Current Employment

Working at NSK European Technology Centre in Newark UK, Senior Engineers post using Rockwell RSView & RSLogix, developing Automotive Bearing Test Rigs.

Objectives

Working within challenging and interesting environments using modern control equipment.

Skills Summary

PLC / Scada Software for various process industries.

Commissioning of projects and process plant. Industries include food, brewing, pure water and special machine building projects.

Languages & Tools

Embedded: PLC Ladder, Scada & HMI.

Methods: Manufacturers Development Software Suites.

Environments: PC Platforms and Industrial Controllers.

Office Utilities: MS Office.

Qualifications

Industrial Technicians Electronics & Control Techniques.

Industrial Electronics, First Year HNC.

General Engineering Course.

Craft Studies and EITB Course.

Work Sites

America, Italy, Germany, France, Netherlands, Belgium, Ireland & UK.

Training

Allen Bradley PLC & Siemens S7 PLC Programming / Design Course.

Wiring Regulations 16 ^th Edition BS7671, C&G 2380.

Full Industrial Electrical Apprenticeship.

Food Hygiene Certification Scheme.

SAP Basis Technology & ABAP4 Programming Course.

Web Site Design with Html & Java Script Course.

Visual Basic 6 & "C" Workshop Foundation Course.

Microprocessor & Digital Techniques.

Related Skills

Planned Maintenance and Installations.

Equipment Procurement during Project Work.

Supervision of Electrical Staff working 3 Shift's in Production Environment.

Commissioning of Industrial Process Systems.

Writing Programmable Logic Software & Graphical Interfaces.

Functional & Software Specifications.

Provide Documentation & Training for Automated Projects.

Software / System Testing for Projects.

Networked Process Equipment & Industrialised PC Systems.

Y2K Related Projects for Industrial & Commercial Sites.

Data Capture from Production Equipment, Interfacing to SAP.

Products

Variable Speed Drives, Servo Drives & Motion Control.

Interfacing to ABB Robotic Cell Controller.

Electro-Mechanical Devices, Analogue/Digital Equipment and Pneumatics.

PID Control for Process Equipment.

Allen Bradley PLC3, PLC5, SLC505 & Logics 5000.

Allen Bradley RS-View Scada & HMI Interface Software.

Rockwell RS Logix Programming Software.

GE Fanuc PLC & Cimplicity HMI Software.

Commissioning of Modicon, Square D, Texas, Telemecanique,

Mitsubishi, Omron & Siemens S5 PLC's.

Industries

Demineralised Water Treatment Plants, Reverse-Osmosis Streams & Equipment.

Food Industry, Automated Process & Equipment in Chocolate, Candy, Cereal/Snacks, Tea, Syrup etc.

Brewing Industries, Automated Process Projects & CIP.

Specialised Machine Building Projects, Industrial Extruders & Mixers, Packaging Machinery, Conveying & Palletising.

High-Speed Disposable Hygiene Products, Product Tracking & Automatic Rejects.

Steel Plate Handling, Machine Upgrade Project.

Pharmaceutical Process Project.

Round/Square Box Making, Printing/Box-cutting, None Woven & Cotton Processing.

Pulp Bale Handling, Material Shredding & Recycling, Hydraulic Control.

NSK Ltd Newark. (Feb 03 to Present)

Senior Engineer within European Technology Centre in Newark UK, developing Automotive Bearing Test Rigs. Using Rockwell Logix, SLC505 PLC's, DeviceNet & RSView Scada on Networked PC's.

GE Water Technologies Inc. (Mar 02 to Dec 02)

Baglan Bay Power Station in South Wales. Commissioning Reverse-Osmosis Streams and the Demineralised Water Plant for G.E Water Technologies Inc, this power station is the worlds first 9H Turbine Site. Commission of the water plant, GE Fanuc PLC & Cimplicity HMI Software.

