PURPOSE:
I am seeking a Lead Engineering position in the control system field that shall enable and challenge my DCS, PLC, and SIS experience and knowledge The position could include project management and direct supervision of system design or system configuration engineers.
EDUCATION:
Bachelors of Chemical Engineering Degree, Villanova University, Villanova, PA
PROFESSIONAL LICENSE/CERTIFICATE:
Registered Professional Control System Engineer – PA
INDUSTRY KNOWLEDGE:
|
Process Applications |
Process Control Applications & Standards |
Process Control Networks |
Process Control Platforms |
|
Batch/Fermentation |
Batch Manager Configuration / Development |
ASIBus |
Allen-Bradley SLC500 , CompactLogix & ControlLogix Series PLC’s |
|
Bio-Pharmaceutical |
Controller Configuration / Development |
ControlNet |
Aspen Tech’s Process Historians CIM/21, IP21 |
|
Boiler /Incinerator Control |
Database Management (Excel / Access / Smartplant-InTools) |
DeviceNet |
Emerson’s DELTA V and DELTA V Batch Systems |
|
Hydrocarbons Processing |
HMl Configuration / Development |
Ethernet |
Honeywell Experion System |
|
Poly-Ethylene Production |
Startup Operations & Training |
Foundation Fieldbus |
Moore Systems including: LIL Stations, Mycro II, APACS, APS |
|
Poly-Propylene Production |
S-84 (SIS Design & Configuration, Cause & Effect Matrices) |
Modbus (Master & Slave) |
PI Historian® & Process Book® Software |
|
Synthetic Fiber Production |
S-88 (Control Module, Equipment Module, Phase Class, Unit Class & Recipe Configuration / Development) |
Modbus Plus |
Rockwell Software’s RSLogix 500/RSLogix 5000 |
|
Solid Materials Handling |
Profibus DP |
Siemens PCS 7 |
|
|
Solvent Recovery |
Profibus PA |
Siemens S7-200, S7-300 & S7-400 Series PLC’s |
|
|
Recepe Development |
ProfiNet |
TI 505 Series PLC |
|
|
Microsoft Office Applications |
Visual Basic Programming |
||
|
Report Development |
Wonderware & InBatch |
||
|
System Virtualization |
VMWare |
SUMMARY OF EXPERIENCE:
Position – LEAD BATCH APPLICATION ENGINEER
Relevant Projects:
On-site Project Lead Engineer
Responsible to advise & assist Project managers in the definition of project work scopes and help define the project execution process. Also to train Associate & Project Engineers in how to translate P&ID’s and written functional requirements into control software specifications and to deliver executable DCS Software and their HMl interfaces, specifically for batch processes
Position – PRINCIPAL
Relevant Projects:
Independent Consultant, Houston TX
Responsibilities included detail design of a large Emerson DeltaV control system to be deployed in Chinese facility. The S-88 batch components developed for the project included the following: Control Modules, Equipment Modules, Module Supervisors, Recipes, Aliases, Phases, Units and Arbitration Modules.
The design included 1 Process area, 4 Distinct Product Recipes, A library of 60 Equipment Modules and a library of associated Control Modules. The documents developed totaled 1400 pages.
Independent Consultant to pharmaceutical manufacturer at their California site
General Process control support including the conversion of an installed obsolete Moore APACS/APS System. My efforts were focused on reverse engineering tools for the APS Workstation database and graphics.
Position – SENIOR CONTROL SYSTEM DESIGN ENGINEER
Relevant Projects:
USEC
This project involves nuclear fuel material processing, per project procedures I can only invite you to read information found on USEC’s web site: WWW.USEC.com.
Amgen
Responsibilities included testing the Chromatography Skid PLC configurations for a BIO-Pharmaceutical facility located in Puerto Rico. The control System for this project was a Allen-Bradley PLC.
Sibur
Responsibilities included writing portions of, and updating the following project documentation: Automated System Project Plan for the Distributed Control System, the Distributed Control, the DCS vendor services and deliverable specification, created and maintained the DCS system architecture drawings, and created and maintained the DCS Equipment Drawing Status Tracking and BOM database. This would be about a 10000 IO Delta V system when delivered.
