WILLIAM CLEMONS

EDUCATION:

Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering

SKILLS:

Proposal writing, research, information development and citing of sources.

Basic accounting to include net-present value, depreciation, linear regression, statistical means and deviations. Calibration equipment: caliper, micrometer, various electronic scopes and multi-meters.

PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE:

Abbott Laboratories - Portland, ME - Senior Electrical Engineer - January 2022 to February 2023

Work with plant management in support of product line start-up to include materials handling and packaging in order to create over-the-counter self-evaluation test kits for Binax, Legionella, Streptocoulus, and Covid19 individual virus test kits. Work includes floor and site supervision of approximately 120 staff employees: theft prevention of equipment and product, development of process start-up, operations, and shut-down as part of new automation equipment installed, programmed, and operated by JR Automation, Lanco, Circle, and Abbott employees.

Equipment includes superconducting conveyor through glue sealant of aeseptic and food-grade pharmaceutical supplies. Develop Rockwell Software comparison files in support of evaluating cross-sectional time constants at conveyor/pallet interface as related to station functions: add a substrate (card), add swabwell, add overlabel, add test strip, add closer tape; using infrared camera, evaluate product to specification criteria (dimensional, only). Reject product or forward product to production conveyor for further processing.

NGK Manufacturing - Sissonville, WV - Warehouse Repackage Technician August 2021 to January 2022

Utilize repackaging techniques to sort, document, and re-package production materials for DOT transfer outside manufacturing facility. Work with SAP, scale, and Jobot programs to disassemble manufacturing stored products into individual components, then re-assemble for shipment via motor courier to other sites both US and overseas.

Diamond Electric Corporation - Eleanor, WV - Assembly Technician November 2020 to April 2021

Conduct assembly of automotive electronic components in support of United Automotive Workers. Work at potting station to construct electronic coils for several automotive concerns. Trouble shoot potting station operating activities to ensure sufficient air, power, and programming are intact to complete allotted quantity of material components for each shift performed. Conduct initial calibration of devices and generate shift tickets indicating number of components completed per shift. Identify and document resources by lot number and create electronic record of work performed according to identification, lot numbers, and material counts over course of shift.

Holly-Frontier (Sonneborn) - Petroila, PA - Senior Systems Engineer Jan 2020 to July 2020

Provide site services to unit operations in support of catalyst replacement including support structure and active hydro treating materials change out on five reactor vessels.

Troubleshooting and replacing the Cisco routers as per there preventive maintenance dues.

Conduct business that is consistent with associate requirements for replacement and renewal around current and future operating goals to include gas monitor for research laboratory.

Assist with Environmental reporting as part of improved permitting through consumer units: boilers, furnaces, and hydrogen manufacturing systems. Laid off.

Conquest Technologies - Columbia, MD - Network Engineer Jan 2019 to Oct 2020

Serve as Network Engineer, installing level 2-8 equipment for contractor, Cisco, in support of retail, and commercial sites. Provide IT support to business team and solve the ticket issues.

Installing and troubleshooting of Cisco switches. Develop business telephone system from router to server technology, upgrade wireless router technology and cyber security. Commission Cisco switch/telephones to user desktop/countertop locations at retail/wholesale sites. Obtain owner authorization and sign-off around completion of business activity. Laid off.

Optima Chemical - Belle, WV - Distributed Control Systems Specialist/I&C Engineer Mar 2017 to Mar 2018

Serve as computer systems Specialist in support of two area consoles (Honeywell) to include Allen-Bradley and Modicon 800/900 series controller at de-commissioned salt recovery mills.

Develop salt-based chemistries utilizing batch, distillation/drying, centrifuge and continuous solids transportation methods into distribution products storage containers.

Recycle automotive liquids for local municipalities to reduce overall materials consumption. Pre-treat process water to corrected pH and solids loading before sending to site water treatment facility. Perform routine safety checks and adhere to usage of PPE as part of project/site requirements: eye glasses, ear plugs, hat, steel-toed shoes, chemical suits. Participate in PSM related business activities including: PHA in support of insurance review, HAZOP in support of internal audit, Root-cause analysis in support of incident review and PSSR in support of equipment re-start.

Utilize equipment, procedure, and process reviews to improve alarm settings, identify redundancies in alarmed operations and reduce console noise to allow Operations to focus on daily business activities.

Developed solutions in support of multi-controller environment where batch monitoring/sequencing and PLC valve controls interact as part of multiple system operability. Reviewed requirements for burner management system and developed procedure in support of furnace start up operations. Laid off.

Certis Chemical - Wasco, CA - Senior Instrument Technician Aug 2016 to Nov 2016

Provide leadership as Field Technician in support of process development, electronic exhaust monitoring, gas/solids separation; radio systems monitor deployment, and simple ladder logic design as part of Allen-Bradley (PLC 5000/HMI) site to include sump level control.