Alstom Power, Lincoln. (Jan 02 to Mar 02)

Gas turbine control panel testing, Allen Bradley Logics 5000 PLC with PC Interface, HOW Fire & Gas Equipment, Bentley Vibration Monitoring Equipment. Test control panels after being constructed, before the turbine commissioning or ship to site.

Food Manufacturing Plants. (July 01 to Dec 01)

Site Commissioning/Installation of Electrical Equipment in Food Manufacturing and Distribution Plants. Facilities Management and Automated Equipment.

Kennicott Water Systems. (Aug 00 to July 01)

De-mineralised Water Plants & Equipment.

Shotton Combined Heat & Power Plant. Programming Allen Bradley SLC504, Scada System and Site Commissioning. Equipment included Water Softeners, Carbon Filter Units, Reverse-Osmosis Streams and E-Cell Unit.

Corby Power station. Allen Bradley PLC'5, Scada System and Site Commissioning. Equipment included Water Softeners, Mixed-bed Filter Units, Cat-ion Units and High Efficiency Reverse-Osmosis Streams.

Unigate, Malton Bacon. (Oct 99 to Mar 00)

Processing plant and equipment, process data capture, equipment interfacing to SAP.

Working with the SAP project team defining data capture requirements and functional specifications.

Investigating interface methodology & associated I-docs.

Rockwell Automation. (June 99 to Oct 99)

Engineering and commissioning in the Projects Division, Allen Bradley Equipment Products.

Write control software, testing and commissioning for Bulk Handling Equipment at the International Client Site.

SMP Ltd. (Jan 99 to June 99)

Y2K Project, involved in project management team for buildings facilities management and associated equipment.

Compliance testing for embedded systems in the Office, Retail and Distribution areas of business as required.

Project manage / organise work loads, investigate, supplier contact, risk assessment and testing.

Sites: Cisco Systems Inc, B&Q and Iceland Frozen Foods.

Unigate Group. (July 97 to Dec 98)

Y2K Project, Project Management and Compliance Testing for Embedded and IT Systems in Food Processing Industry.

Manage, investigate, supplier contact, risk assessment, equipment and plant test procedures.

Contingency planning, then carry out required testing with supplier or manufacturer as identified.

BBT Systems Ltd. (May 97 to July 97)

Write and test process software for automated food plant, Allen Bradley Equipment with Panel-View Graphical Interface.

GEC Ltd. (Oct 96 to May 97)

Prepare functional and software specifications for Fly Ash Handling Plant for Power Station Project.

Avesta Steel Ltd. (Sept 96 to Oct 96)

Writing new control software for steel plate handling machinery, Allen Bradley System, automation of existing steel plant being moved and installed in America.

W.T. Parker Ltd. (July 96)

Write software for Allen Bradley PanelView Graphic Interface. Design Software upgrades for Allen Bradley Control Equipment. Write functional design specification for Pasteuriser upgrade.

Leaf UK Ltd. (June 96)

Write new software for the existing Dutch Syrup Cooker that did not perform to specifications. Test and commission the new software and interface to the toffee manufacturing plant. Allen Bradley Equipment and interface to existing Scada System.

BBT Systems Ltd. (Jan 96 to June 96)

Multi-axis Servo Controlled Machine for Biscuit factory, commission machine ready for software and production trials on site, Allen Bradley Controller with PanelView Graphic Interface. Commission Allen Bradley Servo Axis Controllers.

Produce software for Fully Automated Food Plant, Multiple Allen Bradley System with Intouch Graphic's Interface, Test and Commission the Automated Plant through to Production.

APV Baker. (Sept 93 to Jan 96)

Write, test and commission software for Flaking Roll machines, Allen Bradley SLC503 with AFE Graphic Interface.

Write, test and commission software for production machines, Allen Bradley SLC503 with PanelView Graphic Interface. Commission Allen Bradley Servo Axis Controllers.

Write, test and commission software for Depositing Machine and Cooling Tunnel using Allen Bradley SLC504 with CTC Graphic Interface.