Eastman
Responsibilities include writing portions of, and updating the following project documentation: Automated System Project Plan for the Distributed Control System, the Distributed Control System User Requirements Specification (URS), the DCS vendor services and deliverables specification, created and maintained the DCS system architecture drawings, and created and maintained the DCS Equipment Drawing Status Tracking and BOM database.
Pfizer
Responsibilities include writing portions of, and updating the following project documentation: Automated System Project Plan for the Distributed Control System, the Distributed Control System User Requirements Specification (URS), the DCS vendor services and deliverable’s specification, created and maintained the DCS system architecture drawing.
Lilly
Responsibilities included developing Loop sheet templates. The control System for this project was a Emerson Delta V.
BMS
Assignment for Bristol Myers Squib’s large scale manufacturing facility in Massachusetts. Responsibilities include writing portions of, and updating the following project documentation: the Distributed Control System User Requirements Specification (URS). The control System for this project was a Emerson Delta V.
Borouge
FEED assignment for Borouge’s Polyolefin’s manufacturing facility in Ruwais UAE. Responsibilities included prepaiing and loading instrument data sheets for the Smart Plant database.
Genentech
Assignment for Genentech’s CCP2 large scale manufacturing facility in Vacaville, CA. Responsibilities include writing portions of, and updating the following project documentation: Automated System Project Plan for the Honeywell Distributed Control System, the Distributed Control System User Requirements Specification (URS), the DCS vendor services and deliverables specification, created and maintained the DCS system architecture drawings, and created and maintained the DCS Equipment Drawing Status Tracking and BOM database. In addition to the above project documentation responsibilities, acted as the Owners representative at Honeywell’s Factory Acceptance Testing of the DCS cabinets.
Position – PRINCIPAL
Relevant Projects:
Independent Consultant to New England Controls
Responsibilities included developing a large Emerson DeltaV control system to be deployed at Amgen’s – West Greenwich, RI BioNext Facility. The S-88 batch components that I helped to develop for the project included the following: Control Modules, Equipment Modules, Module Supervisors, Recipes, Aliases, Phases, Units, Arbitration Modules, and Graphics. I tested software for Buffer Prep, Buffer Hold and Bioreactor process areas. I have tested several different operations (phases) including: CIP, COP, SIP, Transfer, Process, Sample
Writing and executing test protocols for Delta V Control Modules to be used in Bio-Pharmaceutical Batch production facility. Typical modules include Bio-Reactor Temperature, pH and DO control.
Independent Consultant to AMGEN -West Greenwich, RI. Site
General Process control support including execution of change controls for both DCS & PLC systems. Integrated Process Technologies – Database management for Bio-Pharmaceutical Batch scheduling and resource allocation.
Position – PRINCIPAL BATCH APPLICATIONS SPECIALIST
Relevant Projects:
On-site Project Lead Engineer
At Amgen Rhode Island interim manufacturing facility. Responsibilities include the coordination of work and scheduling for 4 to 6 staff level Siemens engineers. The work schedule has been 7 am to 12 am, 7 days a week including holidays. Implementation of electronic signatures via a Comment / Doneby / Checkby Security System for Phase Step Responses and other site-specific controlled data entry items. Primary technical responsibilities centered on system wide functionality and code issues, and issuing Software Design Specifications (SDS) based on the User Requirements Specifications (URS). Responsible for specific application issues including code to interface with the CIP skids and the CIP Phases. The Application code was designed around the S-88 Batch Model. Providing support to the various Validation teams (cGMP LLC) in executing protocols on various operations including: CIP, SIP and Fermentation. Additionally I assisted in the execution of computer system validation protocols. All of the protocols were written and executed to comply with FDA 21 CFR Parts 11, 210 and 211.
Position – SENIOR PROCESS CONTROL ENGINEER
Responsibilities include the design & start up of a Siemens Moore Batch Process Control System for a new Vitamin B-3 production facility, and the operation of all process control systems already in operation on this plant site. The basic unit operations included:
- Hazardous Waste Incinerator
- Several Batch & Continuous Stills
- Tank farm
- Several High Temperature & Pressure Reactors
Position – PROCESS CONTROL ENGINEER – Agricultural Products Group – North Plant – Baltimore, MD
Responsible for the Design, Implementation, Operation of the Automation Systems for the three Production Facilities in the North Plant at the Baltimore Site.
