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- 1. Paul E Eckardt The Old Forge,LongStreet Croscombe,SomersetBA53QJ Tel Mob: 07894 908522 Home: 01749 572676 pauleeckardt@aol.com EXECUTIVE PROFILE Over 25yrs experience of electrical/software control system project management, design, coding and application experience in Automotive, Water Treatment, Nuclear, Materials Handling, Food and Process industries using Allen Bradley, Siemens S7, Modicon, Omron and Mitsubishi processors, many manufacturers VFDs & motors, to customer specifications, or original design. MSOffice and MSProject literate. In-Touch & Cimplicity SCADA plus industry standard networks (Ethernet I/P, Profibus, DeviceNet etc.). All aspects of Electrical Design for MCCs and Control systems. Programming of PLCs and SCADA systems. Commissioning of control systems, MCCs, plant instrumentation, actuators, PID control loops for Materials Handling, Waste and Clean water plant, Food, and Chemicals Handling. Project Management, budget & task control, documentation preparation, Maintenance planning, and customer training experience in countries Worldwide. Work conducted on a contract/consultancy basis since October 1984. CAREER ACHIEVEMENTS  Overall contract and design and delivery responsibility for the control of a Fuel Test facility for Airbus.  Win a bid to form and manage a team of Engineers/Technicians to complete the control, commission and set-to-work of tooling at a GM Automotive Assembly plant in central Mexico. Time-critical for new model launch.  Represent Weltec Inc. in the USA automotive industry.  Manage capital projects for Nuclear Electric plc. Value ~£10m.  Design and produce software and SCADA control of a complex sewage treatment plant for Wessex Water. Commission plant installation.
- 2. ï‚· Manage local engineers in the Philippines to install control equipment on large paper machines. Analysis of production and process data showed a payback return on investment of 6 months, saving considerable money, energy, and raw resources. ï‚· Extensive training arranged and conducted throughout SE Asia of Operators and Maintenance Technicians. ï‚· Complete all PLC logic programming (AB ControlLogix) for the control of a Final trim-shop for GM, Shreveport, Louisiana. Commence start-up of equipment. Lead the Commissioning and set- to-work of the Mechanical Handling process, control systems and networks (~ 30 PLCs). QUALIFICATION HIGHLIGHTS ï‚· Complete Project Lifecycle Management, planning and budget control experience. Positive and extensive planning with alternatives and contingencies always considered. Determination to achieve milestones set by plan. ï‚· Management of sub-contractors supplying mechanical, electrical services, and software services. ï‚· Experience working and living abroad - Philippines, S. Korea, Thailand, Mexico, USA, Canada. Liaising with local engineers, ï‚· Arranging and conducting training of local staff Technicians. ï‚· Extensive PLC and SCADA software/hardware design and implementation experience. Logic design and development methodology. Detailed technical specification writing. ï‚· Contract administration and application (I.Mech.E. Model Forms + software additions), negotiation of terms, variations, payments. ï‚· Quotation of work, variations and extras. ï‚· Production of training manuals and on-site training of Operations and Maintenance staff. ï‚· Problem solving and site commissioning of control systems, MCCs, and plant. ï‚· Ongoing vocational training for 17th Edition,CDM, Baseefa, DSEAR, JIB Heath & Safety, First Aid. ï‚· First Aider ï‚· Clean Water card ï‚· CSCS supervisors card These are current and valid.
