Resume

Sept 1998 – Present
Contractor, Dixon Process Automation Services Inc., Lago Vista, Texas

• Testing of new DeltaV products for Emerson Process Automation, Austin, TX
• Certification of Safety Instrumented Systems for Emerson Process Automation, Austin, TX
• Installation of OPC network and automated reports, Austin Energy, Austin, TX
• Upgrade to Rockwell Batch recipes for Kraft Foods, Dallas, TX
• Project management contract with ASI Corp for semi-conductor accounts in Dallas, TX
• Consultation with various clients on advanced control and marketing support
• Built user interface in GUS Display Builder, Visual Basic scripting for DuPont Nomex facility
• Installation and maintenance support for RMPCT advanced control application
• Built custom applications for automation of startups for DuPont Tyvek machines
• Designed variable deadtime compensation control for polymerization reactor
• Wrote utilities in VBA for easier Honeywell system maintenance
• Built translator for Honeywell process I/O, using Delphi, VBA, SQL, and MS Access
• Marketing support to PAS Inc for alarm system optimization
  

• Project manager for industrial automation projects
• Project manager and engineer for very successful DeltaV project with Austin Energy
• Provide expert support for automation of Motorola wafer fab tools
• Lead on release test team for DeltaV 7.2 on Windows 2003 .NET Server
• Completed Batch software application for ATMI, Burnett, TX
• Project manager on very successful Motorola MOS3 decomissioning project
• Project manager for Ionics Pure Solutions projects in China and Dallas
• Engineer for Honeywell – GEM3 upgrades in Bryan, Texas
• Various PLC, HMI, and control system projects
  

• Advanced Control Engineer, Paper Machine Applications
• Developed mathematical models of paper making process using neural networks
• Built simulation for Process Perfecter non-linear control in industrial processes
• Wrote Excel VBA routine to generate design of experiments data for paper properties
• Installed online process modeling applications with Windows NT, Open VMS, Bailey, OSI PI, and FIX DMACS systems.
• Conducted feasibility studies for paper mill applications of neural network based systems.
• Made sales presentations at paper mill client sites and paper industry trade shows
• Conducted training on use of modeling products
• Installed continuous emissions models for power boilers that passed EPA accuracy tests
  

May 1987 – Sept 1997
Honeywell Inc., Industrial Automation and Control Division, Phoenix, Arizona

• Principal Control Engineer, Pulp and Paper Advanced Controls
• Project manager for advanced control product, applying Neural Networks and multi-variable predictive control. Coordinated activities of several domestic and international development groups. Produced project plan and work breakdown structures, track cost and schedule, reported to management and marketing. Wrote data access modules using object oriented C++ on HP-UX, Solaris, and VXWorks platforms. The Neural Net development resulted in the most accurate and flexible model identification in the industry for the process.
• Designed and developed a serial communication link between Honeywell and ABB systems which were installed successfully by field personnel using the installation tools and documentation that I provided.
• Installed Machine Direction and Cross Direction advanced control packages at numerous paper mills
• Installed excess oxygen control and interlocks on chemical recovery boiler
• Installed a pulp mill recovery system, which passed EPA inspection and prevented shutdown.
• Designed and developed bleach plant advanced control package
• Completed design and installation of ladder logic for a pulp mill brownstock system
• Restored a TDC 3000 Application Module corrupted database on a live system while the powerhouse was online without effecting process operations.
• Initiated software development practices, the addition of new system features, and development of productivity tools for TDC 3000.
  

• Co-op student
• Calibration and testing of paper machine sensors. Used statistical analysis of results to determine calibration coefficients. This gave operations personnel a more accurate and timely indication of product quality.
• Identified design issues in sensors which prevented calibration to lab test equipment. This avoided wasted efforts in trying to calibrate sensors that could not be calibrate
• Development of process graphics for all steam systems in DEC PDP-11 based control system. This was used during operations for an enhanced view of the process, and served as a valuable training aid for operations personnel