Looking for an opportunity to practice leadership and to obtain results.  A licensed Professional Engineer with an advanced degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering with Masters in Industrial Engineering/Management with result oriented from solid background in organizational and project management roles.

Education

M.S. Industrial Engineering /Management, University of  Arkansas, 2001, (GPA 3.6)

B.S. Electrical/Computer Engineering w/ Mathematics Minor, University of Arkansas, 1999,

(GPA 3.2)

Affiliations, Memberships, and Volunteer

· Professional Engineer in Oklahoma

· Pipeliner’s Club of Tulsa

· Tau Beta Pi(engineering Fraternity)

· FIRST Robotics Mentor

Employment

3/2016-8/2016
Sr. Computer System Analyst EnGlobal Government Services  Tulsa, Oklahoma

($25M Government Services Contracting and consulting Engineering services)

2/2007-2/2016
Sr./Lead Automation Engineer E,I &C 

Willbros Engineers LLC. Tulsa, Oklahoma

($130M Pipeline consulting Engineering services)

9/2009-6/2010
Principle E, I, & C Automation Engineer  

Zero Stage LLC. Adair, Oklahoma

9/2006 - 2/2007
Sr. Electrical Project Engineer

CRC-Evans Inc., Tulsa, Oklahoma

($15M Oil Pipeline Processing Equipment Rental)

10/2004 - 5/2005
Engineering Consultant

and Conagra Foods at the Univ. of Arkansas Robotics Labs, Fayetteville, AR

7/2004 - 6/2006
Sr. Automation Controls Engineer

Tyson Foods Inc. Springdale, Arkansas

($26B Chicken, Beef, and Pork Producer)

6/2001 – 6/2004
Electrical Project Engineer 3

Baxter HealthCare Corporation, Mountain Home, Arkansas,

($10B Medical Device Manufacturer)

1998-1999
Full-time Graduate Student

working at University of Arkansas Engineering Research Center - Arkansas’s Arkansas Center for Technology Transfer (ACTT), Fayetteville, Arkansas

Certifications and Proficiency

· Simplified Project Management, Leadership, and Management Training through various classes & experiences.

· Methodology - Lean manufacturing, Kaizen , Six Sigma SPC,  Software System Life Cycle (SLC) documentation

· Electronic Manufacturing Processes Certified (PCB circuit board design)

· SCADA – Cygnet, and Micro Control Systems, Historians, familiar w/OSI Historian

· HMI-GE Proficy iFIX, AB  RS View,  FT -view,  FT-View Studio and Wonderware In-touch and Platforms 2014 R2, mobile HMI, Win911, Raco

· ALLEN-BRADLEY – Controllogix Designer(5000,500), Compact and Micrologixs PLCs (ControlNet, DeviceNet, Ethernet/IP, Modbus, kepWare, OPC, Modbus RTU & IP)

· SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC- Quantum, Momentum, Proworx 32, Concept, and Unity, Vijeo, Control Micro SCADA

· FLOW COMPUTERS – Scada Pack, Omni 6000, Emerson Auto Pilot and others. (Coriolis, Turbine, Sonar, and Orfice)

· ROBOTICS Adept robotics V+ programming and Machine Vision

· GE- iFIX solutions, Multilins, wireless MDS 900mhz radio communications

· OPERATING SYSTEMS - Microsoft Win7/8/8.1, server 2008/2012R2, Linux, Ubuntu, IIS and Apache, web servers and Raspian. 

· Languages - Visual Studio with VBA, VB.NET, C, C++ and C#.NET (2003 to 2013) and VB(4.0 to 6.0), PHP, HTML/XML, Python, JavaScript, assembly, ladder, Function Block, Graph, Structured text

Summary

Experience on capital projects valued up to 600 Million Dollars in engineering facilities and process development. A broad range of training and experience in project roles technician to principle and senior level engineering in manufacturing (oil and gas, food, pharmaceuticals, and fabrication.  Includes leading sub-project teams of 2-4 people, project management/coordination, quality systems ISO 9000,cGMP and 6 sigma training, lean manufacturing practices, research and development, prototype electronics, programming (IT, application, embedded, PLC and HMI), Historians, MES, DCS, server and virtual systems. Including project scoping, scheduling, estimating, budgeting, forecasting, change management and project status reporting. Capable of reverse engineering and possesses a highly mechanical aptitude.  Business acumen demonstrated by training and through practice in project management, execution of methodologies in business practices, and management techniques. Assisted in new business startups with research and development through University of Arkansas, development of an E-stamp for USPS and proof of concept on patent awarded processes. Also, includes an award winning automation projects.

New And Upgrade projects 

Developed a Proprietary HMI Operators Control and Down-Time Reporting System for 2 Manufacturing High Speed Systems

Sr Electrical and Controls Engineer coordinating 2 million dollar capital projects with medical robotic assembly operations with 20 paired robot arms under cGMP, lean and FDA regulations. Working with teams of multi-disciplined engineers and involving responsibility in work at/with an overseas company in Germany.  Provided software architecture design, programming maintenance, and repairs for high volume manufacturing equipment containing robots, PLC, HMI, vision inspection and data collection systems (DCS). Using software languages such as V+, AIM for Omron/Adept robots, VBScript, Active Server Pages (ASP), HTML/HTTP/XML, Visual Basic 6, Visual Basic Applications (VBA) for MS Office, and operating systems (2k/XP/Windows CE).  

