FOUAD KAWASS

Auburn Hills, MI • 906-***-**** • adig1c@r.postjobfree.com • US Citizen

OBJECTIVE

Precise, highly motivated, and extremely versatile individual seeking a junior-level controls engineering position in the manufacturing and industrial field to apply problem-solving, communication, and leadership.

EXPERIENCE

Atom Technology, Junior Controls Design Engineer, Clarkston, MI July 2020 – December 2020

Designed automated PLC ladder logic control systems incorporating equipment from Allen Bradly.

Drafted electromechanical designs using AutoCAD and ePLAN following customers’ specifications.

Designed HMIs using FactoryTalk Studio for industrial use based on customers' requirements and standards.

Provided design documentation with supervision, including component specifications and approval based on customer requirements, and Bill of Materials (BOM) based on system design.

Prepare, update and Install PLC logic and associated tasks during commissioning.

Verified communication using RSLinx to ensure connectivity.

Assisted with floor level support during build with respect to design changes made by customers.

Coordinated with other disciplines to streamline delivery on timely manner.

Radyne Corporation, Field Service Engineer, Milwaukee, WI February 2020 – July 2020

Tested, troubleshooted, Repaired, refurbished, and serviced induction heating subcomponents, and equipments.

Worked within the service department and traveled extensively by to existing customer locations for start-ups, troubleshooting, repairing, servicing, and maintaining Inductotherm induction and resistance heating equipment.

Worked at Radyne’s facility to test, repair, refurbish and upgrade customer equipment, which includes, but not limited to, equipment parts such as BJTs, IGBTs, MOSFETs, SCRs, Diodes, Rectifier, Inverters, and others.

Tested, and repaired if possible, PCBs and replaced defected parts within the PCBs to be functional for reuse.

Developed start-up procedures for induction heating systems to be implemented on site at customer facilities.

Documented failed system symptoms, troubleshooting methods and successful remediation methods in reports.

Dematic Corporation, Control Engineer, Grand Rapids, MI October 2018 – December 2018

Worked at customer service department helping with modifications of their platforms with upgrades from older systems to newer more efficient ones following the client’s procedures and work instructions.

Worked with AutoCAD Electrical to modify schematics for conveyors, circuits and PLCs as needed.

Managed AutoCAD requirements for the department team, utilizing outside resources as needed.

Worked with the Business Solution Team to understand the Order Entry processes.

Installed, debugged, modified, and updated Allen Bradley PLC, SICK Flexi Line PLC, HMI, and GSMi.

Provided engineering support to Sales, Estimating, and other project related support groups.

Identified and solved problems within the controls system and communicated with the team when necessary.

Efficiently coordinated activities on assigned projects and worked with subcontractors and 3rd party vendors.

Assisted onsite start-up, commissioning and testing of material handling systems.

SOFTWARE SKILLS

MATLAB, SIMULINK, Stateflow, ETAP, LabVIEW, C, Java, CodeWarrior IDE, Minitab

SolidWorks, AutoCAD, AutoCAD Electrical, ePLAN electric P8, OrCAD PSpice, LTSpice

RSLinx, RSLogix 5000, Studio 5000, FactoryTalk Studio, IP Ethernet, Virtual Machine, Microsoft Office

HARDWARE SKILLS

Soldering and Desoldering, Oscilloscope, Digital Multimeter, Functions Generators

Circuit Assembly, Analysis, Troubleshooting & Design, Panel Testing & Wiring

High 3-ϕ Voltage (120-480 VAC), AC-DC & DC-AC, Low and High Frequency

EDUCATION

Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI B.Sc. of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering

Date of Attendance September 2015 – June 2018

CERTIFICATES

Qualified Electrical Worker: October 2018.

Principles of Closed Loop Control: October 2019.

GM GCCH-1: September 2020.

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