, IL. (Direct)
* Maintain AC / DC motors and drives up to 250 HP
(Reliance Max-Pak / Flex-Pak DC drives)
* Troubleshoot and calibrate process controls and instruments
* Maintain and troubleshoot process and automation equipment and systems
* Design and implement electrical control system solutions for process
and automation.
* Program and debug PLC logistics (Allen-Bradley SLC 100 / SLC 500 and
Texas Instruments 5TI)
*Design and implement automation and process control improvements.
1/80 to 2/83 Electrical / Electronic Systems Engineer
GTE Automatic Electric / Genoa, IL. (Direct)
* Provide technical support of electrical and electronic control systems for
facilities and manufacturing.
* Maintain and calibrate electronic test gear and equipment.
* Assist in the development of test equipment and prototype equipment.
* Assist engineering with design and test of PC boards and electronics
* Design control systems for special machinery and applications.
* Maintain and troubleshoot PLC and CNC controlled automation and
machinery and equipment.
* Provide technical support for electrical maintenance department.
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1972 - 1980 I.B.E.W. LOCAL # 733 / 261 / 364
Journeyman Wireman
Industrial / commercial wiring and control systems; high voltage
primary / secondary distribution; refrigeration and heating controls;
maintain, troubleshoot and repair AC / DC motors and generators;
install and debug machine controls and wiring; fire and signaling systems;
electrical and electronic maintenance and debug on various types of
automation, machinery and equipment. PLC programming and debug.
Additional automation and process control project engineering / project management experience available upon request.
EDUCATION:
UNITED ELECTRONICS INSTITUTE/Iowa State - Des Moines, IA.
* Bachelor of Applied Science - Electronics Engineering Technology, 1975
Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification
* Lean Sigma Corporation 9/27/17
Querying Data with Transact SQL
* Microsoft DAT201x 11/17
Managing Projects with Microsoft Project
* Microsoft 5/17
Leadership Training For Managers
* Dale Carnegie 6/23/08
Steam and Mechanical Power Plant Fundamentals
* Commonwealth Edison 3/4/08
Fisher FieldVue Instruments DVC Programming Fundamentals
* Novaspect 6/07
RSView ME Programming for PanelView Plus
* Rockwell Automation 3/06
RSView SE Programming
* Rockwell Automation 3/06
Hands On Motion Control
* Rockwell Automation 10/2000
PROGRAMMING MICROSOFT VISUAL BASIC 6.0
* Rock Valley College 1999
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EDUCATION:
GE FANUC VERSAPRO
* Windows Programming Package
For the 90-30 and new VERSAPRO PLC 4/99
GE FANUC POWERMOTION
* Motion Mate DSM300 (programming and operating) 3/99
GE FANUC CYMPLICITY MMI/GRAPHIC INTERFACE
* Programming the Cimplicty Operator Interface 3/99
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION / ALLEN-BRADLEY
* Advanced programming for the SLC 500 A.I. Series, 1998
INTELLUTION
* Fix Dynamics-Component Object Solutions, 1998
GE FANUC VERSAPRO
* Windows Programming Package
For the 90-30 and new VERSAPRO PLC 4/99
GE FANUC POWERMOTION
* Motion Mate DSM300 (programming and operating) 3/99
GE FANUC CYMPLICITY MMI/GRAPHIC INTERFACE
* Programming the Cimplicty Operator Interface 3/99
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION / ALLEN-BRADLEY
* Advanced programming for the SLC 500 A.I. Series, 1998
INTELLUTION
* Fix Dynamics-Component Object Solutions, 1998
INDUSTRIAL NETWORK SYSTEMS / CONTROLSOFT
* Developing Process Control Strategies, 1998
* PID Process Control. 1998
GE FANUC
* Introduction to the 90 Series PLC and
Logicmaster 90 Software, 1998
GE FANUC
* Advanced programming for Logicmaster 90 Software, 1998
I.B.E.W. APPRENTICESHIP
* Journeyman Card # D655295, 1974
Additional education and training information available upon request