Education

1987 - 1991 Manchester Polytechnic, BEng (Hons) Electrical & Electronic Engineering , Result: 2.(ii).

Main Subjects: Communications Engineering, Microprocessor Engineering,

Electrical Power Engineering, Instrumentation, Signal Processing.

Final Year Project : Real Time Lift Control System using IBM PC,

Micro_88 microcontroller board, and Turbo Pascal .

Skills My responsibilities include from Concept, Design, Development, Implementation, FAT/SAT Testing,

Summary Installation and Commissioning of Automation Control and Instrumentation systems. Engineering

Experience (including site work) in Pharmaceutical, Nuclear, Petrochemical, Power Generation, and

Utilities (Clean Water and Waste Water) industries. Self motivated, Persistent and Resourceful, working on

own initiatives or as an effective team member.

Industrial Automation Skills

D.C.S Emerson (Fisher-Rosemount) Delta-V DCS System (Ver 6.3).

Yokogawa Prosafe PLC Quadlog - ACM using 4mation control software (IEC61131-3 standard)

Siemens -Moore Products DCS System, ProcessSuite (2.05) - 4mation & Vision.

ICS Triplex Control system using Trusted IEC1131 Toolset (3.23) Software.

SCADA Intouch (7.0) -Wonderware Factory Suite 2000 SCADA system software for Win NT(4.0) / 98 / 95.

FIX 32 (7 / 6.15) SCADA system software for Windows 2000 / NT (3.51, 4.0).

Factory Link (3.2) SCADA system software for DOS (3.2).

Paragon TNT (3.31) SCADA system software for Windows NT (4.0). Paragon 550 for DOS.

P.L.C.' s Allen Bradley SLC 504 series PLCs, Using RS Logix 500 Allen Bradley PLC software

Mitsubishi GX Developer PLC Programming software Ver 6.06G

Mitsubishi F1, FX & A1 series PLCs Using Medoc Mitsubishi PLC Software.

Omron HS200 PLC using LSS3 software, Square D micro 1 PLC , GEC Gem 80-300 PLCs

HMI Panel Builder (2.5) software for Panel View 900. AFE touch screen display (Fortress CL)

Mac50 Operator Interface Panels.

Batch Wonderware InBatch Batch Manager (7.0) Recipe Software.

Comms. Data Highway / Plus, DF1, Moore Protocol Modul-Bus and Modul-Net, Ethernet TCP/ IP.

Training : SafePass Course - Ireland / Europe,

Courses IEC 61508 - Functional Safety of Electrical / Electronic / Programmable Electronic Systems,

Safety Related systems courses (approximately 17 courses). Passport Safety Course, Grangemouth.

APACS 4Mation DCS system software course, Moore Products UK, Yeovil .

Industrial SQL Server & Microsoft SQL Server Course Pantek, Stockport.

Factory Link for Windows SCADA software course, Usdata Reigate.

Novell Netware 3.12 in-house training, AFE - Prismds system software in-house training .

Allen Bradley PLC 5 series and SLC 503 Series, Scattergood & Johnson, Leeds.

FIX DMACS for Windows SCADA system software course in-house.

Mitsubishi 'A1' series PLC's , Cheshire College. Mac50 Interface programming course in-house training.

Paragon 550 SCADA system software course, Intec Controls, Chichester.

Computer (IT) Skills

Operating : IBM PC running Windows XP/ 2000 / NT 4.0 / 3.51 / 98 / 95 / 3.11, OS2 Warp, MS-DOS,

Systems Novell Network 3.12 (Dos), Apollo Domain Workstation DEC VAX.

Languages : Good working knowledge of Turbo Pascal; some knowledge of Visual Basic (6.0), C++

Databases : Ms Access , some knowledge of dBase IV, Ms SQL

Reports : Crystal Reports Professional 5.0 Software.

Application : MS Office suite which includes MS-Word, Excel, Access, Power point. Also MS Visio 2000,

AutoCAD LT 2000, Outlook, Lotus Smartsuite which includes Ami Pro, Lotus 123.

Professional : Associate Member of the Institute of Electrical Engineers (IEE).

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Employment

11/2005 - 03/2006 Wyeth Medica Bio-Pharma Plant, Dublin Ireland.

Drug Product Suite 2 - MCSDelta V DCS Automation Engineer - Alarm Rationalisation. (Contract).

Working as Manufacturing Control System (MCS) Delta V DCS Automation Engineer on Alarm

Rationalisation for the Drug Product Suite 2 Building.

