Automation Engineer Software Development

Roderick A. Buchanan

**** ***** *****, ******, **** 43021 614-***-**** ***.********.******@*****.*** Professional Profile

Experienced industrial control/automation engineer, consultant, instructor, and workshop leader with a demonstrated track record of employee and customer satisfaction, seeking opportunities in equipment, factory, and process automation. Team player willing to support other employees in industrial systems automation projects, electrical engineering technology, control systems engineering, software development, and documentation for maintenance and project life-cycle management. Skills

• Inspiring team members/cohorts as an accomplished facilitator and trainer, bridging the gap between theory and practice

• Motivating employees and peers to achieve personal growth and professional success

• Using quality control process improvement strategies and metrics to streamline operations and reduce costs

• Successfully encouraging senior managers, owners, and board members to invest in, acquire, and/or integrate modern control technology into existing tools, lines, and processes for legacy manufacturing and new automation projects Engineering Skills: Automation tools including, but not limited to RSLogix 5000/500, Logix Designer, CCW, and Studio for RA/AB PLCs, PowerFlex drives, Kinetix Motion Control, PanelView, PID/PIDE, ST/FBD, and Stratix Industrial Ethernet Networks; Control Networks such as Profibus/Modbus/Cercos; Beckhoff Industrial iPCs/PLCs, TwinCAT 3 XAE, EtherCAT, TwinCAT HMI, TwinCAT Motion, TwinSafe PLC; Schneider Machine Expert/SoMove for PLC, VFDs, and Servo Drives; CODESYS LD/FB/ST; PLCs including Siemens and Omron; FANUC I/F; NXP (Motorola/Freescale) Microcontrollers, Linux, and Development Tools; Intel 8051 Microcontroller Software Development Tools; Assembly Language and C/EC/C++ for Microcontrollers; Arduinos, small and large drives, I2C bus, and robotics; AutoCAD; MATLAB; Multisim; Electronics Lab for DC, AC, Op Amps, IC, Breadboarding, and Test Equipment; FORTRAN; and Large Scale Continuous and Batch DCS Process Controllers including PID setup/tuning for optimal performance.

Team Building: Advising; Coaching; Mentoring; Skill Assessments; Ranking and Contingency Planning; Career Path Planning; and Compensation, Employee Recognition, Incentives, and Bonuses. Education and Certifications

B.S. Electrical Engineering, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH NFPA 70e Certified US Army Veteran B.S. Psychology, Muskingum University, New Concord, OH OSHA GI Safety Instructor Certifications Available Professional Experience

PLC Control and Automation Engineer

Darifill June 2024 – Present

Westerville, Ohio Quality filling and packaging solutions for world-class ice cream novelties

• Equipment control solutions to manufacture ice cream sandwiches and round cookie sandwiches

• Fill, wrap, package, and load cartons in one sequential operation at a rate of up to 220 sandwiches per minute

• Equipment control solutions for filling many other types and sizes of ice cream products and novelties

• Responsible for all HMI and PLC programming. Also responsible for all electrical and pneumatic schematics

• Control and CAD layout support for machine development and upgrading HMI on refurbished machines PLC Systems Engineer/Control and Automation Engineer ADB Safegate June 2023 – June 2024

Gahanna, Ohio Airside 4.0, Airfield Lighting, Apron Management, Throughput Optimization Systems

• Using redundant PLC systems, networking, CC Regulators, and technology in conjunction with intelligent sensors, lighting systems, actuators, and intelligent visualization systems to improve airport efficiencies and optimize airfield, taxiways, deicing, maintenance, refueling, resupply, and apron throughput. Roderick A. Buchanan

6817 Mingo Drive Galena, Ohio 43021 614-***-**** ***.********.******@*****.*** Control and Automation Engineer

JBT Corporation / Prime Equipment · Contract Aug 2021 – April 2023 Columbus, Ohio Food Processing Equipment Manufacturer Research and Development Engineering

New Product Development

• Using Beckhoff Industrial PCs/PLCs/ Servo Drives and Schneider PLCs, VFDs, Servos, HMIs to control new automated techniques to process chickens and turkeys.

• Improvements in this industry remove risks of injuries to humans and reduces loss of high-quality protein. Consultant in and Advanced Technology, Automation, and Control Intelligration (Austin, TX and Columbus, OH) (All projects protected under NDA) February 2005-present

• Consulting support including many projects to design, develop, or upgrade fully automated manufacturing systems.

• Most projects required some combination of design, programming, integration, installation, and troubleshooting of material handling mechanical systems, A-B PLC programs, PanelView and/or InTouch HMI graphical displays, Cognex In- Sight vision systems, Kinetix multi-axis motion control, FANUC robots, Profibus, Sercos, and Stradix Industrial networks.

• Some projects focused on technology mining, strategic planning, technology and skill assessments, life-cycle ROI, project positioning strategies & roadmaps, patent preparation, systems integration and programming support.

