Bill Farnsworth

• Complete commercial and residential service and construction projects.
• Perform electrical service calls in residential, commercial and industrial settings including new installations, maintenance, repairs and troubleshooting.
• Perform electrical inspections for homeowner safety and insurance purposes.
• Work and coordinate closely with contractors and other tradespeople to complete projects efficiently, within required timelines.
• Take care of day-to-day operations of the company, including safety, scheduling, invoicing, and estimating.
• Perform load calculations to determine energy efficiency for lighting, and lighting control updates.
• Assist Electrical Engineer to perform electrical testing and maintenance on 4160V electric motors, transformers and switch gear.
• Assist Electrical Engineer to perform testing and maintenance on large DC rectifiers and power transformers.

• Performed maintenance, programming and troubleshooting duties on Honeywell DCS system.
• Performed electrical maintenance duties, including installing, maintaining, troubleshooting, and repairing electrical equipment, including electric motors, VFDs, transformers, MCC equipment, and lighting.
• Completed the installation of new electrical and instrument equipment for plant upgrades and add-ons. Major projects including; re-wiring of all instrumentation for large area of the plant, wiring for movable handrail system for railcar loading, designing and wiring for traffic light system for trucks entering railcar area, assisting with upgrade and migration of Honeywell Legacy DCS system to Honeywell Experion system.
• Interpreted and updated electrical drawings, schematics, and P&ID's as required for troubleshooting or to reflect changes.
• Served several one-year terms on the safety committee, including time as co-chair, where we updated and developed safety procedures to improve overall safety awareness and quality of life for plant employees and management.
• Served on a team to perform a hazard assessment of the entire plant.
• Performed calibrations for flow, level, pressure, temperature and density instruments.
• Performed safety interlock checks for plant shutdown systems.
• Worked closely with operations, other maintenance personnel and management to quickly resolve plant issues to minimize downtime.
• After leaving ERCO Worldwide, continued to perform the above duties as a contractor for several years until the plant shut down permanently in 2023.

Performed general operations duties following associated standard operating procedures including:

• Operation of electrolysis process at optimal efficiency as well as associated systems for water treatment, brine preparation, final product crystallization and dilution and chemical preparation.
• Lab tests of process samples to ensure safe process operation and quality assurance.
• Ensured cleanliness of yard and process areas to maintain product quality and plant longevity within a safe and clean environment.
• Lock out/tag out equipment for maintenance or cleaning duties.
• Work closely with contractors and maintenance staff to issue safe work permits and enforce regulations and plant-specific hazard mitigation.
• Loading, offloading and shunting of railcars using stringent railyard procedures and safety practices.