Instrumentation and Control System Technologist

To obtain a position in instrumentation and the control system design, programming, commissioning and startup, maintenance in energy, oil & gas, chemical, food, and water process.

GE Energy and Water Oakville Ontario
Instrumentation and Control System Technologist 2000 - 2009

Completed a large variety of projects in the instrument control systems and automation, leading to significant productivity improvements.

Selected and developed the appropriate process control logic, including control narrative, operation sequence chart and control logic summary chart which provided the end user with a safe, efficient and user friendly operating system.

Interpreted the process control logic by control engineering programming tools, designed the graphic interfaces and the data reporting using SCADA/HMI.

Simulated and verified the instrument control system designs based on the piping and instrumentation diagrams, and the process control logic; ensured the designs were aligned with the specifications and the standards both internal and external.

Executed and implemented the control systems, instrumentation and control system components.


Azurix North America - Engineering Service Burlington Ontario
Instrument Control System Designer ` 1999 - 2000

Completed three projects in the instrument control systems, ensuring the projects were completed on time and exceeded the project productivity improvement requirements.

Prepared scope of the work and the schedule, liaising with the engineering team and the operation group and delivered the best solution for the instrument control systems construction support.

Performed commissioning and startup of the instrument control systems, loop checking, multiple loop tuning and instrument calibrating.

China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (Sinopec Corp.) Shanghai China
Instrumentation and Control System Engineer 1990 - 1999

Performed commissioning and startup, maintenance of instrumentation and the control systems, which provided safe and practical operation of petrochemical manufacturing and its process equipment / electrical and mechanical equipment.


Troubleshot and/or recommended on corrective measures, eliminated or prevented malfunction of control system components, sequential control with loop control, and independent process equipment.

Maintained and calibrated a variety of end-devices: electronic / pneumatic instruments to make sure that process variables: temperature, flow, pressure, level was accurate for the instrument control system.

Education

East China University of Chemical Technology Shanghai China
Bachelor of Instrumentation and Automation 1983 - 1987

Technical Skills

1.Programmable Logic Controller (PLC): Allen Bradley-SLC, ControlLogix, Modicon-Concept and GE

2.Distributed Control System (DCS): Honeywell-TDCS-9000, Moore-APACS, Foxboro-I/A and Siemens-S7

3.Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA/HMI): Wonderware, Intellution-iFix, and Rockwell-SE

4.Control system components: Sensors / transducers, transmitters, switches, actuators, motors, Variable Frequency Drives (VFD), and electrical protection relays

5.Control engineering programming tools: Ladder logic diagram, functional block diagram, and sequence function chart

6.PC computer: Data management system, issue-tracking system, alarm notification, simulation software and Visual Basic and C

7.Network and communication: Ethernet, Dial-up/Virtue Private Network (VPN), control-net and device-net, modbus, redundancy control system and OPC server/client

8.Process control logic introduction and development, and process unit improvement

9.Essential process equipment / electrical and mechanical equipment: Pipelines, tanks, pumps and valves, air compressors, blowers, ejectors, furnaces, boilers, turbines, refrigerators, Clean In Place (CIP) and Heating, Ventilation, & Air Conditioning (HVAC)