Experience
Summary
- Multi-skilled technician experienced in a wide variety of automated control systems, machinery, processes, and production environments.
Automation
- Extensive work with Siemens and Allen Bradley PLCs, HMIs, invertors, and other hardware.
- Developed PLC programs and HMIs for entire bottling lines: fillers, labellers, palletisers, case-packers, and conveyor systems.
- Fault-finding modern solid-state, legacy relay logic, and analog signals.
- Designed real-time OEE data-capture system serving intranet web pages.
Software
- Siemens: TIA Portal, Simatic Manager, Step5, WinCC, WinCC-Flex, Starter, Simotion, MicroWin, and Protool.
- Allen Bradley: RSLogix, Studio 5000, and View Studio.
- Data capture: PLC live data via Kepserver to MySQL database, queried by PHP script, reporting through HTML web pages.
- Web design: HTML5, PHP, CSS, Javascript, SVG, and MySQL.
- Microsoft: DOS6.22 to Win11, MSOffice, Visual Basic, and Excel Macros.
- Open source: Linux, Bluefish website editor, Darktable image editor, LibreOffice, and many others.
Mechanical & Other
- CNC machines, rotary encoders, linear scales, a Hot Isostatic Press, robots, furnaces, vibration mills, lab instrumentation, clean room equipment, slicers, lappers, and ceramics processing equipment.
- Bearings, seals, hydraulics, pneumatics, pipework, compressors, gearboxes, clutches, motors, couplings, leadscrews, and other mechanical assemblies.
- Ink coders, laser markers, and label printers.
- Basic workshop machining and welding.
- PC, laptop, and network fault-finding/configuration.
Certifications
- Multi-Disciplined Engineering HNC and 4-Year EITB Apprenticeship.
- 18th Edition(BS7671), Inspection & Testing (Part 1), Pilz Machinery Safety, WinCC.
- Certified Internet Webmaster (CIW), Network+, A+, 4 Highers, and 9 O-Grades.
Profile
Strengths
- Natural curiosity and insight into how things work, and ways to fix or improve them.
- Meticulous observation, analysis and fine-tuning; preferring direct hands-on approach to technical issues.
- Quick acquisition of new skills and knowledge.
Interests
- Cycling, hill-walking, photography, image manipulation, coding, web design (e.g. www.1r5.co).
Employment
June 2003 - Present
- Chivas Brothers Ltd. (Pernod Ricard), Kilmalid, Stirling Road, Dumbarton, Scotland, G82 2SS.
- Electrical technician in a spirit processing and bottling plant; performing breakdown coverage, new installations, and continuous improvement initiatives to increase OEE yields.
October 2000 - March 2003
- Saint Gobain Advanced Ceramics, Colorado Springs, CO 80916, USA (now closed).
- Maintenance technician at a precision ceramics manufacturing facility; looking after a wide variety of CNC machinery, lab instrumentation, and ceramics material processing equipment.
August 1999 - September 2000
- Pepsi Cola Hawaii, 99-1325 Halawa Valley Street, Aiea, HI 96701, USA.
- Maintenance technician in a high-speed, high-volume, soft drinks canning and bottling plant; performing breakdown coverage, maintenance, changeovers, and installation work in challenging conditions.
June 1994 - June 1999
- Chivas Brothers Ltd. (same as present employer).
- Similar technical position to present, albeit with older technology.
May 1993 - June 1994
- Campsie Spring (now Highland Spring, Blackford), Veitch Place, Lennoxtown, G66 7JQ.
- Electrical technician in a mineral-water bottling facility; covering breakdowns, maintenance, and changeovers.
August 1991 - May 1993
- CPC UK, Falside Road, Paisley (now closed).
- Electrical technician in a food manufacturing environment; primarily working with mayonnaise production and packaging machinery.
August 1987 - August 1991
- Chivas Brothers Ltd. (same as present employer).
- 4-Year apprenticeship in Multi-Disciplined Engineering; concurrent with HNC college course.
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