Instrument and controls

I am seeking a challenging and diverse position with the potential to expand my knowledge and skills in the instrumentation and controls field.

Expert at digital/analog component level, and process control troubleshooting.

Fifteen plus years’ accident free experience in a power plant environment encompassing operational, electrical, mechanical, pneumatic troubleshooting, repair, and calibration of all types of instruments and equipment. As well as process improvement recommendations.

Expert with PLC’s (ABB and Siemens) as well as DCS (Emerson and Foxboro) programing, troubleshooting, and repair.

Comfortable and capable in a lead technical role, both leading and training junior staff.

Experienced field service representative.

Capable of fulfilling applications engineering/technical marketing role, as well as writing data sheets, application notes, procedures, and following OSHA standards.

Practical experience with electrical work up to 4160vAC, RF signaling/Radar maintenance, electronic component research and selection, and high-speed digital and analog circuit and system design.

Extensive knowledge of a wide range of vibration instruments, and continuous emissions monitoring systems.

Extensive experience installing, troubleshooting, repairing, and calibrating field devices including; valves, motors, VFD’S, level, flow, pressure, temperature, CEMS, water quality (including; Micro, Nano, and RO systems), and air monitoring instrumentation from a verity of manufactures.

Served in the United States Army, Radar Repair.
Foxboro, Ovation, RSLogic 500/5000, Panelview, DirectLogic, Bently Nevada system one, Stackvision, Orcad, Cadence, Cadkey, Autocad, Pspice, Matlab, PCAD, Spectra, Microsoft Office Suite, Windows 3.1-2010,Windows CE, NTe, XP, Unix, Linux, Mac OS, DOS, Novell, Machine, Assembly, C++, SQL, o-scope, freq. Analyzer
Power Plant Instrument and Control installation. Responsible for repair, Hardware and software upgrades, and some design. Work with various vendors, with a wide range of instrumentation and field equipment. Coal fire plants ranging from 110 MW to 450MW capacity and built from mid-1950’s to 1980’s. Giving me unique repair experience with a wide range of technologies from many different eras.

Kennedy Western University, Thousand Oaks, CA
Bachelor of Science, Electronic Engineering

Colorado Technical University, Colorado Springs, CO
Associate, Electronic Engineering Technology
Associate, Biomedical Engineering Technology
Associate, Telecommunications Engineering

Denver institute of Technology, Denver, CO
Certificate, Electronics

Xcel Energy
Instrument Specialist 2003 – Present
Power Plant Instrument and Control installation. Responsible for repair, Hardware and software upgrades, and some design. Work with various vendors, with a wide range of instrumentation and field equipment. Coal fire plants ranging from 110 MW to 450MW capacity and built from mid-1950’s to 1980’s. Giving me unique repair experience with a wide range of technologies from many different eras.

National Semiconductor, Longmont, CO
Applications Engineer, 1999 - 2002
Worldwide applications support for all IA division devices. Data sheet and application note writing, Board bring-up and support. Responsible for evaluation and demo board design and support. Technical marketing duties including customer visits and need analysis.

BancTec, Littleton, CO
Sr. Field Engineer, 1995 - 1999
Hardware and software support of desktop, laptop, file servers, and peripherals. Technical support to field service associates. Warranty repair for Compaq, Dell, Toshiba, AST, Power Computing, and Macintosh. Hired through Merger with Lockheed Martin.

Lockheed Martin, Littleton, CO
Field Service Technician, 1995 - 1995
Temporary Contract Labor. Field Service Technician. Hardware and software support of office computer systems and peripherals. Majority of systems were Macintosh. Three month assignment (VIP Temps.).