A 42” 750 Mile NGL Pipeline with 18 Unmanned Remote Controlled Facilities

Consulting, design, factory acceptance testing, and commissioning of automation and communications systems on pipeline equipment of over 18 sites with capital worth of over 600 Million Dollars including 2 pump stations each had 2-2,000hp - 4,160volt Variable Frequency Drives (VFD) and three automatic custody transfer flow meter stations and fail safe valves. On-site Commissioning during construction phase, directing of electrical controls, Vsat and GE MDS 900Mhz radio communications, technical personnel during build up and installation phases. Controls included electrical low voltage switch gear, and PLC I/O layout drawings, and preparing design philosophy and functional specification documents.  Developed and planned the Interface with each Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC), Human operator panels and Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems.

CO2 Compressor Facility And 80 Mile Pipeline to Oil Field Injection Wells

For 2 projects, one a major 3 million and two others at 1 million dollars each. Performed sub-management of project activities, tracking, execution, and change management notification. Led electrical and automation team on design Factory Acceptance Testing(FAT) and onsite commissioning of Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) controls, computer network, and HMI screen development (UI) developed from P&ID’s process documentation. Design equipment included Instrumentation, Electrical Switch gear, VFD’s Dehi Skids, and Flow meters, large skid 6 Cylinder Reciprocal Arial compressors driven by 4000HP electric motors, and 2 Cylinder Arial compressors driven by 500HP electric motors, pre-stage compression blowers and horizontal liquid pumps. Installing and troubleshooting of Ethernet and RF GSM and VSAT Radio network systems, Variable Frequency Drives (VFD), and motor and feeder protection (GE Multilin). The company over all won an Engineering award for the overall design.  I was complimented highly on the control User Interface (UI) design with remote access via mobile devices.

Installation of a New Spiral-Freezer and Upgrade of Anhydrous Ammonia Refrigeration System at 2 other plants

Responsible for electrical and controls engineering activities in multiple multi-million dollar capital project expenditures on manufacturing equipment, directed technical and contracted personnel during startup and installation phases for processed chicken. The Spiral-Freezer project included an automated industrial Sub 60 degree ammonia refrigerated spiral freezer system with a proprietary designed on a live in-production defrost procedure.  The other 2 projects where upgrades including swapping Schneider electric Symax PLC with a Quantum 934 PLC and including upgrades to controls on Sub 60 degree ammonia refrigeration blast freezers and other plant based equipment. Implemented automation controls and data collection systems following ANSI/ISA S95, USDA and company standards. Equipment included (Allen Bradley, Modicon), GE  iFIX, and Wonderware and Industrial Ethernet networks and communications.

Upgrade Natural Gas Compressor Facility Control Systems

Experience on capital projects worth over 100 Million Dollars consulting in designs of multiple compression facilities on pipelines for a major transporter in the north-east US. One facility, included a reciprocal compressor controls upgrade with a redundant control system using iFIX 5.5.  Another was 5 Solar Gas Turbine Engine and gas compressors with a mixing of different BTU gas values using an Emerson Bristol RTU.  Another project was converting 2 gas driven compressors to electric motors using 4,000hp 4,160volt Variable Frequency Drives (VFD) powered from a substation engineering team designed and installed.  Included automatic custody transfer stations and over-pressure fail safe valves and other Emergency Shut-down Systems (ESD). On-site Commissioning with the customer during construction phase, directing of electrical controls technical personnel during build up and installation phases. 

SPAWAR Navy Automated Fuel Handling Equipment(AFHE) Server DOD Cyber Security

Sr. Computer System Analyst Role in design inspection and verification, task planning and execution, lead roles of project activities, Responsible for security hardening of mini server stack used to run Wonderware Platform 2014 R2 Galaxy systems.

Research and Development Projects

Conagra Foods Cooked Food Temperature Analyzer Robotic System Project

Engineering Consultant on the design in collaboration with a University Professor, assisting in the design of a 8 line Robotic cooked food temperature analyzer system for salisbury steak gas fired Oven. Creating a custom HMI, programing moves on a moving belt to pick and place the Steaks on a temperature measuring apparatus using machine vision.  Creating a statistical adjustment of the oven belt speed.

E-Stamp Barcode For Mail Reader System Of USPS

Electrical/software Engineer at the University of Arkansas’s a research and development team - Arkansas Center for Technology Transfer (ACTT).  US Postal Service contract in creating software to read and decode a new barcode stamp (a USPS graphic eagle) and mail sorter equipment programs.

Turbine Compressor Emissions(NOX) Reduction

Principle Controls and Instrumentation engineer on a $250 thousand-dollar project in the controls system design of a turbine engine booster and emissions reduction. Commissioned, tested system and collected test data on a Solar Saturn gas turbine engine and gas compressor. Resulted in the company’s award of a U.S. Patent for NOX and fuel reduction, and increase in horsepower.

Project For A Down-Hole Oil Well Turbine Flowmeter

Before college for 5 years as an Engineering Technician developed prototype models of digital and analog electronic circuits along with electrical and assembly drawings for production. Testing yield 1% failure rates. Used digital storage oscilloscopes (DSO), position encoders, logic analyzer, and multi-meters. Wrote first draft operation manuals and specifications. Facilitated sales team demonstrations for new products.