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Systems Engineer Control

Location:
Northport, AL
Posted:
September 09, 2025

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Daniel Soto

Control Systems Engineer

******.*********@*******.*** Northport AL USA +1-205-***-****

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

An accomplished Automation & Control Systems Engineer, with a cumulative cross-functional and multinational work experience of 15+ years acquired across North America and LATAM in manufacturing, material handling and automotive.

Highly motivated Engineer resourceful and innovative, A Stronge believer in group dynamics and team spirits faith in hard work, discipline and order; committed and passionate about pursuing a long-term career as Engineering Management, I lead several teams of commissioning. EXPERIENCE

Head of Maintenance & Infrastructure Coordinator JAN 2021 - Present Truck & Wheel Automotive Vance AL, United States

Improved maintenance plans effectively and achieve to fulfill the growing customer demand.

Streamlined maintenance schedule Work orders and purchase orders, and spare parts control through management software CMMS and SAP.

Achieved reducing from 3 to 2 shifts due to the efficiency of the production lines increasing to meet the customer demand.

Delivered a reduction of damaged parts and reworks produced from 9.6% to 2.1%, reducing rejections from production lines after the engagement team with the process.

Participate in root cause analysis (RCA), and corrective action determination to identify failures & establish detailed action plans based on KPIs.

Troubleshooting in production lines, apply continuous improvement/countermeasure activities to address operational deficiencies and weekly reports of indicators OEE, TPM, MTBF, and MTTR.

Teaching new engineers to ensure adherence to procedures included TPM, LO/TO, rolling the way work, and delegating new roles, ensuring benefits to members and the company.

Supported interface with suppliers, technicians, and QA to report/resolve calibration/maintenance support issues and limitations.

Evaluation of agreements, comparison of offers, negotiation of key contracts, review, and approval of invoices.

Achieved cost reduction through simplification of part/component design up to 65% through a detailed search for alternative suppliers.

Coordinate building facilities maintenance to maintain a safe work area, control documentation, and ensure the schedule services.

Initiated detailed procurement for new local suppliers to negotiate contracts to lead times and saved on international purchases.

Control & Robotics Engineer JUN 2018 – DEC 2020

Truck & Wheel Group Vance AL, United States

Improvements to hardware/software of ASRS system during the project ramp-up to increase the efficiency.

Coordinate subcontractors for the ASRS expansion project to increase the finished goods warehouse capacity.

Controlling parts, perform preventive/corrective maintenances and troubleshooting Fanuc robots. Head of Automation & Site Manager JAN 2017 – JUN 2018 Schaefer Systems International Mexico City, Mexico

Strengthening team commissioning to hand over projects and learn about new technologies.

Opening a new Automation department to commissioning projects from Mexico.

Coordination in-situ of vendors to commissioning structural, mechanical and electromechanical assembly.

Customer Service through project phases; installation commissioning aftersales; Mexico/Brazil/Colombia. Integrator of Automation Systems OCT 2015 – DEC 2016 Mecalux Spain Mexico City, Mexico

Handling project budget, report to higher management about concerning project achievements.

Responsible for in-house testing and on-site commissioning projects, ASRS and conveyor systems.

Successfully Commissioned Stacker Cranes in a Cold Room.

Design networking I/O, Ethernet-IP, Profinet, Profibus and HMI s.

Lead teams for commissioning and main contact with customers. Mexico/Chile/Brazil/Colombia. Developer & Implementer of Automated Systems OCT 2011 – JUN 2015 Mecalux México Mexico City, Mexico

Develop & commissioning about 10+ automated warehouses.

Research & setup toPLC,HMI,VFD,SCADA, handle Industrial networks: Profinet, TCP/IP, Profibus DP, Ethernet, AS-i.

Imparting trainings, preparing technical documentation; Mexico/USA/Colombia/Costa Rica. Warehouse Maintenance FEB 2009 – SEP 2011

Supply Chain Management Mexico State, Mexico

Reduced downtime due an migration of communication protocol for a supply chain system.

Train and coordinate subcontract team to perform the major maintenances to ASRS systems. Electromechanical Technician SEP 2008 – JAN 2009

Plastic Manufacturer Mexico State, Mexico

Perform routine maintenance involved hydraulic/Pneumatic/Electric production line machines.

Part of work team that performed retrofit of auxiliary machines to improve the re-work area. EDUCATION

Bachelors Degree in Mechatronics Engineering Mexico 2010-2014 Controls and Automation Engineering Mexico 2008 -2010 SKILLS

PLC Siemens TIA Portal V13.0

PLC Siemens Simatic Manager

Panel View 7000 Allen Bradley

Siemens S7 Tools and Troubleshooting

Handling Tool Operation and Programming FANUC Robots

Building Teams that work.



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