David J. Arens
*** ******* ***** ** ***** Stream, IL 60188 Cell: 630-***-****
adpvt2@r.postjobfree.com
Senior Manufacturing Controls Engineer Clarios Geneval Illinois
Lead acid battery manufacturing 7-15-21 to present
Repair Upgrade and support manufacturing operations of a 24 hour a day 6 day a week facility.
Work with Allen Bradley, Slick 500. Control Compact and Micro logix, Factory talk view and Parker HMI systems
Trouble Shoot and modify programmed positions of Denso and Fanuc Robot systems
Work with upgrading and modifying Allen Bradley Powerflex VFD’s
Modify and upgrade Burner, dust collector waste water and other equipmnent.
Troubleshoot and upgrade STI and banner sensor and light curtain systems
Working with full hazardous PAPR system and contamination control daily.
Fresenius-Kabi LLC- Generic Drug Manufacturing Melrose Park, IL – Senior Project Engineer-
cope – 7/2016 7-12-21 – Melrose Park Expansion
3 Packaging Line Design URS, FAT DQ and IOQ SAT. (Scope $7M)
Issue URS and P.O. for case packers and palletizers (Scope $1.4M)
Building Electrical Specialist Electrical Distribution and Lighting – 34KV to 480 Volt substation specification & Plant Layout of electrical distribution (Scope $24M)
Review Navisworks & Solidworks & Autocad machinery and electrical panel layout and approval
Security Project management, 181 Cameras and 253 door including airlocks
Specifier, Material handling ASRS, Plastic Pallet, Pallet Washer and Ergo tray design,
“JIRA” data entries for packaging line issue management
Communication of packaging design and tolerances for automation
Support Wilson NC packaging line operations, improvement and troubleshooting Osha 30-hour training
Bosch Rexroth – Senior Automation Instructor - Teach all Customers internal and External Rexroth Automation Products and PLC – Motion Contol and Integration of Safety 6/2014 to 7/2016 Teach all Customers Internal and External Automation Products Motion Control and Integration of Safety
Perform customer visits – Both End User and OEM
Build Training Demo Equipment and Create Courses.
Conduct onsite and remote PLC programming classes for classes up to 20.
Create training videos for best practices of electrical grounding.
Product development work with Bosch XDK and another vendor of remote Temperature and Vibration monitoring of electrical motors – Ewon
TUV Functional Safety Certified. PMMI Certificates in PLC’s, Motors and Motor Controls
Lenze – OEM Business Development Engineer - Determine customer requirements, Quotations, Concepts, Business Proposals 5/2013 to 6/2014
Determine customer requirements, Quotations, Concepts, Business Proposals
Perform customer visits to build OEM and end user specification.
Work with mechanical team to generate customization pricing and specification review.
Prepare machine architecture illustrations and concept designs for customer review.
Layout of machine and controls functional goals..
Ixmation – Applications Engineer - Quotation, Concept, Business Proposals 8/2011 to 5/2013
Prepare quotations with account managers for custom automation solutions
Work with applications team prepare proposals and specifications to win customer business.
Using Solidworks prepare concept illustrations and 3D concept designs for customer review.
Layout to include ergonomics for Machine and plant layout.
Using a pricing template create pricing standards for complete proposal pricing.
Prepared upgrade to the Tide Pods filling and lidding machine P&G purchased 6 machines.
Bosch Rexroth – Applications Engineer Food and Packaging industry 1/2005 to 8/2011 Servo Motion and PLC systems.
Configuration, wiring Programming and installation of complete machine architecture.
Interfacing to Allen Bradley EthernetIP, Sercos 2 & 3, Devicenet, Profibus, Using IEC 61131
Served on MES and Safe Motion Committee.
Submitted and Edited PackML Version 3 ISA 88(TR2) Version3. PLCOPEN safe motion
Programming of Rotary Knife, Vertical Form Fill and Seal and Flow Wrappers and Palletizers.
Integration work with Wonderware, and other HMI software.
ODBC database connection and OLE connectivity.
Training customers, demonstrating equipment programming and use.
Additional Training of Sales and distributor applications engineers.
Co-Winner of 2005 Sales Associate of the Year award for going above and beyond
EDUCATION
BS Mechanical Engineering Technology 1993
Milwaukee School of Engineering, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Various company sponsored seminars.
•Operation of a Brush less DC motor with an electronic drive
•Continuous and Dynamic Thermal operation in motion control devices
•Measuring permanent magnet motor parameters
•Rockford Systems OHSA ANSI Machine Safeguarding course May -03
COMMUNITY
•Former Part time Instructor, Basic Electronics and Sensors
Harper College Palatine, Illinois
•F.I.R.S.T. Foundation for Innovation in Robotics Science and Technology
Referee and inspector of robots at local competition
TECHNICAL SKILLS
•Electronics troubleshooting to board level
•Electronics design both analog and digital to board level
•Design of mechanical machines and couplings depending upon system stiffness
Programming includes
IEC-1131 Step ladder, Function block and State code. Including C trouble shooting
Familiarity with different bus structures,
CAN, Profibus,CANSync, CAN Open Ethernet, Sercos 2 & 3, EtherNet IP
Redundant hot swap for Sercos
Certifications
PMMI PLC’s 2
PMMI Motor Controls and Motor Starters
TUV Functional Safety Engineer 2015 expired