My duties included investigating the 'nuisance alarms' using Delta V DCS system, Documenting system change request using Engineering change management form and Trackwise, Attending multi-department meetings to justify the changes, Liaising with other departments on possible impact to 'Live manufacturing system'.

Implement Software code changeson the Delta V DCS system and test software design changes to the

Automated systems under the strict site change control procedures in line with cGMP.

Red-line design documentation (FDS).

05/2005 - 11/2005 Siemens ICIS Power Generation, U.K.

Automation Engineer (Contract) - Aberthaw Power Station - Unit 7 - Upgrade.

I was responsible for APACS DCS software design for Plant Upgrade project for client RWE nPower.

My main duty was configuring APACS DCS software design, testing and writing FDS for Turbine Plant and

Feed Plant, Test Specification documentation, utilizing Siemens Moore DCS (APACS) automated control

system and APMS (RTAP SCADA/Database) system at Aberthaw Power station, Unit 7 project, Aberthaw,

South Wales; with a team of Engineers liaising with RWE nPower staff.

Main Project Undertook and Duties involved for Aberthaw Power Station Unit 7:

1) Turbine Plant - Detailed Module Design specification, Module Test specification, Software coding.

2) Feed Plant- Detailed module design specification.

3) Module Test Specification (Mills), General FAT Test Specification.

4) On site Commissioning all Areas of Power Station including Boiler, Burner Management System, Feed,

and Turbine Plants with a team of engineers, including trouble shooting, fault finding, System

Tuning and optimization.

01/2005 - 05/2005 NIS Ltd, UK.

Control Engineer (Contract).

I was responsible for PLC software design for Plant Refit and optimisation project for client Samtel.

The upgrade and speedup of mechanical handling systems Line 5 TV Panel Mask Assembly Plant, using Mitsubishi GX Developer software. This involved interpreting Japanese Documents and uncommented PLC software and modifying and adding new PLC code to eight main plant areas; utilising Mitsubishi A3A, A3N and FX1N PLCS.

I was also responsible for PLC software design for Nuclear Handling systems project for client UKAEA - Mobile Flask Controller. This included writing FDS, Test Specification Documents Draft Engineering drawings in AutoCAD, PLC software design and testing PLC code using Allen Bradley SLC 504 PLC.

Employment

02/2004 - 10/2004 Wyeth Medica Bio-pharma Plant, Dublin Ireland.

ICV Delta V Batch Specialist - MCS Operations Shift Support Engineer. (Contract).

The Wyeth Bio-Pharma Batch Pharmaceutical (Dublin ) Project is the largest Bio-Pharma Plant in Europe

which will Produce Arthritis treatment drug.

Working as Manufacturing Control System (MCS) Operations Support Engineer on Day and Night Shifts

For the Drug Substance Building Cell Culture - Harvest Process Cell area operation team for Integrated

Commissioning and Validation (ICV) activities. My duties included Delta V DCS system Support

Engineering for Drug Substance Plant Operations Personnel and Engineering Operations Personnel

Providing technical support on Delta V DCS system to ensure correct operation of the plant. Troubleshoot

Software problems in the batch process as part of a multidiscipline commissioning team in the field during

Operational Test Script execution and Batch Cycle Development and providing Operations support

during Development and Exhibit batches.

My role consisted of On site fault finding, commissioning from control module level to Phase SAT execution

testing, Operations Testing and Unit Procedures Testing of the control System and system verification.

Documenting System Change Request Management Forms, Red-line design documentation (FDS),Raise

change requests when Hardware / Software changes are identified, Implement Software changes on the

system, Recording and Adjusting Delta V DCS tunable parameters & settings, Reviewing Phase SAT

Documents, Unit Procedures SAT Documents, Alias Table Tests, Critical Algorithm Tests, Control and

Equipment Module Tests. Specify, code and test software design changes to the Automated systems under

the strict site change control procedures in line with cGMP. Training the operators in interfacing with

plant via control system.

As a result of my involvement in this project I also gained knowledge of GMP requirements for project

documentation and of good design practices that will facilitate production. Attended relevant courses - MCS

Phase & Unit Module Testing Course, SCF Qual 40 Document Change request Course

12/2003 - 02/2004 PDZ Limited, UK.

Project / Control Engineer. (Contract).

I was responsible for initial design scope for Gamma Monitoring system using 10 Gamma Radiation Monitors / Detectors to be located throughout the BNFL Springfield plant. Each Gamma monitor detectors were connected to industrial PC which were routed via Optical fibre and connected via Ethernet to main central data collection PC.