Develop ferment based pesticides utilizing batch, centrifuge, and continuous granulation in support of non-evasive pest management in order to prevent species evolution as part of effective fruit crop management.

Determine chronic versus acute solids dispersal in a transport tube way, leading to vacuum filter. Establish unit alarm so operators can adjust upstream conditions to error free operation. Laid off.

Energy Remodeling, Inc. - Greater Bakersfield Area - Sales Associate Mar 2015 to Aug 2015

Provide planning assistance to sales force.

Open sales dialog with home owners who were behind on their energy bills in support of a capitalized solution that involved installation of solar panels, mediating with energy company to recognize solar credits (off-set installation cost, reduce monthly energy consumption through use of smart metering), obtaining a low interest loan through state financial firms, and restore household financing in support of homeowner keeping their home and mortgage. Laid off.

Kern Oil and Refining - La Mont, California - Senior Process Engineer Sep 2014 to Nov 2014

Serve as Process Engineer responsible for initiating catalyst inventory and instructing operations on LRU shutdown. Support light oils recovery from sour fuel gas product stream utilizing small-foot-print technologies to demonstrate compact unit operations that are portable. Support atmospheric back-end cooler replacement with like-and-kind water bath submersible tube exchanger. Support distillation tray count based on operating line and vapor-liquid-equilibria information. Develop alarm response procedure in order to maintain unit operation around low liquid level alarm in light oil recoveries unit. Maintain strategic catalyst inventory based on site storage and active reactor conditions. Laid off.

Pacific Technical Resources - Engineering Specialist January 2014 to August 2014

Coordinate with engineering and project teams to develop oil field equipment replacement proposals for clients in San Joaquin Valley, San Gabriel Basin, and Coastal Valley.

Identify library, on-line, training, publications through internet and at site in support of controller definition(s), configuration, process notes that can be cycled into PSM as part of improving internal rate of return. Support multiple project plans around Kern Valley, San Ardo, and Gabriel basin objectives. Work with other office workers to develop meeting materials, attend site walks, and conduct follow-up business activities as part of competitive bid and proposal processes. Laid off.

Paramount Petroleum - Bakersfield, California - Systems Engineer May 2008 to Jan 2014

Develop control strategies in support of DCS group, reporting to other engineering resources and management. Most strategies begin with material and energy balances to include hydrogen “shelving”, process water transfer and shipment under permit authority, energy usage, utility flare sweep requirement and monitoring, sample station deployment. Identify requirements for flare monitoring compliant to state assembly bill. Develop and re-deploy metering around approved technology. Work with vendors to install chemical sample station. Work with internal resources to create procedure for sampling flare system during normal and flare event operations that is consistent with local regulations and meets flare monitoring requirements. Maintain and develop shut down strategy in support of reactor system configuration change as part of increasing sulfur removal at diesel hydrotreater. Provide technical expertise, participating in refinery and tank farm de-inventory as part of property sale. Develop process control strategies in support of SAMA documentation, SAFE diagram development, advanced algorithm type controls: cascade, feed-forward, ratio control, heat-cool, wild flow applications. Laid off.

Facility Robotics - Temecula, CA - Project Engineer May 2006 to Apr 2008

Collaborate with technicians and regional sales professionals in support of sub-contracting to telephone company. Develop central plant alarm strategies around heat/cool applications, HVAC operations to control humidity, battery room gas leak detection. Utilize engineered product to create site safety [H2] alarming in battery and rectifier rooms at telephone switch. Work with site employees to develop overhead alarm reports during off-peak hours. Develop site surveillance and access systems with focus on maintenance and upgrade details. Laid off.

Brinderson Constructors - Torrance, CA - Instrument Specialist Feb 2006 to Apr 2006

Serve with project operatives to complete action items for installing instruments, control actuators, and positioners at crude unit as part of turn-around; bench calibrate pressure switches for crude feed exchangers.

Deploy equipment in support of return to service at crude and vacuum distillation units.

Install and calibrate temperature, pressure, and level gauges at turn around site and adjacent gas plant. Contract employee. Contract ended.

Moore Industries - Van Nuys, CA - Application Services Manager Feb 2002 to Nov 2005

Develop process control strategies, incorporating off-the-shelf technologies in support of enclosure manufacture.

Provide application sales support for customers utilizing Powers brand single-loop-controllers.

Identify failure modes and address methods for developing electrical and electronic solutions in support of de-facto and other marketable communications technologies.

Design system monitors and controls that are consistent with industry standards for single-loop, multi-loop, heat-cool, municipal water treatment, and manual loader operations.

Familiar with OSHA and ISO9000 procedures development in support of International manufacturing and considered good manufacturing practice in the development of electronic systems. Laid off.

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