Write, test and commission software for Chocolate Enrobing Machine and Cooling Tunnel using Allen Bradley SLC503 with AFE Graphic Interface

Write, test and commission software for Candy Plant Project. Using Allen Bradley Controller and Allen Bradley PanelView Graphic Interface.

Write, test and commission software for Process Machine using Allen Bradley SLC503 with Allen Bradley PanelView Graphic Interface.

Packaging Machine Project using Allen Bradley SLC500, commission project software during testing.

Martis Engineering Ltd. (May 93 to Aug 93)

Software / Hardware Design with Square "D", Modicon & Telemecanique Equipment. Commission projects into production in Food Processing Plant.

BBT Systems Ltd. (July 92 to May 93)

Write, test and commission software with Graphics Interface using Allen Bradley Equipment.

APV Baker. (May 91 to July 92)

Site commission of CIP/Syrup Processing Plant in Newcastle.

High Speed Machine Building Project for Proctor and Gamble. Commission Machine in UK, Electrical and Software Support in Germany for 3 months, Allen Bradley Equipment

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Machine Building Project, High Speed Wrapping Machine with Multi Processor Control System.

Whitbread breweries. (June 90 to Apr 91)

Whitbread Brewery Salmesbury, Preston Site.

Supervision of Electrical Contractors during Installation and Commission of CIP/Beer Storage Project. Seimens S5 Series and PC Graphics.

Filter Room Project Whitbread Salmesbury,Preston.

Commission the Electrical Installation of New Filter Room Project at Preston Site. Supervision of Electrical Contractors, Assist during Dry Testing and Product Trials. Seimens S5 PLC and PC Graphics.

Whirlpool Project Exchange Brewery Sheffield, Site Engineer.

Liaison with Whitbread Central Engineering Project Engineers. Supervision of Electrical Contractors during Project Installation and Commissioning. Seimens S5 PLC and PC Graphics.

G.E.C. (April 90 to May 90)

Build Software Modules for Steel Mill Down-Coiler Project.

Techno-Pack. (Jan 90 to Feb 90)

Client Bass Brewery Runcorn Site.

Rewrite and Commission site Software for Keg Handling Line which Interfaced to the APV Keg Racking Line. Allen Bradley Equipment and T35 Graphic Terminal.

APV Baker. (1987 to Dec 89)

Machine Building Project for American Client, Proctor and Gamble.

Use of Allen Bradley Equipment and AMI 5000 Graphics Systems. Testing of Graphics Software on Machine before Ship to Site. Commission of Hardware and Software ready for Production.

Large Food Processing Plant Project for Proctor and Gamble in America. Writing of Functional Specification with Site Engineers. Writing of Software Specification and Software for the above Plant, test of software before Ship to Site. Site Commission of Hardware and Software for Production in America. Use of Allen Bradley Equipment and T35 Graphic Terminal.

Taylor Instruments Ltd. (1986)

Software Testing for Automatic Plant for Glaxo Chemicals. Testing Allen Bradley Equipment Software with Glaxo Personnel on the Simulation and Test Rigs. Allen Bradley Equipment and Graphics.

Baker Perkins Ltd (now APV.) (1984 to 1986)

Technical Support and Commissioning for High Speed Machines.

Client Proctor and Gamble America, Supervision of Commissioning Engineers, Hardware, Software and Technical Support for Allen Bradley Systems and PC Graphics. Use of PC Systems for Cad Drafting System and Project Documentation Support.

Robinson and Sons Ltd. (1970 to 1984)

Electrical Supervision of High Speed Multiple Machine Production Plant. Supervision of electrical staff on three shift system. Planning maintenance, ordering of running spares, new installations, projects linked to new product development.

Development Technician, manage projects, design & supervision of new projects and installations. Machine upgrades and process development, upgrade plant to automatic control, new electronics & Power Installations.

Electrical / Electronic Apprenticeship followed by Installation, Maintenance of Industrial Plant and Specialist Machine Build Projects.