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Staff Control Systems Engineer

X, the moonshot factory

Controls Lead for an early pipeline cleantech project.
- Programming and build of test stand control system.
- Project management of test stand assembly and operation.
- Vendor management of demonstration unit controls design (hardware and software).

Controls Engineer

Cepheid

Equipment commissioning
- Initial equipment startup in build shop (dry check, software download, IO checks, dry cycles)
- Perform equipment qualifications (prep for 3rd party inspections, IQs, OQs)

Equipment Improvements
- Write software updates for bug fixes, improvements, and new product introduction.
- Develop verification protocols for software changes.
- Implement changes on manufacturing equipment using verification protocols to maintain validated status of equipment.

Equipment Data Integration
- Core team member for manufacturing data integration project.
- Focus on MES Integration of production data.

Staff Automation Controls Engineer

Caban Systems

- Developed equipment specifications for welding and cell handling automated equipment.
- Project management of equipment design, validation, and installation.
- Operations training for production team on manufacturing equipment. 
- Hands on maintenance and improvement projects on all company manufacturing equipment.

Manufacturing Controls Engineer

Tesla

Controls lead for Model 3 Drive Unit Manufacturing Engineering team.
- Line support during Front Drive Unit (AWD Model 3) launch and ramp.
- Implemented line-wide cycle time improvements to station conveyance and data handshaking.

Drive Unit End of Line test (NVH Dyno) equipment expert.  
- Implemented a series of cycle time reduction projects to reduce the test time by 30% with no reduction in test quality.
- Improved yield by determining the root cause and solving the 2 largest equipment driven fallout modes.
- Implemented additional quality checks at EOL test to detect and reject drive units based off field reliability feedback.

Staff Manufacturing Engineer, Drive Systems

Focus on Model 3 Powertrain manufacturing equipment launch (Drive Unit and Battery Pack)
-Equipment FATs Control Systems Expert
-Equipment validation at Gigafactory during product launch of Model 3 Powertrain products
-Integration of new equipment into MES at Gigafactory 
-Implementation of improvement projects for availability, yield, and cycle time during line ramp up.
-On shift production support during critical ramp up operations.

Staff Controls Engineering, Powertrain Manufacturing Operations

-Plan, implement, prioritize, and oversee continuous improvement projects (software and mechanical) on powertrain manufacturing equipment with a focus on availability and cycle time.
-Technical oversight of 6 engineers (3 controls, 3 mechanical) and 2 technicians.
-Equipment expert in cross-functional investigations on process excursions.
-Expert level PLC support for troubleshooting and improvement projects.

Engineering Supervisor, Powertrain Manufacturing Operations

-Plan and implement continuous improvement projects on powertrain manufacturing equipment.
-Support the startup of new manufacturing equipment.
-Train maintenance technicians on new and existing equipment.
-Expert level PLC support during troubleshooting extended equipment downtime.

Sr. Controls Engineer, Powertrain Manufacturing Operations

Areva Solar

-Same technical responsibilities as Sr. Controls Engineer position.
-Oversight of contractor software (PLC and SCADA) development for R&D project.
-Oversight of internal C&I engineers responsible for software development and testing.
-Acceptance testing for control system hardware (control panels, network racks) and software (PLC, SCADA).
-Onsite engineering, commissioning, and operations support for 125MW project in India.

Controls Engineering Supervisor

-PLC application development for CLFR solar boiler (commercial product).
-Deliverable creation: Requirements specs, functional descriptions, IO lists, network architecture drawings.
-Onsite controls software development (process controls and automated sequencing) on the company's R&D superheated steam boiler.
-Review and approval for control panel designs, instrument selections, and other vendor/contractor engineering submittals.

Sr. Controls Engineer

NovaSolar USA

-Wrote PLC software for the control of vacuum deposition tools (manufacturing and R&D).
-Created and maintained software documentation including: IO maps, specifications, and interlock lists.
-Supported electrical group in the design of the control networks.

PLC Engineer

Serra, an EandM company

-Designed, programmed, and commissioned PLC based control systems.
-Provided estimates and scope definitions during the proposal phase for potential projects.
-Technical resource for less experienced engineers.
-Member of internal programming standards committee.

Lead Engineer

-Designed, programmed, and commissioned PLC based control systems.
-Member of internal programming standards committee.

Sr. Control Systems Engineer

-Designed, programmed, and commissioned PLC based control systems.

Control Systems Engineer

Los Alamos National Lab

-Member of the unmanned ground vehicle project team.
-Designed a sensor system and developed a filter equation to determine the orientation of the robot in three dimensions.

Graduate Student Researcher

UC San Diego

-Taught two quarters of upper division electrical circuit analysis and one quarter of upper division numerical methods.

Teaching Assistant

I am a control systems engineer with 17 years of professional experience: 8 years focused on manufacturing and 6 years focused on process control.  I bring a balance of the practicalities of building real world systems and analytical understanding of the governing equations.  I have a strong commitment to clean technologies and intend to spend the rest of my career working in this space.

Specialties: 
-PLC programming.
-Onsite startup of control systems.
-Emergency troubleshooting of down equipment.
-Control system hardware and software architecture design.
-Machine safety via control devices.
-Manufacturing Equipment Operations/Ownership.
-Project management.

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