Taylor Automation & Controls

J. Brent Taylor

Position: Electrical Engineer

West Monroe, LA 71292

Phone: 318.278.4672

Fax: 318.396.6040

Email: brent@taylorautomation.com

Engineering, Automation and Control System design and implementation. Design of Process Control systems, Material Handling systems and various other applications. In depth implementation of HMI-PLC based control systems and contractor coordination. Specialize in Allen Bradley-Rockwell and Siemens programming software.

Experience

·         PCI Electric, LLC        Engineering Manager

Responsible for drawings, conduit/cable schedules, motor list and other documentation needed for estimating, designing and installing industrial electrical projects.  Provide technical support for customers in various industries.  Design, program and install various control systems. 

o    Power design and installation drawings for two Frac Sand Plants whose electrical budget ranged from .75 million to 1.5 million.

o    PLC and HMI design and programming for a roll blaster.

o    Estimating electrical and control system jobs ranging from 10k to 500k.

·         FRANKE Consumer Products           Electrical Engineer

Responsible for technical support for day to day operations and trouble shooting, design of machine           controls, safety compliance of machine design, generating and maintaining documentation.  Responsible for implementation of capital project and participation in lean events.

o    Redesign of machine controls both software and hardware for Tool Opener, Citric Rinse and other equipment in the plant.

o    Installation of generator for emergency power for Plant Lighting and IT room.

o    Maintaining software back-ups for all controllers in both the sink plant and the beverage container plant.

o    Redesign Safety circuits on multiple pieces of older assets to be compliant with current standards.

o    Specified all power distribution equipment in the beverage container Plant.

o    Participate in at least three lean events (Kaizen or 2P) a year.

·         SONY Electronics      Electrical Engineer

Responsible for data collection, technical support and training for Solvent Recovery Unit.               Responsible for documentation of current control systems, day to day operations and trouble shooting.

o    Upgrade of MOD 300 DCS: Documenting all control loops and wiring for current control system.  Replacing out dated MOD 300 DCS with RSLogix 5000 and RSView SE.  Responsible for design of all hardware and software changes.

o    Provide technical support for the Solvent Recovery Utilities Department process control systems to include instrumentation, PLCs, and ABB Mod 300.

o    Coordinate data communication efforts between Solvent Recovery Utilities, Mixing and Coating so that effective communication occurs to insure proper interface that is necessary for safe and efficient operation.

o    Compile and provide process data in a report format to the Environmental Department that is needed for the various reports required to be submitted to EPA and ADEM to demonstrate regulatory compliance.

    Develope and Implement master labeling system of plant electrical equipment

·         Kimberly-Clark Corporation    Electrical Engineer I

Responsible for aiding in the design, planning and implementation of long and short term projects. Project  responsibilities include budget, scheduling, developing and detailing electrical designs, and supervision  of contractors, mill and vendor interactions, implementation, check out and start up.

o    Upgrade of Air Compressor Controls: Reduced the cost of the upgrade from $150,000 to $30,000 with a new design that delivered the same results.

o    Install FOCKE Casepacker: Developed all drawings, work breakdowns and software edit guides to install and marry the new casepacker with the existing conveyor system. Started casepacker two days ahead of schedule, allowing machine to get back into production sooner than planned. 

o    Power Distribution Upgrade: Worked with Square D on a design to reconfigure and upsize our current power distribution system. The design compensated for the additional load requirements needed for the recent product improvement. This prevented the machine from starting up thirty plus days late and kept the company from cutting cases to the consumers. New design easier to follow and safer to operate.

o    Reliance Drive panels with 1398 drives: Installed, checked out and started up drive panels for raw material unwinds and pull rolls for the main machine. Tune drives to optimize process.

Education

            BS, Electrical Engineering Technology, Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, LA