- 3. PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND Brookson(5345B) Ltd – Commissioning Engineer June 2013 – Present Interserve, Severn Trent Water, Mitcheldean WTW Commission new Sodium Hypochlorite dosing plant to replace Chlorine gas storage and dosing. Produce necessary FDS and Process commissioning procedures and plan. Commission plant to obtain acceptance of new equipment and proceed to strip-out of chlorine gas equipment. Brookson(5345B) Ltd – ICA Engineer June 2013 – November 2013 Bristol Water, Bedminster, Bristol Replace old Seprol Outstations/PLCs in pumping stations with Omron CJ controllers. Programme and add logic for VSD control of pump speed for pressure and/or level. Interface with existing PLCs and SCOPE-X SCADA. Produce associated FDS, drawings, short contracts and particular specs for electrical install. Manage install and commission control systems at sites. Brookson(5345B) Ltd – Electrical Design Engineer February 2013 – June 2013 Mouchel Wessex Water Offices, Claverton Down, Bath Electrical design for Wessex Water AMP5 work. SLDs, CBDs, Layouts, URS, Instrument Schedules, MCCs, Fieldbus and Ethernet network design, Visio drawings, Commissioning Plans, Checking, Reviewing, Design Reviews, Hazops. Brookson(5345B) Ltd – Senior Electrical Design Engineer June 2012 – January 2013 Imtech/Tamesis St Mellons, Cardiff Electrical design for Advanced Digestion THP/CHP for Thames Water Beckton and Crossness sites. SLDs, CBDs, Layouts, URS, Instrument Schedules, MCCs, Fieldbus and Ethernet network design, Visio drawings, Commissioning Plans, Checking, Reviewing, Design Reviews, Hazops. Brookson(5345B) Ltd – Senior Electrical Design Engineer September 2011 – April 2012 WSAtkins Aztec West, Bristol Electrical design for Amp 5 Water Grid Schemes for Wessex Water. SLDs, CBDs, Layouts, URS, FDS, Instrument Schedules, Commissioning Plans, Checking, Reviewing, Design Reviews, Hazops. Completed for a number of potable water sites. Brookson(5345B) Ltd – Senior Design Engineer August 2010 – October 2011 Barhale Trant Utilities Havant, Hampshire
- 4. Delivering Planned and reactive jobs to Southern Water. Both potable supply and sewage treatment plants. Chlorine dosing, Sodium Hypochlorite plant, borehole pumps, dry and wet well pumps, PSTs and all sewage treatment plant. Reactive work also to manage emergency response to plant failure. Brookson(5345B) Ltd – Controls/Instrument Commissioning Engineer November 2009 – April 2010 MCS Control Systems Ltd/Black & Veach/Dwr Cymru Cwellyn WTW, Gwynedd, North Wales New buildings housing DAF and RGF water treatment plant and processes including Poly, Alum, and Soda Ash dosing and UV equipment. Main contractor Black & Veach. Commission and parameterize all instruments, analysers, valves, flowmeters, pumps, vsds, mixers , air blowers and air scourers, both Profibus networked and conventional 4-20mA. Start up test and commission 2 MCCs. Commission & prove consistency and reliability of the Profibus networks attached to Siemens PS7 DCS. Complete ICA cable designs and Cable Schedule. Produce all commissioning documentation, programmes of work for installation team and commissioning to meet delivery. Assist with Process commissioning. Brookson(5345B) Ltd – M & E Design Coordinator November 2007 – May 2009 Wessex Water(WECS) Bath, Somerset/Wiltshire UK Prepare engineering and technical aspects for work required at Sewage Treatment and Clean water sites to improve capacity or quality, based upon AMP4 and EA requirements. Assess tender returns, and award contracts. Attend and provide M & E contribution to scheme design reviews, Safety Cases and Hazops. Purchase major plant items for free-issue. Co-ordinate interested parties to meet scheme programs. Write User Requirements and Functional specifications.  Assess and purchase suitable equipment and contractors, including Pumps and MCCs.  Appoint and manage suitable contractors to complete Compliance schemes at water treatment plants.  Survey sites for power and control adequacy for new schemes.  Produce Electrical Single Line diagrams and P&IDs for new schemes.  Liaise with Operations staff to arrange commissioning, training and final documentation  Chlorination schemes, Phosphate Removal, Improved settlement, new screening, treatment capacity increase, filter refurbishment & backwash treatment, borehole improvements, pumping stations. Brookson(5345B) Ltd - Contract Project Engineer April 2006 – October 2007 Engenica Ltd (Thames Water) Swindon, Wiltshire UK