This involved considerable liaison with the client and site surveys in order to minimize any impact on

Ongoing plant operations; such as to identify existing and new cable routes also existing and new Ethernet

hubs for monitoring system. Liaising with client & vendors to in-order to scope for appropriate items.

As a result of my involvement in this project I also gained knowledge of generating method statements for

various construction tasks.

01/2003 - 11/2003 Jacobs Engineering, UK.

Wyeth Bio-Pharmaceutical Project, at Emerson Process Management Office, Leicester

Systems Engineer. (Contract).

The Process Control System for the Wyeth Bio-Pharma Batch Pharmaceutical Project was implemented

Using the S88.01 model and followed the GAMP3 project life-cycle approach to cGMP. The PCS comprised

More than 5000 I/O DCS utilising Delta-V controllers, I-fix SCADA system, Delta V Batch Manager and

MS SQL server incorporating the InSQL Historian.

Team member of Delta-V DCS Testing / Writing / Witnessing team for the Wyeth Project. Duties included

Writing numerous FDS and SFAT Test Protocol Documents for Control Modules, Equipment Modules And

Creating test documents for Environment and Security of the test system (11 test systems); Witnessing the

FAT testing of software such as Standard Object Library Code testing, Control Modules, Graphics, Interlocks,

Equipment module testing, with the sub-contractor / client for theDrug Substance and Drug Product part of

Bio-Pharma plant . As a Delta V Tester; Tested several Non CIP Phase Modules with Wyeth personnel which

involved using SFAT test documents and using formal recording procedures for Fault / comment; Liaising

with Emerson Delta V Software Engineers and Wyeth client at all stages of project.

Employment

08/2002 - 11/2002 Yokogawa UK.

Hatfield Moors Gas Storage Upgrade Project - Project / Systems Engineer. (Contract).

My main duty was to design the control system for the upgrade of gas storage plant for the Client Simon

Calves on behalf of Scottish Power.

The Process Control System for this fast-track project was implemented using the DCS system utilising

Yokogawa Prosafe PLCs Quadlog-ACM APACS controllers (dual redundant system) using 4mation

software (IEC61131-3 standard) and Fix (7.0) SCADA dual server redundant system. I was responsible for

writing Detailed Design Specification, configuring DCS software (4mation) code, Liaising with client, end

user and sub contractor throughout the lifecycle of the project, setting up test system for Pre Fat testing and FAT testing of software both internally and with the client for FAT testing.

03/2002 - 08/2002 Instem - BNFL Sellafield site, Cumbria.

Nuclear Installations Inspectorate Software Modification Project -

Magnox and Services Implementation Team - Control Systems Engineer. (Contract).

The objective of the project was to baseline all control systems in accordance with guidelines of

IEC 61508 - Functional Safety of Electrical / Electronic / Programmable Electronic Systems

Safety Related systems.

I was part of team involved with collating evidence for BNFL, Sellafield Site. I was responsible for

Magnox plant -Fuel Handling Plant (Pond 5) and SIXEP area, which consisted of 81 Programmable

Electronic Systems (PES), such as Instematic 280, Modicon 684 PLC, to Siemens S5 95 PLC.

My duties included Liaising with PES Managers / Engineers, documenting forms and procedures

using the guidelines IEC 61508. Adding / modifying Sellafield PES register (SPESR) using System

Data Change Request (SDCR) forms. Modifying Boundary Diagrams, Documenting all Configuration

Management Plans (CMP) forms 1 to 5 consisting of General Index, Hardware / software /

documentation configuration, documentation cross reference forms for all 81 systems. Also

Modifying Plant Modification Proposal forms (PMP) for the systems.

I have attended numerous Nuclear Installations Inspectorate safety related training courses

03/2001 - 02/2002 Siemens Moore Process Automation.

Control Systems Engineer. Engineering Department. (Contract).

Team member of ProcessSuite DCS configuration team for Rhodia Chirex Batch Pharmaceutical

plant. The Process Control System for this fast-track project was implemented using the S88.01

model and followed the GAMP3 project life-cycle approach to cGMP. The PCS comprised 1400 I/O

DCS utilising APACS controllers, InTouch SCADA, InBatch Batch Manager and MS SQL server

incorporating the InSQL Historian. Duties included Pre Fat testing and FAT testing of software both

internally and with the client. I was responsible for configuring / setting up and maintaining three

test systems comprising Batch server, redundant Tag Servers, Historian Server, and several Operator

client stations on a dual Ethernet system. I was also responsible for batch product recipe BEM

configuration in the Batch Server including batch model configuration, generic recipe operations

configuration of ISA S.88 compliant batch control systems, review of recipe Specification and liaising with

customer to document recipe specification changes / clarifications. I also configured and FAT tested the 5

BEM recipes and modified BEM recipes at Holmes Chappel, Rhodia Orion Site. I developed and FAT

Tested Custom reports using Crystal Reports 5.0 professional and MS SQL.

