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WORK SUMMARY
Over
thirty years of experience in electrical, analytical, and
instrumentation process control systems engineering, design, installation,
and troubleshooting with Distributive Control Systems (DCS), Programmable
Logic Controllers (PLC), motor controls, Gas Chromatographs (GC),
Continuous Emissions Monitoring Systems (CEMS), and digital and analog
control systems including circuit design and testing.
Over thirty-six years of computer experience including IBM,
Macintosh, Amiga, MS-DOS, Windows, Linux and OS/2.
AutoCAD proficient.
EXPERIENCE
11/12
– 01/13 Logistics & Technology Services, Inc., Marine Corps Base Camp
Pendleton, CA
Control System Supervisor
Started
an HVAC Preventive Maintenance (PM) program, utilizing Maximo Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS), from the ground up,
including assessing 230 buildings.
06/10
– 10/12 Interstellar Echoes Production Studio, Vista, CA
Producer & Audio Recording Engineer
Responsible
for audio recording studio operations, focusing on music production and
recording for commercial publishing and distribution. Complex
programming of sequencer & recording software.
01/09
– 06/10 Fluor
Corporation, Irvine, CA
Principal Control Systems Engineer
Responsible
for DCS interfaces to Packaged Mechanical Equipment for Marathon Detroit
Heavy Oil Upgrade Project (DHOUP) including Control Narratives, Cause
& Effects (C&E) and Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT).
Primary interface with the client and equipment vendors. Foundation Fieldbus (FFB) installation and Smart Plant
Instrumentation (SPI).
01/06
– 01/09 Fluor
Corporation, Aliso Viejo, CA
Principal Control Systems Engineer
Responsible
for the complete design of analytical and control systems for REC
Silicon’s Moses Lake Expansion Project including Piping & Instrument
Diagrams (P&IDs), instrument specifications, data sheets, and all
instrumentation design documents and drawings.
Primary interface with client and equipment vendors.
Directed on-site DCS programming of the C&Es.
FFB installation and SPI.
06/02
- 11/05 Genentech
(formerly Biogen Idec) NIMO, Oceanside, CA
Principal Electrical & Controls Engineer
Responsible
for the complete design of electrical, analytical and control systems for
the new construction of a biopharmaceutical manufacturing plant including
P&IDs, instrument specification, data sheets, and design documents and
drawings. Principal
analytical engineer and FFB.
06/00
- 04/02 General
Atomics, San Diego, California
Principal Electrical & Controls Engineer
Responsible
for the complete design of electrical and control systems for the U.S.
Army’s chemical demilitarization program at the Newport Chemical Depot
in Newport, IN including P&IDs, detailed system descriptions,
instrument data sheets, alarm, interlock, and sequence matrices, and all
design drawings and logic diagrams. Super Critical Water Oxidation (SCWO) organic waste
destruction.
11/99
- 06/00 Mobil
Torrance Refinery, Torrance, California
Senior Analytical Systems Engineer
Continued
in design, programming, installation, and commissioning of complex
analytical control systems for new and existing CEMS and GC systems on
Applied Automations (AA) Local Interface Network Controllers (LINC).
Authored procedures and generated work scopes for subcontractors.
03/99
- 11/99 Process Analysts, Inc.,
Van Nuys, California
Senior Electrical & Controls Engineer
Responsibilities
include complex Allen-Bradley (A-B) PLC-5 and PLC-3 programming for
Anheuser-Busch with Factory Link automation software.
Clean room HVAC design, construction, and management for Rockwell
Semiconductor using A-B SLC-5/04 PLCs and RSView Human Machine Interface (HMI)
software. Standardized design
documentation, AutoCAD 14 and MicroStation SE.
04/98
- 03/99 Solar Turbines, Kearny
Mesa, California
Senior Electrical & Controls Engineer
Responsible
for the design and manufacturing of gas turbine engine control and
electrical systems, Compressor Division, with management of units up to 18,000 HP totaling over
$50 million. Design drawings
and documents, A-B PLC-5, and dynamic testing.