- Responsible for the specification of all new process control equipment for the North Plant.
- Developed maintenance and engineering services contracts for the control systems in the North Plant.
- Developed Documentation and Software control procedures for the plants control systems.
- Conduct HAZOP’s of the processes in the plants and then develop and carry out the remediation recommendations.
Position – LEAD PROJECT ENGINEER
Responsible to advise Associate & Project Engineers in the definition of their project work scopes and help define the project execution process. Also to train Associate & Project Engineers in how to translate P&ID’s and written functional requirements into control software specifications and their HMl interfaces. Other responsibilities included:
- Develop Project Configurations Guidelines Documents.
- Directly supervise and provide a work scope for several Project Engineers in a larger project team environment. To establish personal development goals for each member of my team and at the conclusion of the project provide performance and professional development progress evaluations to project team management for my team members.
Relevant Projects:
Lead the HMl development team of five engineers as part of a $6 million project for the batch biomedical/pharmaceutical industry. The HMl portion of the project was worth $1 million. This project was configured using the ISA SP88 guidelines for batch process control. The complete project scope included fermentation, product recovery, clean in place (CIP), and steam in place (SIP). The HMl was composed of several thousand displays and control points and several hundred operator displays, all historical data storage, report and display functions.
Position – SENIOR PROJECT ENGINEER
Responsible for the Development of Software Configuration practices and guidelines for the department. Other responsibilities included:
- Development of specifications for new and enhanced APS® and 4-mation® Software function’s blocks and their HMI interface’s. Provided system testing procedures for the new software and conducted the testing effort.
- Trained new Associate & Project Engineers Process Control Theory and how to implement process control software to meet the requirements of a project.
- Provided technical evaluation of a potential customers bid specification against Moore Product’s proposal and to provide corrections and propose alternate options and solutions based on potential future expansion, performance enhancements or project cost savings prior to submission of the bid to the client.
Relevant Projects:
Designed and implemented a S.I.S. (Safety Instrumented System) for the management and operation of 24-safety shutdown interlocks. The system was composed of a safety rated programmable controller and Wonderware’s InTouch operators interface.
Designed and implemented controls of a $1.3 million DCS system for a high temperature radio active waste incinerator. The incinerator utilized five different fuels feeds including solid active waste, fuel oil, organic wastes and aqueous solutions, the system required an extensive communications interface between the Moore DCS and the third party PLC’s.
Completed $2.4 million project to control level in cooling lower basin and motor controls for four 80,000 GPM re-circulation pumps for a weapons grade tritium production nuclear reactor facility
Position – PROJECT ENGINEER
Responsible for the design and implement large Distribution Control Systems using advanced process control theories to ensure process optimization.
- Implement and modify safety interlocks and shutdown for control systems.
- Develop specifications for manufacturing of DCS systems from the sub-assembly level.
- Integrate third party purchased hardware and software.
- Train client staffs in configuration and operation of control systems.
Relevant Projects:
Designed and implemented a Modbus Interface for an Allen-Bradley SLC503 Series PLC to interface with Wonderware’s InTouch operators interface. The A-B SLC503 is controlling an automated regenerating activated carbon bed skid.
Completed a $1.9 million system for new ethylene production plant with primary feed stocks of: methane, propane, and butane using an automated decoking sequence for furnaces.
Performed installation and systems testing for startup operation of distribution control systems for DuPont Fiber Division; a $2 million project. Received DuPont Certificate of Achievement.
TRAINING:
Effective Negotiating – A 2-day training course on how to improve negotiating skills in all areas.
Process Improvement Leader – 2 Weeks of training in the Principles and Application of 6-Sigma Analysis and related statistical tools for Zero Capital Cost Reductions.
ASSOCIATIONS:
ISA – The Instrumentation, Systems, and Automation Society
ISPE – International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering
PDA – International Association for Pharmaceutical Science and Technology