- 5. Manage Compliance Scheme projects at failing treatment plants. Controlling works and contractors required for E.A compliance of Waste Water Treatment plants; appointing contractors; managing site contractors; ensuring Health & Safety compliance; compliance at CDM sites; lockout/tag out procedures.  Appoint suitable contractors to complete Compliance schemes at waste water treatment plants.  Assess Method Statements & Risk Assessments, Produce Permits to Work, site report documentation, project plans.  Prepare CDM and Safety Case documentation.  SAF & RBC treatment; Reed beds; Aeration plant Brookson(5345B) Ltd - Contract Installation Engineer/Site Agent August 2006 – April 2007 Morrison Utility Services Kent, UK Act as Site Agent at Southern Water treatment plants. Assessing works required during failures of plant; appointing contractors; managing site contractors; ensuring Health & Safety compliance; compliance at CDM sites; lockout/tag out procedures.  Assess work required to complete refurbishment/repairs of treatment plant.  Diagnose failures of Plant.  Produce Method Statements, Risk Assessments, Permits to Work, site report documentation.  Provide electrical, ICA and SCADA support. Contracts Manager July 2004 – August 2006 MCS Control Systems Coventry, UK Manage a Fuel System Test facility project for supply to Airbus UK as 1st tier supplier. Overall design responsibility.  Produce FDS, SDS, and FAT & SAT documentation.  Design of PLC logic flow & interface to SCADA. Configuration & programming of SCADA package.  Investigate & design Package Plant interface requirements.  Design to Atex specifications. Control of MCC design.  Manage site installation design, program & team, Method statements and Risk assessments for site works.  Commission and run test system at Airbus Filton site in Bristol for 1 year following installation.  Produce training documentation and training rig for training of Airbus staff.  LabVIEW SCADA, Siemens Step7, Siemens OPC Servers, AB vsds & soft starters. Senior Control Systems Engineer/Director April 1999 – May 2004 Weltec Automation Inc. Detroit, MI, USA Represent Weltec Automation Ltd in the USA. Bid jobs; hire suitably qualified personnel; generate income for Weltec Inc.  Hire and lead a team to complete software and process commissioning at a GM Assembly plant in Salao, Mexico.  Lead commissioning team of conveyor delivery systems for a GM Assembly Plant, Arlington, Texas.
- 6. ï‚· Produce all control logic (ControlLogix); commission MCCs and software for GM General Assembly plant in Shreveport, Louisiana. ï‚· Design and program Human/Machine interfaces. ï‚· Commission conveyor systems for GM Paint shops in Lansing and Oshawa. Consultant Engineer/Director 1989 - 1999 Redtack Ltd Bath, UK Provide engineering and project management service to manufacturing and process industries worldwide. ï‚· All work generated was achieved through previous reputation and contacts. Implementation of SCADA and PLC control schemes for a complete sewage treatment facility for Wessex Water (Solids dryer), plus several smaller pumping station projects (Mitsubishi PLCs). ï‚· Contracts completed included Waste Water Treatment plant control (Wessex Water and Dwr Cymru); Sand Filters for Dwr Cymru; Instrumentation survey at Dwr Cymru remote pumping stations and reservoirs. ï‚· Engineer Responsible for Nuclear Power station projects (re-fuelling machine control, security, fire) (Nuclear Electric); Electrical Project Engineer for Nuclear waste process plant control design (Fisher Provox DCS) (Humphries & Glasgow). ï‚· Train System management (MetroCamel); Management of software contract. ï‚· General Materials handling; Robot cell control for GM and Ford; programming of both Robots and cell controls for welding lines in the UK & US; sub-tool programming; design & produce complete logic to control a Ford radiator production line, & commission to full production; Tooling and Robot cell control for GM in the UK + Netherlands; Control logic & Project Management for work at Land Rover, Jaguar and Rover Paint Shops & Engine plant. ï‚· Implementation of Access databases ï‚· Project Management of an Oracle database application fronted by Maximo to control the routine & scheduled maintenance of equipment supplied to BAA Heathrow Cargo Handling terminal. Project Manager 1988 - 1988 RHM Research & Development Swindon, UK Manage control system projects applied to bakeries & food processing. ï‚· Successfully turn-around an extensive project to apply process control systems in 29 bakeries. This was achieved by replacing the installation subcontractor, better team management, and instigation of team training. Senior Control Systems Engineer 1987 - 1988 KUKA GmbH Augsburg, Germany Design and apply control instrumentation to automotive transfer production lines and robot cells. Consultant Engineer/Director 1985 - 1987 Artiron Ltd Bath, UK Provide engineering services to process and manufacturing companies.
