Regional Automation Engineer
MACDERMID PERFORMANCE SOLUTIONS
Develop and manage process automation, process controls and data acquisition systems for all existing and new processes in ESI sites in the region. To develop information systems by designing, developing, and installing software solutions.
- Install and commission software and hardware for process automation, controls and data acquisition.
- Design and manage a data bases to collect QC data and process performance data.
- Analyze existing processes, procedures and equipment for process automation and improvement.
- Cooperate in process improvements and design teams.
- Updates professional knowledge by studying new programming techniques, and computing equipment.
- Participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks.
- Stay current in process control technology to resolves problems using solutions that involve new techniques, technologies and concepts.
- Support ESI sites with software and hardware automation issues.
- Develop and maintain database systems with focus on data integrity and consistency.
- Manage the process controls for Global Paste-Flux and Flux processes.
- Develop Automation and Data acquisition systems for all regional ESI manufacturing sites.
- Develop and maintain central data base systems for key products that house all recipes and will communicate with the manufacturing machines to update the recipes daily, will collect all QC results for all raw materials and will be able to trace all materials used for a particular paste batch for problem solving.
- Attend online weekly meeting with all regional ESI sites and global GPEG
Novmber 2020 - Present
Senior Control Engineer
AIR LIQUIDE SINGAPORE PTE LTD (SOXAL)
Lead project team to design control panels & systems for semiconductor and wafer fab industries, be responsible for the PLC programming, HMI development, control panel design, site service and other project related matters. used PLC and HMI models are as below:
Siemens S7 200/300/ET200S/1200/1500/ET200SP series, Omron CS1H, CJ1G, CJ2M series, Rockwell Automation Allen-Bradley MicroLogix1200 series, CompactLogix 5380 series;
Proface Intouch ST3000, GP3000, GP4000 series;
Siemens KTP600/900/1000/1200 series touch screen, Wonderware SCADA.
- In Charge of Siemens PLC S7 300 conversion program for auto purge gas cabinet G300 and instruments installation and calibration.
- Design Control System Architecture, in charge of auto switch Gas Cabinet & Panel S200, S200x and Semi Auto VMB (Valve Manifold Box): 4 sticks, 6 sticks and 8 sticks design, commissioning and instruments calibration.
- Coordinate with other disciplines/project manager to meet project schedule, cost and quality standard.
- Prepare engineering documents such as data sheet, equipment list, control system I/O list, functional design specifications, logic diagrams, flow chart, testing, commissioning and operation procedure.
- Provide technical support for Micron Fab10N, Fab10X Air Liquide gas equipment, Air Liquide France BSGS (Bulk Specialty Gas Systems), AVP (All Vapor Phase Systems) site commissioning and troubleshooting, Micron Fab10A SCADA development.
- In charge of design, programming and site commissioning of ALSG J1 gas analyzer main PLC control panel, 12 gas filling PLC panels and SCADA development at Tuas.
Novmber 2010 - Novmber 2020
Senior EIC Engineer (PLC)
HYFLUX PTE LTD (Water Treatment Industry)
Lead project team to design control panels & systems for water treatment industries, be responsible for the PLC programming, HMI development.
- In Charge of PLC programming & electrical control panel design, instruments installation and calibration in Jurong waste water treatment plant project.
- PLC programming including Basic library functional block, Control System components such as PLC, Touch Screen.
- Design control system architecture.
- Design control system architecture.
- Prepare engineering documents such as data sheet, functional design specifications, logic diagrams, flow chart, testing, commissioning and operation procedure, etc.
March 2010 - October 2010
Engineer (PLC & SCADA)
EXCEL MARCO INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS PTE LTD (Oil & Gas, Offshore Marine Industry) (Industrial Solution Partner of Siemens A&D Singapore)
Lead project team to design control panels & systems for Baggage Handling system, Oil & Gas, Offshore Marine industries and Water Treatment Industries, be responsible for the PLC programming, SCADA development, electrical design & engineering, drafting, site service and other project related matters. used PLC models are as below:
Siemens S7 300/400 and ET200S series;
Wonderware SCADA;
Yokogawa Stardom series.
- Provide complete electrical design, commissioning and PLC programming, SCADA system mock up test in Spain for Thailand Bangkok international airport baggage handling conveyor system.
- Provide support to Doha International Airport Baggage Handling Conveyor System project for Pteris Global (Inter-Roller).
- Responsible for IWPP at Sohar - Water Transmission System project and instruments installation and calibration in Oman.
- Responsible for electrical control design, programming, commissioning for Seawater Desalination Plant Project at Pulau Seraya Power Station in Jurong Island.
- Responsible for electrical designing, Siemens PLC Programming and SCADA development, RS232 Modbus control system programming, Safety Shutdown System commissioning for offshore VMS (Vessel Management System) systems, Fire and Gas detection system in jack-up oil rigs for shipyards.
- Apply Siemens Profibus, Profinet, encoder and Micromaster 420/440, Leuze barcode, SICK DMP position finder.
March 2006 - March 2010
Software and Control Engineer
MMI SYSTEMS PTE LTD (Automation Industry)
Design Back-end fully automated production lines for Hard-disk manufacturing industries (eg: Seagate, Fujitshu).
Be in charge of PLC programming, HMI development, hardware design and application, used PLC models are as below:
Omron CJ1M, CS1H series; Omron NS/NT series Touch Screen;
Mitsubishi Q01/02 CPU series.
- Apply AC/DC motor, Stepper motor and Servo motor control, such as: Omron NC-413, Omnuc R88M, R88D, CKD series, Oriental CSK/DG Series, Yaskawa SGML, SGDL, Mitsubishi, Panasonic.
- Apply heater control by using temperature controller Omron E5ZE, thermal couple and vision system.
- Debug, analyze failure problem and compile report.
- Participating in Preventive and Corrective maintenance programs to improve OEE.
- Be in charge of equipment improvements and equipment upgrades for highly automated manufacturing industries (eg: Seagate, Fujitshu).
- Hard-disk conveyor system designing, programming and commissioning.
March 2005 - March 2006
Equipment Support Engineer
MJC (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD (Manufacturing Industry)
April 2004 - March 2005
Production Engineer
MEGATECH SCIENTIFIC PTE LTD ( Manufacturing Industry)
January 2001 - July 2002