I have also configured several recipes for Astra Zeneca E5 project and set up / configured

systems such as tag servers and client stations for E6 Astra Zeneca project. I have some

knowledge of 21CFR part 11 regulations.

Main Projects Undertook and Duties Involved :

1) Rhodia Orion Pharmaceutical Plant - Design of software using 4mation and Vision, Pre Fat and FAT testing of software. Configuring, Setting up and maintaining 3 Test systems. Batch Recipe Coding and Fat Testing and On Site configuring. Crystal Reports coding and Fat Testing.

2) AstraZeneca E5 Pharmaceutical Plant - Batch Recipes Coding.

3) AstraZeneca E6 Pharmaceutical Plant Batch Recipes Coding, Configuring systems such as Tag servers, Client Stations, network setup.

Employment

01/2001 - 03/2001 Tyco Control Systems (Wormald Ansul U.K. Ltd).

Control Systems Engineer. Engineering Department. (Contract).

I was part of software team which designed software for Fire and Gas Safety system and also

for Emergency Shutdown Desk (ESD) using Triconex triple redundant system utilising Trusted IEC1131

Toolset software for client TotalFinaElf - Alwyn North project. My other duties included F.A.T. testing with

the client; the ESD system and also Process Control System (PCS); which utilises Fisher-Rosemount

Delta-V DCS System (Ver 5.5).

06/2000 - 10/2000 Siemens Moore Process Automation,

System Commissioning Engineer at Longannet Power station, Scotland (Contract).

My main duty was commissioning Siemens Moore DCS automated control system utilizing

APACS (DCS) and FIX (SCADA) system at Scottish Power, Longannet Power station, Unit 3

LOMIS project, Kincardine, Scotland; with a team of engineers on a shift system (day shifts)

liaising with Scottish Power operator staff. My Commissioning duties included trouble shooting, fault

finding, System Tuning and optimisation, System performance evaluation.

02/2000 - 06/2000 Biwater Treatment Limited,ICACommissioning Engineer at Liverpool WWTW, (Contract).

My main duties was commissioning at Liverpool WWTW (Sandon Dock) for Client North West Water

authority.

My duties included commissioning PLC software and panel view code for Flow Splitting Pumping Station,

Sludge Thickening Plant and Telemetry Station using Allen Bradley SLC504 PLCs networked via fibre optic

link and Local Operator Panels (Panel View 900) using Bechtel standard PLC code structure. Liaising with

Client at all levels, training plant operators.

The Commissioning involved trouble shooting, fault finding, design modification, System tuning and

optimisation, producing relevant site documentation such as method statements Operation and maintenance

manual, fault reports.

04/1999 - 02/2000 MooreProducts (U.K.) Ltd.Control Systems Engineer. Engineering Department. (Contract).

My projects included upgrading Mycroadvantage system to dual Redundant SCADA system for British Steel

using ProcessSuite (2.05) Vision (Intouch SCADA) System and MS Access. My other project was

commissioning Moore products DCS automated Control system utilizing APACS and FIX (SCADA) system

at Scottish Power, Longannet Power station, Unit 1 LOMIS project, Kincardine, Scotland; with a team of

engineers on a shift system (day & night shifts) liaising with Scottish Power operator staff.

Main Projects Undertook and Duties Involved:

1) Longannet Power Station Unit 2: Commissioned Moores Apacs DCS System and Fix 32 SCADA.

2) British Steel Ebbw Vale: Year 2000 SCADA upgrade to Vision (Intouch 7.0) Designed and Commissioned Two Networked SCADA on a Duty / Standby Changeover.

3) Burghead Maltings- Inverness :- Modification & Commissioning of Moore Apacs DCS System and Intouch SCADA networked duty / standby bases.

4) Data Entry Logging System - Designed using Ms Access and Visual Basic.

04/1997 - 04/1999 Biwater Treatment Limited,I.C.A. Systems Engineer. I.C.A. Department. (Contract).

