Automation Controls Engineer (PLC) with IT Systems Engineering

Resume of Joe Hoffmeister

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Jackson, MO 63755 cell: 314-***-****

Email: ***.***********@*****.*** Age: 43

I have been responsible for a large number of systems integration projects, including automotive, soybean processing & soybean oil refining, pharmaceutical, food and other manufacturing companies. I have interacted professionally with all levels of my clients’ corporation from plant floor operators to executive management. Project management has included responsibility for all details involving systems integration projects including:

- Pre-sales engineering, bid/proposal development and presentation

- Project management through all phases of the Systems Life Cycle

- Project budgets

- Design and specification of all components

- Development of the business design and technical design

- Coordination of contractors

- Programming and/or supervising the programming of the system as designed

- Testing, start-up and production support

- Supervising the completion of AutoCAD drawings

- Training of the end-users

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Owner, Automated Process Services, LLC (Jan. 2005 – Present)

Jackson, MO

I have been self-employed for last 5 years, with over 15 years experience as a Controls Engineer. I am able to complete work with minimal supervision and provide outstanding customer support. I continue on-going service to customers whose initial projects were completed years ago because they value the professional support and technical competence that I provide. I currently travel frequently and will continue to do so if needed. I am also available for contract work and temporary relocations if needed.

• Allen/Bradley’s Contrologix, Compactlogix, PLC-5, SLC-500, & Micrologix Programmable Logic Controllers

• Rockwell Software’s RSLogix5000, RSLogix500, RSLogix5, RSLinx, RSView32, RSViewSE, RSViewME, RSNetworx, RSTune, RSHistorian, RSWeb, PanelBuilder

• Wonderware visualization software

• Ethernet Industrial Protocol, Ethernet TCP/IP, ControlNet, DeviceNet, DataHighway+, RIO, Serial

Applied Technologies (Feb. 1997 – Dec. 2004)

St. Louis, MO

I worked as a salaried Project Engineer working mostly with Allen Bradley and Rockwell Software Products. Many of my projects involved integrating the plant floor control systems with data collection, SCADA and Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES).

Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer in Windows NT 4.0 (MCSE). Microsoft Certified Professional in MS SQL Server (MCP) with programming in Visual Basic and MSAccess on Windows 95, 98, 2000, XP and NT platforms.

I have been meeting the controls/systems needs for customers such as… Ford Motor Co, Dana Corp, Tower Automotive, Kraft Foods, General Mills, Frito Lay, Bunge North America, Bayer, Ralston Purina Co, Continental Tire, Ameren UE, and numerous other smaller companies.

Hampton-Tilley Services, Inc. (May 1996 - Feb. 1997)

General Motors Assembly Center; St. Louis, MO

One year of start-up, debug, and production support experience on the floor of the General Motors' Body Shop. Programming the Allen-Bradley PLC 5 and SLC 500 series of programmable controllers as well as Panelbuilder software for AB's touch screen and keypad Panelviews.

Electronic Data Systems, Inc. (1990 - 1996)

General Motors Assembly Center; St. Louis, MO

I graduated from EDS's Systems Engineering Development program in

1991 and ranked at the top of my class of 30 Engineers. I was asked

to stay on as an assistant instructor upon graduation. While employed

with EDS, I worked for General Motors (GM) using the following programming languages:

* IBM 3270 Mainframe programming including: TSO, ISPF, MVS, COBOL,

PLI, CICS, JCL, FOCUS, SAS, IBM QMF, Easytrieve, Syncsort,

and Assembler. I was the project leader for a complete overhaul

of GM's plant time-keeping system and rail-loading system. I was

responsible for maintaining all programs/jobs running for the

plant's Material, Inventory, Scheduling, Personnel, Time-keeping,

Payroll, and all Financial systems. I also had the responsibility

for all ad-hoc reporting from these systems.

* UNIX programming on both IBM AIX and Hewlett Packard HP-UX platforms.

I attended Hewlett Packard's HP-UX System Administrators training.

* Personal Computer programming in DOS, Windows 3.xx & 95, C, MSAccess,

Excel, and Lotus 1-2-3 (macro programming). Also networked UNIX

servers to PCs over an 802.3 TCP/IP Ethernet network.

EDUCATION:

Southeast Missouri State University (1985 - 1989)

Cape Girardeau, MO

Bachelor of Science in Mathematics with Minors in Chemistry and Aerospace Studies. Graduated Cum Laude with a 3.5 g.p.a.

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