Building strong customer relationships and providing high-quality solutions is of first importance in all my work endeavors. I strive to work to established best practices in all fields that I am exposed to, allowing for cross-pollination of ideas providing optimal solutions and the discovery of new methods and techniques. There is always something new to learn and a better way to do things. I, therefore, value the expertise of those who have come before me and always seek to improve myself by learning from their experiences. I work exceptionally well with others but am very self-driven and independent.
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The core focus is to support the Fonterra Research and Development Centre with a wide range of capital projects. Fonterra sites in the region are alsos upported as required. The role is focused around assisting and advising siteproject managers on best practice automation solutions, and implementationwhere required.
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As part of its ongoing effort to provide supply chain tracking of infant formula, it is implementing a product authentication solution that focuses on QR code serialization of individual retail units and their aggregation into cases. The role involved architecting and implementing a solution that would integrate into the company's existing MOM system that is based on FTPC. All aspects of the development lifecycle were covered ranging from requirement gathering to QA testing and deployment.
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The role was focussed around the extension of the plant's CIP system. It involved writing tools to automate code generation for Control Logix PLC's from graph-set functional diagrams and Java-based OPC clients to update process variables as a batch operation for commisioning. the project also required integrating new screens into the plant's existing Wonderware Archestra and Intouch HMI system.
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Sela is my privately held company under which I do a variety of contracting work. The most recent role was assisting Fonterra a product authentication solution.
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The role was focused around assisting Fonterra in the nationwide deployment of the Trace - Batch History solution. It involved implementing the solution on over 25 Fonterra sites and acting as the level one support for all solution related issues. The involvement was spread through the entire process including infrastructure setup, QA testing, deployment, early live support and developing web front ends in Vaadin and Spring-Boot to assist in diagnosing go-live obstacles.
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As part of the Fonterra Manufacturing Operations Management (MOM) initiative, Rockwell Automation was contracted to develop and deliver MOM 4.x with Traceability. The primary focus of the TRACE release was around Raw and Bulk Liquid Reception, Processing and Dispatch. The system would integrate with SAP GBT to allow tracking for all processes on each of the Fonterra Global Operation sites. The team was structured around a very agile development cycle, where adapting to rapidly changing specifications was a necessity. The team was focused on, but not limited to, close interaction between Fonterra's Business Analyst, Site Modeling team, and Rockwell’s system architects.
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With the introduction of Jet Coders and GS1 in MOM 3.2.1, Rockwell Automation provided a resource to assist with the MOM deployment and upgrade. The focus of the role was to act as a liaison between Fonterra and Rockwell during the upgrade process to ensure a smooth transition between product versions. The initial contract lasted three months with additional time for diagnostic support and troubleshooting.
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This role was focused around liaising with site operators and process managers working on new projects and improvements, ongoing maintenance and general site support. The work involved control loop tuning, fault-finding, and diagnostics in plc code, as well as HMI design and updates.
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Boyds Asparagus is the largest asparagus packer in the North Island. As part of the ongoing improvement, large-scale upgrades had to be made to existing electromagnet and solenoid drive circuitry for two of Boyds’ asparagus grading machines. The work involved reverse engineering existing hardware, and providing an upgrade path to interface the old drive circuitry with a new WAGO PLC-based control solution.
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As part of a nationwide SCADA upgrade Trustpower request a full-time Engineering resource. The project objective was to migrate major Citect HMI versions and diagnose any faults resulting from the upgrade. The migration involved updating and fixing numerous legacy CICODE scripts (VBA derivative) and graphic consolidation to the old and new SCADA standard.
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Combined Technologies is an automation contracting company that supplies technical support to both the installation of new process equipment and the servicing and improvement of existing systems. The primary capacity of this role is focused around the support division of the company. The role demands a large amount of flexibility. Work requirements can change on a daily basis, which requires seamless interfacing and integration with new customers and projects. Of key importance, is building and maintaining sound working relationships with long-term customers to retain their ongoing support.
Graduated With First Class Honours,
The final project achieved a successful design and construction of a GPS navigation robot using only 8-bit microcontrollers programmed in embedded C.
IntelliJ Dev Suite, Spring-Boot, Vaadin, MyBatis, Hibernate, MS Visual Studio, Eclipse Mars, MPLAB X, Subversion, MS Office, Factory Talk Production Center (FTPC), Wonderware ArchestrA and Intouch, Citect SCADA, Rockwell RS Logix 5000 and 500, Connected Components Workbench, Vaadin, Modular Framework, Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG), Git, Bitbucket, Jira
Windows 2k8 Server, Windows XP/7/8.1/10
MS SQL Server, MS Access
Embedded C, C#, Java, PNUTS, CICODE, Rockwell PLC Ladder, Grafset
References can be provided on request