SUMMARY

Manage Capital Equipment Installation
Industrial Automation Systems Development, Management, Startup
Project Cost Management and Team Supervision
Industrial Equipment Maintenance
Control System Hardware Design
PLC programming (Siemens S7-400, S7-300, S7 Safety PLC, Allen-Bradley Contrologix, SLC, PLC-5)
Instrument Knowledge – Pressure, Temperature, Flow, PID control loops
Drives systems integration
Servo-Based motion control
Robotic Systems Integration
HMI Development with Cimplicity, Wonderware, Intellution, RSView, Panelview
Data Collection/Reporting with RSSQL and RSHistorian

Developed systems for range of industries, including:

Chemical Process
Material Handling Convey Systems
Automotive Body Shop Welding Systems
Automotive Assembly Conveyors, Robotic Systems, and Data Systems
Automotive Paint Systems
High Speed Manufacturing Machinery
Plastics
Web Handling
Pulp and Paper
Water/Wastewater
High Speed Bottling
Food and Beverage
Fiberglass

EMPLOYMENT

9/2019-Present - VDL Steelweld/Tesla Motors
Valencia, Spain/Fremont CA
Robotic welding line for new body shop
Develop Ignition HMI systems for welding line using Tesla body shop standard. Commission systems in plant.

6/2019-9/2019 - Profile Custom Extrusions
Rome, GA
Software upgrade
Upgrade existing obsolete software to Factorytalk View SE. Interface existing PLC system to existing SQL database. Recreate queries from scratch with very little documentation.
Support installation of additional pumps for paint system using Powerflex 525 drives on Ethernet/IP.

6/2019-6/2019 - AAM Powertrain
Bluffton, IN
Short term contract job tying Ignition to SQL database to track part data through production line.

9/2018-6/2019 - Huber Engineered Woods
Spring City, TN
Material Handling System Support
Assist customer in system enhancements – Optimization of large board handling systems.

10/2017 - 9/2018 - Factory Automation Systems
Berlin, NJ
Plant Re-Start
Contract engineer for project at fiberglass plant. Refurbishment of existing equipment and installation/commissioning of new. Electrical installation, programming, and startup.

10/2016-10/2017 - James Hardie Building Products
Summerville, SC
Plant Re-Start
Provide contract engineering services to re-commission a plant that was shut down years before. Supervised electrical installation, software development, commissioning.

11/2015 – 10-2016 - GUDEL
Spring Hill, TN
Crankshaft Line System Re-tool
Engineering to modify system to make a new style crankshaft. Siemens S7 PLC modifications, interface to production machinery.

4/2015 – 11/2015 - ATW
Wixom, MI
Automated Robot System
Provide integration services for a robotic project designed to install instrument panels in automotive bodies to be installed at a Tesla Automotive facility in Freemont, CA.

1/2014 – 4/2015 - James Hardie Building Products
Plant City, FL
Electrical Installation Support
Provide electrical installation support for new production line. Specify and purchase equipment for substation, power distribution, controls, lighting, etc. Responsible for several millions of dollars of equipment.
Commissioning of systems using Allen-Bradley Guardlogix processor systems.
Oversee schedule of commissioning, and manage engineering team to bring equipment on-line.

12/2013 – 1/2014 - Factory Automation Systems
Atlanta, GA
Contract Engineer
Short project to modify Siemens S7 system at large injection molding plant. Converted paint system from oil based paint to water based. Robot interface, pump and valve control.
S7-300 safety PLC system.

6/2012 –12/2013 - Kuka Systems/Spectrum Automation
Brazil, Detroit, Greer, SC
Automated Robotic Welding
Contract Engineer. Developed and commissioned automated automotive welding systems for BMW plant. Interfaced welding robots with automation systems. Used Siemens S7 PLC’s and WinCC for control of robots and peripheral equipment. Programmed and commissioned framing, respot, and header lines. Safety system incorporates PILZ PSS-3000 safety PLC with related safety I/O structure. Systems consist of programming using BMW’s F25 and L3 standards.
Brazil project consisted of development and startup of automated welding systems for Ford Motor Company. Used Rockwell Contrologix platform with integrated safety to fully automate the production process. System used Ford’s DCP standard.

12/2011 –4/2012 - Honda Manufacturing of Alabama
Lincoln, AL
Paint Engineering Department
Various project roles. Interfaced with maintenance department to keep machinery running efficiently.

5/2009 –12/2011 - Vanderlande Industries
Marietta, GA
Senior Controls Engineer/Controls Project Lead
Controls lead on various projects in the baggage conveyor industry. Interface with general contractors, consultants, and government authorities responsible for aircraft security.
Led team of engineers in design of large conveyor project for the San Antonio International Airport. Responsibilities included generating controls systems specifications, operation descriptions, test plans, and other related documentation. Supervised various electrical installation tasks. Led team in commissioning effort, including interface to L3 automated baggage scanners. System passed TSA security testing on the first effort.

