Jeffrey Thompson
Electrical Controls Specialist
Burlington,Ontario
Summary
Skillful Control System Designer adeptly supporting system management and problem resolution to improve records management. Over 25 years of experience managing customer activity, addressing technical issues and maintaining system operations. Skillfully assessed operational procedures, providing hands-on experience analyzing records and investigating complex troubleshooting issues. Accomplished expert navigating latest compliance regulations, maintaining strict compliance with updated standards. Proficient Operations Analyst with 20 years of insight managing complex Control System integration and deployments. Thoroughly manages customer data, expertly applying problem resolution via audits and troubleshooting. Extensively familiar with updated standards governing information management. Expertly applies knowledge to optimize quality control and data retention. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
Work History
Electrical Controls Supervisor
Handling Specialties
04.2023 - 12.2023
- Establishes program objectives by analyzing program proposals and collaborating with management
- Possesses a high level of technical aptitude to provide technical project insight, advise and support
- Ability to take on a wide variety of job functions within a program including hands-on technical support
- Establishing program plan by determining time frame, funding, savings, and staffing; approving program schedule
- Establishes and achieves financial objectives by preparing a program budget; scheduling and approving expenditures; analyzing variances; initiating corrective actions
- Develops and supports interfaces for equipment communications with shop-floor tools and devices
- Provides electrical designs and programming within applicable standards to build new or modify existing production machines and systems
- Responsible for changes to ladder logic and software including, but not limited to: Safety Systems, PLCs, HMIs, Robotics, and PC based logic
- Confirms program performance by establishing standards; testing requirements
- Prepares program status reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends
- Accountable for delivering program objectives
- Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies
- Controls program plan and schedule changes
- Monitors scope of program/project and the need for management attention
- Abides and practices corporate and OSHA, ANSI and NEC standards for electrical systems standardization
- Assist with defining MES, Ignition, Apriso and Smart Factory (Industry 4.0)
- Provide expert knowledge and experience regarding equipment programmable logic controllers (PLCs) to guide, and sometimes accomplish, technical effort required to implement complex MES solutions.
Project Controls Engineer
Meritor
05.2022 - 11.2022
- Establishes program objectives by analyzing program proposals and collaborating with management
- Develops and supports interfaces for equipment communications with shop-floor tools and devices
- Provides electrical designs and programming within applicable standards to build new or modify existing production machines and systems
- Responsible for changes to ladder logic and software including, but not limited to: Safety Systems, PLCs, HMIs, Robotics, and PC based logic
- Provide expert knowledge and experience regarding equipment programmable logic controllers (PLCs) to guide, and sometimes accomplish, technical effort required to implement complex MES solutions.
Electrical Controls Consultant (Owner/Operator)
Electrodynamic Automated Solutions
10.2018 - 10.2021
- R&D and Special Project - Controls Product Development (Software/Hardware)
- Mentorship of Junior Controls Engineers (Software/Hardware)
Electrical Controls Engineer
Mold Masters Limited
05.2013 - 12.2018
- R&D Group - Product Development
- Developing new plastic co-injection control system
- Hot Runner Control technologies (High Power Controller Development)
- IOT Smart Technologies
- Embedded controls (Beaglebone, RaspberryPI, MSP430, etc)
- Electrical standards development and enforcement
- Product Cost Reduction and Production Process Deployment
- Support for all aspects of Hardware/Software development for Plastics industry
Applications Specialist/Systems Integrator
Bosch Rexroth Canada Corporation
01.1998 - 12.2013
- Successfully led/supported high profile projects for clients such as BAE, ABB, Saint Lawrence Seaway and Delphi Automotive
- Conducted research into the feasibility, design, operation and performance of industrial automation control systems
- Planning, generating and developing HMI and SCADA applications such as National Instruments - LabView, AVEVA - Wonderware, GE Proficy - iFix, Inductive Automation - Ignition as well as the necessary PLC applications
- Laying out and wiring engineered control panels in a detail-oriented manner
- Ordering materials and managing time and expense to complete each project within proposal
- Working out time lines of various completion stages and closely monitoring projects to proceed on schedule
- Interfacing closely with customers to lay out projects and provide value added consultancies
- Coordinating with internal product, production and logistics groups to ensure smooth implementation of project schedules
- Review and calibration of integrated equipment produced by the production group
- Supervised and inspected – manufacturing, installation, modification, testing and operation of applications as applied to electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic and pneumatic systems
- Developed specialized application and system software
- Wrote system documentation and manuals
Electrical Service Lab Supervisor
Canadian Military
- Specifically directed to manage and inspect critical electro-mechanical components used for the LAPES (low altitude parachute extraction system), which has a zero operational failure requirement
- Supervised and approved work done by approximately ten aircraft maintenance technicians for the following activities
- Aircraft electrical power generation and control systems testing
- Aircraft cockpit instrumentation and engine control testing and repair
- Aircraft battery servicing, charging and power distribution management
Education
Associate of Science - Aircraft Instrumentation And Electrical Systems
Canadian Forces School of Aerospace And Ordnance Engineering
Barrie Ontario Canada06.1983
Some College (No Degree) - Physics And Chemistry
Brock University
St. Catharines, ONSkills
- Electrical Troubleshooting
- HMI development
- Advanced Diagnostics
- Training and mentoring
- SCADA Systems
- Industrial Automation
- Instrumentation Knowledge
- Alarm Management
- Network Architecture
- Functional Safety
- DCS Configuration
- Control Loop Optimization
- Fieldbus Technologies
- PLC Programming
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Electrical Controls Supervisor
Handling Specialties
04.2023 - 12.2023
Project Controls Engineer
Meritor
05.2022 - 11.2022
Electrical Controls Consultant (Owner/Operator)
Electrodynamic Automated Solutions
10.2018 - 10.2021
Electrical Controls Engineer
Mold Masters Limited
05.2013 - 12.2018
Applications Specialist/Systems Integrator
Bosch Rexroth Canada Corporation
01.1998 - 12.2013
Associate of Science - Aircraft Instrumentation And Electrical Systems
Canadian Forces School of Aerospace And Ordnance Engineering
Some College (No Degree) - Physics And Chemistry
Brock University
Electrical Service Lab Supervisor
Canadian Military
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