• Some projects provided manufacturing support for industrial electrical standards (NEC/NFPA 70/79/etc) compliance

• Consulted as an expert witness in factory control system pre-trial litigation. Industrial Systems, Automation, and Control Engineering Technology – ISET Department Chair and Instructor Zane State College (Zanesville and Cambridge, OH campuses) August 2017-May 2021 Responsible for teaching the following:

• ISET/EEET 2500 PLC [7 times] using RSLogix 500/5000/Logix Designer/Studio/CCW and other software tools to program ladder logic/FBD for automation/control including PID setup/tuning and Industrial networking on 6 desktop Feedback Dual Conveyor trainers (miniaturized factory with industrial-grade gauges, IR, proxy sensor, actuators, etc.) using serial and Ethernet interfaces • ISET 2950 Capstone [3 time] on advanced PLC concepts including ST/FBD, Ethernet Comm, Powerflex VFD, and PanelView HMI; Control data in the CompactLogix PLC is sent to/from the HMI and VFD to control full-sized factory conveyor system with more than 6 inputs, more than 6 outputs, pneumatic actuators, and VFD controlled Motor (note HMI replaced all operator station manual switches with multiple graphical pages including pictorial displays of conveyor, components, data, scrape rate, etc. )

• ISET 2800 Capstone [1 time] replaced 6-Axis Industrial Robot Controller with several Arduinos and inexpensive motor drives using I2C communication for synchronization between Arduinos

• ISET/EEET 2400 Motor Control and VFD [6 times] focus on automated AC/DC motor starting, control, and protection; motor types; torque vs AC/DC power (current); explore LRT, PUT, FLT, BDT by motor type; LabVolt MC and LearnLab PowerFlex trainers

• ISET/EEET 1100 Industrial Electricity [7 times] hands-on and textbook training with LabVolt HV, Future Tek industrial control trainers, and Future Tek Troubleshooting Trainers (requiring 50 random faults out of 300+ detected/replaced with fewest steps in

< 90 minutes without replacing a good component or replacing any component more than once); Electrical Standards Compliance; introduction to NFPA 70e covering PPE and training for all Arc Flash cases (not to provide certification)

• MECH 2650 Mechanical Systems [6 times] using ATP textbook; hand and power tool uses and safety; LabVolt FESTO level 1 and 2 mechanical trainers; one 4-hour lab on vibration analysis; and one 4 hour lab on laser alignment

• MECH 2500 Hydraulics and Pneumatics [6 times] using ATP textbook with Parker Hydraulic/Pneumatic Trainers including several labs focused on electronic feedback sensors, actuators, and controllers

• MECH 1000 Engineering Graphics [2 times] using AutoCAD textbook with AutoCAD software; Blueprint reading textbook with homework and testing on advanced Blueprint Reading and part tolerance/dimensioning

• ENVS 2850 OSHA (4 times) accreditation class for general industry safety Successful completion of this class provides the student with an OSHA 30-Hour GI safety card

• Plus Work Force Development Classes [6 times] with focus on electrical troubleshooting and safety (4hrs/wk for 8-10 weeks) Roderick A. Buchanan

6817 Mingo Drive Galena, Ohio 43021 614-***-**** ***.********.******@*****.*** Adjunct Instructor

ITT Technical College (Columbus, OH) 2016 (till college closed) Responsible for teaching the following:

• ET2640 Microcontroller Architecture including Assembly Language and C programming

• ET1410 Integrated Circuits

• ET2750 Programmable Logic Controllers

• ET4799 Senior Electrical Engineering Capstone Project (Associates and Senior Projects Advisor) Engineer/Engineering and Product Manager

Motorola Microcontroller Division (Austin, TX) 1999-2004

• $4.8 million HW/SW engineering for Motorola/METROWERKS “8 &16 bit” CodeWarrior Embedded Processor tools

• Tool kits included turnkey development software/prototyping breadboard development kits including interface hardware

• Designed strategy around 1 acquisition & 2 alliance relationships to strengthen Motorola’s development tools portfolio Director Advanced Technology

Gas Panel Automation and Integration

Wolfe Engineering/ Millipore Microelectonics/Tylan General (Austin, TX) 1996-1999

• Managed advisors/engineers and routinely reported on emerging technology & competitive strategies

• Developed intelligent gas panel product variations for greatest market acceptance

• Demonstrated prototype distributed EC++ controller running on several semiconductor manufacturing tools including various intelligent components integrated with CAN bus (pre-DeviceNet architecture)

• Integrated neural-fuzzy prototype controller to improve product performance, responsiveness, reliability, and repeatability Semiconductor Equipment Control Engineer and Advance Equipment Control Program Manager 6 Million Dollar Control System Improvement Program for Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment Process Tools SEMATECH(Austin, TX) assignee on loan from Rockwell Automation Process Automation and Control Systems Engineer

Allen Bradley Corporate Research and Development

Allen-Bradley Corporation/Rockwell Automation (Cleveland, OH) Shop Floor Cell Control Software Development Manager and CAD/CAM Support Engineering Manager General Motors (Sandusky, Ohio)

Computer Process Control Engineer

Advanced Technology Implementation Program

Front End Continuous Process Control using DCS

Finishing End Bar and Tube Discrete Control using Allen Bradley PLCs U.S. Steel Corporation (Lorain, OH) Rev20250402

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