- 7. ï‚· Introduce project management software to a SCADA house in Kent; install and commission a Telemetry system for Newcastle & Gateshead Water Company. ï‚· Other contract work included detailed interface design for DEC 11/23 computers. Assistant Resident Engineer 1984 - 1985 Hong Kong Mass Transit Authority Kowloon, Hong Kong Provide technical authority regarding DEC 11/23-based automatic fare collection system, and lead a team to manage the installation sub-contractor. ï‚· The contract was completed on schedule, and worked very effectively from the opening date of the subway. Project Engineer 1982 - 1984 Godwin Warren Bristol, UK Bid and quote jobs to supply parking revenue control systems. Manage projects through manufacturing to customer acceptance. Provide software backup (8080 assembler) when required. Provide consultancy for layout of parking lot control schemes. ï‚· Successfully win work with local authorities, Tesco Stores, and other blue chip companies. ï‚· Work with the New York Port Authority to provide systems at Newark, La Guardia, and JFK airport parking lots. Systems Commissioning Engineer 1981 - 1982 Marlow Industrial Systems Poole, Dorset Commission control systems applied to Steel Rolling Mills, and other steel conversion process lines. Program Manager/Resident Engineer 1976 - 1981 Accuray Corp. Columbus, Ohio Commenced as Resident Engineer maintaining control systems and instrumentation applied to paper mills in the UK. Later transferred to the US Pacific division to work as a Program Manager throughout Southeast Asia. ï‚· Manage the installation, commissioning and acceptance of control systems applied to 2 large paper machines in Mindanao, Philippines. Maintenance planning and Training Operators and technicians to use and maintain the equipment. Comprehensive analysis of process improvements to prove Payback achieved within 6 months of final commissioning. ï‚· Provide expert controls advice, support, training to paper producers in S Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, the Philippines, and Japan. Technician Eng. 1975 - 1976 London Transport London, UK Design signalling for London Underground; later evaluate new electronics for train control.
- 8. Lab Technician 1971 - 1972 BICC London, UK Setup and conduct insulation tests for power transmission cables. EDUCATION HND, Electrical/Electronic Engineering 1975 University of the Southbank London, England SCHOOLING  Graduated High School in London, UK 7 ‘O’ levels; 2 ‘A’ level 1970 PROFESSIONAL  Member - Institute of Electrical/Electronic Incorporated Engineers. I.Eng. FURTHER STUDIES 1977 CEI Part II: NE London Polytechnic 1981 Bournemouth Technical College: Microprocessor Applications 1981 DEC, Reading & DEC, Manchester: DEC Hardware & Software 1987 Allen Bradley, Munich: 2/30 PLC Hardware/ Software 1989 Essex Institute of Higher Education: Data Communications Theory & Practice 1996 Kawasaki, Manchester: Programming Kawasaki robots 1997 Mitsubishi PLC – MMC programming 2000 Allen Bradley, Troy, MI; ControlLogix5000, ControlNet, DeviceNet 2004 ECS Health & Safety Assessment 2006 Confined Space training. 1st Aid refresher. 2008 CDM Update