I have undertaken various projects mainly for Water authorities such as Anglian Water, Yorkshire

Water Authority. In each project my duties included producing software design for SCADA Systems

(standalone system or networked system), in-house testing, on - site commissioning, and operator training for

the configured SCADA systems. The SCADA systems software used varied from FIX 32 NT (6.15), Paragon

TNT (3.31) to Intouch (7.0) Factory suite 2000 SCADA software. I have also undertook Year 2000 tests for

the configured SCADA systems.

Main Projects Undertook and Duties Involved:

1) Knapp Mill WTW - Christchurch - Site Modification on Networked SCADAs (Intouch 7.0).

2) Knostrop WWTW - Leeds - Responsible of overseeing subcontractor commission of Fix SCADA system networked via fibre optic system.

3) Halifax WWTW - Halifax - Design & Commissioned SCADA system (FIX NT 6.15).

4) Wombwell WWTW - Design & part Commissioned SCADA system (FIX NT 6.15).

5) Kirbister WTW - Designed SCADA system (PARAGON TNT).

Employment

03/1995 - 03/1997 BWI Manesty -Control / Systems Engineer. Coater Business Unit Department. (Staff)

I have undertaken various projects both individual and team based mainly for Pharmaceuticals

companies under compliance with ISO 9000 and FDA approval. In each project my duties included

producing a functional design specification from clients contract specification, software design (standalone

or Novell networked SCADA system), specifying equipment from vendors, installing and configuring

equipment, PC hardware (RS422, Network cards), testing software in house and on site commissioning and

the production of an Operations and Maintenance manual for the completed project. Whilst on site I have

undertaken training clients, calibration for numerous equipment and producing relevant documents for client.

Main Projects Undertook and Duties Involved :

1) Knoll- Pruvey, France - Commissioned SCADA, Modification of Omron C200Hs PLC software.

2) Sanofi, Spain - Standalone SCADA, Commissioned SCADA system (FactoryLink).

3) Lek - Slovenia - Novell Networked SCADA (FactoryLink), Design and Commissioned SCADA,

calibration of instrumentation.

4) Astra, Sweden -3 Networked SCADA system, design & commissioned, instruments calibration,

5) Roche - Welling Garden City - Design & Commissioned SCADA system (FactoryLink)

09/1992 - 02/1995 Mowlem Engineering,Systems Engineer. Systems Department. (Staff)

Design and commissioning of PLC control systems and SCADA systems from initial conception to

completion. I have undertaken various projects both individual and team based mainly for water authorities

(Thames Water Authority and Welsh Water Authority). In each project my duties included

producing a functional design specification from clients contract specification, software design,

installing PLC software, operator interface configuration and the production of an Operations

and Maintenance manual for the completed project. I was involved with full functional testing

including panel shop tests with the client and finally a thorough site commissioning of the PLC

software. I also configured and fully commissioned complete SCADA systems using FIX DMAC

for Windows and Paragon 550 SCADA software for several sewage treatment works.

Main Projects Undertook and Duties Involved :

1) Ascot WWTW - Ascot Designed and commissioned FIX DMACS SCADA system.

2) Esher WWTW - Commissioned FIX DMACS SCADA system.

3) Deepham WWTW- Enfield - Designed and commissioned Paragon 550 SCADA system.

4) Glyn Ronhwy - Designed and Commissioned PLCsoftware (Mitsibushi F1).

5) Ty Gwyn - : Designed and Commissioned PLC software (Mitsubishi F1).

01/1990 - 09/1990 Costain Engineering Limited,Electrical Engineer. Electrical Department. (Staff)

I was part of a task group in the Electrical department, which carried out several projects for the

BNFL's T.H.O.R.P plant and also for Thames Water Authority's sewage treatment plant.

My duties included the use of CAD system, design and implementation of plants, calculation

and verification of several equipment installed into the plant, Electrical Cable sizing and calculation, Lighting

Calculation / Sizing. I also configured part of plant mimics on Bristol Babcock DCS system for Thames

Water Plant.

Interests And Activities

Sports: My main sporting interests are Boxing , Thai- Boxing (Blue Belt), Badminton and Running.

Miscellaneous: Computer Repair / Upgrades : I have repaired and upgraded numerous Desktop and laptop computers.

Photography: I have photographed numerous weddings, and social events.

Car maintenance: I regularly service my car and carry out repairs.

Whilst on Wyeth Project, I was the social secretary at Leicester where I organised several social events such

as Cricket Matches between Jacobs and Emerson Personnel.