6/2007 – 4/2009 - Factory Automation Systems
Atlanta, GA
Senior Controls Engineer/Project Manager
Managed large automation project for automotive Tier-1 automotive supplier. Used Siemens S-7-400 and S-7-300 series safety PLC’s to run entire paint line from load station through Flame System, Prime, Basecoat and Clearcoat paint booths. Lead engineering team for the project which controlled over 60 conveyors, 9 Smarteye readers, and interfaced to Fanuc paint robots. Wonderware and SQL used for data and HMI systems. Responsible for scheduling and cost management.
Engineered and supervised installation and startup of robot paint inspection system for GM plant, using Allen-Bradley Contrologix with Devicenet. Responsible for managing engineering team, conveyor software, startup, and job costs.
Developed PLC code using Siemens S-7 safety PLC for tire line at BMW plant in Greer, SC. System is used to verify correct tires are installed on vehicles, using broadcast from plant data system and bar-code part verification. Used BMW program blocks for PLC and HMI programming.
Integrated many projects for automotive assembly plants, including Ford, GM, and Chrysler and BMW.
Completion of several projects in process industries, using loop control of pressure, flow, temperature, and other system parameters.

4/2002- 7/2007 - Hamaco, Inc.
Fayetteville, GA
President of Small Automation Integrator
Software and startup for James Hardie Color Plus line – Used Allen-Bradley Contrologix, servo drives, and VFD’s to control material handling system. De-stacked product, conveyed through paint and drying areas, and re-stacked for shipment.
Automotive conveyor and robotics integration – Integrated system consisting of robotics, convey system, and auxiliary equipment in body shop of Ford assembly plant.
Ford Motor Company selectivity systems – Sorted vehicles before general assembly in proper order to optimize assembly.
Fiber Cement Manufacturing – Managed greenfield plant electrical/controls construction. Process control for manufacture of fiber cement siding and backer board. Commissioning of product coating lines for new process.
Material handling for manufacturer of pressed wood product. Modified cooling magazine, interface to sanders, and FIFO storage system for pallets of product.
Vinyl Siding Batching Systems – Used Allen-Bradley PLC’s and RSView/Wonderware to control batch blending systems for various vinyl siding facilities. Reduction of scrap rates from over 20% to less than 5%. Wrote custom Visual Basic code to log batch data to an Access or SQL database, and perform reporting.
Used RSSQL and RSHistorian to collect data from extrusion lines to SQL database, and present reports on company intranet.

11/2001 – 4/2002 - Technical Associates of Georgia
Atlanta, GA
Contract Project Engineer
Developed PLC code and Operator Interface for Coca-Cola Fountain syrup facility. Used AB Contrologix platform to gather data from control processors to report batch and packaging data. Logged batching data to SQL database, including start and end times, product name, downtime, start times and durations for batch steps. Published data to reports on company intranet.

6/1993-11/2001 - Factory Automation Systems
Atlanta, GA
Senior Controls Engineer/Project Manager/Sales Engineer
Developed system design and managed startups for several bottling line for Coca Cola Enterprises. Used variable frequency drive technology to speed match conveyors to prevent jamming of new 20-Oz plastic bottles.
Engineered and started up several automotive convey systems for Ford, General Motors, and Chrysler.
Error-Proofing system at General Motors plant in Doraville, GA. Developed system to verify the proper parts installed on various models of vehicles. Used plant data transmissions, bar code readers, smart-eye scanners and other part verification devices.
Managed startup of Water Treatment facility for the City of Sunrise, FL. Programmed and started up multi-layer reverse osmosis filtration system. Project included a great number of pressure, flow, and pH loops. Used PID control to control loops. Integrated the system with GE Cimplicity operator interface software. Managed team of engineers through design, development, and startup.
Developed Software and Controls for Wastewater Treatment at General Motors Doraville, GA plant. Used Allen-Bradley PLC-5 and Cimplicity to retrofit to existing hardware.

7/1991-6/1993 - Brown and Williamson
Macon, GA
Contract Engineer
Developed various projects, including convey system for cases of finished product, material verification system, and batching.

10/1989-7/1991 - Allen-Bradley Co
Atlanta, GA
Senior Applications Engineer
Provided field support for customers of company’s products. Managed start-up of steel coating plant. System included Allen Bradley PLC’s and drives to unwind coils of steel, run the steel through an accumulator, paint booths, ovens, and wind it up on the other end.

9/1986-10/1989 - PC Design, Inc
Atlanta, GA
Project Engineer
Developed many automotive material handling and conveyance control systems for systems integrator. Power-and-Free, Two-Strand, Chain-on-Edge, and other conveyor systems.

MILITARY SERVICE

5/1979-6/1997 Georgia Air National Guard

1-1976-1/1979 United States Army

Michael

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