Automation engineer, specializing in DeltaV, driving technology optimization through strategic planning, cross-functional engagement, effective execution, and dynamic leadership. Passionate about proactive, deliberate decision-making. Instead of struggling through the urgent issues of the day, we can achieve at a higher level by learning from mistakes and planning ahead, defining robust processes to mitigate risk and enable success.

EMPLOYMENT:

Mission Control Systems (Feb 2020 – Present), Director of Technology

Colello Consulting, LLC (Nov 2002 – Present), Lead Process Automation Engineer

Automation and Control Specialists (May 1997 – Nov 2002), Senior Process Automation Engineer

ROLES:

Automation Supervisor

Project Technical Lead

Project Area Lead

Process Automation Engineer

System Administrator

CLIENTS:

Gilead Sciences Inc., Oceanside, CA (Jul 2018 – Present)

Genentech Inc., Oceanside, CA (Feb 2015 – Jul 2018)

Amgen Inc., West Greenwich, RI (Mar 2010 – Mar 2014)

Pfizer Inc./Zoetis, Lincoln, NE (Oct 2009 – Dec 2009, Feb 2014 – Jan 2015)

Genzyme Corporation, Framingham, MA (Jan 2009 – May 2009)

Pfizer Inc., Groton, CT (Nov 2002 – Dec 2008, May 2009 – Sep 2009)

Pfizer Pharmaceuticals LLC, Barceloneta, Puerto Rico (Apr 1999 – Nov 2002)

Merck & Co., West Point, PA (Jun 1997 – Mar 1999)

SYSTEMS / TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Distributed Control Systems - Emerson DeltaV, Emerson (Fisher) PROVOX

Data Collection - OSISoft PI, Aspen IP.21

Regulatory - Change Control Procedures, cGMP

Programming Languages - C++, C#, Perl, Python, Visual Basic, SQL, XML/XSLT

Software - Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Google Suite, Git

EXPERIENCE:

Leadership

  • Supervised and coordinated teams of automation engineers to deliver quality code, meeting schedule and budget.

System Design

  • Implemented complete solutions: gathering user requirements, developing functional and design specifications, implementing code, writing and executing test protocols, and supporting commissioning and start-up.
  • Automated equipment including centrifuges, bioreactors, high temperature short time (HTST) media treatment skids, chromatography skids, filtration skids, dryers, wastewater stripping systems, and process scrubbers.
  • Experience in biotechnology (commercial and clinical), organic synthesis, and wastewater treatment facilities.

Projects

  • Greenfield single-use facility
  • Automation of a manually operated process building
  • Addition of new equipment to an existing plant
  • Conversion of a single-product facility to multi-product
  • Introduction of new products to an existing plant
  • Planning and implementation of system decommissioning procedures for a plant closure
  • Authoring components of a global automation solutions library used company-wide as a starting point for new projects

Site Support

  • Managed the process automation team in a clinical manufacturing facility.
  • Investigated and resolved automation issues surfaced by the production team.
  • Implemented an alarm reduction strategy to coincide with a plant-wide initiative.
  • Reduced frustration related to lack of after-hours support: established on-call rotation; defined scope, expectations, and guidelines; created common support phone number.
  • Established and executed plans for addressing unresolved punch list items, open work orders, alarm flood conditions, and system health monitoring.
  • Created a template for project document and software tracking, effectively communicating the complete scope and status of each project.

Problem-solving

  • Designed and implemented a script to automatically search DVOP (DeltaV Operate for PROVOX) spooler files based on user-specified search strings and time constraints.
  • Designed and implemented a validation tool to compare code configuration to its associated design specification.
SIDE PROJECTS:

DeltaV search and summary tools

OPC data collection and visualization

PI tag monitor

Author of Master Sudoku: Puzzles of Varying Difficulty, Volume 1

FIRST Robotics Competition Mentor, Team Rewind (4419, High Tech High North County)

EDUCATION:

The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, New York, NY

Bachelor of Chemical Engineering, May 1997