My skills and experience cover a broad range of technology and automation including:
- Designing and installing a computer network in an industrial environment.
- Drawing Electrical Control Diagrams using Autocad.
- Writing an Electrical Troubleshooting Manual.
- Specifying and Purchasing Electrical and Electronic Components for maintenance and repair.
- Troubleshooting Plant Floor equipment such as Amada Punch Presses and Hurco Autobend 7 controls for metal forming machines.
- Building Automated Testing Machines.
- Reading and understanding European Control Diagrams.
- Programming and troubleshooting PLC systems including Automation Direct, Allen Bradley and B & R.
- Determining sensor applications including proximity switches and optical sensors.
- Understanding and applying communication technologies such as RS232, RS485, and Modbus.
- Application and understanding IEC 61131-3 including Ladder Diagram, Function Block Diagram, and Structured Text.
- Application of LTSpice modeling environment to Controls.
- Constantly updating Controls Knowledge base thru Online Education.