10/96
- 03/98 NutraSweet Kelco Company,
San Diego, California
Senior Electrical & Controls Engineer
Responsibilities
include system verification, code compliance and drawing red-line and
review in support of Process Safety Management (PSM). Developed
standards and electrical drawing control procedures. Performed
detailed review of A-B PLC-5 and Rosemount DCS programming and generated
logic matrix charts for use in process hazard analysis. Submitted
reports on all systems, including software, and established process
control charts to document the software control systems.
04/96
- 10/96 Mobil Torrance Refinery,
Torrance, California
Process
Control/Electrical Engineer
Responsible
for the design, installation, troubleshooting, repair, calibration and
commissioning of new and existing CEMS analyzers on AA LINCs, including
programming. Triconex PLC
Safety Instrumented System (SIS).
02/96
- 04/96 Comanche Peak Steam
Electric Station, Glen Rose, Texas
Nuclear
Startup Engineer
Requested
by client to perform Westinghouse 7300 bypass modifications and subsequent
startup testing. Worked
closely with QA/QC and plant engineering to ensure compliance.
11/94
- 02/96 Mobil Torrance Refinery,
Torrance, California
Process
Control/Electrical Engineer
Clean Fuels Project new construction.
01/94
- 11/94 Pacific Offshore Pipeline
Co. (POPCO), Goleta, California
Process
Control Field Engineer
Systems
include Fisher ProVox DCS, A-B PLC-5, TotalFlow metering, Applied
Automation, Thermo Environmental, Western Research, Bendix, PECO, Houston
Atlas, chromatographs and CEMS.
06/93
- 12/93 Exxon Santa Ynez Unit, Las
Flores Canyon, Goleta, California
Process
Control Startup Engineer
Supervised
design, installation, and control system checkouts through Bailey Infi 90
DCS and A-B PLC-5. Responsible for acceptance by Santa Barbara
County and detailed cause and effect testing.
10/92
- 05/93 Comanche Peak Steam
Electric Station, Glen Rose, Texas
Nuclear
Startup Technician
Responsible
for calibration and troubleshooting of all systems for operational
turnover prior to initial fuel load as well as procedure review and
updating. Qualified Level 1
Test Technician.
10/92
Seabrook Station, Seabrook, New Hampshire
Nuclear Instrument Technician
Westinghouse
7300 control system and detailed testing & controller tuning of the
diesel generators.
06/91
- 10/92 UNOCAL Carson Refinery,
Carson, California
Control Systems Manager
Planned,
scheduled, and managed Flasher & Distillation unit shutdowns and
maintenance activities.
10/90
- 06/91 Shell Oil Refinery,
Wilmington, California
Control Systems Manager
Planned,
scheduled, and managed all instrumentation work for Coker unit shutdown.
07/90
- 10/90 ARCO Oil Refinery,
Wilmington, California
Control Systems Supervisor
04/90
- 07/90 Shell Oil Refinery,
Dominguez, California
Control Systems Supervisor
06/89
- 04/90 Tracer Technologies,
Escondido, California
Shift Supervisor / Training Coordinator
08/85
- 05/89 San Onofre Nuclear
Generating Station, San Clemente, California
Nuclear Instrument Technician
01/85
- 08/85 AC/DC Electronics, Oceanside, CA
Customer Service
Technician
11/78
- 11/84 US Navy Nuclear Reactor Operator/Technician
USS
Texas CGN-39, Gulf of Sidra Incident (1981)
SPECIAL
ACHIEVEMENTS
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During
my employment, and four years in a row, the Ethisphere Institute has named
Fluor to its annual selection of the World’s Most Ethical Companies
(2007-2010).
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During
my employment, Solar Turbines was awarded the prestigious Malcolm Baldrige
National Quality award in manufacturing (1998).
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Selected
from worldwide applicants to participate in The Planetary Society’s 3rd
and 4th K/T Geologic Expeditions to Belize, Central America (1998 & 2001).
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During
performance of bypass modifications at Comanche Peak, I was half of the
only 2-person team that did not incur any QA/QC violations in the two
months of work (1996).
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Attended
Keye Productivity Center supervisor training course (1991).
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Accepted
responsibilities of Night School Instructor for both Navy Electronic and
Nuclear Power Schools due to performance and leadership abilities (1979-1980).
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Assigned
class leader in Navy Electronics School.
Received commendation from the Commanding Officer for outstanding
performance by acing Basic Electricity & Electronics (1979).
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